Authorities want to find who detonated an explosive in Atchison, so they’ve issued a $5000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction.
Mountain lions may be returning to Missouri after being declared extinct in the state in the 1920s. Genetic material left behind on a dead elk in Shannon County confirmed the presence of a mountain lion. The material matched a mountain lion that had been trapped in 2012.
It is now legal to grow hemp in Kansas, but hurdles remain.
“I’ve not grown a stitch of hemp,” he said. “But I feel like I know how I could do it and have a plan to do it.”
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“It’s an amazing plant. It’s magic,” William “Wild Bill” Billings said.
Senator Roy Blunt spoke to Meet the Press Sunday. Topics included North Korea and Russia. The video is here.
Vice President Mike Pence visits Kansas City Wednesday. KC Star reports.
He is expected to promote President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and to raise money for U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder.
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While in Kansas City, Pence will attend a political event for Yoder, a sign that the Johnson County Republican’s re-election is a high priority for the national party.
Dangerous heat is in the forecast for the region again.
Heatstroke is the leading cause of non-crash-related fatalities for children 14 and younger. Last year 42 children were killed as a result of being left in a vehicle. #checkforbaby #Lookbeforeyoulock #heatstrokekills pic.twitter.com/b7FODFBXZJ
— KDOT (@KDOTHQ) July 9, 2018
The climatological warmest period for KC is July 15th – July 30th where each day has a normal high of 89 and a normal low of 69. So, we have that to look forward to!
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) July 7, 2018
Kansas is using artificial intelligence to build a databank for the state’s chatbot.
Kansas now has an official state “chatbot” that knows how to answer some common questions about government and is getting smarter every day: https://t.co/RdTeT0sHfR pic.twitter.com/aqdUQ9XSpi
— Lawrence Journal-World (@LJWorld) July 9, 2018
St. Joe is losing its popular pizza place inside East Hills Shopping Center.
Meanwhile, Geneo’s Pizza remains open.
The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.