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The National Weather Service predicts a slight chance for severe weather, including potential tornadoes, during the late afternoon and early evening Nov. 2 in parts of Kansas that include Salina and Hutchinson. The risk will be greatest along and south of Interstate 70 in central and eastern Kansas, the weather service's Topeka office said in a graphic posted early Nov. 1 on its website. Shawnee County last saw a tornado in November in 1988, said Jennifer Prieto, a meteorologist for the weather

BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - A national organization is offering a $5,000 reward help Bloomington Police solve a mass shooting early Sunday near Illinois Wesleyan University that killed a 19-year-old woman and wounded eight other people. The reward comes from the Uvalde Foundation for Kids, also known as the Youth Peace...

Dylan Raiola leads Oregon's second-half comeback as the Ducks stun No. 20 Northwestern 34-26 in a major Big Ten upset.

Wausau-area voters on Nov. 3 will pick Wisconsin’s first new governor in eight years and decide whether to rewrite the state constitution in three ways that could outlast any officeholder. Gov. Tony Evers is not seeking a third term, setting up Wisconsin’s first open race for governor since 2010....

CHICAGO (WGN) — There’s an exhibition visiting Chicago and it’s the largest collection of artifacts surrounding a morbid subject. It’s a chilling experience around Halloween based on real history. Chicago attorney Karen Conti represented one of Chicagoland’s most notorious serial killers — John Wayne Gacy — during his final death row appeal. “He was a […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs says more than 300,000 new veterans enrolled in VA health care so far in 2026, and the department’s published copay schedule caps what most of them can pay for medications at $700 in a calendar year. The enrollment figure comes from a VA news release dated Oct. 21, and the […] The post VA says more than 300,000 new veterans enrolled in its health care so far in 2026, and medication copays stop at $700 a calendar year appeared first on The Money Overview .

MILWAUKEE — Open enrollment for 2027 health insurance begins Sunday, Nov. 1, giving Wisconsin residents an opportunity to compare Marketplace plans, review premiums and determine whether they qualify for financial assistance.

Bloomington Police say one person was killed and seven others injured in an early morning shooting near Illinois Wesleyan University on Sunday. It’s the second mass shooting near a college campus in Bloomington-Normal this year. No one is in custody in Sunday's shooting, and police do not have suspect...

A man died early Sunday after the electric vehicle he was driving crashed into a tree and burst into flames on Chicago’s South Side, police said. The crash happened in the city’s Morgan Park neighborhood during the final hours of Halloween weekend, leaving the driver trapped inside the burning car.

Jefferson County superintendents are calling for community members to advocate for the state to fully fund public schools. Legislators opted not to fully fund public education this school year, and the Missouri State Board of Education is not seeking to increase education spending for next school year, instead recommending the same funding level for the 2028 fiscal year.