US wildlife managers propose protections for rare chicken
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. wildlife managers on Wednesday proposed federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken, saying its habitat across five states is in...
Report: EPA officials improperly influenced dicamba decision
O'FALLON, Mo. — Environmental Protection Agency officials improperly influenced a decision to re-approve use of dicamba, a herbicide blamed for crop damage in hundreds...
Kansas woman alleging dorm rape convenes own grand jury
MISSION, Kan. — A Kansas woman who alleges consensual sex with a friend in his college dorm room turned into a terrifying assault took...
USDA to begin paying off loans of minority farmers in June
Minority farmers who for decades have faced systemic discrimination will begin to receive debt relief beginning in early June under what Agriculture Secretary Tom...
Navajo Nation surpasses Cherokee to become largest US tribe
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation has by far the largest land mass of any Native American tribe in the country. Now, it's boasting...
Kansas House member pleads not guilty in incident at school
A Kansas House member who was arrested after videos began circulating online of him arguing with teenage students and pushing one of them...
Virus testing strategies, opinions vary widely in US schools
MISSION, Kan. — Children are having their noses swabbed or saliva sampled at school to test for the coronavirus in cities such as Baltimore,...
US schools fight to keep students amid fear of dropout surge
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — U.S. educators are doing everything they can to track down high school students who stopped showing up to classes and...
AP’s Sally Buzbee named exec editor of The Washington Post
NEW YORK — Sally Buzbee, senior vice president and executive editor of The Associated Press, was named Tuesday as executive editor of The Washington...
Kansas man sentenced to life for killing woman, 2 children
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas man who killed his estranged girlfriend and her two children before setting their house on fire was...
