Spirit Airlines Pilot Is Charged With Stalking Two Children

The pilot, Dominic Cipolla, was arrested in July while on duty at New Orleans International Airport, the airline said.

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With One Call, Trump Alters the Fate of a Contested Power Project

Grain Belt Express, a transmission line that would cross 800 miles of the Midwest, is at the center of a number of disputes.

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Why Beef Prices Have Hit a Record

Smaller cattle herds and a decade of headwinds for the industry are expected to push up the cost of burgers and steaks for several years.

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A Power Line for Clean Energy Was in the Works. Now, an Investigation Looms.

The Grain Belt Express line, meant to carry electricity from wind farms across the Midwest, faces an inquiry from the Missouri attorney general.

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Republican Tax Plan Could Hurt at Least 58 Colleges

A plan for a hefty new tax on university endowments was crafted to target “woke” schools, lawmakers said. But a small Kansas college and a Texas medical school might also be hit.

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Oil Spill in North Dakota Prompts Shutdown of Keystone Pipeline

The spill was confined to a field, and a nearby stream was isolated as a precaution, officials said.

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Priest Is Fatally Shot Outside His Parish Rectory

The Rev. Arul Carasala was found outside his parish rectory in Kansas on Thursday, officials said. An Oklahoma man was arrested, though a motive remained unknown.

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Measles Cases in Kansas May Be Linked to Texas Outbreak

State health officials worry that declining vaccination rates have left many communities vulnerable nationwide.

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Kansas Voters Will Decide Whether to Hold Open Elections for State Supreme Court

A question on the ballot next year will ask voters to amend the Constitution to set open elections. Republicans said it would empower Kansans, while Democrats argued it would politicize the judiciary.

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Scenes From Eight States Battered by Weekend Storms

A survey of the damage from a cross-country storm system that tore through the South and Midwest over the weekend.

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