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The Mines Advisory Group has been removing landmines for more than three decades. This year, it received the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, a prestigious award with a $3 million prize.

FCC Approves Sprint BuyoutWASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission says it approved Softbank Corporation's bid for Sprint Nextel. The FCC gave thumbs up to the $21.6 billion deal yesterday (FRI), completing the U.S. government's review of the Japanese company's investment in Sprint. Softbank will have a 78 percent stake in Sprint, the third largest U.S. wireless carrier. Sprint is based in Overland Park.==========Kansas Revenues UpTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A new report shows Kansas collected nearly $87 million more in taxes than expected in the fiscal year that ended June 30th. The state Revenue Department said yesterday (FRI) that tax collections totaled about $6.2 billion in the 2013 fiscal year, nearly $160 million more than in the previous year.==========Stolen Purse Contains Urn, AshesWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita woman wants the thief who stole her purse to know she was also robbed of a very special possession: an urn with her father's ashes. Melissa Stout told KAKE-TV that her purse was stolen from her car when she and her family were downtown Thursday night to watch fireworks.==========Youth Remains in Custody After Shooting OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A northeast Kansas boy accused of killing his father during a custody exchange with the man's ex-wife will remain in juvenile detention for now. KSHB-TV reports a Johnson County judge refused yesterday (FRI) to release the 14-year-old to his mother pending his next court date on July 16th. Prosecutors have charged the boy with first-degree premeditated murder in Tuesday's fatal shooting outside a Shawnee business.

Some Democrats are saying that the restoration of the project smacks of political favoritism.

Loretta Kelley, the foremost Hardanger fiddle performer in America will be coming to Lawrence to give us a spellbinding performance. She has appeared on…

Russell Moore criticized Donald Trump and the Southern Baptist Convention's response to a sexual abuse crisis. Then he found himself on the outside.

Pooches competed against similarly sized peers for a chance to appear in the finals. Additional heats featured multiple dogs surfing tandem or riding with people.

President Biden's judicial picks have included the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, women of color to federal appeals courts and openly LGBTQ judges to serve on the federal bench.

President Trump's handling of coronavirus pandemic and race relations are weighing down his reelection campaign. He continues, however, to have an advantage on the economy.

Climate change is a major issue for young voters, but so far, it has not been a major mobilizing force in U.S. elections. Some environmental action groups see that changing.

The Senate voted around 2 a.m. Friday to confirm retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Trump plucked him from retirement to be his top military adviser.