Highway Pileup in Kansas Shows How Dust Storms Can Turn Deadly March 21, 2025 By John Hanna A gust of wind sweeps over bare soil, kicking up enough dirt and dust to cut visibility to nearly zero,...
Close Calls at National Airport Raised Questions. Why Were No Changes Made? March 18, 2025 By John Hanna and John Seewer When Congress pushed ahead last year with adding 10 new daily flights to Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport, the Federal...
As State Attorneys General Grab Headlines With Lawsuits, Missouri’s Bailey Stands Out March 14, 2025 By Summer Ballentine and John Hanna When Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey says he’ll seize assets to force China to pay a $24.5 billion award won...
Missouri Threatens to Seize Chinese Assets Across US in $24 Billion Lawsuit March 12, 2025 By John Hanna and Summer Ballentine Missouri’s attorney general is threatening to seize Chinese assets across the U.S. to collect $24.5 billion awarded in a lawsuit...
Nebraska Certifies Ballot Measures to Legalize Medical Marijuana September 17, 2024 By John Hanna and Margery A. Beck Nebraska certified two ballot measures Friday to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general said their supporters...
Kansas to Pay $50K Settlement Over a Transgender Highway Patrol Employee’s Firing August 20, 2024 By John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will pay $50,000 to settle a federal anti-discrimination lawsuit filed by a former state Highway...
Rapper Nelly Arrested in Missouri for Lack of Insurance, Possession of Ecstasy August 9, 2024 By Summer Ballentine and John Hanna Rapper Nelly was arrested early Wednesday at a St. Louis-area casino, and the Missouri Highway Patrol said an officer found...
Former Kansas Newspaper Reporter Settles Lawsuit Over Police Raid for $235K July 8, 2024 By John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper has agreed to accept $235,000 to settle part...
Worsening Floods Pose Threat to US Dam Safety July 5, 2024 By Michael Phillis and John Hanna ST. LOUIS (AP) — Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and...
Kansas School District Was Discriminatory in Discipline: DOJ July 5, 2024 By John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Educators in Kansas’ largest public school district discriminated against Black and disabled students when disciplining them,...