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Brief: Trump vs Koch, Big Spending in KS Gov Election, Blunt Meets Court Nominee, Hot Cars Kill

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President Trump calls out the Koch Brothers on Twitter:

Koch officials have vowed to spend between $300 million and $400 million to shape the 2018 midterm elections.

The conservative Koch brothers’ network said Monday that it will not help elect the Republican Senate candidate in North Dakota, turning its back on the GOP in a marquee election.

Speaking of fundraising:

 

Senators begin meeting with the Supreme Court Nominee.

 

Duck-boat scrutiny continues:

 

Rep. Kevin Yoder of Kansas, struggles to find balance in his district, in which Hillary Clinton won the Presidential vote.

 

Lawrence Journal-World on mental health services for students:

“Generally, and in particular for the college-aged population, there has been advancement in the reduction of stigma associated with mental health issues,” Maestas said. “There has also been an increase in early recognition of mental health issues and consequently an increase in the number of students entering college who are already in treatment.”

 

Reminder: hot cars kill.

 

The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Brief: See Mars in the Sky, Amtrak Moves to Busses, Regional Campaign Updates, Duckboat Lawsuit, ’93 Flood Retrospectives

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Are we safer from record floods? KC Star and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch share their takes on the Great Flood of 1993 from both sides of the state.

KC Star:

“It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when,” said the chief of emergency management with the Kansas City district of the Army Corps of Engineers. “There will be another 1993 flood event.”

But experts also say the region will be better protected than ever before.

Earlier this year, Congress approved an additional $17.4 billion in funding for levees and flood control — including $453 million for the Kansas City Levees project along the Kansas and Missouri rivers.

 

A lawsuit seeks $100 million in damages against the owners and operators of a duck boat that sank last week on a Missouri lake. 17 people died. The lawsuit is on behalf of two members of an Indiana family who lost nine relatives on Table Rock Lake in Branson.

 

In Kansas politics:

Wall Street Journal: Kansas Gubernatorial Race Splits GOP; The election will test voters’ appetite for politics in the style of Trump.

Gov. Jeff Colyer, who inherited his position in January after former Gov. Sam Brownback took a post in the Trump administration, is trying to survive a primary challenge from Secretary of State Kris Kobach, his strongest Republican challenger. Mr. Kobach, who was once considered a Trump cabinet pick and has led a crusade against illegal immigration, enjoys the support of national conservative figures like Donald Trump Jr. and Sean Hannity.

Though Mr. Trump hasn’t endorsed anyone in the race, Mr. Kobach mirrors the president both in political style and policy preference.

“Kobach was Trump before Trump was Trump,” said Burdett A. Loomis, a political-science professor at the University of Kansas.

 

Lawrence Journal-World: Amtrak considers replacing the portion of the route between Dodge City and Albuquerque with bus service. Track condition, and costs to upgrade it, is what’s driving the idea.

 

You might be able to peer into a party-cloudy sky to see Mars tonight.

 

The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Brief: VFW Regrets Boos at Reporters, Tariff-Relief Reactions, ’93 Flood Flashback: 700 Coffins Float Away

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Fallout from President’s Tuesday appearance in Kansas City:

 

The United States Department of Agriculture announced that it would authorize $12 billion to counteract tariffs’ harm on farmers.

Sen. Jerry Moran:

A month ago lawmakers told the president “our farmers want markets, and not really a payment from government. And he said, ‘I’m surprised, I’ve never heard of anybody who didn’t want a payment from government.’”

Sen. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:

“Trade remains the single best solution to the tough economy in farm country. I will look closely at the President’s assistance proposal, but I hope that the Administration is also working to quickly resolve the tariff situation and restore the export markets our farmers, ranchers, and growers rely on.”

 

Chiefs training camp is off to another good start in St. Joe.


The National Weather Service continues to share photos and stats on this 25-year anniversary:

 


The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Brief: 130-Year Record Heat, 2.4 Million MO Drought, Tariff Relief, Lion Loves Simba Doll

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Farmers suffer under tariffs. Aid might be on the way.

CF Industries Holding and Mosaic Company both traded up more than 3 percent, while Deere & Co. shot up more than 4 percent after news of the aid package was leaked to The Associated Press by two people briefed on the plan. Shares in Archer-Daniels-Midland and FMC Corp. also rose.

Drought conditions hinder farmers, and your garden, as well.

With cool days ahead, the region is still on pace for record heat.

Heat doesn’t hinder aircraft.

 

And finally, a couple of nature videos:

 

The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Brief: Uber Car Confessions, Trump Traffic in KC, Cooler and Wetter Weather

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Was your taxi ride streamed on the Internet, and you didn’t know it? Hopefully you behaved in there. Discussions on privacy ensue.

 

The duck boat disaster in Branson will be in the headlines for awhile.

 

Expect traffic issues in Kansas City Tuesday due to the Presidential motorcade.

 

Normally this is the warmest time of the year for the region. But it has been a nice, cooler change of pace this year.

Time is running out to get to the pool.

 

National Weather Service provides tools for the new school year.

 

The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Brief: Tragedy at Table Rock, Moon Anniversary Video, Most Rain for KC Since Eclipse

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A roundup of posts on the tragedy at Table Rock.

A canopy on the duck boat might have contributed to the tragedy at Table Rock Lake Thursday. 17 people died.

Springfield News-Reader:

“When (duck boats) are on the water they have well-cited issues with buoyancy that the National Transportation Safety Board pointed out in 1999, over 18 years ago.” Duffy told the News-Leader Friday morning, referring to a federal government report that followed an incident on Lake Hamilton, Arkansas, in which 13 of 21 passengers aboard the Miss Majestic duck boat drowned.

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“People get trapped in the canopy, the life jackets force them up but the canopy pulls them down. These canopies, since 1999 NTSB said they should be taken off the duck boats.”

 

In other news…

 

 

 

 

The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Brief: Drought, Hail, West Nile, KS Legislator Endorses Democrats and Pays for It

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Drought Alert for Buchanan county and 46 others in Missouri: Governor Mike Parson signed an executive order Wednesday.

“Missouri farmers are resilient, but with no control over Mother Nature, this year’s drought has been difficult to battle.” said Parson.

The counties include: Adair, Andrew, Audrain, Barry, Barton, Boone, Buchanan, Caldwell, Callaway, Carroll, Chariton, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cole, Cooper, Dade, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Howard, Jackson, Jasper, Knox, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lewis, Linn, Livingston, Macon, McDonald, Mercer, Moniteau, Monroe, Newton, Nodaway, Platte, Putnam, Randolph, Ray, Saline, Schuyler, Scotland, Sullivan, and Worth.

Kansas isn’t fairing much better.

 

The punishment was swift for a Republican state senator who crossed party lines to endorse one of the six Democrats trying to unseat Congressman Kevin Yoder.

“Why now? Things are becoming more divided both in the Republican and Democratic parties,” Bollier says. The time has come for people to put party loyalty aside and stand up for what they believe, she says.

That wasn’t the only endorsement.

“While we respect differing opinions in our caucus, it is unacceptable to betray members of your own party by publicly endorsing leftist Democrats,” Wagle said. “Sen. Bollier has lost credibility within our caucus, which makes it impossible for her to function in a leadership role.”

 

St. Louis County Health department asks residents to eliminate standing water, and take other steps to prevent mosquitos from reproducing.

 

Storms in the forecast into tonight.

Storms produced damage earlier today.

 

The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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