WASHINGTON (AP) — In a 48-hour whirlwind, President Donald Trump veered from elated to indignant to triumphant as his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-trump-ceasefire-attacks-continue-f1e60190722cc3410b69f21717872ffa">fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement</a>&nbsp;came together, teetered toward collapse and ultimately coalesced.

Trump, as he worked to seal the deal, publicly harangued the Israelis and Iranians with a level of pique that’s notable even for a commander in chief who isn’t shy about letting the world know what he thinks.

The effort was helped along as his aides and Qatari allies sensed an opening after what they saw as a half-hearted, face-saving measure by Tehran on Monday to retaliate against the U.S. for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-war-nuclear-trump-bomber-news-06-22-2025-c2baca52babe915e033ae175ce8b2687">strikes against three key nuclear sites.</a>&nbsp;And it didn’t hurt that Israeli Prime Minister&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/benjamin-netanyahu">Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, after 12 days of bombing, could tell the Israeli public that Iran’s nuclear program had been diminished.

“This is a War that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn’t, and never will!” Trump declared in a social media post announcing the ceasefire.

Netanyahu is less than enthusiastic about Trump’s message

The agreement began taking shape early Sunday morning, soon after the U.S. military carried out&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-war-nuclear-trump-bomber-news-06-22-2025-c2baca52babe915e033ae175ce8b2687">blistering strikes on Iranian nuclear sites</a>&nbsp;that U.S. defense officials said have set back Tehran’s nuclear program.

Trump directed his team to get Netanyahu on the phone.

The president told Netanyahu not to expect further U.S. offensive military action, according to a senior White House official who was not authorized to comment publicly about the sensitive diplomatic talks.

The U.S. president made the case that it was time to stop the war and return to diplomatic negotiations with Iran. Trump also noted that the U.S. had removed any imminent threat posed by Iran, according to the official.

For his part, Netanyahu listened to Trump’s argument as Israel was nearing its own objectives with Iran, the official said. Netanyahu did not enthusiastically agree, but understood Trump’s stance that the U.S. had no desire for additional military involvement.

Around the same time, Trump special envoy&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/steve-witkoff-special-envoy-russia-ukraine-mideast-d26c80c87a57fd3a811e4b0aa0eda58e">Steve Witkoff</a>&nbsp;spoke directly with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, telling him to come back to the bargaining table because Iran had seen what the U.S. military could do and that it was capable of doing much more, the official said.

Witkoff stressed that the U.S. wanted peace — and Iran should, too.

Trump ebullient about Israel-Iran deal prospects

Less than 48 hours later, Trump took to his social media platform to announce that a “Complete and Total CEASEFIRE” had been achieved.

The ceasefire was based solely on the end of military hostilities, rather than on additional conditions about Iran’s nuclear program or its economic interests. Trump was acting on the belief that Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons had been crippled.

But as Trump spoke with confidence about the coming ceasefire, the Israelis and Iranians were notably quiet — neither side publicly commented on what Trump described as a deal that would be phased in over the coming hours.

Araghchi spoke out first, acknowledging the wheels were in motion for a deal, but stopping short of saying Iran had signed off.

“As of now, there is NO ‘agreement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations,” Araghchi posted on X. “However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards.”

Commitment from Iran and Israel to Trump’s ceasefire remained murky

Not long before Trump’s announcement, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ali-khamenei">Ali Khamenei</a>&nbsp;took to social media to declare that Iran wouldn’t surrender. It was unclear what role Khamenei, the ultimate authority in the Islamic Republic’s theocracy, had in the deal.

And Netanyahu was silent. He would wait more than eight hours after Trump’s announcement to confirm that Israel had accepted the ceasefire and that it had achieved its war goals against Iran.

Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, said ceasefire efforts gained steam after Iran’s retaliatory attack on a major U.S. base in the emirate on Monday evening.

The Iranians fired 14 missiles at the base — with U.S. and Qatari defense systems knocking down 13. One of the missiles, according to Trump, was “‘set free’ because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction.” Trump also claimed the Iranians gave the U.S. and Qatar a heads up, allowing the troops to take shelter and the Qataris to clear their typically busy airspace.

Qatar plays a key role in the ceasefire talks

Iran’s restrained direct response to the U.S. bombardment suggested to Trump administration officials that Iran — battered by Israel’s 12-day assault — and its degraded proxy groups, including Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Yemen-based Houthis, didn’t have the wherewithal to expand the fight.

Qatar’s emir,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/tamim-bin-hamad-al-thani">Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani,</a>&nbsp;had a “long call” with Trump soon after the Iranian attack on the Al-Ubeid military installation, according to the Qatari prime minister.

“There was an opportunity during this communication to announce a full ceasefire on all fronts, and U.S. authorities asked Qatar to contact Iranian authorities to know how prepared they are for a ceasefire,” the prime minister said.

The president soon got back in touch with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/benjamin-netanyahu">Netanyahu</a>&nbsp;to secure his commitment to end the hostilities, officials said. The prime minister agreed to the ceasefire, as long as there were no further attacks by Iran, the officials said.

An Israeli official confirmed that the two leaders spoke about a ceasefire Monday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said Netanyahu agreed and delivered the decision to his Security Cabinet. Some ministers objected, with some even saying Israel should push ahead to topple the Iranian government. But Netanyahu did not change his mind.

The official said the ceasefire amounted to “quiet for quiet,” with no further understandings beyond an end to the fighting for the time being.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/steve-witkoff-special-envoy-russia-ukraine-mideast-d26c80c87a57fd3a811e4b0aa0eda58e">Vice President JD Vance</a>&nbsp;was making an appearance on Fox News’ “Special Report” on Monday evening when Trump took to social media to announce the ceasefire deal had been reached and would go into effect over the coming day. The vice president appeared surprised when host Bret Baier told him that Trump had announced a deal had been reached.

“We were actually working on that just as I left the White House to come over here,” Vance said. “So that’s good news that the president was able to get that across the finish line.”

But after Trump’s announcement, the attacks kept coming. Iran launched a series of strikes on Israel after 4 a.m. local time Tuesday in Tehran, the time that Iran’s foreign minister had said Iran would cease its attacks if Israel ended their airstrikes.

And the Israeli prime minister’s office confirmed that Israel launched a major assault hours ahead of the ceasefire’s start, hitting central Tehran. “We attacked forcefully in the heart of Tehran, hitting regime targets and killing hundreds of Basij and Iranian security forces,” the statement read.

Iranian media confirmed nine casualties in the northern Gilan province. “Four residential buildings were completely destroyed and several neighboring houses were damaged in the blasts.” Fars News Agency reported.

Trump, who was scheduled to depart the White House early Tuesday to fly to the Netherlands for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nato-ukraine-zelenskyy-trump-iran-israel-rutte-1cdf87daa23ac024ae050fed9b7b8c49">the NATO summit,</a>&nbsp;was livid. His frustration was palpable as he spoke to reporters on the White House South Lawn.

“I’m not happy with them. I’m not happy with Iran, either, but I’m really unhappy with Israel going out this morning,” Trump said. “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f—- they’re doing.”

Minutes later, he took to his Truth Social platform to send a warning to Israel.

“ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION,” Trump posted. “BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!”

Trump climbed aboard Air Force One and was soon on the phone with Netanyahu. He did not mince words with the Israeli leader, according to one of the White House officials. Trump was “exceptionally firm and direct” with Netanyahu “about what needed to happen to sustain the ceasefire.” Netanyahu got the message.

His office confirmed that the Israeli leader held off tougher action after the appeal from Trump and “refrained from additional attacks.”

After the call, Trump once again took to social media to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-israel-iran-war-ceasefire-a7438b98a26c2141558a71263df92559">declare the ceasefire was “in effect.</a>&nbsp;”

“ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran,” Trump declared. “All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran, Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect!”

The president went on to spend a considerable chunk of his flight celebrating what his administration is calling a signal achievement.

“It was my great honor to Destroy All Nuclear facilities &amp; capability, and then, STOP THE WAR!”

On Tuesday evening, Trump’s envoy Witkoff said the president is now looking to land “a comprehensive peace agreement that goes beyond even the ceasefire.”

“We’re already talking to each other, not just directly, but also through interlocutors,” Witkoff said in an appearance on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle.” “I think that the conversations are promising.”

AP writers Darlene Superville in Washington, Josef Federman in Jerusalem and Fatma Khaled in Cairo contributed reporting.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750721077512.png" alt="White House image" />
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 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) — In a 48-hour whirlwind, President Donald Trump veered from elated to indignant to triumphant as his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-trump-ceasefire-attacks-continue-f1e60190722cc3410b69f21717872ffa">fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement</a>&nbsp;came together, teetered toward collapse and ultimately coalesced.Trump, as he worked to seal the deal, publicly harangued the Israelis and Iranians with a level of pique that’s notable even for a commander in chief who isn’t shy about letting the world know what he thinks.The effort was helped along as his aides and Qatari allies sensed an opening after what they saw as a half-hearted, face-saving measure by Tehran on Monday to retaliate against the U.S. for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-war-nuclear-trump-bomber-news-06-22-2025-c2baca52babe915e033ae175ce8b2687">strikes against three key nuclear sites.</a>&nbsp;And it didn’t hurt that Israeli Prime Minister&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/benjamin-netanyahu">Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, after 12 days of bombing, could tell the Israeli public that Iran’s nuclear program had been diminished.“This is a War that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn’t, and never will!” Trump declared in a social media post announcing the ceasefire.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750768801109.png" alt="President Trump speaking to reporters on the south lawn of the White House Monday-image courtesy CSPAN video" />
 <figcaption>President Trump speaking to reporters on the south lawn of the White House Monday-image courtesy CSPAN video</figcaption>
 </figure><h2>Netanyahu is less than enthusiastic about Trump’s message</h2>The agreement began taking shape early Sunday morning, soon after the U.S. military carried out&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-war-nuclear-trump-bomber-news-06-22-2025-c2baca52babe915e033ae175ce8b2687">blistering strikes on Iranian nuclear sites</a>&nbsp;that U.S. defense officials said have set back Tehran’s nuclear program.Trump directed his team to get Netanyahu on the phone.The president told Netanyahu not to expect further U.S. offensive military action, according to a senior White House official who was not authorized to comment publicly about the sensitive diplomatic talks.The U.S. president made the case that it was time to stop the war and return to diplomatic negotiations with Iran. Trump also noted that the U.S. had removed any imminent threat posed by Iran, according to the official.For his part, Netanyahu listened to Trump’s argument as Israel was nearing its own objectives with Iran, the official said. Netanyahu did not enthusiastically agree, but understood Trump’s stance that the U.S. had no desire for additional military involvement.Around the same time, Trump special envoy&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/steve-witkoff-special-envoy-russia-ukraine-mideast-d26c80c87a57fd3a811e4b0aa0eda58e">Steve Witkoff</a>&nbsp;spoke directly with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, telling him to come back to the bargaining table because Iran had seen what the U.S. military could do and that it was capable of doing much more, the official said.Witkoff stressed that the U.S. wanted peace — and Iran should, too.<h2>Trump ebullient about Israel-Iran deal prospects</h2>Less than 48 hours later, Trump took to his social media platform to announce that a “Complete and Total CEASEFIRE” had been achieved.The ceasefire was based solely on the end of military hostilities, rather than on additional conditions about Iran’s nuclear program or its economic interests. Trump was acting on the belief that Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons had been crippled.But as Trump spoke with confidence about the coming ceasefire, the Israelis and Iranians were notably quiet — neither side publicly commented on what Trump described as a deal that would be phased in over the coming hours.Araghchi spoke out first, acknowledging the wheels were in motion for a deal, but stopping short of saying Iran had signed off.“As of now, there is NO ‘agreement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations,” Araghchi posted on X. “However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards.”<h2>Commitment from Iran and Israel to Trump’s ceasefire remained murky</h2>Not long before Trump’s announcement, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ali-khamenei">Ali Khamenei</a>&nbsp;took to social media to declare that Iran wouldn’t surrender. It was unclear what role Khamenei, the ultimate authority in the Islamic Republic’s theocracy, had in the deal.And Netanyahu was silent. He would wait more than eight hours after Trump’s announcement to confirm that Israel had accepted the ceasefire and that it had achieved its war goals against Iran.Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, said ceasefire efforts gained steam after Iran’s retaliatory attack on a major U.S. base in the emirate on Monday evening.The Iranians fired 14 missiles at the base — with U.S. and Qatari defense systems knocking down 13. One of the missiles, according to Trump, was “‘set free’ because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction.” Trump also claimed the Iranians gave the U.S. and Qatar a heads up, allowing the troops to take shelter and the Qataris to clear their typically busy airspace.<h2>Qatar plays a key role in the ceasefire talks</h2>Iran’s restrained direct response to the U.S. bombardment suggested to Trump administration officials that Iran — battered by Israel’s 12-day assault — and its degraded proxy groups, including Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Yemen-based Houthis, didn’t have the wherewithal to expand the fight.Qatar’s emir,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/tamim-bin-hamad-al-thani">Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani,</a>&nbsp;had a “long call” with Trump soon after the Iranian attack on the Al-Ubeid military installation, according to the Qatari prime minister.“There was an opportunity during this communication to announce a full ceasefire on all fronts, and U.S. authorities asked Qatar to contact Iranian authorities to know how prepared they are for a ceasefire,” the prime minister said.<h2>Trump saw the moment as a clear opening</h2>The president soon got back in touch with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/benjamin-netanyahu">Netanyahu</a>&nbsp;to secure his commitment to end the hostilities, officials said. The prime minister agreed to the ceasefire, as long as there were no further attacks by Iran, the officials said.An Israeli official confirmed that the two leaders spoke about a ceasefire Monday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said Netanyahu agreed and delivered the decision to his Security Cabinet. Some ministers objected, with some even saying Israel should push ahead to topple the Iranian government. But Netanyahu did not change his mind.The official said the ceasefire amounted to “quiet for quiet,” with no further understandings beyond an end to the fighting for the time being.From there, things moved quickly.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/steve-witkoff-special-envoy-russia-ukraine-mideast-d26c80c87a57fd3a811e4b0aa0eda58e">Vice President JD Vance</a>&nbsp;was making an appearance on Fox News’ “Special Report” on Monday evening when Trump took to social media to announce the ceasefire deal had been reached and would go into effect over the coming day. The vice president appeared surprised when host Bret Baier told him that Trump had announced a deal had been reached.“We were actually working on that just as I left the White House to come over here,” Vance said. “So that’s good news that the president was able to get that across the finish line.”But after Trump’s announcement, the attacks kept coming. Iran launched a series of strikes on Israel after 4 a.m. local time Tuesday in Tehran, the time that Iran’s foreign minister had said Iran would cease its attacks if Israel ended their airstrikes.And the Israeli prime minister’s office confirmed that Israel launched a major assault hours ahead of the ceasefire’s start, hitting central Tehran. “We attacked forcefully in the heart of Tehran, hitting regime targets and killing hundreds of Basij and Iranian security forces,” the statement read.Iranian media confirmed nine casualties in the northern Gilan province. “Four residential buildings were completely destroyed and several neighboring houses were damaged in the blasts.” Fars News Agency reported.<h2>A frustrated Trump lashes out</h2>Trump, who was scheduled to depart the White House early Tuesday to fly to the Netherlands for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nato-ukraine-zelenskyy-trump-iran-israel-rutte-1cdf87daa23ac024ae050fed9b7b8c49">the NATO summit,</a>&nbsp;was livid. His frustration was palpable as he spoke to reporters on the White House South Lawn.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">President Trump on Israel and Iran: &quot;We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/xrztmebALZ">pic.twitter.com/xrztmebALZ</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1937468807536169315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>“I’m not happy with them. I’m not happy with Iran, either, but I’m really unhappy with Israel going out this morning,” Trump said. “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f—- they’re doing.”Minutes later, he took to his Truth Social platform to send a warning to Israel.“ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION,” Trump posted. “BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!”Trump climbed aboard Air Force One and was soon on the phone with Netanyahu. He did not mince words with the Israeli leader, according to one of the White House officials. Trump was “exceptionally firm and direct” with Netanyahu “about what needed to happen to sustain the ceasefire.” Netanyahu got the message.His office confirmed that the Israeli leader held off tougher action after the appeal from Trump and “refrained from additional attacks.”After the call, Trump once again took to social media to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-israel-iran-war-ceasefire-a7438b98a26c2141558a71263df92559">declare the ceasefire was “in effect.</a>&nbsp;”“ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran,” Trump declared. “All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran, Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect!”The president went on to spend a considerable chunk of his flight celebrating what his administration is calling a signal achievement.“It was my great honor to Destroy All Nuclear facilities &amp; capability, and then, STOP THE WAR!”On Tuesday evening, Trump’s envoy Witkoff said the president is now looking to land “a comprehensive peace agreement that goes beyond even the ceasefire.”“We’re already talking to each other, not just directly, but also through interlocutors,” Witkoff said in an appearance on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle.” “I think that the conversations are promising.”___AP writers Darlene Superville in Washington, Josef Federman in Jerusalem and Fatma Khaled in Cairo contributed reporting.

🎥Whirlwind 48 hours: How Trump's Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement came together

&nbsp;JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating two suspect on drug allegations. Just after 3p.m. June 21, a sheriff's deputy&nbsp;conducted a traffic stop on a 2002 Dodge Ram pickup truck that had been northbound on U.S. Highway 75, near 266th Road for alleged traffic violations. according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

During the course of the stop the driver was identified as Kevin Lee Davenport, 41 and passenger identified as Jessica Rose Castle, 33, both of Topeka. During the course of the traffic stop probable cause was established to search the vehicle for illegal drugs or narcotics. The vehicle occupants were arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail.

Davenport was arrested and booked on requested charges of an outstanding Pottawatomie County warrant for burglary, theft, and criminal damage to property. Additionally, Davenport was arrested for alleged violate Offender Registry Act; 2nd Conviction, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.&nbsp;Davenport has been registered as a violent offender since 2007 for a  felony drug conviction in Shawnee County, according to the KBi Offender Registry

Castle was arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail onrequested charges of&nbsp; possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, interference with law enforcement and trafficking contraband into a correctional facility.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750716804225.png" alt="Davenport has been registered as a violent offender since 2007 for a&nbsp; felony drug conviction in Shawnee County, according to the KBi Offender Registry -photo Jackson Co." />
 <figcaption>Davenport has been registered as a violent offender since 2007 for a&nbsp; felony drug conviction in Shawnee County, according to the KBi Offender Registry -photo Jackson Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>&nbsp;JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating two suspect on drug allegations. Just after 3p.m. June 21, a sheriff's deputy&nbsp;conducted a traffic stop on a 2002 Dodge Ram pickup truck that had been northbound on U.S. Highway 75, near 266th Road for alleged traffic violations. according to Sheriff Tim Morse.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750716776677.png" alt="Castle photo Jackson County" />
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 </figure>During the course of the stop the driver was identified as Kevin Lee Davenport, 41 and passenger identified as Jessica Rose Castle, 33, both of Topeka. During the course of the traffic stop probable cause was established to search the vehicle for illegal drugs or narcotics. The vehicle occupants were arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail.Davenport was arrested and booked on requested charges of an outstanding Pottawatomie County warrant for burglary, theft, and criminal damage to property. Additionally, Davenport was arrested for alleged violate Offender Registry Act; 2nd Conviction, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.&nbsp;Davenport has been registered as a violent offender since 2007 for a felony drug conviction in Shawnee County, according to the KBi Offender RegistryCastle was arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail onrequested charges of&nbsp; possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, interference with law enforcement and trafficking contraband into a correctional facility.

Kansas violent offender captured after traffic stop

On Tuesday, the third anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s decision to overturn&nbsp;Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall released a video praising their decision to allow states to be free to stand up for their values and the defense of life.

The fight for life is never over, and this week the Senate will vote on the reconciliation bill, which will deliver the largest pro-life wins&nbsp;since the Dobbs decision: a 10-year prohibition on federal Medicaid funding from going toward abortion providers who receive more than $800,000 in taxpayer dollars. The largest target of this prohibition would be Planned Parenthood, which receives $2 million a day in taxpayer funding while performing 400,000 abortions annually.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/6/1656080662104.png" alt="File photo Protestors at the Supreme Court-image courtesy CSPAN" />
 <figcaption>File photo Protestors at the Supreme Court-image courtesy CSPAN</figcaption>
 </figure>On Tuesday, the third anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s decision to overturn&nbsp;Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall released a video praising their decision to allow states to be free to stand up for their values and the defense of life.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">On the third anniversary of the Dobbs decision, a historic milestone for the pro-life movement, we&#39;ve made significant strides in building a culture that protects the unborn — but our work is far from complete. Let’s pass President <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a>’s reconciliation bill to… <a href="https://t.co/HaJoDm1a2t">pic.twitter.com/HaJoDm1a2t</a>&mdash; Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) <a href="https://twitter.com/RogerMarshallMD/status/1937502998080508330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The fight for life is never over, and this week the Senate will vote on the reconciliation bill, which will deliver the largest pro-life wins&nbsp;since the Dobbs decision: a 10-year prohibition on federal Medicaid funding from going toward abortion providers who receive more than $800,000 in taxpayer dollars. The largest target of this prohibition would be Planned Parenthood, which receives $2 million a day in taxpayer funding while performing 400,000 abortions annually.

🎥Kan. U.S. Senator celebrates anniversary of the Dobbs decision

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A firefighter paramedic was injured in an accident at a home in Wichita.

On Sunday Wichita Fire Department Squad 11 was dispatched to a reported medical call in the 1800 block of S. Madison, according to a social media report from the fire department. The patient had fallen while cutting a tree. 

While tending to the patient, part of the tree broke free and dropped into the area where firefighter paramedics were assessing the patient.

  One of the firefighters was able to move a medic student away from the impacted area to safety, as a second firefighter shielded the patient from being struck.

 It is estimated that the piece of tree that struck the firefighter and one medic weighted approximately 150 pounds and fell approximately 25 feet.  The patient, medic and firefighter were all transported for evaluation. Please keep them all in your prayers.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750847762678.png" alt="Photos Wichita Police" />
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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —A firefighter paramedic was injured in an accident at a home in Wichita.On Sunday Wichita Fire Department Squad 11 was dispatched to a reported medical call in the 1800 block of S. Madison, according to a social media report from the fire department. The patient had fallen while cutting a tree. While tending to the patient, part of the tree broke free and dropped into the area where firefighter paramedics were assessing the patient.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750847746311.png" alt="" />
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 </figure> One of the firefighters was able to move a medic student away from the impacted area to safety, as a second firefighter shielded the patient from being struck. It is estimated that the piece of tree that struck the firefighter and one medic weighted approximately 150 pounds and fell approximately 25 feet. The patient, medic and firefighter were all transported for evaluation. Please keep them all in your prayers.

First responders injured when large tree branch falls at Kansas home

WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 11 Iranian nationals illegally in the United States over the weekend. ICE also arrested a U.S. citizen who threatened to kill ICE law enforcement while harboring an illegal alien from Iran. The weekend arrests reflect the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) commitment to keeping known and suspected terrorists out of American communities, according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security.

“Under Secretary Noem, DHS has been full throttle on identifying and arresting known or suspected terrorists and violent extremists that illegally entered this country, came in through Biden’s fraudulent parole programs or otherwise,”&nbsp;said&nbsp;DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “We have been saying we are getting the worst of the worst out—and we are. We don’t wait until a military operation to execute; we proactively deliver on President Trump’s mandate to secure the homeland.” 

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750782397107.png" alt="Ribvar Karimi -photo Homeland Security" />
 <figcaption>Ribvar Karimi -photo Homeland Security</figcaption>
 </figure>WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 11 Iranian nationals illegally in the United States over the weekend. ICE also arrested a U.S. citizen who threatened to kill ICE law enforcement while harboring an illegal alien from Iran. The weekend arrests reflect the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) commitment to keeping known and suspected terrorists out of American communities, according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security.“Under Secretary Noem, DHS has been full throttle on identifying and arresting known or suspected terrorists and violent extremists that illegally entered this country, came in through Biden’s fraudulent parole programs or otherwise,”&nbsp;said&nbsp;DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “We have been saying we are getting the worst of the worst out—and we are. We don’t wait until a military operation to execute; we proactively deliver on President Trump’s mandate to secure the homeland.” <ul>
 <li>On June 22, ICE Atlanta arrested&nbsp;Ribvar Karimi&nbsp;in Locust, Alabama. Karimi reportedly served as an&nbsp;Iranian Army sniper&nbsp;from 2018 to 2021 and at the time of his arrest, in his possession, he had an Islamic Republic of Iran Army identification card. He entered the U.S. on a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-of-us-citizens/visas-for-fiancees-of-us-citizens" target="_blank">K-1 visa</a>, which is reserved for aliens engaged to be married to American citizens, in October 2024 under the Biden administration. Karimi never adjusted his status — a legal requirement — and is removable from the United States. He’s currently in ICE custody, where he’ll remain pending removal proceedings.</li>
 </ul><ul>
 <li>On June 22, ICE Houston officials arrested&nbsp;Behzad Sepehrian Bahary Nejad, an alien with a final order of removal, who was&nbsp;carrying a loaded 9mm pistol&nbsp;at the time of his arrest. Sepehrian entered the U.S. in Houston on Dec. 9, 2016, on an&nbsp;<a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/study/student-visa.html" target="_blank">F-1 student visa</a>. On Aug. 19, 2017, Harris County police&nbsp;arrested him for assaulting a family member by impeding breathing; his wife told the local assistant district attorney that Sepehrian was threatening her and obtained a restraining order against him. She also alleged he was threatening her family in Iran. On July 23, 2018, the University of Texas terminated Sepehrian’s status after he was placed on academic suspension. An immigration judge ordered him removed on Oct. 10, 2019, after he was released on an immigration bond; he filed a motion to reopen his case, which a Department of Justice immigration judge denied. Sepehrian is in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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 </figure><ul>
 <li>Also in Houston, ICE arrested&nbsp;Hamid Reza Bayat, an Iranian national an immigration judge&nbsp;ordered removed nearly 20 years ago, on Aug. 4, 2005. Twice&nbsp;convicted of drug crimes&nbsp;and once convicted of driving on a suspended license, Bayat served time before receiving his final order of removal. He’s now in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.</li>
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 <figcaption>Bayat photo Homeland Security</figcaption>
 </figure><ul>
 <li>On June 22, in Tempe — a Phoenix, Arizona suburb — ICE agents arrested&nbsp;Mehrzad Asadi Eidivand, an Iranian citizen with a final order of removal&nbsp;convicted of threatening a law enforcement officer&nbsp;and being an alien in&nbsp;possession of a firearm. Eidivand entered the U.S. in San Ysidro, California, in June 2012. In August 2013, an immigration judge granted him a voluntary departure, which allows an alien to leave the country without a formal ICE removal, but he never left. Eidivand will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.</li>
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 <figcaption>Eidivand photo Homeland Security</figcaption>
 </figure><ul>
 <li>At the same residence, officials arrested&nbsp;Linet Vartaniann, a United States citizen, for threatening a law enforcement officer and harboring Eidivand, an illegal alien. Vartaniann&nbsp;threatened to open fire on ICE officials&nbsp;if they entered her home, then said she would go outside and “shoot ICE officers in the head.” ICE officials obtained a search warrant for the residence and arrested the pair, who are now charged with federal crimes.</li>
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 <figcaption>Vartaniann-photo Homeland Security</figcaption>
 </figure><ul>
 <li>On June 22, in Gluckstadt, Mississippi, ICE officers and agents arrested&nbsp;Yousef Mehridehno, an Iranian national and former lawful permanent resident. The U.S. government terminated Mehridehno’s residency in October 2017 after determining he&nbsp;lied on his original visa application and committed potential marriage fraud.&nbsp;In February, Mehridehno was listed as a&nbsp;known or suspected terrorist, and he’s now in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.</li>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750782701962.png" alt="Mehridehno-photo Homeland Security" />
 <figcaption>Mehridehno-photo Homeland Security</figcaption>
 </figure><ul>
 <li>On June 22, in Colorado Springs, ICE officials arrested&nbsp;Mahmoud Shafiei&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mehrdad Mehdipour&nbsp;— two illegally present Iranian nationals living together. Immigration officials first encountered Shafiei in Seattle, Washington, in January 1981; a judge ordered him removed in January 1987. His criminal history includes&nbsp;state and federal convictions for drug crimes and arrests for assault and child abuse. U.S. Border Patrol encountered Mehdipour in June 2023 during the Biden administration near Rio Grande Valley, Texas, and processed him as an expedited removal. Both men are in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.</li>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750782773266.png" alt="Shafiei photo Homeland Security" />
 <figcaption>Shafiei photo Homeland Security</figcaption>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750782817364.png" alt="Mehdipour photo Homeland Security" />
 <figcaption>Mehdipour photo Homeland Security</figcaption>
 </figure><ul>
 <li>On June 22, in St. Paul, Minnesota, ICE arrested&nbsp;Mehran Makari Saheli, a 56-year-old Iranian national. He was&nbsp;convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm&nbsp;in Minneapolis, where he was sentenced to 15 months in prison. He is a former member of off the&nbsp;Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) with admitted connections to Hezbollah.&nbsp;An immigration judge ordered him removed June 28, 2022, under the Biden administration, but he illegally remained in the U.S. Saheli is now in ICE custody pending removal.</li>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750782876316.png" alt="Saheli photo Homeland Security" />
 <figcaption>Saheli photo Homeland Security</figcaption>
 </figure><ul>
 <li>On June 22, ICE San Francisco arrested&nbsp;Bahman Alizadeh Asfestani, a 62-year-old Iranian national, with a&nbsp;criminal history&nbsp;that includes a 1994&nbsp;conviction for petty theft&nbsp;and a 1995&nbsp;conviction of possession of a controlled substance for sale. Asfestani was&nbsp;sentenced to 10 years in state prison for the drug conviction&nbsp;and is now in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.</li>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750782924349.png" alt="Asfestani photo Homeland Security" />
 <figcaption>Asfestani photo Homeland Security</figcaption>
 </figure><ul>
 <li>On June 23, ICE Buffalo arrested&nbsp;Mohammad Rafikian, a 65-year-old Iranian national&nbsp;convicted of grand larceny,&nbsp;schemes to defraud, criminal impersonation and practicing as an attorney.  </li><li>On the same date, ICE San Diego arrested&nbsp;Arkavan Babk Moirokorli, a 57-year-old Iranian national&nbsp;convicted of forging an official seal. Both are in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.</li>
 </ul>

ICE arrests Iranian nationals in US amid fears of secret terror cells

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. intelligence report suggests that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/iran-nuclear">Iran’s nuclear program</a>&nbsp;has been set back only a few months after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-war-nuclear-talks-geneva-news-06-21-2025-a7b0cdaba28b5817467ccf712d214579">U.S. strikes</a>&nbsp;and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment.

The report issued by the Defense Intelligence Agency on Monday contradicts statements from Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the status of Iran's nuclear facilities. According to the people, the report found that while the Sunday strikes at the Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/bunker-buster-bomb-israel-iran-fordo-fordow-b2-nuclear-8a612cbf16aa0f99bd9992334ffc93d7">did significant damage</a>, the facilities were not totally destroyed. The people were not authorized to address the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The U.S. has held out hope of restarting negotiations with Iran to convince it to give up its nuclear program entirely, but some experts fear that the U.S. strikes — and the potential of Iran retaining some of its capabilities — could push Tehran toward developing a functioning weapon.

The assessment also suggests that at least some of Iran’s highly enriched uranium, necessary for creating a nuclear weapon, was moved out of multiple sites before the U.S. strikes and survived, and it found that Iran’s centrifuges, which are required to further enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels, are largely intact, according to the people.

At the deeply buried Fordo uranium enrichment plant, where U.S. B-2 stealth bombers dropped several 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs, the entrance collapsed and infrastructure was damaged, but the underground infrastructure was not destroyed, the assessment found. The people said that intelligence officials had warned of such an outcome in previous assessments ahead of the strike on Fordo.

The White House strongly pushed back on the DIA assessment, calling it “flat-out wrong.”

“The leaking of this alleged assessment is a clear attempt to demean President Trump, and discredit the brave fighter pilots who conducted a perfectly executed mission to obliterate Iran’s nuclear program,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “Everyone knows what happens when you drop fourteen 30,000 pound bombs perfectly on their targets: total obliteration.”

The CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment on the DIA assessment. ODNI coordinates the work of the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies, including the DIA, which is the intelligence arm of the Defense Department, responsible for producing intelligence on foreign militaries and the capabilities of adversaries. The Israeli government also has not released any official assessments of the U.S. strikes.

Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff, who said he has read damage assessment reports from U.S. intelligence and other nations, reiterated Tuesday night that the strikes had deprived Iran of the ability to develop a weapon and called it outrageous that the U.S. assessment was shared with reporters.

“It’s treasonous so it ought to be investigated," Witkoff said on Fox News Channel.

Trump has said in comments and posts on social media in recent days, including Tuesday, that the strike left the sites in Iran “totally destroyed” and that Iran will never rebuild its nuclear facilities.

Netanyahu said in a televised statement on Tuesday that, “For dozens of years I promised you that Iran would not have nuclear weapons and indeed ... we brought to ruin Iran’s nuclear program." He said the U.S. joining Israel was “historic" and thanked Trump.

The intelligence assessment was first reported by CNN on Tuesday.

Outside experts had suspected Iran had likely already hidden the core components of its nuclear program as it stared down the possibility that American bunker-buster bombs could be used on its nuclear sites.

Bulldozers and trucks visible in satellite imagery taken just days before the strikes have fueled speculation among experts that Iran may have transferred its half-ton stockpile of enriched uranium to an unknown location. And the incomplete destruction of the nuclear sites could still leave the country with the capacity to spin up weapons-grade uranium and develop a bomb.

Iran has maintained that its nuclear program is peaceful, but it has enriched significant quantities of uranium beyond the levels required for any civilian use. The U.S. and others assessed prior to the U.S. strikes that Iran’s theocratic leadership had not yet ordered the country to pursue an operational nuclear weapon, but the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-iaea-nuclear-program-143e3e3c015dbf9c17316ad60ff989da">repeatedly warned</a>&nbsp;that Iran has enough enriched uranium&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-iran-politics-government-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-6acdb64d36fcbe05b3ee725d8a585d96">to make several nuclear bombs</a>&nbsp;should it choose to do so.

Vice President JD Vance said in a Monday interview on Fox News Channel that even if Iran is still in control of its stockpile of 408.6 kilograms (900.8 pounds) of enriched uranium, which is just short of weapons-grade, the U.S. has cut off Iran's ability to convert it to a nuclear weapon.

“If they have 60% enriched uranium, but they don’t have the ability to enrich it to 90%, and, further, they don’t have the ability to convert that to a nuclear weapon, that is mission success. That is the obliteration of their nuclear program, which is why the president, I think, rightly is using that term,” Vance said.

Approximately 42 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium is theoretically enough to produce one atomic bomb if enriched further to 90%, according to the U.N. nuclear watchdog.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi informed U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on June 13 — the day Israel launched its military campaign against Iran — that Tehran would “adopt special measures to protect our nuclear equipment and materials.”

American satellite imagery and analysis firm Maxar Technologies said its satellites photographed trucks and bulldozers at the Fordo site beginning on June 19, three days before the Americans struck.

Subsequent imagery “revealed that the tunnel entrances into the underground complex had been sealed off with dirt prior to the U.S. airstrikes,” said Stephen Wood, senior director at Maxar. “We believe that some of the trucks seen on 19 June were carrying dirt to be used as part of that operation.”

Some experts say those trucks could also have been used to move out Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile.

“It is plausible that Iran moved the material enriched to 60% out of Fordo and loaded it on a truck,” said Eric Brewer, a former U.S. intelligence analyst and now deputy vice president at the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

Iran could also have moved other equipment, including centrifuges, he said, noting that while enriched uranium, which is stored in fortified canisters, is relatively easy to transport, delicate centrifuges are more challenging to move without inflicting damage.

Apart from its enriched uranium stockpile, over the past four years Iran has produced the centrifuges key to enrichment without oversight from the U.N. nuclear watchdog.

Iran also announced on June 12 that it has built and will activate a third nuclear enrichment facility. IAEA chief Grossi said the facility was located in Isfahan, a place where Iran has several other nuclear sites. After being bombarded by both the Israelis and the Americans, it is unclear if, or how quickly, Isfahan’s facilities, including tunnels, could become operational.

But given all of the equipment and material likely still under Iran’s control, this offers Tehran “a pretty solid foundation for a reconstituted covert program and for getting a bomb,” Brewer said.

Kelsey Davenport, director for nonproliferation policy at the Arms Control Association, a nonpartisan policy center, said that “if Iran had already diverted its centrifuges,” it can “build a covert enrichment facility with a small footprint and inject the 60% gas into those centrifuges and quickly enrich to weapons grade levels.”

But Brewer also underlined that if Iran launched a covert nuclear program, it would do so at a disadvantage, having lost to Israeli and American strikes vital equipment and personnel that are crucial for turning the enriched uranium into a functional nuclear weapon.

Liechtenstein reported from Vienna and McNeil reported from Brussels. Associated Press writers Eric Tucker, David Klepper, Ellen Knickmeyer and Aamer Madhani in Washington and John Leicester in Paris contributed to this report.

—- The Associated Press receives support for nuclear security coverage from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.carnegie.org/">the Carnegie Corporation of New York</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://outrider.org/">Outrider Foundation</a>. The AP is solely responsible for all content. —- Additional AP coverage of the nuclear landscape:&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/projects/the-new-nuclear-landscape/">https://apnews.com/projects/the-new-nuclear-landscape/</a>

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750848409452.png" alt="President Trump at the NATO summit on Wednesday-Image courtesy White House" />
 <figcaption>President Trump at the NATO summit on Wednesday-Image courtesy White House</figcaption>
 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. intelligence report suggests that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/iran-nuclear">Iran’s nuclear program</a>&nbsp;has been set back only a few months after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-war-nuclear-talks-geneva-news-06-21-2025-a7b0cdaba28b5817467ccf712d214579">U.S. strikes</a>&nbsp;and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Q: &quot;What&#39;s your reaction to intelligence reports saying that Iranian nuclear sites are only partially devastated?&quot; President Trump: &quot;We hear it was obliteration. It was a virtual obliteration.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/ppCvPzTntf">pic.twitter.com/ppCvPzTntf</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1937876171464577525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;This was an unbelievable hit by genius pilots and genius people in the military, and they&#39;re not being given credit for it because we have scum... CNN is scum. MSDNC is scum. The New York Times is scum.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/IrRhwgqQaK">pic.twitter.com/IrRhwgqQaK</a>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1937800789356896343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">.<a href="https://twitter.com/SecRubio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecRubio</a> sets the record straight for the Fake News: &quot;These leakers are professional stabbers... There&#39;s no way Iran comes to the table if somehow nothing had happened. This was a complete and total obliteration... They are way behind today compared to where they were just 7… <a href="https://t.co/V3wrIjic8F">pic.twitter.com/V3wrIjic8F</a>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1937800084621558011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;We hear it was obliteration... I believe they didn&#39;t have a chance to get anything out because we acted fast.&quot;<a href="https://twitter.com/SecDef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecDef</a>: &quot;They landed precisely where they were supposed to. It was a flawless mission... it was devastation underneath Fordow.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/29AT9hj8w7">pic.twitter.com/29AT9hj8w7</a>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1937798413472399483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The report issued by the Defense Intelligence Agency on Monday contradicts statements from Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the status of Iran's nuclear facilities. According to the people, the report found that while the Sunday strikes at the Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/bunker-buster-bomb-israel-iran-fordo-fordow-b2-nuclear-8a612cbf16aa0f99bd9992334ffc93d7">did significant damage</a>, the facilities were not totally destroyed. The people were not authorized to address the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://t.co/tioH6SkYLt">pic.twitter.com/tioH6SkYLt</a>&mdash; Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/1937660080943476864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://t.co/z5HB3iOgwQ">pic.twitter.com/z5HB3iOgwQ</a>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1937689416501187006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The U.S. has held out hope of restarting negotiations with Iran to convince it to give up its nuclear program entirely, but some experts fear that the U.S. strikes — and the potential of Iran retaining some of its capabilities — could push Tehran toward developing a functioning weapon.The assessment also suggests that at least some of Iran’s highly enriched uranium, necessary for creating a nuclear weapon, was moved out of multiple sites before the U.S. strikes and survived, and it found that Iran’s centrifuges, which are required to further enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels, are largely intact, according to the people.At the deeply buried Fordo uranium enrichment plant, where U.S. B-2 stealth bombers dropped several 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs, the entrance collapsed and infrastructure was damaged, but the underground infrastructure was not destroyed, the assessment found. The people said that intelligence officials had warned of such an outcome in previous assessments ahead of the strike on Fordo.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">🚨FAKE NEWS CNN STRIKES AGAIN: This alleged &quot;assessment&quot; is flat-out wrong and was classified as &quot;top secret&quot; but was still leaked to CNN by an anonymous, low-level loser in the intelligence community. The leaking of this alleged assessment is a clear attempt to demean…&mdash; Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1937599769544982577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><h2>The White House pushes back</h2>The White House strongly pushed back on the DIA assessment, calling it “flat-out wrong.”“The leaking of this alleged assessment is a clear attempt to demean President Trump, and discredit the brave fighter pilots who conducted a perfectly executed mission to obliterate Iran’s nuclear program,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “Everyone knows what happens when you drop fourteen 30,000 pound bombs perfectly on their targets: total obliteration.”The CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment on the DIA assessment. ODNI coordinates the work of the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies, including the DIA, which is the intelligence arm of the Defense Department, responsible for producing intelligence on foreign militaries and the capabilities of adversaries. The Israeli government also has not released any official assessments of the U.S. strikes.Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff, who said he has read damage assessment reports from U.S. intelligence and other nations, reiterated Tuesday night that the strikes had deprived Iran of the ability to develop a weapon and called it outrageous that the U.S. assessment was shared with reporters.“It’s treasonous so it ought to be investigated," Witkoff said on Fox News Channel.Trump has said in comments and posts on social media in recent days, including Tuesday, that the strike left the sites in Iran “totally destroyed” and that Iran will never rebuild its nuclear facilities.Netanyahu said in a televised statement on Tuesday that, “For dozens of years I promised you that Iran would not have nuclear weapons and indeed ... we brought to ruin Iran’s nuclear program." He said the U.S. joining Israel was “historic" and thanked Trump.The intelligence assessment was first reported by CNN on Tuesday.Outside experts had suspected Iran had likely already hidden the core components of its nuclear program as it stared down the possibility that American bunker-buster bombs could be used on its nuclear sites.Bulldozers and trucks visible in satellite imagery taken just days before the strikes have fueled speculation among experts that Iran may have transferred its half-ton stockpile of enriched uranium to an unknown location. And the incomplete destruction of the nuclear sites could still leave the country with the capacity to spin up weapons-grade uranium and develop a bomb.Iran has maintained that its nuclear program is peaceful, but it has enriched significant quantities of uranium beyond the levels required for any civilian use. The U.S. and others assessed prior to the U.S. strikes that Iran’s theocratic leadership had not yet ordered the country to pursue an operational nuclear weapon, but the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-iaea-nuclear-program-143e3e3c015dbf9c17316ad60ff989da">repeatedly warned</a>&nbsp;that Iran has enough enriched uranium&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-iran-politics-government-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-6acdb64d36fcbe05b3ee725d8a585d96">to make several nuclear bombs</a>&nbsp;should it choose to do so.Vice President JD Vance said in a Monday interview on Fox News Channel that even if Iran is still in control of its stockpile of 408.6 kilograms (900.8 pounds) of enriched uranium, which is just short of weapons-grade, the U.S. has cut off Iran's ability to convert it to a nuclear weapon.“If they have 60% enriched uranium, but they don’t have the ability to enrich it to 90%, and, further, they don’t have the ability to convert that to a nuclear weapon, that is mission success. That is the obliteration of their nuclear program, which is why the president, I think, rightly is using that term,” Vance said.Approximately 42 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium is theoretically enough to produce one atomic bomb if enriched further to 90%, according to the U.N. nuclear watchdog.<h2>What experts say</h2>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi informed U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on June 13 — the day Israel launched its military campaign against Iran — that Tehran would “adopt special measures to protect our nuclear equipment and materials.”American satellite imagery and analysis firm Maxar Technologies said its satellites photographed trucks and bulldozers at the Fordo site beginning on June 19, three days before the Americans struck.Subsequent imagery “revealed that the tunnel entrances into the underground complex had been sealed off with dirt prior to the U.S. airstrikes,” said Stephen Wood, senior director at Maxar. “We believe that some of the trucks seen on 19 June were carrying dirt to be used as part of that operation.”Some experts say those trucks could also have been used to move out Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile.“It is plausible that Iran moved the material enriched to 60% out of Fordo and loaded it on a truck,” said Eric Brewer, a former U.S. intelligence analyst and now deputy vice president at the Nuclear Threat Initiative.Iran could also have moved other equipment, including centrifuges, he said, noting that while enriched uranium, which is stored in fortified canisters, is relatively easy to transport, delicate centrifuges are more challenging to move without inflicting damage.Apart from its enriched uranium stockpile, over the past four years Iran has produced the centrifuges key to enrichment without oversight from the U.N. nuclear watchdog.Iran also announced on June 12 that it has built and will activate a third nuclear enrichment facility. IAEA chief Grossi said the facility was located in Isfahan, a place where Iran has several other nuclear sites. After being bombarded by both the Israelis and the Americans, it is unclear if, or how quickly, Isfahan’s facilities, including tunnels, could become operational.But given all of the equipment and material likely still under Iran’s control, this offers Tehran “a pretty solid foundation for a reconstituted covert program and for getting a bomb,” Brewer said.Kelsey Davenport, director for nonproliferation policy at the Arms Control Association, a nonpartisan policy center, said that “if Iran had already diverted its centrifuges,” it can “build a covert enrichment facility with a small footprint and inject the 60% gas into those centrifuges and quickly enrich to weapons grade levels.”But Brewer also underlined that if Iran launched a covert nuclear program, it would do so at a disadvantage, having lost to Israeli and American strikes vital equipment and personnel that are crucial for turning the enriched uranium into a functional nuclear weapon.___Liechtenstein reported from Vienna and McNeil reported from Brussels. Associated Press writers Eric Tucker, David Klepper, Ellen Knickmeyer and Aamer Madhani in Washington and John Leicester in Paris contributed to this report.—- The Associated Press receives support for nuclear security coverage from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.carnegie.org/">the Carnegie Corporation of New York</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://outrider.org/">Outrider Foundation</a>. The AP is solely responsible for all content. —- Additional AP coverage of the nuclear landscape:&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/projects/the-new-nuclear-landscape/">https://apnews.com/projects/the-new-nuclear-landscape/</a>

🎥Trump pushes back on assessment critical of Iran attack success

LIVINGSTON COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating cruelty to animals in Livingston County.&nbsp;

On Sunday or Monday, someone abandoned eight 9-day-old puppies inside a suitcase with a handwritten note, dumping them behind a trash can at Clay Street Park, according to a social media report from the Chillicothe Animal Control.

"The heat was unforgiving — with temperatures reaching 93° and a “feels like” of 99° — putting these tiny, helpless puppies in extreme danger."

The shelter is asking for the public’s help. If you saw anything suspicious or have any information about who may have done this, please contact the Chillicothe Police Department at 660-646-2121.

"These puppies deserved compassion, not cruelty. Let’s help bring justice to them."&nbsp; Chillicothe is located approximately 90 miles north of Kansas City.

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 </figure>LIVINGSTON COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating cruelty to animals in Livingston County.&nbsp;On Sunday or Monday, someone abandoned eight 9-day-old puppies inside a suitcase with a handwritten note, dumping them behind a trash can at Clay Street Park, according to a social media report from the Chillicothe Animal Control."The heat was unforgiving — with temperatures reaching 93° and a “feels like” of 99° — putting these tiny, helpless puppies in extreme danger."The shelter is asking for the public’s help. If you saw anything suspicious or have any information about who may have done this, please contact the Chillicothe Police Department at 660-646-2121."These puppies deserved compassion, not cruelty. Let’s help bring justice to them."&nbsp; Chillicothe is located approximately 90 miles north of Kansas City.

Puppies in suitcase dumped in park in 93-degree heat

NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night after Andrew Cuomo conceded the race in a stunning upset, as the young, progressive upstart who was virtually unknown when the contest began built a substantial lead over the more experienced but scandal-scarred former governor.

Though the race’s ultimate outcome will still be decided by a ranked choice count, Mamdani took a commanding position just hours after the polls closed.

With victory all but assured, Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist who ran an energetic campaign centered on the cost of living, told supporters, “I will be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City."

“I will be the mayor for every New Yorker, whether you voted for me, for Governor Cuomo, or felt too disillusioned by a long-broken political system to vote at all,” he said. “I will work to be a mayor you will be proud to call your own.”

Cuomo, who had been the front-runner throughout a race that was his comeback bid from a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/cuomo-new-york-sexual-harrassment-investigation-d0b44db45ab3cd47190f0b483e785bc0">sexual harassment scandal</a>, conceded the election, telling a crowd that he had called Mamdani to congratulate him.

“Tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won,” Cuomo told supporters.

Cuomo trailed Mamdani by a significant margin in the first choice ballots and faced an exceedingly difficult pathway to catching up when ballots are redistributed in New York City’s ranked choice voting process.

Mamdani, a member of the state Assembly since 2021, would be the city’s first Muslim and Indian American mayor if elected. Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams skipped the primary. He’s running as an independent in the general election. Cuomo also has the option of running in the general election.

“We are going to take a look and make some decisions,” Cuomo said.

Cuomo and Mamdani were a study in political contrasts and could have played stand-ins for the larger Democratic Party’s ideological divide, with one candidate a fresh-faced progressive and the other an older moderate.

Cuomo characterized the city as a threatening, out-of-control place desperate for an experienced leader who could restore order. He brought the power of a political dynasty to the race, securing an impressive array of endorsements from important local leaders and labor groups, all while political action committees created to support his campaign pulled in staggering sums of cash.

Mamdani, meanwhile, offered an optimistic message that life in the city could improve under his agenda, which was laser-focused on the idea that a mayor has the power to do things that lower the cost of living. The party’s progressive wing coalesced behind him and he secured endorsements from two of the country’s foremost progressives, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Unofficial results from the New York City’s Board of Elections showed that Mamdani was ranked on more ballots than Cuomo. Mamdani was listed as the second choice by tens of thousands of more voters than Cuomo. And the number of votes that will factor into ranked choice voting is sure to shrink. More than 200,000 voters only listed a first choice, the Board of Elections results show, meaning that Mamdani’s performance in the first round may ultimately be enough to clear the 50% threshold.

The race’s ultimate outcome could say something about&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-york-primary-mayor-decision-notes-ff7234fa6a2a4259bb7f7c2b0900d5ba">what kind of leader</a>&nbsp;Democrats are looking for during President Donald Trump’s second term.

The primary winner will go on to face incumbent Adams, a Democrat who decided to run as an independent amid a public uproar over his indictment on corruption charges and the subsequent abandonment of the case by Trump’s Justice Department. Republican&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/curtis-sliwa">Curtis Sliwa</a>, the founder of the Guardian Angels, will be on the ballot in the fall’s general election.

The rest of the pack has struggled to gain recognition in a race where nearly every candidate has cast themselves as the person best positioned to challenge Trump's agenda.

Comptroller Brad Lander, a liberal city government stalwart, made a splash last week when he was arrested after linking arms with a man federal agents were trying to detain at an immigration court in Manhattan. In the final weeks of the race, Lander and Mamdani cross endorsed one another in an attempt to boost their collective support and damage Cuomo's bid under the ranked choice voting system.

Among the other candidates are City Council Speaker&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-york-new-york-city-queens-76fa94bfa7899d16ff469004c1b0b7ee">Adrienne Adams</a>, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, hedge fund executive Whitney Tilson and former city Comptroller&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/scott-stringer">Scott Stringer</a>.

Mamdani's grassroots run has been hard not to notice.

His army of young canvassers relentlessly knocked on doors throughout the city seeking support. Posters of his grinning mug were up on shop windows. You couldn't get on social media without seeing one of his well-produced videos pitching his vision — free buses, free child care, new apartments, a higher minimum wage and more, paid for by new taxes on rich people.

That youthful energy was apparent Tuesday evening, as both cautiously optimistic canvassers and ecstatic supporters lined the streets of Central Brooklyn on a sizzling hot summer day, creating a party-like atmosphere that spread from poll sites into the surrounding neighborhoods.

Outside his family’s Caribbean apothecary, Amani Kojo, a 23-year-old first-time voter, passed out iced tea to Mamdani canvassers, encouraging them to stay hydrated.

“It’s 100 degrees outside and it's a vibe. New York City feels alive again,” Kojo said, raising a pile of Mamdani pamphlets. “It feels very electric seeing all the people around, the flyers, all the posts on my Instagram all day.”

Cuomo and some other Democrats have cast Mamdani as unqualified. They say he doesn't have the management chops to wrangle the city's sprawling bureaucracy or handle crises. Critics have also taken aim at Mamdani's support for Palestinian human rights.

In response, Mamdani has slammed Cuomo over his sexual harassment scandal and his handling of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.

Cuomo&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/andrew-cuomo-resigns-17161f546bb83c32a337036ecf8d2a34">resigned in 2021</a>&nbsp;after a report commissioned by the state attorney general concluded that he had sexually harassed at least 11 women. He has always maintained that he didn't intentionally harass the women, saying he had simply fallen behind what was considered appropriate workplace conduct.

Associated Press writer Jake Offenhartz contributed to this report.

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 </figure>NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night after Andrew Cuomo conceded the race in a stunning upset, as the young, progressive upstart who was virtually unknown when the contest began built a substantial lead over the more experienced but scandal-scarred former governor.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night after Andrew Cuomo conceded the race as the young, progressive upstart built a substantial lead over the former governor. <a href="https://t.co/xykOBrwl0H">pic.twitter.com/xykOBrwl0H</a>&mdash; The Associated Press (@AP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AP/status/1937828061082226713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Though the race’s ultimate outcome will still be decided by a ranked choice count, Mamdani took a commanding position just hours after the polls closed.With victory all but assured, Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist who ran an energetic campaign centered on the cost of living, told supporters, “I will be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City."“I will be the mayor for every New Yorker, whether you voted for me, for Governor Cuomo, or felt too disillusioned by a long-broken political system to vote at all,” he said. “I will work to be a mayor you will be proud to call your own.”Cuomo, who had been the front-runner throughout a race that was his comeback bid from a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/cuomo-new-york-sexual-harrassment-investigation-d0b44db45ab3cd47190f0b483e785bc0">sexual harassment scandal</a>, conceded the election, telling a crowd that he had called Mamdani to congratulate him.“Tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won,” Cuomo told supporters.Cuomo trailed Mamdani by a significant margin in the first choice ballots and faced an exceedingly difficult pathway to catching up when ballots are redistributed in New York City’s ranked choice voting process.Mamdani, a member of the state Assembly since 2021, would be the city’s first Muslim and Indian American mayor if elected. Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams skipped the primary. He’s running as an independent in the general election. Cuomo also has the option of running in the general election.“We are going to take a look and make some decisions,” Cuomo said.Cuomo and Mamdani were a study in political contrasts and could have played stand-ins for the larger Democratic Party’s ideological divide, with one candidate a fresh-faced progressive and the other an older moderate.Cuomo characterized the city as a threatening, out-of-control place desperate for an experienced leader who could restore order. He brought the power of a political dynasty to the race, securing an impressive array of endorsements from important local leaders and labor groups, all while political action committees created to support his campaign pulled in staggering sums of cash.Mamdani, meanwhile, offered an optimistic message that life in the city could improve under his agenda, which was laser-focused on the idea that a mayor has the power to do things that lower the cost of living. The party’s progressive wing coalesced behind him and he secured endorsements from two of the country’s foremost progressives, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders.Unofficial results from the New York City’s Board of Elections showed that Mamdani was ranked on more ballots than Cuomo. Mamdani was listed as the second choice by tens of thousands of more voters than Cuomo. And the number of votes that will factor into ranked choice voting is sure to shrink. More than 200,000 voters only listed a first choice, the Board of Elections results show, meaning that Mamdani’s performance in the first round may ultimately be enough to clear the 50% threshold.The race’s ultimate outcome could say something about&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-york-primary-mayor-decision-notes-ff7234fa6a2a4259bb7f7c2b0900d5ba">what kind of leader</a>&nbsp;Democrats are looking for during President Donald Trump’s second term.The primary winner will go on to face incumbent Adams, a Democrat who decided to run as an independent amid a public uproar over his indictment on corruption charges and the subsequent abandonment of the case by Trump’s Justice Department. Republican&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/curtis-sliwa">Curtis Sliwa</a>, the founder of the Guardian Angels, will be on the ballot in the fall’s general election.The rest of the pack has struggled to gain recognition in a race where nearly every candidate has cast themselves as the person best positioned to challenge Trump's agenda.Comptroller Brad Lander, a liberal city government stalwart, made a splash last week when he was arrested after linking arms with a man federal agents were trying to detain at an immigration court in Manhattan. In the final weeks of the race, Lander and Mamdani cross endorsed one another in an attempt to boost their collective support and damage Cuomo's bid under the ranked choice voting system.Among the other candidates are City Council Speaker&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-york-new-york-city-queens-76fa94bfa7899d16ff469004c1b0b7ee">Adrienne Adams</a>, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, hedge fund executive Whitney Tilson and former city Comptroller&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/scott-stringer">Scott Stringer</a>.Mamdani's grassroots run has been hard not to notice.His army of young canvassers relentlessly knocked on doors throughout the city seeking support. Posters of his grinning mug were up on shop windows. You couldn't get on social media without seeing one of his well-produced videos pitching his vision — free buses, free child care, new apartments, a higher minimum wage and more, paid for by new taxes on rich people.That youthful energy was apparent Tuesday evening, as both cautiously optimistic canvassers and ecstatic supporters lined the streets of Central Brooklyn on a sizzling hot summer day, creating a party-like atmosphere that spread from poll sites into the surrounding neighborhoods.Outside his family’s Caribbean apothecary, Amani Kojo, a 23-year-old first-time voter, passed out iced tea to Mamdani canvassers, encouraging them to stay hydrated.“It’s 100 degrees outside and it's a vibe. New York City feels alive again,” Kojo said, raising a pile of Mamdani pamphlets. “It feels very electric seeing all the people around, the flyers, all the posts on my Instagram all day.”Cuomo and some other Democrats have cast Mamdani as unqualified. They say he doesn't have the management chops to wrangle the city's sprawling bureaucracy or handle crises. Critics have also taken aim at Mamdani's support for Palestinian human rights.In response, Mamdani has slammed Cuomo over his sexual harassment scandal and his handling of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.Cuomo&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/andrew-cuomo-resigns-17161f546bb83c32a337036ecf8d2a34">resigned in 2021</a>&nbsp;after a report commissioned by the state attorney general concluded that he had sexually harassed at least 11 women. He has always maintained that he didn't intentionally harass the women, saying he had simply fallen behind what was considered appropriate workplace conduct.___Associated Press writer Jake Offenhartz contributed to this report.

Big surprise in race for mayor of New York City 

GEARY COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating over two dozen suspects after a drug bust in Geary County.

On June 16, 2025, the Junction City Police Department, with assistance from the Geary County Sheriff’s Office and Riley County Police Department, executed multiple Geary County District Court arrest warrants. 

These warrants followed a comprehensive, year-long investigation into the distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine within Junction City and Manhattan, according to a media release.

The following individuals were arrested in connection with the investigation:• Donte Roberts, Junction City, KS• Marchella Woods, Junction City, KS• Kacey Selby, Junction City, KS• Brandale Williams Sr., Junction City, KS• Brandale Williams Jr., Junction City, KS• Stephanie Meier, Junction City, KS• Robert Warner Jr., Junction City, KS• Britteny Hall, Junction City, KS• Traquean Roberts, Junction City, KS• Patricia Campbell, Junction City, KS• Michael Rogel, Junction City, KS• Cody Dodge, Manhattan, KS• Brittanie Vaughn, Manhattan, KS• Samantha Arnold, Junction City, KS• Kelly Simmons, Junction City, KS• Angel Morgan, Manhattan, KS• Donnithan Jones, Manhattan, KS• Stephanie Pena, Junction City, KS• Daizha Brooks, Manhattan, KS• Justin Beckham, Junction City, KS• Aaron Renshaw, Junction City, KS• Jalisa Carson, Manhattan, KS• Mercedez Palmer, Junction City, KS• Danielle M. Jones, Junction City, KS• Dwight Reid, Junction City, KS• Stephanie Boyer, Junction City, KS• Rickey Gassen, Junction City, KS• Abigayle Franklin, Junction City, KSThe Junction City Police Department expresses gratitude to the Geary County Sheriff’s Office and Riley County Police Department for their cooperation and assistance during this investigation. 

Anyone with information relevant to this investigation is encouraged to contact the Junction City Police Department at (785) 762-5912 or the Geary County Crime Stoppers at (785) 762-8477, where tips can be submitted anonymously.

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 </figure>GEARY COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating over two dozen suspects after a drug bust in Geary County.On June 16, 2025, the Junction City Police Department, with assistance from the Geary County Sheriff’s Office and Riley County Police Department, executed multiple Geary County District Court arrest warrants. These warrants followed a comprehensive, year-long investigation into the distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine within Junction City and Manhattan, according to a media release.The following individuals were arrested in connection with the investigation:• Donte Roberts, Junction City, KS• Marchella Woods, Junction City, KS• Kacey Selby, Junction City, KS• Brandale Williams Sr., Junction City, KS• Brandale Williams Jr., Junction City, KS• Stephanie Meier, Junction City, KS• Robert Warner Jr., Junction City, KS• Britteny Hall, Junction City, KS• Traquean Roberts, Junction City, KS• Patricia Campbell, Junction City, KS• Michael Rogel, Junction City, KS• Cody Dodge, Manhattan, KS• Brittanie Vaughn, Manhattan, KS• Samantha Arnold, Junction City, KS• Kelly Simmons, Junction City, KS• Angel Morgan, Manhattan, KS• Donnithan Jones, Manhattan, KS• Stephanie Pena, Junction City, KS• Daizha Brooks, Manhattan, KS• Justin Beckham, Junction City, KS• Aaron Renshaw, Junction City, KS• Jalisa Carson, Manhattan, KS• Mercedez Palmer, Junction City, KS• Danielle M. Jones, Junction City, KS• Dwight Reid, Junction City, KS• Stephanie Boyer, Junction City, KS• Rickey Gassen, Junction City, KS• Abigayle Franklin, Junction City, KSThe Junction City Police Department expresses gratitude to the Geary County Sheriff’s Office and Riley County Police Department for their cooperation and assistance during this investigation. Additional arrests are anticipated.Anyone with information relevant to this investigation is encouraged to contact the Junction City Police Department at (785) 762-5912 or the Geary County Crime Stoppers at (785) 762-8477, where tips can be submitted anonymously.

28-arrested after year-long Kansas fentanyl, meth investigation 

KANSAS CITY, Kan. –&nbsp;The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) intercepted a package that contained an illegal shipment of marijuana products, according to a media release from the agency.

On Tuesday, June 17, KBI agents in the K-9 unit investigated a suspicious package that was shipped across state lines. The package was found to contain several jars of a THC concentrate weighing approximately 25.9 pounds. The approximate value of the marijuana concentrate, if sold, would be in excess of $300,000.

The concentrate was seized. The transportation, shipping, or mailing of marijuana, cannabis, or other THC products across state lines is a violation of federal law. This shipment also violates Kansas marijuana laws.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750795699840.png" alt="KBI agents in the K-9 unit investigated a suspicious package that was shipped across state lines-File photo KBI K9 Unit image- Kansas Bureau of Investigation" />
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 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Kan. –&nbsp;The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) intercepted a package that contained an illegal shipment of marijuana products, according to a media release from the agency.On Tuesday, June 17, KBI agents in the K-9 unit investigated a suspicious package that was shipped across state lines. The package was found to contain several jars of a THC concentrate weighing approximately 25.9 pounds. The approximate value of the marijuana concentrate, if sold, would be in excess of $300,000.The concentrate was seized. The transportation, shipping, or mailing of marijuana, cannabis, or other THC products across state lines is a violation of federal law. This shipment also violates Kansas marijuana laws.At this time, no arrests have been made.

KBI seized package of marijuana concentrate worth $300,000

RENO COUNTY—An inmate died Tuesday at the Reno County Correctional Facility.

Just after 1:30 a.m., the inmate identified as 41-year-old&nbsp; Joshua Caleb Ledbetter of Hutchinson, was found unresponsive in his cell, according to a statement from the Reno County Sheriff's office.

Jail personnel and emergency responders were immediately notified. Despite efforts by on-site staff he was pronounced deceased.

Ledbetter was booked into the jail on April 30 on requested charges of electronic indecent solicitation of a Child, according to the sheriff's office.

There is no indication of foul play. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation will provide an independent investigation. The Reno County Coroner determine the cause of death.

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 </figure>RENO COUNTY—An inmate died Tuesday at the Reno County Correctional Facility.Just after 1:30 a.m., the inmate identified as 41-year-old&nbsp; Joshua Caleb Ledbetter of Hutchinson, was found unresponsive in his cell, according to a statement from the Reno County Sheriff's office.Jail personnel and emergency responders were immediately notified. Despite efforts by on-site staff he was pronounced deceased.Ledbetter was booked into the jail on April 30 on requested charges of electronic indecent solicitation of a Child, according to the sheriff's office.There is no indication of foul play. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation will provide an independent investigation. The Reno County Coroner determine the cause of death.

Kan. inmate accused of child sex crimes found dead in his cell

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22MICHELLE%20L.%20PRICE%20and%20MARY%20CLARE%20JALONICK%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MARY CLARE JALONICK&nbsp;</a>

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. intelligence report found that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-war-nuclear-talks-geneva-news-06-21-2025-a7b0cdaba28b5817467ccf712d214579">a U.S. strike</a>&nbsp;and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment.

The intelligence report issued by the Defense Intelligence Agency on Monday contradicts statements from Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the status of Iran's nuclear facilities. The people were not authorized to address the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

According to the people, the report found that while the Saturday strikes at the Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/bunker-buster-bomb-israel-iran-fordo-fordow-b2-nuclear-8a612cbf16aa0f99bd9992334ffc93d7">did significant damage</a>, they were not totally destroyed.

The assessment found that at least some of Iran’s highly enriched uranium was moved out of multiple sites before the U.S. strikes and survived, according to the people, and it also found that Iran’s centrifuges are largely intact.

At the deeply buried Fordo uranium enrichment plant, the entrance collapsed and infrastructure was damaged, so that will take time to fix, but the underground infrastructure was not destroyed, according to one of the people. The person also said that previous assessments had warned of this outcome at Fordo.

The White House strongly pushed back on the assessment, calling it “flat-out wrong.”

Trump has said in comments and posts on social media in recent days, including Tuesday, that the strikes left the sites in Iran “totally destroyed” and that Iran will never rebuild its nuclear facilities.

Netanyahu said in a televised statement on Tuesday that, “For dozens of years I promised you that Iran would not have nuclear weapons and indeed ... we brought to ruin Iran’s nuclear program."

He said the U.S. joining Israel was “historic" and thanked Trump.

The CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment on the DIA assessment. ODNI coordinates the work of the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies, including the DIA, which is the intelligence arm of the Defense Department, responsible for producing intelligence on foreign militaries and the capabilities of adversaries.

Associated Press writers Eric Tucker and David Klepper contributed to this report

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 </figure><a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22MICHELLE%20L.%20PRICE%20and%20MARY%20CLARE%20JALONICK%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MARY CLARE JALONICK&nbsp;</a>WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. intelligence report found that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-war-nuclear-talks-geneva-news-06-21-2025-a7b0cdaba28b5817467ccf712d214579">a U.S. strike</a>&nbsp;and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://t.co/tioH6SkYLt">pic.twitter.com/tioH6SkYLt</a>&mdash; Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/1937660080943476864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">We dropped fourteen 30,000 pound bombs directly on their target. 420,000 pounds of bombs. It doesn’t take a genius to know that these nuclear facilities have been completely obliterated. <a href="https://t.co/CthAthypLK">pic.twitter.com/CthAthypLK</a>&mdash; Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellATSD) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanParnellATSD/status/1937619046943588441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The intelligence report issued by the Defense Intelligence Agency on Monday contradicts statements from Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the status of Iran's nuclear facilities. The people were not authorized to address the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> on Iran: &quot;They&#39;re not going to have enrichment and they&#39;re not going to have a nuclear weapon. They&#39;re going to get on to being a great trading nation.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/bL37yc5Mtn">pic.twitter.com/bL37yc5Mtn</a>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1937519347213222016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>According to the people, the report found that while the Saturday strikes at the Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/bunker-buster-bomb-israel-iran-fordo-fordow-b2-nuclear-8a612cbf16aa0f99bd9992334ffc93d7">did significant damage</a>, they were not totally destroyed.The assessment found that at least some of Iran’s highly enriched uranium was moved out of multiple sites before the U.S. strikes and survived, according to the people, and it also found that Iran’s centrifuges are largely intact.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;Our B-2 pilots made this all possible. They had a magnificent hit in the dark of night with no moon, no light, no nothing. They hit the target perfectly ... I saw CNN Fake News going, &#39;Well, maybe it wasn&#39;t a perfect hit...&#39; It&#39;s very disrespectful to those great… <a href="https://t.co/xRryvaV8Vn">pic.twitter.com/xRryvaV8Vn</a>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1937522886253658230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>At the deeply buried Fordo uranium enrichment plant, the entrance collapsed and infrastructure was damaged, so that will take time to fix, but the underground infrastructure was not destroyed, according to one of the people. The person also said that previous assessments had warned of this outcome at Fordo.The White House strongly pushed back on the assessment, calling it “flat-out wrong.”“The leaking of this alleged assessment is a clear attempt to demean President Trump, and discredit the brave fighter pilots who conducted a perfectly executed mission to obliterate Iran’s nuclear program,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “Everyone knows what happens when you drop fourteen 30,000 pound bombs perfectly on their targets: total obliteration.”Trump has said in comments and posts on social media in recent days, including Tuesday, that the strikes left the sites in Iran “totally destroyed” and that Iran will never rebuild its nuclear facilities.Netanyahu said in a televised statement on Tuesday that, “For dozens of years I promised you that Iran would not have nuclear weapons and indeed ... we brought to ruin Iran’s nuclear program."He said the U.S. joining Israel was “historic" and thanked Trump.The CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment on the DIA assessment. ODNI coordinates the work of the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies, including the DIA, which is the intelligence arm of the Defense Department, responsible for producing intelligence on foreign militaries and the capabilities of adversaries.The intelligence assessment was first reported by CNN on Tuesday.___Associated Press writers Eric Tucker and David Klepper contributed to this report

Shocking early US intelligence report on US strikes of Iran’s nuclear program

SEDGWICK COUNTY— A Kansas zoo in mourning the loss of one of their Red Pandas.

On Monday, the Sedgwick County Zoo said goodbye to CJ, their beloved 4-year-old Red Panda, according to social media report from the zoo.

"Over the past few weeks, CJ began showing signs of illness. Our animal care and veterinary staff responded by treating his symptoms and keeping him comfortable while working to find a diagnosis."

"After local tests were inconclusive, he was transported to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BluePearlPetHospital?__cft__[0]=AZV91k-xgXCzxwyYvjSne_QvazTTgNOBRBVEASCDgPIe1jPqInpUZANhWerYX9P8PiLRjdJoafSOfVIFd1rrfamg9MExThkF2gag17fGTkjdYDTWRkw5qeJ7tfnmhS9N6kJJXtoyHq8NWNDCNDs7uxbSLQbrHgWwYws9IPWk_ehmNtl9qmrKHJMQ7EC7CNFa14mISJgC9CnKm_-jAFpRhxCD&amp;__tn__=-]K-R">BluePearl Pet Hospital</a> for advanced testing. The extraordinary efforts of both teams helped point us toward a targeted treatment plan, but unfortunately, CJ passed away before a definitive diagnosis could be made."

"A full necropsy has been performed, and additional testing is underway to determine the cause of death."

"CJ was a vibrant part of our Sedgwick County Zoo family, and his memory will live on through the expert care we provide to Red Panda Sunsari as well as the 3,000 other animals who reside at the zoo."

The zoo thanked CJ’s caretakers and veterinary team for their unwavering commitment to his wellbeing, as well as the specialists at BluePearl Overland Park for their invaluable partnership."

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750798272405.png" alt="CJ photo Credit: Keeper Jody" />
 <figcaption>CJ photo Credit: Keeper Jody</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY— A Kansas zoo in mourning the loss of one of their Red Pandas.On Monday, the Sedgwick County Zoo said goodbye to CJ, their beloved 4-year-old Red Panda, according to social media report from the zoo."Over the past few weeks, CJ began showing signs of illness. Our animal care and veterinary staff responded by treating his symptoms and keeping him comfortable while working to find a diagnosis.""After local tests were inconclusive, he was transported to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BluePearlPetHospital?__cft__[0]=AZV91k-xgXCzxwyYvjSne_QvazTTgNOBRBVEASCDgPIe1jPqInpUZANhWerYX9P8PiLRjdJoafSOfVIFd1rrfamg9MExThkF2gag17fGTkjdYDTWRkw5qeJ7tfnmhS9N6kJJXtoyHq8NWNDCNDs7uxbSLQbrHgWwYws9IPWk_ehmNtl9qmrKHJMQ7EC7CNFa14mISJgC9CnKm_-jAFpRhxCD&amp;__tn__=-]K-R">BluePearl Pet Hospital</a> for advanced testing. The extraordinary efforts of both teams helped point us toward a targeted treatment plan, but unfortunately, CJ passed away before a definitive diagnosis could be made.""A full necropsy has been performed, and additional testing is underway to determine the cause of death.""CJ was a vibrant part of our Sedgwick County Zoo family, and his memory will live on through the expert care we provide to Red Panda Sunsari as well as the 3,000 other animals who reside at the zoo."The zoo thanked CJ’s caretakers and veterinary team for their unwavering commitment to his wellbeing, as well as the specialists at BluePearl Overland Park for their invaluable partnership."

Popular 4-year-old Red Panda dies at Kansas zoo

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22JOSH%20FUNK%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By JOSH FUNK &nbsp;Associated Press</a>

The heroic actions of the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked objects out of the cabin, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Tuesday.

But Homendy said "the crew shouldn't have had to be heroes, because this accident never should have happened." The board found that lapses in Boeing's manufacturing and safety oversight, combined with ineffective inspections and audits by the Federal Aviation Administration, led to the terrifying malfunction.

The NTSB investigation over the past 17 months found that four bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and never replaced during a repair as the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft was being assembled.

The blowout aboard Alaska Airlines flight 1282 occurred minutes after it took off from Portland, Oregon, and created a roaring air vacuum that sucked objects out of the cabin and scattered them on the ground below along with debris from the fuselage. Seven passengers and one flight attendant sustained minor injuries, but no one was killed. Pilots were able to land the plane safely back at the airport.

Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems — the company that made and installed the door plug — are redesigning them with another backup system to keep the panels in place even if the bolts are missing, but that improvement isn't likely to be certified by the FAA until 2026 at the soonest. The NTSB urged the companies and the regulator to make sure every 737 Max is retrofitted with those new panels.

Both Boeing and the FAA have improved training and processes since the incident, according to the NTSB, but board officials said the company and agency need to better identify manufacturing risks to make sure such flaws never sneak through again. Homendy did single out Boeing's new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, for improving safety since he took over last summer, though she said more needs to be done.

The NTSB recommended that Boeing continue improving its training and safety standards and make sure everyone knows when actions must be documented. Board members also highlighted the need to ensure that everyone throughout the company understands its safety plan as well as executives do.

The board also urged the FAA to step up and make sure its audits and inspections address key areas based on past problems and systemic issues. The agency was also encouraged Tuesday to assess Boeing's safety culture and reconsider its longstanding policy not to require children under 2 to travel in their own seats with proper restraints.

Many of the NTSB recommendations echo a report the Transportation Department's Inspector General issued last year and that the FAA is already working to implement.

The FAA said in a statement that it "has fundamentally changed how it oversees Boeing since the Alaska Airlines door-plug accident and we will continue this aggressive oversight to ensure Boeing fixes its systemic production-quality issues. We are actively monitoring Boeing's performance and meet weekly with the company to review its progress and any challenges it's facing in implementing necessary changes."

In a statement, Boeing said it will review the NTSB report as it continues to improve.

"We at Boeing regret this accident and continue to work on strengthening safety and quality across our operations," the company said.

Oxygen masks dropped and phones went flying

The accident occurred as the plane flew at 16,000 feet (4,800 meters). Oxygen masks dropped during the rapid decompression and a few cellphones and other objects were swept through the hole in the plane as 171 passengers contended with wind and roaring noise.

The first six minutes of the flight to Southern California's Ontario International Airport were routine. The plane was about halfway to its cruising altitude and traveling at more than 400 mph (640 kph) when passengers described a loud "boom" and wind so strong it ripped the shirt off someone's back.

"We knew something was wrong," Kelly Bartlett told The Associated Press in the days following the flight. "We didn't know what. We didn't know how serious. We didn't know if it meant we were going to crash."

The 2-foot-by-4-foot (61-centimeter-by-122-centimeter) piece of fuselage covering an unused emergency exit behind the left wing had blown out. Only seven seats on the flight were unoccupied, including the two seats closest to the opening.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/1/1705012450283.png" alt="This image taken Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows a section of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 that is missing panel on a Boeing 737-9 MAX in Portland, Ore. Federal officials are investigating Boeing's oversight of production of a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last week. (NTSB via AP)" />
 <figcaption>This image taken Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows a section of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 that is missing panel on a Boeing 737-9 MAX in Portland, Ore. Federal officials are investigating Boeing's oversight of production of a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last week. (NTSB via AP)</figcaption>
 </figure><a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22JOSH%20FUNK%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By JOSH FUNK &nbsp;Associated Press</a>The heroic actions of the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked objects out of the cabin, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Tuesday.But Homendy said "the crew shouldn't have had to be heroes, because this accident never should have happened." The board found that lapses in Boeing's manufacturing and safety oversight, combined with ineffective inspections and audits by the Federal Aviation Administration, led to the terrifying malfunction.The NTSB investigation over the past 17 months found that four bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and never replaced during a repair as the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft was being assembled.The blowout aboard Alaska Airlines flight 1282 occurred minutes after it took off from Portland, Oregon, and created a roaring air vacuum that sucked objects out of the cabin and scattered them on the ground below along with debris from the fuselage. Seven passengers and one flight attendant sustained minor injuries, but no one was killed. Pilots were able to land the plane safely back at the airport.Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems — the company that made and installed the door plug — are redesigning them with another backup system to keep the panels in place even if the bolts are missing, but that improvement isn't likely to be certified by the FAA until 2026 at the soonest. The NTSB urged the companies and the regulator to make sure every 737 Max is retrofitted with those new panels.Both Boeing and the FAA have improved training and processes since the incident, according to the NTSB, but board officials said the company and agency need to better identify manufacturing risks to make sure such flaws never sneak through again. Homendy did single out Boeing's new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, for improving safety since he took over last summer, though she said more needs to be done.The NTSB recommended that Boeing continue improving its training and safety standards and make sure everyone knows when actions must be documented. Board members also highlighted the need to ensure that everyone throughout the company understands its safety plan as well as executives do.The board also urged the FAA to step up and make sure its audits and inspections address key areas based on past problems and systemic issues. The agency was also encouraged Tuesday to assess Boeing's safety culture and reconsider its longstanding policy not to require children under 2 to travel in their own seats with proper restraints.Many of the NTSB recommendations echo a report the Transportation Department's Inspector General issued last year and that the FAA is already working to implement.The FAA said in a statement that it "has fundamentally changed how it oversees Boeing since the Alaska Airlines door-plug accident and we will continue this aggressive oversight to ensure Boeing fixes its systemic production-quality issues. We are actively monitoring Boeing's performance and meet weekly with the company to review its progress and any challenges it's facing in implementing necessary changes."In a statement, Boeing said it will review the NTSB report as it continues to improve."We at Boeing regret this accident and continue to work on strengthening safety and quality across our operations," the company said.Oxygen masks dropped and phones went flyingThe accident occurred as the plane flew at 16,000 feet (4,800 meters). Oxygen masks dropped during the rapid decompression and a few cellphones and other objects were swept through the hole in the plane as 171 passengers contended with wind and roaring noise.The first six minutes of the flight to Southern California's Ontario International Airport were routine. The plane was about halfway to its cruising altitude and traveling at more than 400 mph (640 kph) when passengers described a loud "boom" and wind so strong it ripped the shirt off someone's back."We knew something was wrong," Kelly Bartlett told The Associated Press in the days following the flight. "We didn't know what. We didn't know how serious. We didn't know if it meant we were going to crash."The 2-foot-by-4-foot (61-centimeter-by-122-centimeter) piece of fuselage covering an unused emergency exit behind the left wing had blown out. Only seven seats on the flight were unoccupied, including the two seats closest to the opening.NTSB member J. Todd Inman said the Alaska Airlines accident would have been worse if it had happened over the ocean and far from land, but the carrier had already restricted the plane used for flight 1282 to overland flights because of an unresolved maintenance issue with a fuel pump. The airline took that step on its own, going above FAA requirements, Inman said.Missing bolts put the focus on Boeing's manufacturingThe panel that blew off was was removed at a Boeing factory so workers could repair five damaged rivets, but bolts that help secure the door plug were not replaced. It's not clear who removed the panel.The NTSB said in a preliminary report that four bolts were not replaced after the repair job but the work was not documented.Investigators determined the door plug was gradually moving upward over the 154 flights prior to this incident before it ultimately flew off.Boeing factory workers told NTSB investigators they felt pressured to work too fast and were asked to perform jobs they weren't qualified for, including opening and closing the door plug on the particular plane involved. None of the 24 people on the door team was ever trained to remove a door plug and only one of them had ever removed one before. That person was on vacation when it was done on the plane at issue.Investigators said Boeing did not do enough to train newer workers who didn't have a background in manufacturing. Many who were hired after the pandemic and after two crashes involving the 737 Max planes lacked that experience, and there weren't clear standards for on-the-job training.NTSB staff also told the board that Boeing didn't have strong enough safety practices in place to ensure the door plug was properly reinstalled, and the FAA inspection system did not do a good job of catching systemic failures in manufacturing. Boeing was required to adopt a more rigorous set of safety standards after a 2015 settlement, but the NTSB said that plan had only been in place for two years before the specific Alaska Airlines plane that suffered the door plug's failure was made and that it was still being developed.The FAA regularly conducts more than 50 audits a year on Boeing's manufacturing, but there aren't clear standards for what those audits cover. The agency routinely discarded past inspection records after five years and didn't always base its inspection plan on those past findings.Problems with the Boeing 737 MaxThe Max version of Boeing's bestselling 737 airplane has been the source of persistent troubles for the company since two of the jets crashed, one in Indonesia in 2018 and another in Ethiopia in 2019, killing a combined 346 people.Investigators determined those crashes were caused by a system that relied on a sensor providing faulty readings to push the nose down, leaving pilots unable to regain control. After the second crash, Max jets were grounded worldwide until the company redesigned the system.Last month, the Justice Department reached a deal allowing Boeing to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the Max before the two crashes.Regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration have capped Boeing's 737 Max production at 38 jets a month while investigators ensure the company has strengthened its safety practices.Boeing hired Ortberg last year and created a new position for a senior vice president of quality to help improve its manufacturing.The company was back in the news earlier this month when a 787 flown by Air India crashed shortly after takeoff and killed at least 270 people. Investigators have not determined what caused that crash, but so far they have not found any flaws with the model, which has a strong safety record.___Associated Press writer Claire Rush in Portland, Oregon, contributed to this report.