Sen. Jeff Pittman is shown with Lt. Gov. David Toland as the state announced Panasonic’s EV battery decision to invest $4 billion in a northeast Kansas mega facility, creating 4,000 new jobs. Pittman served as the Senate Commerce ranking minority member to pass the enabling APEX bill this session. Holly Pittman
Emmett Till left his mother’s house on Chicago’s South Side in 1955 to visit relatives in Mississippi, where the Black teenager was abducted and brutally slain for reportedly whistling at a white woman.
The Council on Aging held its Meals on Wheels fundraiser at Haymarket Square last Saturday. Shown are volunteers Lori and Ray Amparan with state Rep.
Two former White House aides are expected to testify at the House Jan. 6 committee’s prime-time hearing Thursday as the panel examines what Donald Trump was doing as his supporters broke into the Capitol, according to a person familiar with the plans.
Millions in jewels stolen from armored truck in California Millions of dollars worth of gems and jewelry were stolen in an armored truck robbery last week in Southern California, authorities said Sunday. The Brink’s truck was robbed in the early morning on July 11 near Los Angeles, said Dana Callahan, a spokeswoman for the security company.
The University of Saint Mary and the ALICE Training Institute have teamed up to bring ALICE instructor certification training to Leavenworth on Oct. 20-21. The course will be held at the Keleher Learning Commons on campus.
An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio took the first step Tuesday toward suing Indiana’s attorney general for defamation. Dr.
The Lansing City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Lansing City Hall, 800 First Terrace.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - People visit the beach at Coney Island in Brooklyn on July 19, 2020 in New York City. Much of the East Coast is experiencing usually warm weather with high’s in the 90’s and a heat index that makes it feel over 100 degrees. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The House is set to vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, a direct confrontation with the Supreme Court, whose conservative majority in overturning Roe v. Wade abortion access has sparked concerns that other rights enjoyed by countless Americans may be in jeopardy.