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Headlines for Sunday, January 30, 2022

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Former Kansas Woman Arrested for Leading Islamic State Battalion

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP/KPR) — A woman who once lived in Kansas has been arrested after federal prosecutors charged her with joining the Islamic State group and leading an all-female battalion of AK-47 wielding militants. The U.S. Attorney in Alexandria, Virginia, announced Saturday that 42-year-old Allison Fluke-Ekren has been charged with providing material support to a terrorist organization. Prosecutors say Fluke-Ekren wanted to recruit operatives to attack a college campus in the U.S. and discussed a terrorist attack on a shopping mall. An FBI affidavit also alleges that Fluke-Ekren became leader of an Islamic State unit called “Khatiba Nusaybah” in the Syrian city of Raqqa in late 2016. The all-female unit was trained in the use of AK-47 rifles, grenades and suicide belts. Fluke-Ehren is scheduled to make an initial appearance Monday at the U.S. District Court in Alexandria.

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Judge Sides with Treasury in Prairie Band Challenge to CARES Act

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge has sided with the Treasury Department in a case that challenged the distribution of coronavirus relief aid to Native American governments. Tribal governments had received $4.8 billion from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act based on federal population data. Three tribes in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Florida sued over the methodology, alleging they were shortchanged by millions of dollars. The Treasury Department ultimately revised the methodology and sent additional payments to some tribes. But two of them, including the Prairie Band Pottawatomie Tribe in Kansas, weren't satisfied with the amounts and continued their legal challenge. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled Friday that the Treasury's methodology was reasonable.

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Independence Man Charged with Threatening Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Independence, Kansas, man is being held in Maryland on charges that he threatened President Joe Biden. A court filing says Scott Merryman made the threats to multiple Secret Service agents and called the police in Independence to let them know he was traveling to Washington to see the president. According to the court document, Merryman said he was going to cut off “the head of the serpent in the heart of the nation,” and posted on Facebook that Biden is the “AntiChrist.” An official with the Washington County Detention Center in Hagerstown, Maryland, says Merryman is being held there pending a court appearance Monday.

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Andale Basketball Coach Dies, Hours after Game

ANDALE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas community is mourning the loss of a longtime basketball coach who died hours after coaching his last game. Ted Anderson coached the girls team at Andale High School and taught middle school. An email from the district’s superintendent said Anderson died Thursday night. No cause of death was given. He was 53 years old. He had coach the team to a win hours before his death. On Friday, the team took to the court in honor of their coach and beat Garden Plain to advance to a tournament final.

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Wichita Man Accused of Assaulting Women

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man has been arrested on rape, sodomy and other charges for allegedly sexually assaulting women in two separate incidents after giving them rides. Police say the incidents happened December 31st and January 22nd. The 40-year-old suspect was arrested Thursday. A 54-year-old woman told police she met the man on December 31st after she had requested a ride in his car. She said the man forced her to have sex and battered her. Police were called to a report of an assault on the night of January 22nd. A 63-year-old woman said she had been battered and sexually assaulted by a man who had given her a ride.

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KC Chiefs Release Arnette after Vegas Arrest

LAS VEGAS (AP) — NFL cornerback Damon Arnette was arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of weapons and drug offenses, prompting the Kansas City Chiefs to release him. Jail records said the 25-year-old was booked Saturday on suspicion of crimes that included assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. Police said the arrests of Arnette and another man stemmed from a report of a person with a gun Friday at a hotel-casino. Arnette was jailed pending a court appearance Sunday, and it wasn’t immediately known if he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf. The Las Vegas Raiders released Arnette in November.