A local author says he writes about “the good, the bad and the ugly” of Kansas history. In his latest book, “True Tales of Kansas,” Roger Ringer tells about famous and not-so-famous Kansans in short, well-researched vignettes. Recently, the Kansas Authors Club awarded Ringer’s newest book the 2021 Martin History Book Award.
WASHINGTON – The calendar said December but the warm moist air screamed of springtime. Add an eastbound storm front guided by a La Nina weather pattern into that mismatch and it spawned tornadoes that killed dozens over five U.S. states.
BOSTON – Artifacts once owned by Paul Revere’s family have been sold at auction for $20,000. The items were found in the attic of a home in Canton, Massachusetts, believed to have been owned by the family of the legendary Revolutionary War figure, The Boston Globe reports.
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at rebuilding the public’s trust in government by making it easier to do things like renew passports, apply for Social Security benefits and get aid after natural disasters.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Marine scientists at the University of South Florida are using a new uncrewed vessel to map the complex seafloors in key areas around Tampa Bay, Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico.
MAYFIELD, Ky. – Autumn Kirks said she and her boyfriend, Lannis Ward, had been dating for about a year and were saving money to buy a house. They were both working the night shift at the candle factory for extra money when the tornado struck.
Kansas is having a bumper year for tax revenue, and a Republican-led group of lawmakers are brainstorming ways to limit government spending. As state coffers are flush with cash and politicians ponder how to spend the windfall, the Legislature’s Special Committee on Taxation is weighing tax and expenditure limitation policies.
WICHITA — For the Boys and Girls Club of Topeka, $25,000. For the Ellis Foundation — giving out scholarships to kids in the Fort Scott area — $120,000. For the naming rights at Naftzger Park in downtown Wichita, $1.4 million.
MAYFIELD, Ky. – They tied themselves with ropes to a basement sewer pipe as a tornado ripped their home apart just a few feet above them.
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said Monday that he will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday to view damage from last week’s devastating tornadoes that killed at least 64 people and displaced thousands more.