Tag: Derek Schmidt
The Latest: Troops to help Australia state in virus tracing
MELBOURNE, Australia - The premier of Australia’s COVID-19 hot spot, Victoria state, says the military will be used to bolster contact-tracing efforts. Premier Daniel...
The Latest: South Korea has 63 newly confirmed virus cases
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea has reported 63 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 as health authorities scramble to mobilize public health tools to...
The Latest: North Korea’s Kim urges ‘maximum alert’ on virus
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to maintain “maximum alert†against the coronavirus pandemic, criticizing unspecified complacencies in...
The Latest: China reports 5 new cases of coronavirus
BEIJING - China reported five newly confirmed cases of coronavirus, two of them in the capital Beijing and three brought from outside the country,...
Shootout leaves officer, hit-and-run suspect dead in Kansas
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) - A shootout in Kansas left both a police officer and a hit-and-run suspect dead, authorities said.Overland Park police Officer...
Kansas no longer fighting claims of wrongly convicted man
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas is dropping its fight against the compensation claim from a man who spent 23 years in prison for a...
DHS gives Kansas legislators secret briefings on security
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is giving Kansas legislators extraordinary private briefings about undisclosed security issues.Kansas House members boarded...
High court weighs state role in prosecuting immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is trying to sort out whether states can prosecute immigrants who use fake Social Security numbers to get...
Kansas hopes to resurrect proof-of-citizenship voting law
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A federal appeals court will hear arguments Monday over the constitutionality of a struck-down Kansas statute that had required...
Kansas hopes to resurrect proof-of-citizenship voting law
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A federal appeals court will hear arguments Monday over the constitutionality of a struck-down Kansas statute that had required...