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Many teams are practicing inside, and elementary and middle schools are taking recess indoors.
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Jenni AnimaThe local nonprofit Empower is taking over the NoMar Theatre and turning it into Provecho, a term that means “Bon Appetit" or “enjoy." -
Anna Pope/Harvest Public MediaState officials can’t spend billions in federal funding to connect remote areas to the internet until the Trump administration provides information on how to use the money. Broadband offices are hopeful guidance is on the way – but when remains unclear.
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The Justice Department is suing Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools in what it calls a “first-of-its-kind" lawsuit over its policies for transgender students. The school district said it's compliant with federal law. -
Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach runs in a rematch against Democrat Chris Mann, a race that the incumbent won by a slim margin four years ago. -
The Republican incumbent said he is “frustrated” President Donald Trump is importing beef from foreign countries. -
Senate President Ty Masterson, an Andover Republican running for governor, said everywhere he has been in the state, property taxes are the No. 1 issue. -
The Natural Resources Conservation Service lost nearly a quarter of its staff nationwide in 2025 after the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government. Many were local experts that help farmers with soil and water conservation efforts.
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Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPRChaos unfolds at the Miami immigration court after judges are assigned mega master calendars, hearings where judges see more than 100 immigrants at once. -
Masoud Mohammadi/Tasnim News Agency via APThe six-month war has led to a spike in oil prices, roiled the global economy and posed increasing political problems for President Trump's Republican Party ahead of November midterm elections.
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Travelers from the U.S. and other nations are denied entry to Israel after interrogations about their links to Palestinians, plans to visit the occupied West Bank and opinions of Israel, lawyers say. -
Lianyong Wei's death marks the 57th death of an immigrant detainee held in the care of the government since the start of President Trump's second term. Twenty-four of those have occurred since Jan. 1. -
The recent trade war between the U.S. and Canada has both economic and political implications for Michigan, given it's the state's top trade partner. -
When Arizona counts heat-related deaths, Adam Willson isn't included. His story shows how thousands of heat deaths can go uncounted every year in the United States. -
A lawyer for an anonymous whistleblower says Postal Service plans for an unusual verification rule, combined with a hastily built online system, could delay mail ballots from reaching eligible voters.
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