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Three states show how abortion, schools and taxes are at stake in legislature races

5:00am October 05, 2024

New legislatures could overhaul school vouchers in Arizona, give the Democratic governor more clout in Kansas, and counter a progressive trend in Minnesota.

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Former police chief faces a felony charge in the raid of a Kansas newspaper

12:00pm August 13, 2024

by The Associated Press

The former Marion police chief is charged with felony obstruction of justice and is accused of persuading a potential witness for a probe into his conduct of withholding information from authorities.

Prosecutors say they plan to charge former police chief over Kansas newspaper raid

11:51pm August 05, 2024

Prosecutors concluded that the staff at the Marion County Record committed no crimes before former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody led a raid on its offices and the home of its publisher.

Prosecutors say they plan to charge former police chief over Kansas newspaper raid

11:51pm August 05, 2024

Prosecutors concluded that the staff at the Marion County Record committed no crimes before former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody led a raid on its offices and the home of its publisher.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks about the necessity to expand Medicaid in the state during a rally on March 6 in Topeka. Kelly on Friday vetoed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

Kansas governor vetoes proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors

11:43am April 13, 2024

by The Associated Press

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly also vetoed a measure to require more reporting from abortion providers and what she called a "vague" bill making it a crime to coerce someone into having an abortion.

An ice fisherman stands on the frozen Molly's Falls Pond in Marshfield, Vt., on Sunday.

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Much of the U.S. is still in the grip of icy weather that is blamed for 72 deaths

9:18pm January 21, 2024

by The Associated Press

The numbing cold is expected to ease in the coming days as water systems in Memphis and other Tennessee cities battle broken pipes that have caused boil-water notices.

A stack of the Marion County Record sits in the back of the newspaper's building, awaiting unbundling, sorting and distribution on Aug. 16, 2023, in Marion, Kan.

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The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended

1:11am October 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

Marion Mayor Dave Mayfield in a text said he suspended Chief Gideon Cody on Thursday. He declined to discuss his decision further and did not say whether Cody was still being paid.

Monte Markley with his prairie falcon Storm in a field near August, Kansas. He says he fell in love with raptors as a kid because of a book and a hawk in a box.

On the Kansas prairie, a master falconer develops a unique bond with birds of prey

5:01am February 26, 2023

by Brian Mann

Monte Markley read My Side of the Mountain as a kid and was captivated by the story of a boy and his falcon. He's now a master falconer, training his latest bird on the grasslands of Kansas.

"This dog has never met a stranger in his life," owner Sandra O'Neill said fondly, about the missing dog Zeppelin. "He's a very outgoing, loving dog."

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Homeward Bound! Dog, found 1,600 miles away, will be home for Christmas

10:56am December 21, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

The German shepherd mix went missing in October 2021. Now, the friendly pooch is on a cross-country road trip from Kansas to California, back to the family who adopted him as an abandoned puppy.

Attendees march during a rally encouraging voters to vote yes on Amendment 2, which would add a permanent abortion ban to Kentucky's state constitution at the state Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, on October 1, 2022.

Here are the places where abortion is on the ballot (in one way or another) this week

5:05am November 07, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

Abortion is on the ballot in California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont, but it's also playing a major role in races for governor, attorney general and state supreme courts nationwide.