By Abby Wray Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — The Salvation Army, Evergy, and Vornado are making sure Wichitans keep cool this summer with free fans that were given away on Tuesday. “I’m excited to get a new fan you know,” said Schena Martiz. Martiz is a mother of 4
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — An international roaming outage is leaving customers of the three major US mobile carriers in the dark, making it difficult or impossible for American customers who are currently out of the country to make calls, send messages and use data. AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon confirmed to CNN that
Continue ReadingBy T.J. Wilham Click here for updates on this story NEW MEXICO (KOAT) — Alleged drunken drivers are not having their driver’s license suspended even though state law requires a mandatory six-month suspension even if they are arrested for the first time. It’s because New Mexico law enforcement officers are not showing up to driver’s
Continue ReadingBy Leon Purvis Click here for updates on this story OBERLIN, Kansas (KAKE) — Questions are circling about a flying object in the skies over northwest Kansas. It appears to be some type of balloon. Some experts say it looks eerily similar to the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the US last year. The
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Former Pro Bowl NFL wide receiver Randall Cobb and his family escaped unhurt after a blaze erupted at their home in Nashville, Tennessee. Cobb’s wife, Aiyda, said the family was “lucky to be alive,” as she detailed what had happened on her Instagram account. “The Tesla charger caught on fire
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By Eli Higgins Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — There are big changes coming to Wichita this year, and firework tent owners are hoping it will mean more sales than ever. It’s one of the busiest days of the year for firework tent owners like Teresa Lybarger. After doing it
Continue ReadingAssociated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing his 7-year-old former stepdaughter in 1984. Richard Rojem, 66, received a three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and was declared dead at 10:16 a.m., prison officials said. Rojem, who had been in
Continue ReadingOpinion by Reshma Saujani (CNN) — Kellyanne Conway was right. The Biden campaign got some bad news last week: His support among women, who helped deliver him the presidency in 2020, is shrinking. Despite Democrats betting big on abortion to turn out women, more women are focusing on inflation — and saying they were better off financially under former President Donald Trump.
Continue ReadingBy Faith Egbuonu Click here for updates on this story RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KOAT) — Delaney Davis and her wife Valorie lost their home in the South Fork Fire. Davis underwent a life-threatening procedure, out of the country, when they received the news from her mother, Sharon, while in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Davis has suffered
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By Kelly Broderick Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — Tennessee State Parks are providing new all-terrain wheelchairs at state parks! You may remember this story from last summer, where our Cole Johnson showed how the wheelchairs were helping those at Radnor Lake State Park. The new additions announced this week
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By Chris Davis Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — In April, Tennessee lawmakers unanimously passed Jillian’s Law, which goes into effect Monday, July 1st. The new law was inspired by unimaginable grief. “Let me assure you, there is nothing worse than losing a child. It leaves a giant hole in
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another news organization is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for alleged copyright infringement. The Center for Investigative Reporting, which produces Mother Jones and Reveal, said it filed a lawsuit Thursday in a New York federal court where it joins copyright infringement cases brought by
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By Nikki Hauser Click here for updates on this story GILES COUNTY, Tennessee (WTVF) — It’s been about a month and a half since strong storms tore through the mid-state. For some communities, the recovery is just beginning. In a small town in Giles County, the May 8 severe weather left two brothers devastated: one
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer A dozen social and racial justice groups said Thursday that the federal law requiring TikTok’s parent company to sell the platform, or face a ban, would disrupt a vehicle that many minority communities use to form connections online and advocate for causes. The legal brief was submitted to a federal court in
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the power of the Securities and Exchange Commission to enforce security fraud violations, siding with a hedge fund manager and former conservative radio show host who said he was entitled to a jury trial rather than an in-house review by
Continue ReadingOpinion by Michael Brown (CNN) — The Biden administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, which will foreseeably embolden Mexican cartels and Chinese legal growing operations to generate millions in profit while creating greater strains on law enforcement and increasing health-related risks, from severe depression to impairing psychosis. The Justice Department
Continue ReadingOpinion by Eric Spitz (CNN) — Cannabis policy is undergoing a significant transformation in the United States, driven by recent legislative strides and a notable shift in attitude under President Joe Biden’s administration. In this transformative time, and given his re-election campaign’s need to trumpet youthfulness, Biden’s well-crafted cannabis policy maneuvers may become a defining
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — Walgreens cerrará un número considerable de sus aproximadamente 8.600 establecimientos en todo Estados Unidos, en un intento de restablecer el negocio de la cadena farmacéutica, que atraviesa dificultades. La empresa no anunció el número concreto de tiendas que cerrará, pero dijo este jueves que está planeando cierres “significativos” de tiendas de bajo
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Alessandra Ferri, one of the world’s most celebrated dramatic ballerinas, takes the stage Friday at the Metropolitan Opera House to channel Virginia Woolf, logic dictates it will be her last dance appearance. It’s not merely that she’s 61 — albeit dancing exquisitely — and sharing a stage
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — For the second time in two years, the public learned of where the Supreme Court was headed in a major abortion case before the justices had formally handed down their ruling, spoiling the court’s highly controlled protocols. The circumstances around Wednesday’s mistaken publishing of an apparent ruling in an Idaho
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