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By JOSH FUNK Associated Press The head of the Federal Aviation Administration told Congress during a hearing Thursday about a midair collision over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people that the agency must do more to ensure flying remains safe. The FAA’s artificial intelligence-led review aimed at identifying safety threats at other airports with similar

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Thursday, Mar. 27. 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 Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

AP News Digest – Great Plains To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US AIRCRAFT DOWN DESCRIPTION: A U.S. Senate subcommittee is scheduled to hold a hearing

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press A congressional hearing Thursday reinforced the idea that the January midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft could have been prevented. The Federal Aviation Administration already had data showing an alarming number of close calls around Ronald

By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 4, 5, 8 (four, five, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Before the skaters in their sequins and brightly colored costumes took the ice at the world figure skating championships on Wednesday night, a choir dressed all in black sang a solemn hymn for those who died in a plane crash on their way back from a

By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer A measles outbreak in Kansas doubled in less than a week to 23 cases and has “a possible link” to outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico that have sickened more than 370, the state health department said Wednesday. And health officials in Ohio say a single case identified in

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CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Wed: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 570 572¾ 563¼ 565 —4¼ Jul 586 588 578¼ 579¼ —5½ Sep 601 603¾ 593¾ 594½ —6 Dec 623¾ 626 616 617 —5½ Mar 642¾ 643¾ 634¼ 635¼ —5¼ May 651¾ 651¾ 645¼

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wed: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Apr 206.87 207.37 206.00 207.07 +.70 Jun 202.72 203.37 201.67 203.02 +.70 Aug 199.07 199.65 198.07 199.35 +.48 Oct 198.85 199.12 197.67 198.77 +.17 Dec 199.50 199.72 198.40 199.37 +.10 Feb 200.15 200.35 199.22 200.00 +.13 Apr

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wed: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Apr 206.87 207.37 206.00 207.07 +.70 Jun 202.72 203.37 201.67 203.02 +.70 Aug 199.07 199.65 198.07 199.35 +.48 Oct 198.85 199.12 197.67 198.77 +.17 Dec 199.50 199.72 198.40 199.37 +.10 Feb 200.15 200.35 199.22 200.00 +.13 Apr

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Someone should have spotted the alarming number of near misses in the skies over the nation’s capital before the fatal midair collision that killed 67 people in January, and reviewing the data now could prevent future crashes, according to the head of the agency investigating the crash. National Transportation Safety

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US AIRCRAFT DOWN DESCRIPTION: NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy is scheduled to testify Wednesday at an oversight hearing of the U.S.

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Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Wednesday, Mar. 26. 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 Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

AP News Digest – Great Plains To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–IOWA-BOOK BAN Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts

By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 3, 3, 4 (three, three, four) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas on Tuesday shrunk what already was among the nation’s shortest windows for voting by mail, arguing that problems with the U.S. Postal Service’s handling of ballots required the move. Critics called it voter suppression. The GOP-supermajority Legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — The chairs where Jinna Han and Spencer Lane used to sit are still there, and covered with gifts: cards and cookies, plants and pictures — anything that might have sparked a connection for their friends and fellow skaters. Photographs, drawings, a South Korean flag, hearts

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CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Apr 205.92 207.02 203.77 206.37 +.47 Jun 202.02 203.45 199.60 202.32 +.17 Aug 198.97 200.07 196.25 198.87 —.18 Oct 198.85 199.72 196.05 198.60 —.37 Dec 199.47 200.15 196.87 199.27 —.20 Feb 200.00 200.57 197.62 199.87 —.05 Apr

CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 576¼ 577 567 569¼ —8¾ Jul 591 591¾ 583 584¾ —8¼ Sep 606½ 607¼ 598½ 600½ —7¾ Dec 628 628½ 620¼ 622½ —7 Mar 645 645½ 637¾ 640½ —6¼ May 647¾ 650 647¼

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Apr 205.92 207.02 203.77 206.37 +.47 Jun 202.02 203.45 199.60 202.32 +.17 Aug 198.97 200.07 196.25 198.87 —.18 Oct 198.85 199.72 196.05 198.60 —.37 Dec 199.47 200.15 196.87 199.27 —.20 Feb 200.00 200.57 197.62 199.87 —.05 Apr

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–TRUMP-EDUCATION-STATES GOP-led states push for unfettered school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education SUMMARY:

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By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Governors in several Republican-led states are pressing the Trump administration to cut strings attached to their federal education money, a goal conservatives have long dreamed of that now appears within reach as President Donald Trump moves to dismantle the Education Department. Iowa put itself forward as

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Southern California wants to win its first national championship in 41 years, the Trojans will have to find a way to get it done without star guard JuJu Watkins. They notched their 30th win for the first time since 1986 by walloping ninth-seeded Mississippi

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Tuesday, Mar. 25. 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 Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To