MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A police shooting in Wisconsin's progressive capital city this week put the spotlight on persistent and deep racial divisions, prompting cancellations and other changes to popular summertime events as protesters said they were determined to continue public pressure for ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Temperatures hit sweltering highs across much of the central United States on Saturday as forecasters warned that dangerously hot weather from Dallas to North Dakota would push into next week, with roughly 80 million people facing heat advisories. A heat dome, where ...
MONTROSE, Colo. (AP) — As water shot into an open stock tank atop a high country mesa, a trickle soaked the dusty earth below. Scott Snyder rose from the shade to fasten a hose and stop the spillage. "It's just so much work. I hate dropping any of it," said Snyder, who operates Mex and Sons ...
TOPEKA — A new dashboard tracks the number of Kansans enrolled in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, offering data for legislators and others to understand the effects of policy changes, a health organization said. The Kansas Health Institute designed the dashboard ...
One morning in July, Linda Ruzich picks up a female German shepherd at the Kansas Humane Society. The dog’s final destination is a Topeka-area rescue. Ruzich is in charge of transporting the shepherd on the first leg of her trip, from Wichita to Emporia. Transporters are called to action ...
WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts, including murder, in a shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia that killed two students and two teachers. Colt Gray, 16, entered the plea Friday without having reached a deal with prosecutors. The ...
