Articles from the October 19, 2022 edition
Sorted by date Results 26 - 45 of 45
MILDRED GALE FRIEDEN (DAUGHHETEE)
Mildred Gale Frieden (Daughhetee), daughter of Dan Daughhetee and Mary McWilliams Daughhetee, was born July 16, 1926, on a farm near Capron, Oklahoma, and departed this life September 14, 2022, at Kiowa Hospital District Manor. There will be a...
MARY ANN COLLIE
Mary Ann Collie, 90, of Wichita, Kansas, died October 7, 2022. She was born on May 27, 1932, west of Alva, Oklahoma, to Kalman and Florence Paph. In 1950, she married Arlo Eugene Collie, with whom...
LONDA JOY FISCHER
Londa Joy Fischer, 66, of Hazelton, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly on October 11, 2022, in her home. Londa was born in Kingman, Kansas, to Alvin "Dale" and Wilda Williams. She attended school in...
US Supreme Court denies Oklahoma death row inmate's appeal
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a last-minute appeal filed by Oklahoma death row inmate Benjamin Cole, paving the way for him to receive a lethal injection on Thursday. Cole, 57, was convicted and sentenced to death f...
By In AG bid, Kobach wants to rid Kansas of ballot drop boxes
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kris Kobach, the Kansas Republican who helped lead Donald Trump's short-lived presidential voter fraud commission, wants to rid his state of ballot drop boxes and says as he runs for attorney general that discounting talk of f...
Big 12 coaches, players have unique familiarity this season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just about every game in the Big 12 this men's basketball season will feel like a reunion. On the coaching front, there already was Mark Adams entering his second year at Texas Tech, where he replaced Chris Beard, who h...
Big 12 coaches, players have unique familiarity this season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just about every game in the Big 12 this men's basketball season will feel like a reunion. On the coaching front, there already was Mark Adams entering his second year at Texas Tech, where he replaced Chris Beard, who h...
'Swift-footed lizard' named Massachusetts state dinosaur
BOSTON (AP) — A "swift-footed lizard" that lived millions of years ago in what is now Massachusetts has been named the state's official dinosaur under legislation signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Charlie Baker. Podokesaurus holyokensis received m...
Genetic twist: Medieval plague may have molded our immunity
Our Medieval ancestors left us with a biological legacy: Genes that may have helped them survive the Black Death make us more susceptible to certain diseases today. It's a prime example of the way germs shape us over time, scientists say in a new...
3 murder verdicts vacated in case investigated by killer cop
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three men imprisoned since the 1990s for a fatal New Orleans drive-by shooting were ordered freed on Wednesday, their convictions vacated by a judge after prosecutors cited the involvement of two notorioulsy corrupt police o...
Trump deposed in defamation suit filed by E. Jean Carroll
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump answered questions under oath Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by E. Jean Carroll, a magazine columnist who says he raped her in the mid-1990s in a department store dressing room. The deposition gave C...
First Native American woman in space awed by Mother Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first Native American woman in space said Wednesday she is overwhelmed by the beauty and delicacy of Mother Earth, and is channeling "positive energy" as her five-month mission gets underway. NASA astronaut Nicole M...
COVID-19 linked to increase in US pregnancy-related deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims, according to a g...
Putin adds martial law in Ukraine regions, limits in Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled down Wednesday on his faltering invasion of Ukraine with a declaration of martial law in four illegally annexed regions and preparations within Russia for draconian new restrictions and c...
Trump claim of 'Crime of Century' fizzles in 3-year probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump once predicted that a special prosecutor appointed during his administration would uncover "the crime of the century" — a conspiracy to sink his 2016 campaign. Yet here are the results of the thr...
Parents of accused North Carolina shooter express sorrow
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The parents of a 15-year-old boy accused of killing five people in a North Carolina shooting rampage released a statement saying they are "overcome with grief" and saw no warning signs before the killings. The statement T...
Races to oversee elections draw an avalanche of spending
In 2018, Democrat Katie Hobbs spent $1 million in campaign funds running to become Arizona's secretary of state, narrowly besting Republican Steve Gaynor, who spent $3.2 million in what was the most expensive race in state history for the post that...
Pence warns of 'unprincipled populists,' 'Putin apologists'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday warned against the growing populist tide in the Republican Party as he admonished "Putin apologists" unwilling to stand up to the Russian leader over his assault on Ukraine. Speaking a...
Iranian rock climber who competed without hijab returns home
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday after competing in South Korea without wearing a headscarf, an act widely seen as support for anti-government demonstrators amid weeks of protests o...
EXPLAINER: What is Louisiana's 'jungle primary'?
On Nov. 8, Louisiana voters go to the polls, just like in states across the country — only they'll technically be voting in a primary election that includes candidates from all corners. Their votes may determine which candidates will occupy o...
