Sen. Bob Dole returned to his home of Russell one last time Saturday as the city celebrated his life at a memorial service, followed by a final visit to the Kansas Statehouse, where his political career started.
MAYFIELD, Ky. – They tied themselves with ropes to a basement sewer pipe as a tornado ripped their home apart just a few feet above them.
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said Monday that he will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday to view damage from last week’s devastating tornadoes that killed at least 64 people and displaced thousands more.
LONDON – Long lines formed Monday at vaccination centers across England as people heeded the government’s call for all adults to get COVID-19 booster shots to protect themselves against the coronavirus’ omicron variant, as the United Kingdom recorded its first death of a patient infected with omicron.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Two cargo ships collided in the Baltic Sea off southern Sweden, leaving one person dead and another missing Monday. One of the vessels capsized and was being towed toward a Swedish port, authorities said. Two people have been detained as suspects.
Harris announces private investments in Central America WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday announced $1.2 billion in commitments from international businesses to support the economies and social infrastructure of Central American nations, as she works to address what the White House terms the “root causes” of migration to the United States. Harris was tapped by President Joe Biden to work to counter the social, economic and political forces that drive migrants and asylum-seekers to the U.S., including many who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
Kansas is having a bumper year for tax revenue, and a Republican-led group of lawmakers are brainstorming ways to limit government spending. As state coffers are flush with cash and politicians ponder how to spend the windfall, the Legislature’s Special Committee on Taxation is weighing tax and expenditure limitation policies.
Kansas officials approved millions of dollars in federal pandemic aid to continue funding COVID-19 testing through the winter and give raises to certain state employees. The $27 million for COVID-19 testing will keep state-funded programs for businesses and some community clinics.
A nonprofit organization run by the owner of a popular downtown Ottawa business is going the extra mile to help those in need stay warm this winter. The Blessing Box Foundation will be tying scarves around poles downtown throughout the month of December. Anyone is free to take a scarf if they need one, or leave a scarf if they have one to spare. At the end of the month, the scarves will be taken down and placed in one of the foundation's eponymous Blessing Boxes, which are located all over town.
WASHINGTON – Americans’ overall income has accelerated since the pandemic, but so has inflation – and a new poll finds that far more people are noticing the higher prices than the pay gains. Two-thirds say their household costs have risen since the pandemic, compared with only about a quarter who say their incomes have increased, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.