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Broadcast crews sometimes face the same challenges as the NFL teams they cover. Both adjust to personnel changes, schedule adjustments and study game tapes.

The number of young kids, especially toddlers, who accidentally ate marijuana- laced treats rose sharply over five years as pot became legal in more places in the U.S., according to a study published Tuesday.

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in two rounds of voting to become House speaker Tuesday, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in for a long, messy start for the new Congress.

A man who already is serving one prison sentence has been sentenced to more than seven years for additional crimes committed in Leavenworth County, according to a prosecutor. Chri’zhon James Rivers, 22, was sentenced Friday in Leavenworth County District Court to 91 months, or seven years and seven months, in prison for attempted aggravated robbery, attempted aggravated assault, attempted robbery and criminal possession of a firearm by a felon, according to County Attorney Todd Thompson.

A storm that passed through the area Monday evening produced some much needed rain as well as hail, the Leavenworth County Emergency Management Director said. While any rain is welcome, more rainfall is still needed as Leavenworth County remains in a drought, Chuck Magaha said.

A Lansing woman is believed to have suffered only minor injuries when her car struck a barrier wall on the Kansas Turnpike, according to an online report from the Kansas Highway Patrol. The crash was reported at 8:09 p.m.

Kansas City, Kansas, police identify man killed by officers Police in Kansas City, Kansas, have identified the man killed last week after a confrontation with police. The man was identified Monday as 53-yearold Thomas Marshall of Kansas City, Kansas.

Brazil said a final farewell to Pelé on Tuesday, burying the legend who unified the bitterly divided country. Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva paid his respects at Vila Belmiro, the stadium where Pelé played for most of his career.

Incoming Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach agreed to help pay a $30,000 penalty to resolve a federal complaint over the improper use of a group’s email list during his unsuccessful 2020 campaign for the U.S. Senate.