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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit Tulsa next week to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1921 massacre that claimed up to hundreds of lives in the city. The White House said Tuesday that Biden will visit Tulsa on June 1. His a...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A woman died after the car she was driving was struck by a stolen pickup truck being pursed by Oklahoma City police. The truck, reported stolen Monday, was tracked by the owner using his telephone, relaying its location to o...

PITTSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina big cat sanctuary will temporarily care for four animals seized from the private zoo in Oklahoma featured in Netflix's "Tiger King." Carolina Tiger Rescue said in a statement Tuesday that it worked with the U...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — On a recent Sunday, Ernestine Alpha Gibbs returned to Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church. Not her body. She had left this Earth 18 years ago, at age 100. But on this day, three generations of her family brought E...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) When Viola Fletcher, 107, appeared before Congress in May 2021, she called for the nation to officially acknowledge... Full story

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The state-controlled board that oversees Kansas City's police department has voted to initiate legal action over city leaders' decision to change how some of the department's budget gets spent. The Kansas City Board of P...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A high school student told a sheriff's deputy that a Kansas House member kicked him in the testicles while the lawmaker was working as a substitute teacher in his hometown last month, according to the deputy's written s...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two brothers who were sentenced to die in 2002 for four killings known as "the Wichita massacre" are back before the Kansas Supreme Court seeking to have their sentences commuted to life in prison. The court heard arguments M...

NEW YORK (AP) — ExxonMobil is facing a major challenge from a group of investors in one of the biggest fights a corporate boardroom has endured over its stance on climate change, an issue of rising urgency for many shareholders. The investor group i...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The anniversary of George Floyd's death was supposed to be a milestone moment, a time to mark passage of legislation to "root out systemic racism" in the criminal justice system, in the words of President Joe Biden. Instead, F...

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 During this day there were three traffic stops. 7:30 a.m. – Report of two stray dogs at 6th Street and Grand. 7:37 a.m. – Caller advised of harassment and wanted an officer. 7:45 a.m. – Welfare check needed on a male carry...

According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. An individual is innocent of any charges listed below until proven guilty in a court of law. All information is a matter of public record and may be...

Divorce Filings Sheryl Lynn Padlo Gahr, Carmen vs. Leonard Edward Gahr, Carmen: divorce ($272.14)....

Real Estate Transfers Book 870 page 608: Ronald Alan Severin, a single person, unto Brian Jay Severin and Cindy Sue Severin. The north half of the east half of the southeast quarter of section 2, township 23 north, range 9, WIM, Alfalfa County,...

Real Estate Transfers Book 146 page 146: Michael Cannella and Brianna Cannella, husband and wife, unto John Lyle Coleman. Lot 34, except the east 10 feet, and all of lot 33, in “Block D”, in Hammond’s Addition to the City of Medicine Lodge. Warranty...

Civil Filings Crowdis Water Well Service LLC vs. Gerald Stricker: debt collection. Limited Filings Kiowa District Hospital vs. Cheryl L. Czerniak: debt collection. Kiowa District Hospital vs. Joshua D. Keller: debt collection. Kiowa District...

Domestic Filings Kathryn Gutierrez vs. Saul Gutierrez: marriage dissolution/divorce....

June 18 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the July 13 Special Election for the Town of Helena OG&E 25-year franchise, Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said today. Stein said that...

The Alfalfa County commissioners heard an update on the Skeleton Creek valuation from the county assessor at their weekly meeting Monday. Skeleton Creek is the wind energy project located in Major, Alfalfa, and Garfield Counties that combines wind...

(Memorial Day address presented by the author in Barber County, Kansas) We need to remember so history does not repeat itself. Understanding what veterans experienced is very difficult. Sharing compassion, respect and honor is our way of showing our...