SB40 Sets Rules for COVID School Grievances April 15, 2021 10:17 am | By KCNONLINE STAFF Senate Bill 40, passed by the Kansas Legislature last month and signed into law by Gov. Laura Kelly, makes local boards of education responsible for... Read more →
USD 331 Makes No Changes to COVID Policy April 14, 2021 8:15 am | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Education Editor The USD 331 board of education opted to make no further changes to district guidelines regarding COVID-19 for the remainder of the school year. The... Read more →
County, Firefighters Discuss Controlled Burns April 13, 2021 2:17 pm | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Education Editor Several Kingman County volunteer firefighters attended Monday’s Kingman County commission meeting to discuss concerns about the county’s discussion regarding burn permits a week earlier. But... Read more →
Henning Clarifies Remark, Maintains LEC Stance April 13, 2021 2:14 pm | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Education Editor Kingman County commissioner Jerry Henning clarified a remark he previously made about the city of Kingman opting to keep the police department at the Koch... Read more →
City Moves Forward With Plan to Operate Pool April 12, 2021 4:20 pm | By JASON JUMP, KLC Editor City commissioners unanimously approved a motion to allow City Manager Greg Graffman to move forward with plans to hire the necessary personnel to operate the... Read more →
Cunningham Track Attends South Barber Meet April 15, 2021 10:36 am | By KCNONLINE STAFF The Cunningham track teams competed at the South Barber Invitational Tuesday. The girls scored 35 points to place seventh as a team. Top-six placings for... Read more →
Norwich Track Competes at South Barber April 15, 2021 10:29 am | By KCNONLINE STAFF The Norwich track teams competed at the South Barber invitational meet Tuesday. The boys scored 47 points and placed fifth out of 12 teams. Chaparral... Read more →
Lady Eagles Split Pair With Haven April 15, 2021 8:41 am | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Sports Editor The Kingman softball team split a doubleheader at Haven Tuesday, losing the first game 7-3 and winning the second game 10-4. In the first game,... Read more →
Eagle Baseball Sweeps Haven Doublehader April 14, 2021 10:44 am | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Sports Editor The Kingman baseball team improved to 6-2 for the season after sweeping a doubleheader at Haven Tuesday. Head coach Toby Munz praised pitchers Mason Munz... Read more →
Eagle Boy’s Golfers Fifth at Home Tourney April 14, 2021 8:26 am | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Sports Editor The Kingman boy’s golf team placed fifth out of nine teams at its home tournament Tuesday. The Eagles shot 448 as a team. Cheney won... Read more →
12-Year-Old Child Fatally Shot April 16, 2021 8:23 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A 12-year-old child from Kansas City was killed in a shooting at a Leavenworth pharmacy, police said. Leavenworth officers responded Wednesday... Read more →
Bankers Report Growth in 10 Rural States April 16, 2021 8:22 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Strong economic growth continues in rural parts of 10 Western and Plains states even though business continues to lag behind the... Read more →
Ex-Police Chief Convicted of Stalking April 15, 2021 10:43 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A jury has convicted a former central Kansas police chief of several felony counts brought against him in a domestic stalking... Read more →
Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested for Domestic Violence April 15, 2021 9:33 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy was arrested this week on suspicion of several counts in a domestic violence case. Tyler Brooks... Read more →
State Passes 1 Million Mark for Vaccinations April 15, 2021 9:29 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has crossed the threshold of vaccinating more than 1 million people as a third highly contagious variant is detected in... Read more →
Bill Regarding Absentee Ballots Criticized April 15, 2021 9:26 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By JOHN HANNA and ANDY TSUBASA FIELD Associated Press/Report for America TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Charley Crabtree was looking to help voters in nursing homes... Read more →
Ex-Officer Sentenced for Abusing Minors April 15, 2021 9:21 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A former Wichita police officer and school safety services director has been sentenced to five years in prison for molesting underage... Read more →
Royals Hang On to Beat Blue Jays 7-5 April 16, 2021 8:18 am | By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals manager Mike Matheny felt awfully good about the way his team played in a 7-5 win over the Toronto... Read more →
Former Chiefs Assistant Charged With DWI April 14, 2021 9:09 am | By MARGARET STAFFORD, Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid was charged Monday with driving while intoxicated resulting in serious physical injury... Read more →
KU Hires Travis Goff as New Athletic Director April 7, 2021 8:49 am | By RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer Kansas has hired Northwestern administrator Travis Goff, a Sunflower State native who graduated from the school, to be its next athletic director during a crucial... Read more →
Royals Put SS Mondesi on IL April 1, 2021 8:09 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Oft-injured Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi will begin the season on the injured list with a right oblique strain, leaving Kansas... Read more →
Chiefs Announce 2021 Schedule March 30, 2021 2:55 pm | By PRESS RELEASE KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Tuesday, the National Football League announced the expansion to a 17-game regular season schedule beginning with the 2021 season. The league... Read more →
K-State Gives AD Taylor An Extension March 25, 2021 8:18 am | By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer Kansas State and athletic director Gene Taylor agreed to a contract extension Wednesday that includes a significant jump in base salary to $925,000 per year... Read more →
Jayhawks’ NCAA Run Ends Against USC March 24, 2021 9:19 am | By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Southern California coach Andy Enfield is taking another program to the Sweet 16. The only surprise about this one? How handily his... Read more →
8 Dead in Shooting at FedEx Facility in Indy April 16, 2021 8:16 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before apparently taking his own life... Read more →
Homeless Americans Getting COVID-19 Shots April 15, 2021 9:01 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Homeless Americans who have been left off priority lists for coronavirus vaccinations — or even bumped aside as... Read more →
Ex-Officer Faces Hearing in Shooting Death April 15, 2021 8:52 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By SCOTT BAUER and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A white former police officer faced her first court appearance Thursday in... Read more →
Chauvin Won’t Testify at His Trial April 15, 2021 8:45 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in... Read more →
Suspect Arrested in ’96 Student Disappearance April 14, 2021 9:31 am | By BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Flores was the last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished from a college campus on California’s scenic Central... Read more →
Decision Pending on Minnesota Shooting Charges April 14, 2021 9:28 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By MOHAMED IBRAHIM and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors expect to decide Wednesday whether to charge a white former police... Read more →
IRS: Child Payments to Start In Summer April 14, 2021 8:47 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a strain, but the head of the IRS said Tuesday he expects to meet the... Read more →
Nets’ Aldridge Retires Due to Irregular Heartbeat April 16, 2021 8:44 am | By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge retired from the NBA on Thursday after saying he experienced an irregular heartbeat during his final game with the... Read more →
Tokyo Olympics Hits 100-Days-to-Go Mark April 14, 2021 9:13 am | By STEPHEN WADE, AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo pitched itself as “a safe pair of hands” when it was awarded the Olympics 7 1/2 years ago. “The certainty was... Read more →
NCAA On Verge of Transfer Rule Change April 14, 2021 9:12 am | By RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer Whether it is the start of free agency in college sports or simply the fair thing to finally do for the athletes, the NCAA is... Read more →
Rose Torches Tough Augusta for 65 April 9, 2021 8:25 am | By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Seven holes into the Masters, Justin Rose was 2-over par and in no position to panic. He knew Augusta National in... Read more →
Former NFL Player Kills Five, Then Self April 8, 2021 9:04 am | By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The gunman who killed five people including a prominent doctor in South Carolina was former NFL player Phillip Adams, who killed... Read more →
Augusta National Plays Through Debate April 8, 2021 9:01 am | By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP National Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — While a tempest brews outside Magnolia Lane over Georgia’s voting rights law, Augusta National would prefer to keep the focus on... Read more →
Sheriff: Woods Was Speeding In SUV Crash April 7, 2021 12:54 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods was driving nearly 90 mph — twice the posted speed limit — on a... Read more →
Troop Pullout Leaves Uncertain Afghanistan April 15, 2021 10:51 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By KATHY GANNON Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Biden administration’s surprise announcement of an unconditional troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 appears to... Read more →
Marshall Votes No on Hate Crime Bill April 15, 2021 10:45 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Roger Marshall of Kansas is among a handful of conservative U.S. senators who opposed moving forward with a Democratic-sponsored measure... Read more →
U.S. Expels 10 Russian Diplomats April 15, 2021 10:19 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By ERIC TUCKER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday announced the U.S. is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and... Read more →
Report Details Capitol Police Missteps April 14, 2021 9:42 am | By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A blistering internal report by the U.S. Capitol Police describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for the Jan.... Read more →
Study Looks at Public Opinion of Journalism April 14, 2021 9:39 am | By DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A study of the public’s attitude toward the press reveals that distrust goes deeper than partisanship and down to how journalists... Read more →
Long Odds in Biden’s Push for ‘Red Flag’ Laws April 14, 2021 9:24 am | By RYAN J. FOLEY, Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — President Joe Biden faces an uphill battle as he tries to revive a push for more state laws that would... Read more →
Biden: ‘Time to End’ Afghanistan War April 14, 2021 8:21 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the Sept. 11 attacks “cannot explain” why U.S. forces... Read more →
Author Vance Eyes Senate Bid in Ohio April 16, 2021 8:47 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By DAN SEWELL Associated Press MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — Rodney Muterspaw figures J.D. Vance has already shown he’s got what it takes to be a... Read more →
State Rep. Considers Challenging Davids April 16, 2021 8:19 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican chairman of a Kansas House committee that will redraw the state’s congressional districts is considering a run against Democratic... Read more →
Trump Backs Challenger to Ga. Elections Chief March 22, 2021 12:51 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed a conservative Georgia congressman in his bid to unseat the Republican secretary of state who... Read more →
Schmidt Launches 2022 Governor Campaign March 9, 2021 4:35 pm | By JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt launched his campaign for governor on Tuesday after weeks of heightened visibility for the three-term Republican... Read more →
Mo. Sen. Blunt Won’t Seek Reelection in 2022 March 8, 2021 11:22 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri in a surprise announcement Monday said he will not seek a third term in the... Read more →
Georgia Prosecutor Investigates Election February 10, 2021 2:21 pm | By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor said Wednesday that she has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” last year’s general election, including a... Read more →
Biden Inauguration Theme: ‘America United’ January 11, 2021 3:05 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The theme for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration will be “America United,” an issue that’s long been a central focus for Biden but... Read more →
Mexico Moves to Legalize Marijuana April 15, 2021 10:46 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press BADIRAGUATO, Mexico (AP) — For the first time that María can remember, half of her marijuana harvest is still in... Read more →
Relatives File for Compensation in MH-17 Downing April 15, 2021 9:50 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A lawyer for relatives of people killed in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight... Read more →
Iran Leader Not Interested In Vienna Offers April 14, 2021 9:45 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday dismissed initial offers being made at talks in Vienna... Read more →
Iran Says It Will Enrich Uranium to 60% April 14, 2021 9:44 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran will begin enriching uranium up to 60% purity after an attack on its... Read more →
Rioters in Belfast Ignore Pleas for Calm April 9, 2021 9:07 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By PETER MORRISON and DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press BELFAST (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland deployed water cannons for the first time in six years... Read more →
Virus Cases Continue to Surge April 9, 2021 8:54 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hospitals in Turkey and Poland are filling up fast. Pakistan is restricting domestic travel to bring... Read more →
Prince Philip, Husband of Queen Elizabeth, Dies April 9, 2021 8:52 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more... Read more →
Producers Rethink Oscars Amid Pandemic April 16, 2021 8:51 am | By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ninety seconds. That’s how quickly Steven Soderbergh believes the Academy Awards will convince viewers that this year’s telecast is different. The... Read more →
Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez Have Split April 15, 2021 8:58 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES (AP) — J-Lo and A-Rod are no longer J-Rod — officially. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez told the “Today” show Thursday in a... Read more →
Fox Defends Carlson After ADL Calls for Firing April 14, 2021 9:16 am | By TALI ARBEL, AP Business Writer Fox Corp. is standing behind Tucker Carlson after the Anti-Defamation League last week called for the company to fire the opinion host for his on-air... Read more →
Jagger, Grohl Team Up for Pandemic Anthem April 14, 2021 9:15 am | By MARK KENNEDY, AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl have teamed up for a hard-rock pandemic anthem called “Eazy Sleazy.” “It’s a song that I... Read more →
Zookeeper John Hanna Has Dementia April 8, 2021 9:07 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Celebrity zookeeper and animal TV show host Jack Hanna has been diagnosed with dementia and will retire from public life, his... Read more →
Is Interest Level in Oscars Dropping? April 7, 2021 9:43 am | By LEANNE ITALIE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — George Bradley used to love watching the Academy Awards. The 28-year-old Brit now living in San Diego would stay up late... Read more →
New ‘Kung Fu’ Series Debuts on CW April 7, 2021 9:37 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Up-and-coming actors will sometimes claim to know a variety of skills to be considered for roles,... Read more →
S&P 500 Heads For Another Weekly Gain April 16, 2021 8:53 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS Major indexes are mostly higher in early trading on Wall Street Friday as a tick up in bond yields helped lift bank stocks. Technology companies,... Read more →
Stocks Rallying Toward New Records April 15, 2021 9:44 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rallying toward records on Thursday after a suite of encouraging data showed... Read more →
Jobless Claims Fall to 576,000 April 15, 2021 8:46 am | By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits tumbled last week to 576,000, a post-COVID low and a hopeful sign that layoffs... Read more →
Digital Currency Coinbase Goes Public April 14, 2021 8:52 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AND ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street will be focused on Coinbase Wednesday with the digital currency exchange becoming a publicly... Read more →
Stocks Add to Records After Strong Start April 14, 2021 8:48 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are tacking a bit more onto their record highs in Wednesday morning trading after big banks kicked off... Read more →
U.S. Jobless Claims Up to 744,000 April 8, 2021 9:14 am | By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 744,000, signaling that many employers are still cutting jobs even... Read more →
Stocks Rise, Pushing S&P Past 4,000 April 1, 2021 8:58 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS Stocks were moderately higher Thursday, helped by a rise in technology companies as well as smaller companies, which would benefit from a quickly growing economy.... Read more →
Japan’s Toshiba President Steps Down April 14, 2021 8:54 am | By YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The president of Toshiba Corp. stepped down Wednesday, a week after the Japanese technology and manufacturing giant said it was studying an... Read more →
U.S. Recommends ‘Pause’ on J&J Vaccine April 14, 2021 8:37 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By ZEKE MILLER, LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Tuesday recommended a “pause” in use of the single-dose... Read more →
GM, Ford Cut Production Amid Chip Shortage April 9, 2021 8:11 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT (AP) — The global shortage of semiconductors has forced General Motors and Ford to further cut production at their North American factories as chip... Read more →
Biofuel Producers Not Sold on Switch to Electric April 7, 2021 10:56 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The president and auto industry maintain the nation is on the cusp of a gigantic... Read more →
Volkswagen Hoaxes Media With Name Change March 31, 2021 9:35 am | By TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen of America issued false statements this week saying it would change its brand name to “Voltswagen,” to stress its commitment to... Read more →
Pfizer: Vaccine Protects Younger Teens March 31, 2021 9:23 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as... Read more →
BMW, Volvo Back Deep Sea Mining Halt March 31, 2021 9:19 am | By FRANK JORDANS, Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Automakers BMW and Volvo announced Wednesday that they support a moratorium on deep seabed mining for minerals used in electric vehicle batteries... Read more →
OBITUARY: William J. Becker April 14, 2021 9:02 am | By Staff William J Becker was born on Dec. 22, 1931, at Nashville, the son of William Sr and Rosa (Hageman) Becker. He joined the army (1952 –... Read more →
OBITUARY: Genevieve A. Price April 12, 2021 1:14 pm | By Staff Genevieve A. Price, 86, passed away April 11, 2021. She was born October 13, 1934, in Wichita, the daughter of Richard and Frances Sheahan McFadden.... Read more →
OBITUARY: Fredrick A. Hampel April 8, 2021 9:12 am | By Staff Fredrick A. Hampel was born in Kingman on Oct. 30, 1964, and passed away peacefully in his home in Evergreen, Colo., on March 3, 2021. ... Read more →
OBITUARY: Vicki Roth April 6, 2021 8:26 am | By Staff Vicki Roth, 67, of Kingman, passed away on March 29, 2021, after many years struggling with a respiratory disorder. Vicki was born in the small... Read more →
OBITUARY: Joyce L. Kaufman April 6, 2021 8:25 am | By Staff Joyce L. Kaufman, 87, died April 3, 2021 at Via Christi St. Theresa Campus. She was born Jan. 8, 1934, at Johnson, the daughter of C.L.... Read more →
Utilitarian Approach to Vaccines Doesn’t Work April 15, 2021 1:40 pm | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Education Editor In the 2016 film “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” Bruce Wayne (aka Batman) is seeking kryptonite to take down Superman. His butler, Alfred, asks... Read more →
How to Lose Trust In 60 Minutes April 7, 2021 2:36 pm | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Education Editor I’m not perfect when it comes to my job. I’ve made my fair share of mistakes in my time of newspaper writing. I’ve overlooked items... Read more →
Royals Must Suffer for Woke MLB April 6, 2021 8:51 am | By DANE HICKS, Garnett Publishing, Inc. After the boycott of this summer’s Major League Baseball games is well underway, maybe the team owners can make themselves feel better about those lost... Read more →
New Wasteland: COVID-19’s Shameful Legacy March 31, 2021 10:13 am | By PRESS RELEASE By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Discarded surgical masks strewn along the sidewalk aptly represent COVID-19’s lasting legacy. The federal medical bureaucracy’s response to the... Read more →
Back-to-School Order Shows Inconsistencies March 31, 2021 10:09 am | By STEVE HAYNES, Oberlin Herald Now we have the governor and the Republican Legislature joining forces to order school districts to end dual-track classes and get students back into classrooms... Read more →
