JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A panel of lawmakers dismissed on Monday an ethics complaint against Speaker Dean Plocher, breaking from a Republican who argued that Plocher used his power as […]
The Catholic Church says a missing Mexican bishop has been found and is hospitalized
The Catholic Church says a missing Mexican bishop has been found and is hospitalized Source link
GOP leaders still can’t overcome the Kansas governor’s veto to enact big tax cuts
TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican legislators narrowly failed again Monday to enact a broad package of tax cuts over Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto, making it likely that lawmakers would end […]
A Yellowstone trip that ended with a man being arrested for kicking a bison
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A man who kicked a bison in the leg was then hurt by one of the animals in Yellowstone National Park, according to park officials. […]
Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog
Politicians and dog experts are criticizing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after she wrote in a new book about killing a rambunctious puppy. The story — and the vilification she […]
Iconic arch that served as Iditarod finish line collapses in Alaska. Wood rot is likely the culprit
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The famed burled arch finish line for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has collapsed into a wood pile in Alaska, officials said. Nome Mayor John Handeland […]
Union asks judge to dismiss anti-smoking lawsuit targeting Atlantic City casinos
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City’s main casino workers union on Monday asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a different union that seeks to ban smoking at […]
Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students
Several Republican state attorneys general are challenging a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation’s schools by banning blanket policies that bar transgender […]
Supporters, opponents of Minnesota trooper charged with murder confront each other at courthouse
MINNEAPOLIS — Supporters and critics of a white Minnesota state trooper who’s charged with murder for killing a Black motorist confronted each other at a courthouse Monday in an exchange […]
Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border
PHOENIX — Prosecutors said Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a […]