Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Wednesday, Oct. 01. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Wednesday, Oct. 01. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president and the U.N. nuclear agency head are sounding the alarm about increased safety risks at the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine, which lost its external power supply more than a week ago as the war raged around it. Emergency diesel generators
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Athens Wednesday as part of a general strike that left ferries tied up in port and disrupted services across the country to protest changes to the country’s labor laws. Many of the protesters also waved Palestinian flags and chanted “free, free Palestine” to
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By JOEAL CALUPITAN and AARON FAVILA Associated Press BOGO, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers used backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged buildings in the central Philippines after an earthquake killed at least 72 people and injured more than 200 others. The death toll was expected to rise from
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Right Livelihood Award was awarded Wednesday to activists from Sudan and Myanmar, where military and political violence devastates communities, to the Pacific Islands, where climate disaster threatens entire nations, and to Taiwan, which is the frequent target of threats and disinformation. “As authoritarianism and division rise globally, the 2025 Right Livelihood
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By ANNIE MA AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown. The department says many of its core operations will continue in the shutdown kicking off Wednesday. Federal financial aid
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Bad for the country Why do Republicans want to create problems rather than solve the problems of this country? Mr. Childish Trump and Republicans are so bad for this country and getting worse every day. Who would ever thought Republican senators, representatives and governors and many others would turn on the American people and support
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By The Associated Press The U.S. government shutdown has begun after President Trump and Congress failed to reach a funding deal by Wednesday’s deadline. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers face furloughs and many offices will close. Trump has threatened irreversible actions as he seeks to punish Democrats. Democrats picked this fight as they demand
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Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Septembers in Missouri since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe is in the middle of a hybrid war waged by Russia and the continent must arm itself, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned on Wednesday as she hosted a summit of European Union leaders in Copenhagen. “I hope that everybody recognizes now that there is
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US IMMIGRATION-DES MOINES SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT DESCRIPTION: Following developments in the detainment of Des Moines schools superintendent Ian
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US IMMIGRATION-DES MOINES SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT DESCRIPTION: Following developments in the detainment of Des Moines schools superintendent Ian
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US IMMIGRATION-DES MOINES SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT DESCRIPTION: Following developments in the detainment of Des Moines schools superintendent Ian
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US IMMIGRATION-DES MOINES SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT DESCRIPTION: Following developments in the detainment of Des Moines schools superintendent Ian
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Late Notices Mickey Hosman Mickey Hosman, 91, St. Joseph, died Sept. 28, 2025. Arrangements pending, Simplify Cremations & Funerals. Cheryl K. Snead Cheryl K. Snead, 78, of St. Joseph, died Sept. 23, 2025. Mass of Christian Burial 12:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Saint Patrick’s Church. Visitation 11 a.m. to noon Oct. 3 at Saint Patrick’s
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Ken Wachendorfer, “Wacker” to all that knew and loved him, Kansas City, Missouri, a dedicated film professional film camera operator and set lighting designer, passionate photographer of hand-lit winged creatures in the woods, found object metal artist, fabricator of practically anything, smoked meats and hot, spicy foods aficionado, lover of cool
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George H. Thomson, 65, of St Joseph, passed away Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, surrounded by family at his home. He was born Dec. 13, 1959, in Chicago, Illinois, son of the late Wanda and William Thomson. George graduated from Topeka High School, class of 1978, and later Washburn University with a degree in Business Administration
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Charles Baker, 71, St. Joseph, passed away in the privacy of his home on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. He was born Oct. 26, 1953, in St. Louis, Missouri, to James and Margaret (Schernick) Baker. Charles married Sheryl Grinstead on May 1, 2002. She survives of the home. He enjoyed fishing in his spare time. He
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Tracy Kay Thorburn, 53, of St. Joseph, passed away Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in St. Joseph. She was born April 19, 1972, in St. Joseph, and graduated from Benton High School. She then entered the United States Army and proudly served for six and a half years before being honorably discharged. Tracy was working at
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STANBERRY, Mo. – Barbara Jean Hayes Wood, 86 of Stanberry, Missouri, passed away Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, at Pine View Manor, Stanberry, health care center. she was born May 5, 1939, in St Joseph. She was married on March, 24, 1956, to Rolland “Bill” Mace and had three children. They were later divorced. She then
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