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Grant County primary turnout slips from 2022 levels as officials look ahead to November election
EPHRATA — Grant County's voter turnout in the 2026 primary election finished at nearly 34%, a figure county electi…
Kansas COVID-19 cases above 23K amid debate over schools
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Another surge in coronavirus cases has pushed the number reported in Kansas during the pandemic past 23,000 and reported COVD-19-related deaths past 300.
Biden snags support from prominent Muslim American officials
Several prominent Muslim American elected officials endorsed Joe Biden for president in a letter organized by Emgage Action ahead of an online summit that starts Monday and features the presumptive Democratic nomin…
Old tech has third of Kansas lawmakers' disclosures offline
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — People who want to learn about Kansas legislators’ financial interests have about a 32% chance of not finding the information online, according to a review of records by The Associated Press.
Putin attends keel-laying of new warships in annexed Crimea
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's President Vladimir Putin pledged Monday to continue an ambitious program of building new warships on a trip to Crimea, which Russia has annexed from Ukraine.
With tears, Congress honors Lewis, 'conscience of the House'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Monday stood for an emotional moment of silence for
McMaster directs $32M in pandemic aid to private schools
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced Monday he is allocating $32 million of federal relief money related to the coronavirus outbreak in tuition grants for students attending private sc…
Groups drop challenge to Florida vote-by-mail rules
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Voter advocates aligned with Democrats dropped a federal lawsuit that sought to make it easier to vote by mail in Florida during the coronavirus pandemic after Republican officials promised…
Montana's U.S. House race brings partisan divide to the fore
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — In the race for Montana’s lone U.S. House seat, Republican Matt Rosendale is hitching his wagon to President Donald Trump even as the president's national approval ratings worsen.
US slaps sanctions on strongman ruler of Russia's Chechnya
MOSCOW (AP) — The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on the regional strongman leader of Russia's republic of Chechnya over human rights violations including torture and extrajudicial killings.
Unemployment director quietly fired amid record claims
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's unemployment director was quietly fired in May as the state dealt with a record number of jobless claims due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Cuomo calls for police to disperse crowds outside bars
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City moved to what was supposed to be the final phase of its coronavirus reopening Monday, but with indoor service at restaurants and bars still banned, malls and museums shuttered and thea…
Minnesota Senate GOP leader says deal near on policing bill
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Legislative leaders had a tentative agreement Monday on the outlines of a police accountability bill, the top Republican in the Minnesota Senate said, but chances appeared dimmer for a $1.9 billi…
Mississippi governor adds 10 counties to mask mandate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Starting Monday, people will be required to wear masks in public in 23 out of 82 counties in Mississippi, per a new executive
Former Florida Rep. Allen West named Texas Republican chair
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Allen West of Florida, a firebrand conservative who once called for President Barack Obama's impeachment following a short stint in Congress, was elected chair of the Republica…
Wisconsin governor's assistant dies in tubing accident
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' personal assistant died in a weekend tubing accident on the Sugar River in southern Wisconsin, the governor said Monday.