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In Grant County Judge debate, Bevier, Chadwick place emphasis on experience and constitutional interpretation
EPHRATA — The two candidates seeking Grant County Superior Court Judge Position 3 highlighted their legal experien…
Missouri governor mobilizes National Guard for virus fight
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri braced for a surge of coronavirus patients as the number of deaths grew to nine, with the governor mobilizing the state's National Guard and a top St. Louis County official urging recently…
GOP says Iowa district conventions to take votes by mail
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — District conventions for the Iowa Republican Party won't be convening as usual, but voting will be conducted by mail as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said Friday.
Kansas coronavirus death toll grows to 4; some inmates freed
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City-area man in his 80s with underlying health concerns is the fourth person in Kansas to die of the coronavirus, state health officials said Friday. He was diagnosed Monday and died T…
Surgeon general on pandemic: Detroit will worsen next week
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general said Friday that the situation in Detroit, a national “hot spot” for cases of the new coronavirus, will worsen next week — as Michigan reported daily spikes of more th…
New Mexico lawmaker urges free water to limit virus risks
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A western New Mexico state senator is urging authorities to stop charging customers without full indoor household plumbing near the Navajo Nation for drinking water at a municipal filling stat…
Texas man jailed for online threats against Nancy Pelosi
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (AP) — A Texas man faces federal charges after he made online posts threatening Democrats, including U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, authorities said.
Missouri records 9th virus death; another nursing home hit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri has recorded its ninth coronavirus death as the outbreak continues to spread, hitting nursing homes particularly hard.
Roys announces bid to succeed Risser in Wisconsin Senate
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former state representative who ran for both Congress and governor is now seeking to replace
Kansas unemployment swells, inmates set free amid outbreak
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The spread of the coronavirus across Kansas is swelling the ranks of the unemployed, hitting the state's finances and leading officials to set some inmates free.
Federal prisons struggle to combat growing COVID-19 fears
WASHINGTON (AP) — When a federal correction officer geared up for duty recently at a Florida prison complex, he added
Absentee ballot applications to be mailed to all WVa voters
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia voters should receive an absentee ballot application sometime during the first week of April, the secretary of state's office said.
Klobuchar's husband back home after virus hospitalization
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar's husband has been released from a hospital where he was being treated for low oxygen and pneumonia as a result of the coronavirus, the senator said Thursday.
Kentucky lawmakers pass coronavirus-relief measure
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Reconvening after a weeklong break, Kentucky lawmakers passed a measure Thursday offering relief to workers and employers suffering economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s inaccurate boasts on China travel ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defending early missteps in the U.S. response to the
Minnesota Legislature passes $330 million COVID-19 aid bill
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature passed a $330 million financial aid package Thursday to help soften the economic impact and help public agencies and the state's health system kick into high gear to fig…