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Jan. 23: High school basketball at Billings tournament 7 p.m. Freedom girls vs Mid Moore 8:15 p.m. Freedom boys vs Mid Moore Jan. 24: High school basketball at Billings tournament Jan. 25: High school basketball at Billings tournament Jan. 25:...

On Sunday, Jan. 19, at the Freedom United Methodist Church, the order of services was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Freedom UMC’s annual Ground Hog Supper will be Feb. 1, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Shirley Wagner has once again donated a beautiful afghan...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Lawrence mayor is calling the vandalism of her home during a commission meeting that focused on homelessness politically motivated. Mayor Jennifer Ananda said Tuesday that someone threw a brick through one of her home's...

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A Shawnee woman has pleaded guilty to her role in the starvation of a 5-year-old boy. Elizabeth Marie Francis, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated criminal sodomy and child abuse, the Johnson County District Attorney's...

NEWTON, Kan. (AP) — A man originally charged with capital murder for the deaths of three people in central Kansas in 2016 has avoided the death penalty by agreeing to plead guilty to four felonies. Jereme Nelson, 39, pleaded guilty Jan. 10 to...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An insurance company must reimburse a Kansas man for the personal care his wife provided after he was injured in an automobile accident, the state Supreme Court ruled in rejecting that spouses are required to provide such...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An Air National Guard brigadier general has been chosen to be the new Kansas Adjutant General, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday. David Weishaar, who commands the Air Guard in Kansas as assistant adjutant general, will...

DIGHTON, Kan. (AP) — A western Kansas sheriff's deputy shot and wounded a fleeing motorist after he attempted to carjack another vehicle when two of his tires were flattened, authorities say. A Ness County Sheriff's deputy attempted to stop the...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the death of his 2-month-old son. Marlin Williams, 23, made his first court appearance in the death of Marrell Williams. He was also charged with three counts of...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Provisions in a Kansas law that ban the secret filming at slaughterhouses and other livestock facilities unconstitutionally criminalize free speech, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil mostly...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion rights backers grappled with how to derail a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the state constitution as abortion foes marked Wednesday's anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision by advancing two...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma-based Indian tribe unanimously approved a $500,000 supplemental appropriation for expenses related to the lawsuit against Gov. Kevin Stitt over his claim that the state's gaming compacts have expired. The Muscogee...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Eli Manning is ending a 16-year NFL career that saw him recognized as a great quarterback, a leader, a solid citizen and the man who led the New York Giants back into prominence with two Super Bowl titles. Manning,...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Big 12 suspended four players from Kansas and Kansas State a combined 24 games Wednesday for their roles in a melee that spilled off the court and into a section of disabled seating in Allen Fieldhouse near the end of...

Freedom basketball teams will be playing in the Billings tournament Thursday through Saturday. Other teams in the tournament are Mid Moore, Liberty, Taloga, Blackwell and Aline-Cleo. The Freedom Lady Eagles will take on Mid Moore at 7 p.m. tonight....

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new virus that originated in China. Governments are stepping up surveillance of airline passengers from central China and taking other steps to try to control...

BANGKOK (AP) — News that a new virus that has afflicted hundreds of people in central China can spread between humans has rattled financial markets and raised concern it might wallop the economy just as it might be regaining momentum. Health...

BOSTON (AP) — A California woman pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge Wednesday after authorities said she paid a company $9,000 to take online classes for her son at Georgetown University and then demanded a discount when he received a C....

Happy Anniversary To Jan. 24: Mr. & Mrs. Albert Williams Feb. 2: Mr. & Mrs. Bill Wardrop Feb. 9: Mr. & Mrs. Shane Justice Feb. 12: Mr. & Mrs. Steve Brady (Note: Send corrections, additions to: freedomcallnews@gmail.com or call...

Happy Birthday To Jan. 23: Evan Reed Ferguson, Lana Darr, Alan Dean Sample, Beau Wilson Jan. 24: Sonny Wagner, Linda Gray, Landon Brady Jan. 26: Margie Waldrop, Ashley Ferguson, Tammy Honer Jan. 27: Jason Kornele, Ranae Murrow, Ronda Williams Jan....