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05/08/2025

THE NEW POPE: Robert Francis Prevost from Chicago, Illinois.

He's the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. He took the name Leo XIV.

05/08/2025

The flyers warn that not self-deporting could lead to a $1,000 daily fine, prison time, and a ban from reentering the U.S.

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05/08/2025

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. That means the winner secured at least 89

05/08/2025

A suspect has been booked for second-degree murder in connection to the stabbing death of a 55-year-old man in downtown Wichita on Wednesday.

05/08/2025

Governor Laura Kelly says Merck Animal Health's private investment is the second-largest in Kansas history. It's expected to create more than 200 new jobs.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Merck Animal Health on Thursday announced an $895 million capital expansion project at Merck's manufacturing facility in De Soto.

05/08/2025

The Turkey at Central and Greenwich is now on Google, and he has dozens of five-star reviews! 🦃⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

05/08/2025

Dozens of cats are now safe after a Derby rescue found them living in terrible conditions. Jocelyn Schifferdecker KAKE hears from the founder of Save The Kitties, who says it now has the most cats it's ever taken care of.

Derby cat rescue is asking for help to care for the 40 cats it has taken in from a Sedgwick County hoarding situation

05/08/2025

💔 A woman and two boys, ages 10 and 13, were killed in a crash on Highway 54 in southwest Kansas on Wednesday, KHP confirms

05/08/2025

Images released Wednesday show the moments the helicopter broke into three parts — the fuselage, the main rotor system and the tail boom.

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal officials released new images Wednesday showing a helicopter that crashed in New York last month breaking apart in midair.

05/08/2025

The sequel to "Practical Magic" will officially be enchanting movie theatergoers next year, Warner Bros. Pictures announced.
Save the date for Sept. 18, 2026.

(CNN) — Sally and Gillian Owens are returning.

05/08/2025

For the first time in program history, the Kansas State women's golf team has advanced to the NCAA Championship as the Wildcats tied for second place, while senior Carla Bernat was the individual medalist of the 2025 NCAA Lexington Regional after final-round play on Wednesday at Keene Trace Golf Club in Kentucky.

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – For the first time in program history, the Kansas State women's golf team has advanced to the NCAA Championship as the Wildcats tied for second place, while

05/08/2025

The body of a 22-year-old North Carolina college student was discovered inside a home in Columbia, South Carolina, over the weekend, authorities said.

Logan Federico was spending the weekend with friends when she was "randomly murdered by a career criminal" who was "on a spree of thefts, break-ins and credit card fraud," according to police.

The suspect allegedly entered the house where Logan was staying, entered her room, and shot her before fleeing the scene in a stolen vehicle.