State and Region

Lost dog from California found in Kansas, will be home for Christmas

Zeppelin, a 3-year-old German shepherd mix who’s become a minor celebrity over the last few days, is about to be reunited with his family – both adopted and sired — just in time for Christmas. The friendly pooch went missing from his home in West Sacramento, Calif., more than a year ago, ...

Pipeline operator says it has permission to reopen Kansas segment after oil spill

TOPEKA — The operator of a pipeline that spilled about 14,000 bathtubs' worth of heavy crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek said Friday that it has permission from U.S. government regulators to reopen the repaired segment where the rupture occurred. Canada-based TC Energy did not say ...

Planned Parenthood starts telemedicine abortions in Kansas

TOPEKA — A Planned Parenthood affiliate announced Tuesday that it has started teleconferences with off-site doctors for patients seeking medication abortions at one of its Kansas clinics, a small step toward potentially much broader access in a state that has become a destination for the ...

Officials: Colorado firm’s recalled alfalfa cubes may sicken, kill horses

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State and federal officials are warning horse owners not to feed their animals Top of the Rockies brand alfalfa cubes after nearly 100 horses developed neurologic illnesses — 45 of which have died or been euthanized. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the ...

White House reveals winter COVID plans; more free COVID tests available

Washington — The Biden administration is once more making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it releases its contingency plans with coronavirus cases ticking upward this winter. After a three-month hiatus, the administration is making four rapid virus tests ...