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Sen. Moran’s reelection campaign scammed out of $690K

TOPEKA — Someone scammed U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran's reelection campaign out of $690,000 by getting the Kansas Republican's accounting firm to wire the money to fraudulent bank accounts, his office said Monday. Moran's campaign treasurer, Timothy Gottschalk, notified the Federal Election ...

U.S. gives protection to rare Midwest bird; Kobach says he’ll sue to end protection

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. government announced protections Thursday for two populations of a rare prairie bird that's found in parts of the Midwest, including one of the country's most prolific oil and gas fields. The lesser prairie chicken's range covers a portion of the oil-rich Permian ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Moran wins reelection in Kansas

TOPEKA — Kansas Republican Jerry Moran on Tuesday won a third term in the U.S. Senate, defeating Democrat Mark Holland, former mayor of Kansas City, Kansas. Former President Donald Trump endorsed Moran early in 2021, insulating him from a serious Republican primary challenge, though Moran ...

Family alleges horrific abuse at hands of female ISIS leader from Kansas

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Kansas native convicted of leading an all-female battalion of the Islamic State group had a long history of monstrous behavior that included sexual and physical abuse of her own children, family members said in court filings. Prosecutors cited the abuse allegations in ...