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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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Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty ImagesOver two months, protesters, most who appeared to be digitally-savvy GenZ, used social media to organize. Government's efforts to respond spotlight how the ruling party appears to be playing catch-up. -
Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua via Getty ImagesTravelers 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.
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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. -
The German government blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig airport last month using a drone laden with explosives. It announced that it would shut down a Russian consulate among measures. -
The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones at various sites across the region in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war.
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