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Washington is starting November with high clouds and filtered sun, along with mild temperatures and no immediate rain threat. The District is forecast to reach 66 degrees Sunday afternoon, with light winds, according to the National Weather Service forecast. Dry Sunday Opens A Mild Stretch. Sunday night will turn mostly...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A local nonprofit thrift store is set to close its doors soon, yet it still plans on serving the community in a different way. The Giving Tree Topeka Inc., a local thrift store that accepts donations and sells items at affordable prices, announced on Facebook Friday that it will be closing its doors to the public on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m.

SHEBOYGAN – Mead Public Library will offer two free events centered on DIY media and art, including a live VHS screening Nov. 6 and the second annual Sheboygan Zine Fest Nov. 7. The events include appearances by Joe Pickett and Scott Miller, according to a community announcement. The library is partnering with the Sheboygan Film Festival and Paradigm Coffee & Music for the Strange and Found VHS Show at Paradigm. Doors open at 6 p.m. Nov. 6, with the free show beginning at 7 p.m. Pickett and Mill

Marathon County would keep paying for major repairs on the former UWSP at Wausau theater building next year under a proposed $1 lease that delays the building’s sale to 2028. “The lease allows the initial transition to occur with MCAC paying for all operational costs and the County retaining...

K-State professor Denver Brown studies how physical activity may protect individuals at genetic risk for depression. Adding physical activity to a daily routine may seem like a simple step for better health, but research from Kansas State University suggests it could be especially beneficial for individuals with a genetic predisposition to depression, potentially helping reduce their risk and ease their symptom burden.

A man died early Sunday when the electric vehicle he was driving crashed and caught fire in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood.

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....