Weeks after President Donald Trump criticized it as “done to make me look bad,” a private border wall built by his supporters in South Texas has undergone further erosion due to a tropical storm that hit the weekend. By NOMAAN TRADE Associated Press July 29, 2020 6:16 PM 4 min …
Read More »A dedicated dog walks 60 miles to return to his old home
Cleo the canine must have been a carrier pigeon in another life. The dog walked 60 miles from his new home in Olathe, Kansas, to his old home in Lawson, Missouri, where he has not lived in nearly two years. She had to cross a river, either Kansas, Missouri, or …
Read More »Republican congressman accused of crimes related to illegal voting | United States News
Steve Watkins, a Republican congressman in Kansas, was charged Tuesday with three felonies and a misdemeanor related to voting illegally in a 2019 local race. The charges were filed in a state where Republicans have for years made widespread vote claims of non-citizens, with little evidence. Prosecutors did not provide …
Read More »Kansas newspaper cartoon equals mask mandate with Holocaust
A weekly Kansas newspaper is in trouble after its editor, a county Republican Party chairman, posted a cartoon on the newspaper’s Facebook page that appeared to equate the Democratic governor’s mask order with the Holocaust. The cartoon, released Friday on the Anderson County Review Facebook page, shows Governor Laura Kelly …
Read More »The Kansas Department of Agriculture reports further spread of the virus that primarily affects horses
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Before the Butler County 4-H Fair July 18-22, the county announces changes to protect against the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), a disease that affects livestock, especially horses. . Security measures include not allowing any animal to enter the fairground “until it has been inspected in the …
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