Nation May 06 Oklahoma and Kansas at risk of severe tornado warning Forecasters say millions of people in the central United States could see powerful storms Monday including long-track tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and baseball-sized hail.
Nation Mar 14 Massive ‘gorilla hail’ hits parts of Kansas and Missouri as storm threatens tornadoes Meteorologists issued thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches Wednesday into Thursday. Alex Sosnowski of AccuWeather said some were calling it "gorilla hail" because of its potential to be so big.
Politics Mar 07 Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government The Senate has passed legislation that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government by renewing a law initially passed more than three decades ago.
Nation Feb 16 2 juveniles charged in connection with mass shooting during Kansas City Super Bowl rally A news release from the Jackson County Family Court said the juveniles were charged Thursday and are being detained in the county’s Juvenile Detention Center “on gun-related and resisting arrest charges.” More charges are expected.
Nation Jan 13 Weekend of Arctic storms could break low-temperature records in U.S. heartland A long weekend of ferocious winter weather loomed across the U.S. on Saturday, as a continuing wave of Arctic storms threatened to break low-temperature records in the nation's heartland.
Nation Oct 12 Player in California wins $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot, ends longest stretch without winner ever A player in California has won a $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot, ending a long stretch without a winner of the top prize.
Nation Sep 22 Some providers are halting gender-affirming care for minors, even where it remains legal At least 22 states have enacted bans or restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors in the past few years.
Politics Sep 12 Dry states taking Mississippi River water isn’t a new idea. But some mayors want to kill it Community leaders along the Mississippi River worried that dry southwestern states will someday try to take the river's water may soon take their first step toward blocking such a diversion.
Nation Sep 05 Small American towns seeing some success with disbanding police forces From Minnesota to Maine, Ohio to Texas, small towns unable to fill jobs are eliminating their police departments and turning over police work to their county sheriff, a neighboring town or state police.
Nation Aug 22 Video of police raid on home of Kansas newspaper publisher shows 98-year-old mother upset Joan Meyer died a day later. Her son said he believes that the stress contributed to her death.