Nearly a week after the stadium tax ballot measure met a resounding defeat at the hands of Jackson County voters, new details continue to emerge about where the question saw the most — and least — support. The interactive map below shows the extent of support for the “yes” option on the April 2 ballot … Read more
A man chasing his dogs on the highway was fatally hit by a passing commercial truck, Texas officials said. The 30-year-old pulled over on the shoulder of Interstate 10 in San Antonio on April 7, according to police. He was reportedly having problems with his recreational vehicle, KSAT reported. At some point, his dogs got … Read more
Kansas lawmakers worked into the early morning hours on Saturday before leaving Topeka, ending the last day of regular session with agreement on some legislation but not others. Legislators now return to their home communities for a three-week break before returning to the capital city to wrap up their work during veto session ahead of … Read more
Hurricane forecasters at Colorado State University say record-warm temperatures in areas of the Atlantic Ocean mean there will likely be many more storms than average in 2024, and there’s a greater likelihood that a major hurricane will make landfall in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and along the East Coast. Here’s what that might … Read more
The first of what organizers hope will be an annual Lackawaxen River Sojourn is expected to take place this year over two days on Columbus Day weekend, sending paddlers from Honesdale to Hawley in Wayne County, and along part of the river in Pike County to Lackawaxen. Grant Genzlinger, one of the prime movers with … Read more
Inside Look is a Star series that takes our readers behind the scenes of some of the most well-known and not-so-well-known places and events in Kansas City. It’s a postcard scene from the Netherlands. Neatly arranged rows of colorful tulips paint the landscape under a Dutch windmill. People walk through the blooms taking in their … Read more
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives this week is due to deliver its impeachment case against President Joe Biden‘s top border official, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, to the Democratic-majority Senate. That chamber’s majority Democrats are seen as all but certain to bring the proceedings to a swift end, … Read more
The chance of clear skies in Rochester today for the April 8 solar eclipse still exists, according to multiple weather sources. It is a slim chance. The National Weather Service called for the Rochester airport location to have an 82% of cloud cover at 3 p.m. The total coverage of the sun by the moon, … Read more
Whether you want a weekend getaway or to max out your vacation days, there’s a cruise for that. Cruise lines offer itineraries ranging from a few days to months long. But there are more differences between short and long sailings than just the amount of time guests spend on board. The length of a cruise … Read more
Recovery efforts at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse reached a “critical step” on Sunday as crews began removing shipping containers from the vessel Dali. Removal will allow them to access a key portion of the roadway, now perched above the containers on board the 980-foot, Singapore-flagged ship when it lost power … Read more