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But when one nonprofit center went dark in Hugo, a resourceful mom gave it new life in a remodeled building in Kit Carson -
Texas State Representative Brent Money has formed the Sharia Free Texas Caucus, aligning with previous efforts by Texas Republicans targeting the Muslim community. -
Public ownership of the new Chiefs stadium would shield bonds for the project from the federal income tax. -
Child welfare advocates say Kansas foster care regulations unintentionally tear families apart. State law forced one family to decide between asking their adopted son to move out when he turned 18 or send four younger boys out of their foster home. -
The complaint was filed via a state tip line, alleging an Austin High School student used a bathroom not aligned with their sex at birth, according to Paxton.
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The settlement of the American West often relied on ‘boom or bust’ events. Years of good weather could bring bumper crops that enticed would-be farmers to try their hand at homesteading, and the discovery of precious metals brought hoards of the hopeful to the gold fields of Colorado and California. -
artist uncredited, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsHi: I’m Sally Shattuck from Ashland, Kansas and I’ve been reading “Never Met a Man I Didn’t Like - The Life and Writings of Will Rogers:” by Joseph H. Carter. Route 66 is “The Will Rogers Highway”. It begins near his home in Santa Monica, California and ends in Chicago. -
Humorist, actor, and social commentator Will Rogers was one of the most recognizable voices of early 20th-century America. A native of Oklahoma and a keen observer of American life, Rogers often traveled Route 66 as it emerged as a national artery. -
Luke has a comical spring turkey hunting tale for us this week. He's got a saying, "Anything can and often does happen on a spring turkey hunt." Put yourself in Luke's boots on this hunt...how would you have found your way out of the predicament he and his buddy Bob Hood found themselves in?
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Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access.
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