Politics Sep 02 No Democrat has won a Kansas Senate seat in a century. Can a megachurch pastor change that? Adam Hamilton has spent decades trying to bring people to Jesus as founder of the nation’s largest United Methodist church. Now he wants to bring Kansas voters to the polls as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.
Politics Aug 26 Trump-endorsed Mike Mazzei wins GOP nomination for Oklahoma governor Tulsa businessman Mike Mazzei narrowly won the Republican nomination for Oklahoma governor on Tuesday after getting a boost from President Donald Trump’s social media attacks on Mazzei’s rival, state Attorney General Gentner Drummond.
Economy Aug 24 U.S. border reopens to Mexican cattle imports, but economists doubt the move will reduce high beef prices The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said concerns about the New World screwworm's spread lessened enough to allow the movement of cattle from Mexico at a crossing in Douglas, Arizona.
Science Aug 03 Washington state fires destroy hundreds of structures and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate Light winds and lower temperatures are in the forecast to help firefighters with wildfires in eastern Washington state that have forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area.
Nation Aug 02 Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes The fires burned more than 8.2 square miles around Spokane, the second largest city in Washington, and were among dozens across the western U.S. — stretching the ability of federal, state and local agencies to fight them.
Politics Jul 30 Trump's attacks on mail balloting and concerns over delays turn midterms spotlight on Postal Service Roughly six weeks before the first midterm ballots are mailed out, the U.S. Postal Service is emerging as a pivotal player in an election season that will determine control of Congress.
Nation Jul 12 Keystone Pipeline system's operator agrees to pay $26.9M penalty over major Kansas oil spill The rupture in December 2022 dumped nearly 13,000 barrels of heavy crude oil into a creek running through a rural pasture in Washington County, Kansas, about 150 miles northwest of Kansas City.
Health Jul 09 How to protect your pets from the New World screwworm fly Two New World screwworm cases in dogs are among more than 30 confirmed instances in Texas and New Mexico, prompting warnings Wednesday from veterinarians and humane societies that pet owners need to remain vigilant to protect their animals.
Politics Jul 02 Grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in fight over changes to local courts Louisiana’s Republican attorney general was indicted Thursday on criminal charges by a grand jury in New Orleans, accused of trying to intimidate local officials who fought a law enacted by GOP legislators to overhaul the local courts.
Politics Jun 17 Rep. Kevin Hern wins Oklahoma GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, governor's race heads to runoff The primary had Republicans picking their preferred successor to outgoing Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt and a nominee for the Senate seat once held by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.