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CAIRO — Thousands of Palestinians fled Gaza City overnight as Israeli military strikes intensified, according to multiple accounts on Monday. The Times of Israel, citing Israeli military estimates, said around 20,000 people left the Gaza…

TOPEKA —  Data centers and large manufacturing facilities can pull hundreds of megawatts of electricity from the utility grid. A case in front of Kansas utility regulators has created a new way to ensure costs…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it had improved and expanded its Farm to School Grant program and would invest up to $18 million to connect locally grown food to child nutrition programs. The Patrick…

Iola Elementary School’s fourth-grade classes hosted Iola police officers and firefighters Thursday, to mark the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington. The first responders spoke about their inspirations, and…

MORAN — After a meeting Thursday evening, the Marmaton Market board decided the fate of the town’s only grocery store: the business will close. Mounting debt and weak sales had long threatened the small-town store,…

A trip to Wisconsin affirmed Tricia Stogsdill’s belief that big things — especially in the performing arts — can be found in small communities. Stogsdill, theater and film instructor at Allen Community College, returned this…

When Barbara Button thinks about hunger in Allen County, she doesn’t see statistics — she sees faces. “We meet parents who skip meals so their children can eat, and seniors who stretch a single can…

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison Thursday after convicting him of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022…

OREM, Utah (AP) — The man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk had expressed opposition to the conservative activist’s views and indicated that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday as they announced an arrest in…

Allen Community College trustees were given about $28 million worth of potential maintenance and construction projects to chew on Tuesday. On hand were Josh Vogel of Simpson Construction Services, Michael Wilbert of Basis Consulting Engineers…