Kansas plans to give $304 million in taxpayer-funded incentives to a semiconductor company in its largest city to build a huge new factory, but the project won’t go forward without funds the U.S. government has promised for rebuilding the nation’s chip-making capacity.
Each year, Basehor VFW Post 11499 holds a contest for USD 458 students offering an opportunity to put into words their own feeling about a subject that is presented to them, with each year presenting a different subject. This year, the Patriot’s Pen contest asked middle-schoolers to write in their own words on the subject of “My pledge to our veterans.”
A mess of ice, sleet and snow lingered across much of the southern U.S. as thousands in Texas endured freezing temperatures with no power, including many in the state capital of Austin, but a warming trend was forecast to bring relief from the deadly storm Thursday.
A furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town has predicted six more weeks of winter during an annual Groundhog Day celebration. People gathered Thursday at Gobbler’s Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil’s “inner circle” summoned the groundhog from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he has seen his shadow — and they say he did.
The most expansive federal report in over two decades on guns and crime shows a shrinking turnaround between the time a gun was purchased and when it was recovered from a crime scene, indicating firearms bought legally are more quickly being used in crimes around the country.
Las Vegas police on Tuesday arrested and raided the home of a former “Dances With Wolves” actor turned alleged cult leader accused of sexually assaulting young Indigenous girls during a period spanning two decades, according to police records obtained by The Associated Press.
The Lansing Middle School Science Club was selected as one of 300 state finalists in the 13th annual 2023-2023 National Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM Competition. The group received a $2,500 prize package.
Members of the public had the opportunity this week to see the Guiding Lights Crisis Stabilization Center. The Guidance Center hosted an open house Wednesday afternoon for the new center, which is located in the former Saint Luke’s Cushing Hospital building.
Leavenworth Board of Education members met this week to review the results of an online survey and focus groups that were conducted as part of a search for a new superintendent. And board members were asked to select traits they want to see in the person hired to be the school district’s next superintendent.
Fort Leavenworth Thrift Shop is offering Community Assistance Grants to give store profits back to the community. The deadline to apply is Feb.