Ex-Kansas Rep. Watkins enters diversion over voter fraud
Former Congressman Steve Watkins of Kansas has entered a diversion program to avoid trial over allegations that he voted illegally in a 2019 municipal election.
Author: Associated Press
California crash kills 13 of 25 people crammed into SUV
Authorities say 13 people were killed when an SUV carrying 25 people and a big rig collided on a Southern California highway near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Senate Dems sorting final details of $1.9T virus relief bill
Democrats are sorting through lingering disagreements and preparing to commence Senate debate on a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan. Read more to see what the bill could include.
Kansas House gives first approval to college athlete bill
Kansas House members advanced a bill Monday that would allow college athletes to profit from their name, image, or likeness.
Missouri governor frees $281M from budget cuts
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson frees $281 million that he previously blocked from being spent over concerns that the virus would tank the economy. It includes $123 million for K-12 public schools.
Shooting reported at Arkansas school; authorities say 1 hurt
Authorities say one student was injured and an Arkansas school district placed on lockdown following a reported shooting at a junior high school.
Democratic voting bill would make biggest changes in decades
As Congress begins debate this week on sweeping voting and ethics legislation, Democrats and Republicans can agree on one thing: If signed into law, it would usher in the biggest overhaul of U.S. elections law in at least a generation.
3 Kansas police officers injured by shotgun in vacant home
Three Wichita, Kansas, police officers were injured by a shotgun blast when they checked out a vacant home, and authorities were investigating Sunday whether it had been rigged to fire when the door opened.
Weekend of homicides in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three separate homicides were reported in Kansas City Sunday morning. Kansas City Police Department spokesman Capt. Dave Jackson said the homicides don't appear to be related. The third homicide was discovered around 10 a.m. when officers…
Failed attempt at shutting down Planned Parenthood costs Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A failed bid to shut down Missouri’s lone abortion provider will cost the state $140,000. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Administration Hearing Commissioner Sreenivasa Rao Dandamudi granted on Friday the request by Planned Parenthood for…
US consumers rebound to boost spending 2.4% as income jumps
...a sign that the economy may be making a tentative recovery from the pandemic recession.
Third US vaccine could raise question: Which shots are best?
“I don’t think it’s a second-tier vaccine, but we’ve got to avoid that perception."
US Army crowdsources ideas to combat sexual assault crisis
A combat medic’s own assault early last year opened her eyes to the broken system.
FAA seeks $27,500 from passenger it says hit air attendant
The person has 30 days to respond to the proposed penalty.
Missouri AG : No charges in 2017 death of Black jail inmate
“The death of Tory Sanders is tragic and heartbreaking, particularly for his family and his loved ones, and my heart goes out to them."
United will pay $49 million to settle air mail fraud case
...defrauding the U.S. Postal Service in the delivery of international mail.
University of Missouri to hold in-person graduations
Students who didn't get in-person ceremonies last year will be invited back to be honored in late April.
Rush Limbaugh buried in private cemetery in St. Louis
Family say additional celebrations of Limbaugh's life are planned in the future.
As hospital numbers fall, fatigued staff get relief at last
“It is so weird to look back on it."
Pharmacist accused of filling dangerous amounts of opiates
The pharmacist is also accused of violating the federal law by billing Medicaid and Medicare for medically unnecessary drugs.
US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-back militia
President Biden orders airstrike against Iran-backed militia in Syria following rocket attacks against US forces in Iraq.
Audit: Bogus unemployment claims may have cost Kansas $600M
Kansas may have paid $600 million worth of bogus claims for unemployment benefits last year, a legislative audit said Wednesday, more than double an estimate from the state Department of Labor.
Biden administration withdraws from transgender athlete case
The Biden administration has withdrawn government support for a federal lawsuit in Connecticut that seeks to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ high school sports.
Critics: Kansas bill on trans athletes will cause bullying
LGBTQ-rights advocates are warning Kansas legislators that their discussion of a proposed ban on transgender students in girls’ and women’s school sports will lead to bullying.
