By TONY GUERRERO Hays Post

Republican Jason Krug won against Todd Schneider with 184 votes to 140 for Russell County Commissioner District 2. Democrat Brad Zweifel ran unopposed in the primary.

Incumbent Republican Duke Strobel defeated Teresa Brandenburg with 138 votes to 82 for Russell County Commissioner District 3. Democrat Charmarose Craven ran unopposed.

Republican Dean Haselhorst defeated candidate John Fletcher, who passed away in June, with 184 votes to 71 for County Commissioner District 4. Democrat Neil Unrein ran unopposed.

Republican Alan Kuntzsch is ahead by a single vote with 87 votes, while Anthony Mahoney received 86 votes for County Commissioner District 5. The election will be official after the Russell County canvas.

 Kevin Mravinec received 64 votes, Mitch Driscoll had 60 votes, and Jamie Gage had 24 votes. Democrat Tom Mahoney ran unopposed.

Candidate Gage has a history of misdemeanors and said her promotional materials, including yard signs and large banners, have allegedly been stolen or defaced in the lead-up to the election.

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/061a2677-c500-4e51-98af-24f2af21d3e9">SEE RELATED STORY: Russell County commissioner history of misdemeanors</a>

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/6d760c7d-1b24-41bf-a1bc-14bc4ac9c970">SEE RELATED STORY: Russell County commissioner campaign signs stolen; candidate alleges death threats</a>

You can find the full unofficial results for the Kansas primary election <a href="https://russellcountykansas.com/DocumentCenter/View/2130/UNOFFICIAL-RESULTS-AUGUST-6-2024-PRIMARY-ELECTION?bidId=">here</a>.

By TONY GUERRERO Hays PostRepublican Jason Krug won against Todd Schneider with 184 votes to 140 for Russell County Commissioner District 2. Democrat Brad Zweifel ran unopposed in the primary.Incumbent Republican Duke Strobel defeated Teresa Brandenburg with 138 votes to 82 for Russell County Commissioner District 3. Democrat Charmarose Craven ran unopposed.Republican Dean Haselhorst defeated candidate John Fletcher, who passed away in June, with 184 votes to 71 for County Commissioner District 4. Democrat Neil Unrein ran unopposed.Republican Alan Kuntzsch is ahead by a single vote with 87 votes, while Anthony Mahoney received 86 votes for County Commissioner District 5. The election will be official after the Russell County canvas. Kevin Mravinec received 64 votes, Mitch Driscoll had 60 votes, and Jamie Gage had 24 votes. Democrat Tom Mahoney ran unopposed.Candidate Gage has a history of misdemeanors and said her promotional materials, including yard signs and large banners, have allegedly been stolen or defaced in the lead-up to the election.<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/061a2677-c500-4e51-98af-24f2af21d3e9">SEE RELATED STORY: Russell County commissioner history of misdemeanors</a><a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/6d760c7d-1b24-41bf-a1bc-14bc4ac9c970">SEE RELATED STORY: Russell County commissioner campaign signs stolen; candidate alleges death threats</a>You can find the full unofficial results for the Kansas primary election <a href="https://russellcountykansas.com/DocumentCenter/View/2130/UNOFFICIAL-RESULTS-AUGUST-6-2024-PRIMARY-ELECTION?bidId=">here</a>.

Russell County 2024 primary election unofficial results

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State is receiving votes in the 2024 United Soccer Coaches Preseason Top 25 Poll, released on August 6. The Tigers appeared in the receiving votes section of the poll three times last year and last ranked among the Top 25 during October of the 2022 season.

Fort Hays State has eight returners on this year's squad, but four of those returners earned all-conference honors in 2023. Three of the four all-conference selections were all-region honorees. The Tigers will see an influx of 28 newcomers this year as head coach Alex Nichols&nbsp;enters his first year guiding the program.

Fellow GAC/MIAA conference member Southern Nazarene starts the year inside the Top 25 at No. 23. FHSU will also face a pair of preseason ranked teams in non-conference play, which includes No. 8 Midwestern State and No. 12 Maryville.

Below is the United Soccer Coaches Men's Soccer Preseason Top 25. Rank - School - Prev W-L-T 1 - Franklin Pierce - 1 - 21-0-2 2 - Colorado State University-Pueblo - 2 - 18-5-3 3 - Florida Tech - 3 - 13-3-5 4 - Lewis - 4 - 13-4-6 5 - California State University-Los Angeles - 5 - 18-1-3 6 - Limestone - 6 - 14-3-2 7 - Gannon - 7 - 18-2-2 8 - Midwestern State - 8 - 20-1-1 9 - University of Charleston - 9 - 19-2-0 10 - Cal Poly Pomona - 10 - 14-2-5 11 - Barry - 11 - 13-4-1 12 - Maryville&nbsp; - 12 - 12-4-6 13 - West Florida - 13 - 12-1-6 14 - Post 14 - 13-2-6 15 - Indianapolis - 15 - 12-2-7 16 - Clayton State - 16 - 15-3-3 17 - Illinois-Springfield - 17 - 13-1-7 18 - California State-Chico - 18 - 11-2-7 19 - Lynn - 19 - 10-3-6 20 - Wingate - 20 - 12-5-2 21 - Fort Lewis College - 21 - 12-5-4 22 - Tiffin - 22 - 14-3-3 23 - Southern Nazarene - 23 - 14-5-2 24 - McKendree - 24 - 12-2-7 25 - Millersville 25 - 14-3-3&nbsp;

Also receiving votes: Point Loma Nazarene, California State Monterey Bay, Lincoln Memorial, West Chester, Mississippi College, Lake Erie College,&nbsp;Fort Hays State, Rogers State, Colorado Mesa&nbsp;

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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsKANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State is receiving votes in the 2024 United Soccer Coaches Preseason Top 25 Poll, released on August 6. The Tigers appeared in the receiving votes section of the poll three times last year and last ranked among the Top 25 during October of the 2022 season.Fort Hays State has eight returners on this year's squad, but four of those returners earned all-conference honors in 2023. Three of the four all-conference selections were all-region honorees. The Tigers will see an influx of 28 newcomers this year as head coach Alex Nichols&nbsp;enters his first year guiding the program.Fellow GAC/MIAA conference member Southern Nazarene starts the year inside the Top 25 at No. 23. FHSU will also face a pair of preseason ranked teams in non-conference play, which includes No. 8 Midwestern State and No. 12 Maryville.Below is the United Soccer Coaches Men's Soccer Preseason Top 25. Rank - School - Prev W-L-T 1 - Franklin Pierce - 1 - 21-0-2 2 - Colorado State University-Pueblo - 2 - 18-5-3 3 - Florida Tech - 3 - 13-3-5 4 - Lewis - 4 - 13-4-6 5 - California State University-Los Angeles - 5 - 18-1-3 6 - Limestone - 6 - 14-3-2 7 - Gannon - 7 - 18-2-2 8 - Midwestern State - 8 - 20-1-1 9 - University of Charleston - 9 - 19-2-0 10 - Cal Poly Pomona - 10 - 14-2-5 11 - Barry - 11 - 13-4-1 12 - Maryville&nbsp; - 12 - 12-4-6 13 - West Florida - 13 - 12-1-6 14 - Post 14 - 13-2-6 15 - Indianapolis - 15 - 12-2-7 16 - Clayton State - 16 - 15-3-3 17 - Illinois-Springfield - 17 - 13-1-7 18 - California State-Chico - 18 - 11-2-7 19 - Lynn - 19 - 10-3-6 20 - Wingate - 20 - 12-5-2 21 - Fort Lewis College - 21 - 12-5-4 22 - Tiffin - 22 - 14-3-3 23 - Southern Nazarene - 23 - 14-5-2 24 - McKendree - 24 - 12-2-7 25 - Millersville 25 - 14-3-3&nbsp;Also receiving votes: Point Loma Nazarene, California State Monterey Bay, Lincoln Memorial, West Chester, Mississippi College, Lake Erie College,&nbsp;Fort Hays State, Rogers State, Colorado Mesa&nbsp;

⚽ FHSU men receives votes in United Soccer Coaches preseason poll

By TERRI MILLER Consumer Education Specialist, FTC

Military families move regularly, sometimes every two to three years. So you may find yourself checking out new digs as you plan a move to another duty station. That’s when you could run into a rental scam, which can be hard to spot, but here are some clues.

Rental listing scams can unfold in a few ways. Scammers can steal legitimate rental listings for real places and pretend to be the landlord. Sometimes scammers use social media groups to post made-up listings for places that aren’t actually available to rent — and sometimes for place that don’t even exist.&nbsp;In either case, the scammer will rush you into paying an application fee, deposit, and/or first month’s rent,&nbsp;and promise to get you the keys right away — but instead, they’ll disappear.&nbsp;You’ll be left without your money and with no place to move into.

Take these steps to avoid losing time and money to a rental listing scam.

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 </figure>By TERRI MILLER Consumer Education Specialist, FTCMilitary families move regularly, sometimes every two to three years. So you may find yourself checking out new digs as you plan a move to another duty station. That’s when you could run into a rental scam, which can be hard to spot, but here are some clues.Rental listing scams can unfold in a few ways. Scammers can steal legitimate rental listings for real places and pretend to be the landlord. Sometimes scammers use social media groups to post made-up listings for places that aren’t actually available to rent — and sometimes for place that don’t even exist.&nbsp;In either case, the scammer will rush you into paying an application fee, deposit, and/or first month’s rent,&nbsp;and promise to get you the keys right away — but instead, they’ll disappear.&nbsp;You’ll be left without your money and with no place to move into.Take these steps to avoid losing time and money to a rental listing scam.<ul>
 <li>Search online for the rental’s address, plus the name of the property owner or rental company listed. Do other ads come up for the same address? Maybe with a different owner or rental company name? Those are signs of a scam.</li><li>Look up the rental company’s website&nbsp;and check to see if the property is listed there, too. If it isn’t, the listing is likely a scam.</li><li>Pay by credit card, which gives you the best protections. Scammers want you to pay in ways that make it hard to get your money back — like&nbsp;with&nbsp;<a href="https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/avoiding-and-reporting-gift-card-scams">gift cards</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/you-wire-money">wire transfers</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/mobile-payment-apps-how-avoid-scam-when-you-use-one">payment apps</a>&nbsp;like Apple Pay, CashApp, PayPal and Zelle, or&nbsp;<a href="https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/what-know-about-cryptocurrency-and-scams">cryptocurrency</a>. &nbsp;</li><li>Don’t pay for a property you’ve never seen.&nbsp;And never pay someone you’ve never met in person. If you can’t see the apartment or sign a lease before you pay, see if a friend can see it for you, or keep looking.</li>
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Avoiding rental listing scams

A Hays man was arrested on July 29 on several charges related to child pornography through social media.

According to court records, suspect 21-year-old Josiah Curtis Grizzle of Hays was arrested on charges including alleged aggravated internet trading in child pornography, sexual exploitation of a child, possession of media involving a child younger than 18 years old, and sexual extortion.

According to the court records, the alleged victim was born in 2007 and would be 16 or 17 years old.

The child pornography counts allegedly occurred in February and March on Snapchat and Facebook (Meta). According to court records, the sexual extortion offense allegedly occurred on July 29.

In 2021, Grizzle was arrested for aggravated endangerment of a child younger than 18 years old, interference with law enforcement for fleeing or attempting to elude through reckless driving, possession of THC and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He pleaded no contest to charges of aggravated endangerment of a child and interference with law enforcement. He pleaded guilty of a second count of aggravated endangerment of a child and interference with law enforcement.

The charges for possession of THC and possession of drug paraphernalia were dismissed.

Grizzle was placed in community corrections in January 2022 and released a year later.

The Hays Police Department was contacted but did not release a statement.

All parties are innocent until proven guilty.

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 </figure>By TONY GUERRERO Hays PostA Hays man was arrested on July 29 on several charges related to child pornography through social media.According to court records, suspect 21-year-old Josiah Curtis Grizzle of Hays was arrested on charges including alleged aggravated internet trading in child pornography, sexual exploitation of a child, possession of media involving a child younger than 18 years old, and sexual extortion.According to the court records, the alleged victim was born in 2007 and would be 16 or 17 years old.The child pornography counts allegedly occurred in February and March on Snapchat and Facebook (Meta). According to court records, the sexual extortion offense allegedly occurred on July 29.Grizzle's bond is set at $250,000.In 2021, Grizzle was arrested for aggravated endangerment of a child younger than 18 years old, interference with law enforcement for fleeing or attempting to elude through reckless driving, possession of THC and possession of drug paraphernalia.He pleaded no contest to charges of aggravated endangerment of a child and interference with law enforcement. He pleaded guilty of a second count of aggravated endangerment of a child and interference with law enforcement.The charges for possession of THC and possession of drug paraphernalia were dismissed.Grizzle was placed in community corrections in January 2022 and released a year later.The Hays Police Department was contacted but did not release a statement.All parties are innocent until proven guilty.

21-year-old Hays man arrested for alleged child pornography

PHILADELPHIA (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/kamala-harris">Kamala Harris</a>&nbsp;introduced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to the nation at a raucous rally Tuesday in battleground Pennsylvania that was aimed at building momentum for the newly minted Democratic presidential ticket in the sprint toward Election Day.

“He’s the kind of person who makes people feel like they belong and then inspires them to dream big. ... That’s the kind of vice president America deserves,” Harris said while standing with Walz in Philadelphia.

Taking the microphone after Harris, Walz revved up the crowd for the rigorous campaign to come. “We’ve got 91 days. My God, that’s easy. We’ll sleep when we’re dead," he said.

The remarks reflected the urgency of the moment, with Harris tapping Walz for the ticket during one of the most turbulent periods in modern American politics. Republicans have rallied around former President Donald Trump after he was targeted in an&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/election-biden-trump-campaign-updates-07-13-2024">attempted assassination</a>&nbsp;in July. Just days later, President Joe Biden&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-drops-out-2024-election-ddffde72838370032bdcff946cfc2ce6">ended his reelection campaign</a>, forcing Harris to scramble to unify Democrats and decide on a running mate over a breakneck two-week stretch.

In choosing the 60-year-old Walz, Harris is elevating a Midwestern governor, military veteran and union supporter who helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his state, including sweeping protections for abortion rights and generous aid to families.

It was her biggest decision yet as the Democratic nominee and she went with a broadly palatable choice — someone who says politics should have more joy and who deflects dark and foreboding rhetoric from Republicans with a lighter touch, a strategy that the campaign has been increasingly turning to since Harris took over the top spot.

Harris hopes Walz will help her shore up her campaign’s standing across the upper Midwest, a critical region in presidential politics that often serves as a buffer for Democrats seeking the White House. The party remains haunted by Trump’s wins in Michigan and Wisconsin in 2016. Trump lost those states in 2020 but has zeroed in on them as he aims to return to the presidency this year and is expanding his focus to Minnesota.

Since Walz was announced, the team raised more than $20 million from grassroots donations, the campaign said.

Walz is far from a household name.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/most-democrats-are-very-enthusiastic-about-kamala-harris-democratic-nominee">An ABC News/Ipsos survey</a>&nbsp;conducted before he was selected but after vetting began showed that nearly 9 in 10 U.S. adults did not know enough to have an opinion about him.

Harris devoted much of her speech to telling the audience about Walz's life and work, which included stints as a social studies teacher and a football coach.

“To those who know him best, Tim is more than a governor,” she said.

“We both believe in lifting people up, not knocking them down,” she said. “We both know that the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us. And we see in our fellow Americans neighbors, never enemies.”

Harris, the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to lead a major party ticket, initially considered nearly a dozen candidates before zeroing in on a handful of serious contenders.

Trump has focused much of his campaign on appealing to men, emphasizing a need for strength in national leadership and even featuring the wrestler Hulk Hogan on the final night of the Republican National Convention. Harris' finalists — all white men — marked an acknowledgement of the Democrat's need to at least try to win over some of that demographic.

She personally interviewed three finalists: Pennsylvania Gov.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/josh-shapiro">Josh Shapiro</a>, Arizona Sen.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/mark-kelly">Mark Kelly</a>&nbsp;and Walz. Harris wanted someone with executive experience who could be a governing partner, and Walz also offered appeal to the widest swath of the diverse coalition.

His selection drew praise from lawmakers as ideologically diverse as progressive leader Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and independent Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a moderate who left the Democratic Party earlier this year.

A team of lawyers and political operatives led by former Attorney General Eric Holder pored over documents and conducted interviews with potential selections. Harris mulled the decision over on Monday with top aides and finalized it Tuesday morning, according to three people familiar with Harris' decision who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe private deliberations.

Shapiro, an ambitious politician in his own right, struggled with the idea of being No. 2 at the White House and said he felt he had more to do in Pennsylvania, according to one of the people familiar with Harris' decision. There was also public pushback to Shapiro for his stance on Israel from Arab American groups and younger voters angry over the administration’s response to the Israel-Hamas war.

The other contenders threw their support behind the ticket Tuesday, and Shapiro was one of the speakers at Tuesday's Philadelphia rally. Biden described the Harris and Walz ticket as “a powerful voice for working people and America’s great middle class.”

Walz coined one of Democrats' buzziest campaign bits to date, calling Trump and his running mate Ohio Sen. JD Vance “just weird,” a label that the Democratic Governors Association — of which Walz is chairman —&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/DemGovs/status/1816201967862948032">amplified in a post on X</a>&nbsp;and Democrats more broadly have echoed.

On Tuesday, Walz said: “Just an observation of mind, I just have to say it. These guys are creepy and, yes, just weird as hell.”

Harris, second gentleman&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/doug-emhoff-harris-presidential-bid-4c1c1ae1929aac4b5dc9b4cf6c5ddeb7">Doug Emhoff</a>&nbsp;and Walz will spend the next five days touring critical battleground states, visiting Wisconsin and Michigan on Wednesday and Arizona and Nevada later in the week.

Vance, for his part, planned stops in some of the same areas. He said Tuesday that he called Walz earlier in the day and left a voice message.

The Trump campaign on Tuesday immediately tried to tag Walz as a far-left liberal.

“It’s no surprise that San Francisco Liberal Kamala Harris wants West Coast wannabe Tim Walz as her running-mate – Walz has spent his governorship trying to reshape Minnesota in the image of the Golden State,” said Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s campaign press secretary.

Trump, who often weighs in on the news on his social media network, posted simply, “THANK YOU!” after the news of Walz’s selection was public. He followed up with another post a few hours later, proclaiming “This is the most Radical Left duo in American history” and suggested Biden “feels that he made a historically tragic mistake” and would try to get back in the race again.

Walz, who grew up in the small town of West Point, Nebraska, was a teacher, coach and union member at Mankato West High School in Minnesota before entering politics.

He won the first of six terms in Congress in 2006 from a mostly rural southern Minnesota district and used the office to champion veterans issues. Walz served 24 years in the Army National Guard, rising to command sergeant major, one of the highest enlisted ranks in the military, although he didn’t complete all the training before he retired so his rank for benefits purposes was set at master sergeant.

He&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/gubernatorial-elections-d76b1f843e65411a94c63a611db351b3">ran for governor in 2018</a>&nbsp;on the theme of “One Minnesota” and won by more than 11 points.

David Ivory, a 46-year-old St. Paul resident, rode over to Walz's residence on his bike with his kids shortly after the announcement to deliver their congratulations.

“He’s just down to earth. He gets it. He can talk to anybody,” Ivory said. “He doesn’t seem like he’s above anybody.”

As governor, Walz had to find ways to work in his first term with a legislature split between a Democratic-controlled House and a Republican-led Senate. Minnesota has a history of divided government, though, and the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/d8ca9192ade847a5b2ee22eeb9b9c7b5">arrangement was surprisingly productive</a>&nbsp;in his first year.

Walz easily&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-governor-race-2022-midterm-elections-a2899b6482fa84a6cfd94d5e80b3fa3e">won reelection in 2022</a>, and Democrats flipped the Senate&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-legislature-state-governments-government-and-politics-01bbb59df71c6a95379af08adb37b13a">to win full control</a>&nbsp;of both chambers and the governor’s office for the first time in eight years. A big reason was the Dobbs decision from the conservative-majority Supreme Court that overturned a federal right to an abortion.

Walz currently serves as co-chair of the bipartisan Council of Governors, advising the president and the Cabinet on homeland security and national defense issues. He was first appointed to the position by Trump, then later reappointed by Biden.

Miller, Long and Kim reported from Washington. Karnowski reported from Minneapolis. Associated Press writers Michael Balsamo and Michelle L. Price in New York and Michael Goldberg in Minneapolis contributed to this report.

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 </figure>PHILADELPHIA (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/kamala-harris">Kamala Harris</a>&nbsp;introduced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to the nation at a raucous rally Tuesday in battleground Pennsylvania that was aimed at building momentum for the newly minted Democratic presidential ticket in the sprint toward Election Day.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">.<a href="https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KamalaHarris</a> and Minnesota Gov. <a href="https://twitter.com/Tim_Walz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tim_Walz</a> take the stage in Philadelphia at their first joint campaign event. <a href="https://t.co/lHFVCz4hD3">pic.twitter.com/lHFVCz4hD3</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1820946101005869308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2024</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/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KamalaHarris</a>: &quot;In 91 days, the nation will know Coach Walz by another name: vice president of the United States.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/PrIys1Z8mc">pic.twitter.com/PrIys1Z8mc</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1820953123218702475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>“He’s the kind of person who makes people feel like they belong and then inspires them to dream big. ... That’s the kind of vice president America deserves,” Harris said while standing with Walz in Philadelphia.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">.<a href="https://twitter.com/Tim_Walz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tim_Walz</a> (D-MN): &quot;It was my students. They encouraged me to run for office. They saw in me what I was hoping to instill in them: a commitment of common good, a belief that one person can make a difference.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/N4u1OaVKNS">pic.twitter.com/N4u1OaVKNS</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1820962940226322853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Taking the microphone after Harris, Walz revved up the crowd for the rigorous campaign to come. “We’ve got 91 days. My God, that’s easy. We’ll sleep when we’re dead," he said.The remarks reflected the urgency of the moment, with Harris tapping Walz for the ticket during one of the most turbulent periods in modern American politics. Republicans have rallied around former President Donald Trump after he was targeted in an&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/election-biden-trump-campaign-updates-07-13-2024">attempted assassination</a>&nbsp;in July. Just days later, President Joe Biden&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-drops-out-2024-election-ddffde72838370032bdcff946cfc2ce6">ended his reelection campaign</a>, forcing Harris to scramble to unify Democrats and decide on a running mate over a breakneck two-week stretch.In choosing the 60-year-old Walz, Harris is elevating a Midwestern governor, military veteran and union supporter who helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his state, including sweeping protections for abortion rights and generous aid to families.It was her biggest decision yet as the Democratic nominee and she went with a broadly palatable choice — someone who says politics should have more joy and who deflects dark and foreboding rhetoric from Republicans with a lighter touch, a strategy that the campaign has been increasingly turning to since Harris took over the top spot.Harris hopes Walz will help her shore up her campaign’s standing across the upper Midwest, a critical region in presidential politics that often serves as a buffer for Democrats seeking the White House. The party remains haunted by Trump’s wins in Michigan and Wisconsin in 2016. Trump lost those states in 2020 but has zeroed in on them as he aims to return to the presidency this year and is expanding his focus to Minnesota.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">.<a href="https://twitter.com/Tim_Walz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tim_Walz</a> (D-MN) on <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JDVance</a> (R-OH): &quot;I got to tell you, I can&#39;t wait to debate the guy. That is, if he&#39;s willing to get off the couch and show up.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/32jSFYSSXz">pic.twitter.com/32jSFYSSXz</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1820970092265377960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Since Walz was announced, the team raised more than $20 million from grassroots donations, the campaign said.Walz is far from a household name.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/most-democrats-are-very-enthusiastic-about-kamala-harris-democratic-nominee">An ABC News/Ipsos survey</a>&nbsp;conducted before he was selected but after vetting began showed that nearly 9 in 10 U.S. adults did not know enough to have an opinion about him.Harris devoted much of her speech to telling the audience about Walz's life and work, which included stints as a social studies teacher and a football coach.“To those who know him best, Tim is more than a governor,” she said.“We both believe in lifting people up, not knocking them down,” she said. “We both know that the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us. And we see in our fellow Americans neighbors, never enemies.”Harris, the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to lead a major party ticket, initially considered nearly a dozen candidates before zeroing in on a handful of serious contenders.Trump has focused much of his campaign on appealing to men, emphasizing a need for strength in national leadership and even featuring the wrestler Hulk Hogan on the final night of the Republican National Convention. Harris' finalists — all white men — marked an acknowledgement of the Democrat's need to at least try to win over some of that demographic.She personally interviewed three finalists: Pennsylvania Gov.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/josh-shapiro">Josh Shapiro</a>, Arizona Sen.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/mark-kelly">Mark Kelly</a>&nbsp;and Walz. Harris wanted someone with executive experience who could be a governing partner, and Walz also offered appeal to the widest swath of the diverse coalition.His selection drew praise from lawmakers as ideologically diverse as progressive leader Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and independent Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a moderate who left the Democratic Party earlier this year.A team of lawyers and political operatives led by former Attorney General Eric Holder pored over documents and conducted interviews with potential selections. Harris mulled the decision over on Monday with top aides and finalized it Tuesday morning, according to three people familiar with Harris' decision who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe private deliberations.Shapiro, an ambitious politician in his own right, struggled with the idea of being No. 2 at the White House and said he felt he had more to do in Pennsylvania, according to one of the people familiar with Harris' decision. There was also public pushback to Shapiro for his stance on Israel from Arab American groups and younger voters angry over the administration’s response to the Israel-Hamas war.The other contenders threw their support behind the ticket Tuesday, and Shapiro was one of the speakers at Tuesday's Philadelphia rally. Biden described the Harris and Walz ticket as “a powerful voice for working people and America’s great middle class.”Walz coined one of Democrats' buzziest campaign bits to date, calling Trump and his running mate Ohio Sen. JD Vance “just weird,” a label that the Democratic Governors Association — of which Walz is chairman —&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/DemGovs/status/1816201967862948032">amplified in a post on X</a>&nbsp;and Democrats more broadly have echoed.On Tuesday, Walz said: “Just an observation of mind, I just have to say it. These guys are creepy and, yes, just weird as hell.”Harris, second gentleman&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/doug-emhoff-harris-presidential-bid-4c1c1ae1929aac4b5dc9b4cf6c5ddeb7">Doug Emhoff</a>&nbsp;and Walz will spend the next five days touring critical battleground states, visiting Wisconsin and Michigan on Wednesday and Arizona and Nevada later in the week.Vance, for his part, planned stops in some of the same areas. He said Tuesday that he called Walz earlier in the day and left a voice message.The Trump campaign on Tuesday immediately tried to tag Walz as a far-left liberal.“It’s no surprise that San Francisco Liberal Kamala Harris wants West Coast wannabe Tim Walz as her running-mate – Walz has spent his governorship trying to reshape Minnesota in the image of the Golden State,” said Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s campaign press secretary.Trump, who often weighs in on the news on his social media network, posted simply, “THANK YOU!” after the news of Walz’s selection was public. He followed up with another post a few hours later, proclaiming “This is the most Radical Left duo in American history” and suggested Biden “feels that he made a historically tragic mistake” and would try to get back in the race again.Walz, who grew up in the small town of West Point, Nebraska, was a teacher, coach and union member at Mankato West High School in Minnesota before entering politics.He won the first of six terms in Congress in 2006 from a mostly rural southern Minnesota district and used the office to champion veterans issues. Walz served 24 years in the Army National Guard, rising to command sergeant major, one of the highest enlisted ranks in the military, although he didn’t complete all the training before he retired so his rank for benefits purposes was set at master sergeant.He&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/gubernatorial-elections-d76b1f843e65411a94c63a611db351b3">ran for governor in 2018</a>&nbsp;on the theme of “One Minnesota” and won by more than 11 points.David Ivory, a 46-year-old St. Paul resident, rode over to Walz's residence on his bike with his kids shortly after the announcement to deliver their congratulations.“He’s just down to earth. He gets it. He can talk to anybody,” Ivory said. “He doesn’t seem like he’s above anybody.”As governor, Walz had to find ways to work in his first term with a legislature split between a Democratic-controlled House and a Republican-led Senate. Minnesota has a history of divided government, though, and the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/d8ca9192ade847a5b2ee22eeb9b9c7b5">arrangement was surprisingly productive</a>&nbsp;in his first year.Walz easily&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-governor-race-2022-midterm-elections-a2899b6482fa84a6cfd94d5e80b3fa3e">won reelection in 2022</a>, and Democrats flipped the Senate&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-legislature-state-governments-government-and-politics-01bbb59df71c6a95379af08adb37b13a">to win full control</a>&nbsp;of both chambers and the governor’s office for the first time in eight years. A big reason was the Dobbs decision from the conservative-majority Supreme Court that overturned a federal right to an abortion.Walz currently serves as co-chair of the bipartisan Council of Governors, advising the president and the Cabinet on homeland security and national defense issues. He was first appointed to the position by Trump, then later reappointed by Biden.___Miller, Long and Kim reported from Washington. Karnowski reported from Minneapolis. Associated Press writers Michael Balsamo and Michelle L. Price in New York and Michael Goldberg in Minneapolis contributed to this report.

🎥 Tim Walz addresses the nation for the first time as VP candidate 

By BECKY KISER Hays Post

The Downtown Hays Market has an extra reason to celebrate this week's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/983462749631404/?__cft__[0]=AZVCrxOWYZGqUs8Vv79lPMkZc8mZQStmvX12LMdivYw8N22CA31F0KSpB6Vpvu56d45Fv_R_3cvkiZDCNvOc7GqbTWsujBR6wZ3qQlJ85snK1q19zs_fHSxOxTX-gGMdvdo2DUIBig8MSik1bmbVD3n2SBHcrSY3ozm04Hoh-S9PywRtC4LjIsEa-jhPNmQ7llhtF9sCE2N9TpljC7zpaCN2xSgQxzGLz8tLNHiuMX7zzRNMlNFEyJAa3O8iYrHbVHc&amp;__tn__=-UK*F">2024 National Farmers Market Week.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

Market manager Ben Dome learned Monday that the local market has been voted the No. 1 market in Kansas for the second consecutive year through America's Farmers Market Celebration-<a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmericanFarmland?__cft__[0]=AZVCrxOWYZGqUs8Vv79lPMkZc8mZQStmvX12LMdivYw8N22CA31F0KSpB6Vpvu56d45Fv_R_3cvkiZDCNvOc7GqbTWsujBR6wZ3qQlJ85snK1q19zs_fHSxOxTX-gGMdvdo2DUIBig8MSik1bmbVD3n2SBHcrSY3ozm04Hoh-S9PywRtC4LjIsEa-jhPNmQ7llhtF9sCE2N9TpljC7zpaCN2xSgQxzGLz8tLNHiuMX7zzRNMlNFEyJAa3O8iYrHbVHc&amp;__tn__=-]K*F">American Farmland Trust</a>/<a href="https://www.facebook.com/fmc.org?__cft__[0]=AZVCrxOWYZGqUs8Vv79lPMkZc8mZQStmvX12LMdivYw8N22CA31F0KSpB6Vpvu56d45Fv_R_3cvkiZDCNvOc7GqbTWsujBR6wZ3qQlJ85snK1q19zs_fHSxOxTX-gGMdvdo2DUIBig8MSik1bmbVD3n2SBHcrSY3ozm04Hoh-S9PywRtC4LjIsEa-jhPNmQ7llhtF9sCE2N9TpljC7zpaCN2xSgQxzGLz8tLNHiuMX7zzRNMlNFEyJAa3O8iYrHbVHc&amp;__tn__=-]K*F">Farmers Market Coalition</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

"We just want to say a big thanks to our vendors and our Saturday morning shoppers," said Julie Rider, Downtown Hays Development Corporation executive director.

Dome is making special social media posts this week to celebrate the market's recognition, and there will be market merchandise giveaways this Saturday.

Mayor Shaun Musil will sign a proclamation Thursday afternoon observing Farmers Market Week.

The&nbsp; Downtown Hays Market&nbsp;is open 7:30 to 11 Saturday mornings through Oct. 19 in the downtown pavilion.&nbsp;

Be sure to follow the market page this week as they celebrate and promote the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DowntownHaysMarket?__cft__[0]=AZVCrxOWYZGqUs8Vv79lPMkZc8mZQStmvX12LMdivYw8N22CA31F0KSpB6Vpvu56d45Fv_R_3cvkiZDCNvOc7GqbTWsujBR6wZ3qQlJ85snK1q19zs_fHSxOxTX-gGMdvdo2DUIBig8MSik1bmbVD3n2SBHcrSY3ozm04Hoh-S9PywRtC4LjIsEa-jhPNmQ7llhtF9sCE2N9TpljC7zpaCN2xSgQxzGLz8tLNHiuMX7zzRNMlNFEyJAa3O8iYrHbVHc&amp;__tn__=-]K*F">Downtown Hays Market</a>.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/8/1722958100656.png" alt="Photo courtesy of Downtown Hays Development Corporation" />
 <figcaption>Photo courtesy of Downtown Hays Development Corporation</figcaption>
 </figure><div><iframe title="Downtown Hays Farmers Market voted No. 1 in Kansas for 2nd year" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=d7vyk-16929ee-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=60a0c8&size=315" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>By BECKY KISER Hays PostThe Downtown Hays Market has an extra reason to celebrate this week's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/983462749631404/?__cft__[0]=AZVCrxOWYZGqUs8Vv79lPMkZc8mZQStmvX12LMdivYw8N22CA31F0KSpB6Vpvu56d45Fv_R_3cvkiZDCNvOc7GqbTWsujBR6wZ3qQlJ85snK1q19zs_fHSxOxTX-gGMdvdo2DUIBig8MSik1bmbVD3n2SBHcrSY3ozm04Hoh-S9PywRtC4LjIsEa-jhPNmQ7llhtF9sCE2N9TpljC7zpaCN2xSgQxzGLz8tLNHiuMX7zzRNMlNFEyJAa3O8iYrHbVHc&amp;__tn__=-UK*F">2024 National Farmers Market Week.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Market manager Ben Dome learned Monday that the local market has been voted the No. 1 market in Kansas for the second consecutive year through America's Farmers Market Celebration-<a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmericanFarmland?__cft__[0]=AZVCrxOWYZGqUs8Vv79lPMkZc8mZQStmvX12LMdivYw8N22CA31F0KSpB6Vpvu56d45Fv_R_3cvkiZDCNvOc7GqbTWsujBR6wZ3qQlJ85snK1q19zs_fHSxOxTX-gGMdvdo2DUIBig8MSik1bmbVD3n2SBHcrSY3ozm04Hoh-S9PywRtC4LjIsEa-jhPNmQ7llhtF9sCE2N9TpljC7zpaCN2xSgQxzGLz8tLNHiuMX7zzRNMlNFEyJAa3O8iYrHbVHc&amp;__tn__=-]K*F">American Farmland Trust</a>/<a href="https://www.facebook.com/fmc.org?__cft__[0]=AZVCrxOWYZGqUs8Vv79lPMkZc8mZQStmvX12LMdivYw8N22CA31F0KSpB6Vpvu56d45Fv_R_3cvkiZDCNvOc7GqbTWsujBR6wZ3qQlJ85snK1q19zs_fHSxOxTX-gGMdvdo2DUIBig8MSik1bmbVD3n2SBHcrSY3ozm04Hoh-S9PywRtC4LjIsEa-jhPNmQ7llhtF9sCE2N9TpljC7zpaCN2xSgQxzGLz8tLNHiuMX7zzRNMlNFEyJAa3O8iYrHbVHc&amp;__tn__=-]K*F">Farmers Market Coalition</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;"We just want to say a big thanks to our vendors and our Saturday morning shoppers," said Julie Rider, Downtown Hays Development Corporation executive director.Dome is making special social media posts this week to celebrate the market's recognition, and there will be market merchandise giveaways this Saturday.Mayor Shaun Musil will sign a proclamation Thursday afternoon observing Farmers Market Week.The&nbsp; Downtown Hays Market&nbsp;is open 7:30 to 11 Saturday mornings through Oct. 19 in the downtown pavilion.&nbsp;Be sure to follow the market page this week as they celebrate and promote the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DowntownHaysMarket?__cft__[0]=AZVCrxOWYZGqUs8Vv79lPMkZc8mZQStmvX12LMdivYw8N22CA31F0KSpB6Vpvu56d45Fv_R_3cvkiZDCNvOc7GqbTWsujBR6wZ3qQlJ85snK1q19zs_fHSxOxTX-gGMdvdo2DUIBig8MSik1bmbVD3n2SBHcrSY3ozm04Hoh-S9PywRtC4LjIsEa-jhPNmQ7llhtF9sCE2N9TpljC7zpaCN2xSgQxzGLz8tLNHiuMX7zzRNMlNFEyJAa3O8iYrHbVHc&amp;__tn__=-]K*F">Downtown Hays Market</a>.

🎙 Downtown Hays Farmers Market voted No. 1 in Kansas for 2nd year  

By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT Hays Post

Even though the overall voter turnover was lower than in
past years, voters in rural Ellis County and the city of Victoria overwhelmingly
approved the creation of a county public library during Tuesday’s general
election.

According to the unofficial vote totals the question of, “Shall
Ellis County, Kansas establish and maintain a county library?” was approved by
a vote of 474 in favor to 173 opposed.

Only voters who live in Victoria or outside the city limits
of Hays and Ellis were able to vote on the library question.

The overall voter turnover was less than nine percent in
Ellis County. The lack of contested races for both Republicans and Democrats
was expected to put a damper on the number of voters who cast their ballot in Tuesday’s
primary.

You can find the complete results from Tuesday <a href="https://ellisco.net/DocumentCenter/View/5532/unofficial-results">HERE</a>.

Ellis County Commissioner Michael Berges said Tuesday after
the results were announced that he expected a low turnout and the large
number of voters who supported the question showed the voters support for the issue.

“I think it does give us some confidence that the voters did
understand it,” Berges said. “They want to see a different direction and how
their library services tax dollars are being used and would like it to stay
closer to home.” 

Berges said the next step in the process, after the election
is certified in two weeks, is to begin the process of putting together the
five-member county public library board.

“Our task now is to put together a board, so (the commission
will) put out a call for those that want to volunteer and be a part of this
county library board,” Berges said.

The commission will also work to create a taxing district
that will collect the ¼ mill in taxes over the next two years. He said they
will work with their attorney to complete that step.

The newly created county public library board will then be
allowed to partner with existing public libraries to provide services to the
city of Victoria and rural Ellis County.

Property taxes currently collected from residents living in
those areas for library services fund the Central Kansas Library System (CKLS).

According to the CKLS, the taxes collected from Ellis County
in 2023 was more than $292,000. That funding was then distributed to member
libraries across the 17-county area that is served by the CKLS.

The funding the Hays and Ellis public libraries and the
three public school libraries receives from the CKLS has continued to decline
in recent years and according to County Administrator Darin Myers, by 2027 less
than 25% of the taxes paid from Ellis County will be returned to Ellis County. 

Now that the voters have approved the library question a petition
to withdraw the taxing district from the regional library system may be
submitted to the State Library of Kansas Board. If approved the taxes would no
longer by assessed for the CKLS.

Berges did issue a word of caution, that even though it was
approved by the voters, the state of Kansas could still step in over the next
two years and block Ellis County’s efforts. 

By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT Hays PostEven though the overall voter turnover was lower than in
past years, voters in rural Ellis County and the city of Victoria overwhelmingly
approved the creation of a county public library during Tuesday’s general
election.According to the unofficial vote totals the question of, “Shall
Ellis County, Kansas establish and maintain a county library?” was approved by
a vote of 474 in favor to 173 opposed.Only voters who live in Victoria or outside the city limits
of Hays and Ellis were able to vote on the library question.The overall voter turnover was less than nine percent in
Ellis County. The lack of contested races for both Republicans and Democrats
was expected to put a damper on the number of voters who cast their ballot in Tuesday’s
primary.You can find the complete results from Tuesday <a href="https://ellisco.net/DocumentCenter/View/5532/unofficial-results">HERE</a>.Ellis County Commissioner Michael Berges said Tuesday after
the results were announced that he expected a low turnout and the large
number of voters who supported the question showed the voters support for the issue.“I think it does give us some confidence that the voters did
understand it,” Berges said. “They want to see a different direction and how
their library services tax dollars are being used and would like it to stay
closer to home.” Berges said the next step in the process, after the election
is certified in two weeks, is to begin the process of putting together the
five-member county public library board.“Our task now is to put together a board, so (the commission
will) put out a call for those that want to volunteer and be a part of this
county library board,” Berges said.The commission will also work to create a taxing district
that will collect the ¼ mill in taxes over the next two years. He said they
will work with their attorney to complete that step.The newly created county public library board will then be
allowed to partner with existing public libraries to provide services to the
city of Victoria and rural Ellis County.Property taxes currently collected from residents living in
those areas for library services fund the Central Kansas Library System (CKLS).According to the CKLS, the taxes collected from Ellis County
in 2023 was more than $292,000. That funding was then distributed to member
libraries across the 17-county area that is served by the CKLS.The funding the Hays and Ellis public libraries and the
three public school libraries receives from the CKLS has continued to decline
in recent years and according to County Administrator Darin Myers, by 2027 less
than 25% of the taxes paid from Ellis County will be returned to Ellis County. Now that the voters have approved the library question a petition
to withdraw the taxing district from the regional library system may be
submitted to the State Library of Kansas Board. If approved the taxes would no
longer by assessed for the CKLS.Berges did issue a word of caution, that even though it was
approved by the voters, the state of Kansas could still step in over the next
two years and block Ellis County’s efforts.

Ellis County voters overwhelmingly approve creation of county public library

CHARLOTTESVILLE&nbsp; – A Winchester, Virginia man, who made online threats against the Vice President and&nbsp;thousands of posts and replies in online forums targeting the President of the United States, FBI Director, and other public officials, was arrested on federal charges, according to the United State's Attorney

<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vawd.132230/gov.uscourts.vawd.132230.1.1.pdf">Click here to read </a>the criminal complaint

Frank Lucio Carillo, 66, made his initial court appearance this morning in U.S. District Court in Roanoke, Virginia after being arrested last week at his home in Winchester. Carillo is charged in a federal criminal complaint with one count of making threats against the Vice President of the United States.

“Open political discourse is a cornerstone of our American experience. We can disagree. We can argue and we can debate. However, when those disagreements cross the line to threats of violence, &nbsp;law enforcement must step in,” United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh of the Western District of Virginia said today.

“The FBI’s mission is to protect the American people. We take all threats of violence seriously, and we will investigate them to the fullest and hold those responsible accountable,” Special Agent in Charge Stanley M. Meador of the FBI’s Richmond Division said today.

According to court documents, on July 27, 2024, the Maricopa County, Arizona, Recorder’s Office notified the FBI’s Phoenix Office of potential threats being made on the social media platform GETTR. The threats were being made by a user with the name “joemadarats1.”

FBI searched the “joemadarats1” user account and discovered approximately 4,359 posts and replies made by the user targeting various public officials including, but not limited to, President Joseph Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and FBI Director Christopher Wray.

Vice President Harris was mentioned 19 times by “joemadarats1,” including numerous threats of violence.

In a February 2024 post, “joemadarats1” said he had his “AR-15 LOCKED AND LOADED.”

Authorities used GETTR subscriber information and other investigative methods to match the &nbsp;“joemadarats1” username with Carillo and to locate his physical location in Winchester, Virginia.

On August 2, 2024, authorities at the FBI Richmond executed a search warrant at Carillo’s home and seized a 9 mm pistol, an AR-15 rifle and thousands of rounds of ammunition.

The FBI in both Richmond, Virginia and Phoenix, Arizona, and the United States Secret Service are investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Welsh is prosecuting the case.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/8/1722966189254.png" alt="Carillo-photo Roanoke City Jail" />
 <figcaption>Carillo-photo Roanoke City Jail</figcaption>
 </figure>CHARLOTTESVILLE&nbsp; – A Winchester, Virginia man, who made online threats against the Vice President and&nbsp;thousands of posts and replies in online forums targeting the President of the United States, FBI Director, and other public officials, was arrested on federal charges, according to the United State's Attorney<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vawd.132230/gov.uscourts.vawd.132230.1.1.pdf">Click here to read </a>the criminal complaintFrank Lucio Carillo, 66, made his initial court appearance this morning in U.S. District Court in Roanoke, Virginia after being arrested last week at his home in Winchester. Carillo is charged in a federal criminal complaint with one count of making threats against the Vice President of the United States.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/8/1722966333633.png" alt="A portion of the criminal complaint -Western District of Virginia&nbsp;" />
 <figcaption>A portion of the criminal complaint -Western District of Virginia&nbsp;</figcaption>
 </figure>“Open political discourse is a cornerstone of our American experience. We can disagree. We can argue and we can debate. However, when those disagreements cross the line to threats of violence, &nbsp;law enforcement must step in,” United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh of the Western District of Virginia said today.“The FBI’s mission is to protect the American people. We take all threats of violence seriously, and we will investigate them to the fullest and hold those responsible accountable,” Special Agent in Charge Stanley M. Meador of the FBI’s Richmond Division said today.According to court documents, on July 27, 2024, the Maricopa County, Arizona, Recorder’s Office notified the FBI’s Phoenix Office of potential threats being made on the social media platform GETTR. The threats were being made by a user with the name “joemadarats1.”FBI searched the “joemadarats1” user account and discovered approximately 4,359 posts and replies made by the user targeting various public officials including, but not limited to, President Joseph Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and FBI Director Christopher Wray.Vice President Harris was mentioned 19 times by “joemadarats1,” including numerous threats of violence.In a February 2024 post, “joemadarats1” said he had his “AR-15 LOCKED AND LOADED.”Authorities used GETTR subscriber information and other investigative methods to match the &nbsp;“joemadarats1” username with Carillo and to locate his physical location in Winchester, Virginia.On August 2, 2024, authorities at the FBI Richmond executed a search warrant at Carillo’s home and seized a 9 mm pistol, an AR-15 rifle and thousands of rounds of ammunition.The FBI in both Richmond, Virginia and Phoenix, Arizona, and the United States Secret Service are investigating the case.Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Welsh is prosecuting the case.

Read charging docs: Man made online threat to kill Kamala Harris

ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri police dog died when the air conditioner failed in the patrol vehicle he had been left in, police said.

Vader, a 4-year-old K-9 for the Arnold Police Department in suburban St. Louis, died Wednesday. Temperatures this week have been in the 90s, with high humidity.

A Facebook posting from Arnold police said Vader's handler left the dog in the running, air-conditioned vehicle while the officer tended to other duties, a practice that police said “is necessary and common practice when the K-9 partner is not actively engaged in police work.”

But when the handler returned to the vehicle, it was discovered that the air conditioning system malfunctioned, police said. The dog was taken to a veterinarian clinic and initially showed signs of improvement but later died.

Police said the department's vehicles for use with police dogs include a system that notifies the handler by phone, activates a cooling fan, even rolls down the windows if the temperature reaches a certain level. “In this instance, the heat alarm system failed to activate,” police said.

It was the second hot-car death involving a Missouri police dog this year. In June, a dog named Horus died in a hot car in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/police-dog-was-left-in-a-hot-vehicle-and-died-residents-of-missouri-town-are/article_feb6c482-3ad7-11ef-a110-ff95ff48fbd9.html">Savannah, Missouri</a>.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/8/1722609528866.png" alt="Courtesy photo" />
 <figcaption>Courtesy photo</figcaption>
 </figure>ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri police dog died when the air conditioner failed in the patrol vehicle he had been left in, police said.Vader, a 4-year-old K-9 for the Arnold Police Department in suburban St. Louis, died Wednesday. Temperatures this week have been in the 90s, with high humidity.A Facebook posting from Arnold police said Vader's handler left the dog in the running, air-conditioned vehicle while the officer tended to other duties, a practice that police said “is necessary and common practice when the K-9 partner is not actively engaged in police work.”But when the handler returned to the vehicle, it was discovered that the air conditioning system malfunctioned, police said. The dog was taken to a veterinarian clinic and initially showed signs of improvement but later died.Police said the department's vehicles for use with police dogs include a system that notifies the handler by phone, activates a cooling fan, even rolls down the windows if the temperature reaches a certain level. “In this instance, the heat alarm system failed to activate,” police said.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1720202220440.png" alt="K9 officer Horus&nbsp;" />
 <figcaption>K9 officer Horus&nbsp;</figcaption>
 </figure>It was the second hot-car death involving a Missouri police dog this year. In June, a dog named Horus died in a hot car in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/police-dog-was-left-in-a-hot-vehicle-and-died-residents-of-missouri-town-are/article_feb6c482-3ad7-11ef-a110-ff95ff48fbd9.html">Savannah, Missouri</a>.

Second hot-car death involving a police K9 this summer

On this episode of the Post Podcast Hays Post reporter Cristina Janney discusses changes to the emergency communications across Ellis County with County Administrator Darin Myers and Communications Director Jeff Ridgway.

<div><iframe title="Ellis Co. officials discuss changes to emergency communications" allowtransparency="true" height="600" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:600px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=ptgpd-16929bd-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=60a0c8&size=600" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>On this episode of the Post Podcast Hays Post reporter Cristina Janney discusses changes to the emergency communications across Ellis County with County Administrator Darin Myers and Communications Director Jeff Ridgway.

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Dighton- Gordon W. Strickert, 72, died on Friday, August 2, 2024 at Lane County Hospital in Dighton. He was born on January 25, 1952 at Scott City the son of Gilbert &amp; Doris Marie (Harkness) Strickert.

Gordon attended Horace Mann school in Denver and graduated from Denver North High School in 1970. He started working at Standard Fencing Company and Denver City Housing Authority before opening his own garage Car Tech Auto. In 1992 he moved to Dighton and started working at Regnier Repair as a mechanic. He then became a Partner in Main Street Auto. His final occupation was being a “Cowboy” raising cattle is what he loved.

In his earlier years was a good baseball pitcher and earned a tryout with the Kansas City Royals. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, his casino trips and following his family and coach us all in sports. He was involved in drag racing “Mopars” and later he and his son did dirt track racing together.

He is survived by his Wife- Julie Strickert, 5 Children- Jamie Strickert of Escondido, California, Jeff Strickert of Thornton, Colorado, Jason Strickert of Raytown, Missouri, Susie Wiechman of Scott City and Kyle Strickert of Holcomb, Step-Mother- Audrey Strickert of Lakewood, Colorado, 2 Sisters- Belinda Hurst of Littleton, Colorado and Judy Denton of Marquette, 12 Grandchildren and several nieces &amp; nephews.

He is predeceased by his Parents, Daughter- Cheri Strickert and 2 Sisters- Susan Garner and Melinda Strickert.

Graveside Service will be at 10:30 AM Friday at Scott County Cemetery in Scott City. Friends may call from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM Thursday at Boomhower Funeral Home in Dighton. Memorials are suggested to Gordon Strickert Memorial Fund in care of Boomhower Funeral Home. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfunerahomes.com.

Dighton- Gordon W. Strickert, 72, died on Friday, August 2, 2024 at Lane County Hospital in Dighton. He was born on January 25, 1952 at Scott City the son of Gilbert &amp; Doris Marie (Harkness) Strickert.Gordon attended Horace Mann school in Denver and graduated from Denver North High School in 1970. He started working at Standard Fencing Company and Denver City Housing Authority before opening his own garage Car Tech Auto. In 1992 he moved to Dighton and started working at Regnier Repair as a mechanic. He then became a Partner in Main Street Auto. His final occupation was being a “Cowboy” raising cattle is what he loved.In his earlier years was a good baseball pitcher and earned a tryout with the Kansas City Royals. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, his casino trips and following his family and coach us all in sports. He was involved in drag racing “Mopars” and later he and his son did dirt track racing together.He is survived by his Wife- Julie Strickert, 5 Children- Jamie Strickert of Escondido, California, Jeff Strickert of Thornton, Colorado, Jason Strickert of Raytown, Missouri, Susie Wiechman of Scott City and Kyle Strickert of Holcomb, Step-Mother- Audrey Strickert of Lakewood, Colorado, 2 Sisters- Belinda Hurst of Littleton, Colorado and Judy Denton of Marquette, 12 Grandchildren and several nieces &amp; nephews.He is predeceased by his Parents, Daughter- Cheri Strickert and 2 Sisters- Susan Garner and Melinda Strickert.Graveside Service will be at 10:30 AM Friday at Scott County Cemetery in Scott City. Friends may call from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM Thursday at Boomhower Funeral Home in Dighton. Memorials are suggested to Gordon Strickert Memorial Fund in care of Boomhower Funeral Home. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfunerahomes.com.

Gordon W. Strickert

NEW YORK (AP) — A rising tide swept stocks higher, and calm returned to Wall Street after Japan’s market soared earlier Tuesday to claw back much of the losses from its&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-stocks-nikkei-markets-yen-9fc2c2d7b2f85be89e8dd2db4054b9c5">worst day since 1987</a>.

The S&amp;P 500 climbed 1% to break a brutal three-day&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-rates-yen-inflation-20ce445cdd86be98fb3682a33e88442b">losing streak</a>. It had tumbled a bit more than 6% on a raft of concerns, including worries the Federal Reserve had pressed the brakes too hard for too long on the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/economy-recession-jobs-unemployment-c7f1985b1ab3a7b781920c2693cd0438">U.S. economy</a>&nbsp;through&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-federal-reserve-interest-rates-04d2877f47f3913acc2f992d8ef1581b">high interest rates</a>&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-prices-election-federal-reserve-rates-economy-d8d44ca753aace952831a8f0cb42b97c">beat inflation</a>.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 294 points, or 0.8%, while the Nasdaq composite gained 1%. Stocks of all kinds climbed in a mirror opposite of the day before, from smaller companies that need U.S. households to keep spending to huge multinationals more dependent on the global economy.

Stronger-than-expected profit reports from several big U.S. companies helped drive the market. Kenvue, the company behind Tylenol and Band-Aids, jumped 14.7% after reporting stronger profit than expected thanks in part to higher prices for its products. Uber rolled 10.9% higher after easily topping profit forecasts for the latest quarter.

Caterpillar climbed 3% after the maker of heavy machinery reported stronger earnings than expected.

The whiplash moves for financial markets globally have been the result of several technical factors, not just worries ignited by several&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/economy-jobs-unemployment-federal-reserve-inflation-22095766804d9c1532b4fcc29565be49">weaker-than-expected</a>&nbsp;reports on the U.S. economy, in what strategists at Barclays called “a perfect storm” for causing extreme market moves. One is centered in Tokyo, where&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-carry-japan-currency-9611229d14e547e11f7e0299f2a6d00a">a favorite trade for hedge funds</a>&nbsp;and other investors began unraveling last week after the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-economy-rates-boj-yen-e00919b053412fabf7a800ed78a9ad7a">Bank of Japan</a>&nbsp;made borrowing more expensive by raising interest rates above virtually zero.

That scrambled trades where investors had borrowed Japanese yen at low cost and invested the cash elsewhere around the world. The resulting exits from those investments may have helped accelerate the declines for markets around the world.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 10.2% Tuesday to claw back much of its 12.4% sell-off the day before, which was its worst since the Black Monday crash of 1987. Stocks in Tokyo rebounded as the value of the Japanese yen stabilized against the U.S. dollar following several days of sharp gains.

“The speed, the magnitude and the shock factor clearly demonstrate” how much of the moves were driven by how traders were positioned, according to the strategists at Barclays led by Stefano Pascale and Anshul Gupta.

Still, some voices along Wall Street are continuing to urge caution.

Barry Bannister, chief equity strategist at Stifel, is warning more drops could be ahead because of a slowing U.S. economy and sticky inflation. He’s forecasting both will be worse in the second half of this year than what much of Wall Street expects, while saying a measure of how expensive the U.S. stock market is still looks “frothy” when compared with bond yields and other financial conditions.

The stock market’s “dip is not a blip,” he warned in a report, and called it “too soon to jump back in.”

He had been predicting a coming “correction” in U.S. stock prices for a while, including an acknowledgement in July that his initial call was early. That was a couple days before the S&amp;P 500 set its latest all-time high and then began sinking.

While fears are rising about a slowing U.S. economy, it is still growing, and many economists see a recession in the next year or so as unlikely. The U.S. stock market is also still up a healthy amount for the year so far, and the Federal Reserve says it has ample room to cut interest rates to help the economy if the job market weakens significantly.

The S&amp;P 500 has romped to dozens of all-time highs this year and is still up nearly 10% this year so far, in part due to a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-chip-ai-apple-microsoft-51cc2b56e5871111907de6ad9cab59ae">frenzy around artificial-intelligence</a>&nbsp;technology. Critics have been saying that euphoria has sent stock prices too high in many cases.

They’ve pointed in particular to Nvidia, Apple and the other handful of Big Tech stocks in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stocks-magnificent-seven-a6e1da1a8c85c0a56f9e9c85e001ebff">“Magnificent Seven”</a>&nbsp;that were the main reason the S&amp;P 500 set so may records this year. They helped overshadow weakness across other areas of the stock market, which were struggling under the weight of high interest rates.

A set of underwhelming profit reports recently, kicked off by&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/tesla-earnings-second-quarter-sales-decline-8bdd0d655cddde90f534b41fd87edc4a">Tesla</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/google-alphabet-second-quarter-earnings-artificial-intelligence-37db791b506a5223703e8fb7e8bebddf">Alphabet</a>, added to the pessimism and dragged Big Tech stocks lower.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-artificial-intelligence-ai-gaming-1acc94ebbe6a59f728742ca20b3532cf">Nvidia</a>&nbsp;dropped nearly 19% from the start of July through Monday on such concerns, but it rose 3.8% Tuesday and was one of the strongest forces pushing upward on the market.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-profit-earnings-7af22b7ad654ba012d8e8803ed694aea">Apple</a>, though, slipped another 1% and was the heaviest weight on the market.

All told, the S&amp;P 500 rose 53.70 points to 5,240.03. The Dow added 294.39 to 38,997.66, and the Nasdaq gained 166.77 to 16,366.85.

In the bond market, Treasury yields climbed to claw back some of their sharp drops since April, which were driven by rising expectations for coming cuts to interest rates by the Federal Reserve.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 3.88% from 3.78% late Monday. It had briefly dropped below 3.70% during Monday when fear in the market was spiking and investors were speculating the Federal Reserve could even have to call an emergency meeting to cut interest rates quickly.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are bouncing back, and calm is returning to Wall Street after Japan’s market soared earlier Tuesday to claw back much of the losses from its&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-stocks-nikkei-markets-yen-9fc2c2d7b2f85be89e8dd2db4054b9c5">worst day since 1987</a>.

The S&amp;P 500 was rallying by 1.6% in midday trading and on track to break a brutal three-day&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-rates-yen-inflation-20ce445cdd86be98fb3682a33e88442b">losing streak</a>. It had tumbled a bit more than 6% after several&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/economy-jobs-unemployment-federal-reserve-inflation-22095766804d9c1532b4fcc29565be49">weaker-than-expected</a>&nbsp;reports raised worries the Federal Reserve had pressed the brakes too hard for too long on the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/economy-recession-jobs-unemployment-c7f1985b1ab3a7b781920c2693cd0438">U.S. economy</a>&nbsp;through&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-federal-reserve-interest-rates-04d2877f47f3913acc2f992d8ef1581b">high interest rates</a>&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-prices-election-federal-reserve-rates-economy-d8d44ca753aace952831a8f0cb42b97c">beat inflation</a>.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 480 points, or 1.2%, as of 11 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.7% higher. The vast majority of stocks were climbing in a mirror opposite of the day before, from smaller companies that need U.S. households to keep spending to huge multinationals more dependent on the global economy.

Stronger-than-expected profit reports from several big U.S. companies helped drive the market. Kenvue, the company behind Tylenol and Band-Aids, jumped 12.7% after reporting stronger profit than expected thanks in part to higher prices for its products. Uber rolled 7.9% higher after easily topping profit forecasts for the latest quarter.

Caterpillar veered from an early loss to a gain of 3.8% after reporting stronger earnings than expected but weaker revenue.

Several technical factors may have accelerated the recent swoon for markets, beyond weak U.S. hiring data and other dispiriting U.S. economic reports, in what strategists at Barclays called “a perfect storm” for causing extreme market moves. One is centered in Tokyo, where&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-carry-japan-currency-9611229d14e547e11f7e0299f2a6d00a">a favorite trade for hedge funds</a>&nbsp;and other investors began unraveling last week after the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-economy-rates-boj-yen-e00919b053412fabf7a800ed78a9ad7a">Bank of Japan</a>&nbsp;made borrowing more expensive by raising interest rates above virtually zero.

That scrambled trades where investors had borrowed Japanese yen at low cost and invested it elsewhere around the world. The resulting exits from those investments may have helped accelerate the declines for markets around the world.

“The speed, the magnitude and the shock factor clearly demonstrate” how much of the moves were driven by how traders were positioned, according to the strategists at Barclays led by Stefano Pascale and Anshul Gupta. That could indicate it wasn't just worries about the U.S. economy.

Barry Bannister, chief equity strategist at Stifel, is warning more drops could be ahead because of a slowing U.S. economy and sticky inflation. He's forecasting both will be worse in the second half of this year than what much of Wall Street expects, while saying a measure of how expensive the U.S. stock market is still looks “frothy” when compared with bond yields and other financial conditions.

The stock market's “dip is not a blip,” he warned in a report, and called it “too soon to jump back in.”

While fears are rising about a slowing U.S. economy, it is still growing, and a recession is far from a certainty. The U.S. stock market is also still up a healthy amount for the year so far, and the Federal Reserve says it has ample room to cut interest rates to help the economy if the job market weakens significantly.

The S&amp;P 500 has romped to dozens of all-time highs this year, in part due to a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-chip-ai-apple-microsoft-51cc2b56e5871111907de6ad9cab59ae">frenzy around artificial-intelligence</a>&nbsp;technology, and critics have been saying that's sent stock prices too high in many cases.

They've pointed in particular to Nvidia, Apple and the other handful of Big Tech stocks in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stocks-magnificent-seven-a6e1da1a8c85c0a56f9e9c85e001ebff">“Magnificent Seven”</a>&nbsp;that were the main reason the S&amp;P 500 set so may records this year. Propelled in part by the mania around AI, they helped overshadow weakness across other areas of the stock market, which were struggling under the weight of high interest rates.

A set of underwhelming profit reports recently, kicked off by&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/tesla-earnings-second-quarter-sales-decline-8bdd0d655cddde90f534b41fd87edc4a">Tesla</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/google-alphabet-second-quarter-earnings-artificial-intelligence-37db791b506a5223703e8fb7e8bebddf">Alphabet</a>, added to the pessimism and dragged Big Tech stocks lower.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-artificial-intelligence-ai-gaming-1acc94ebbe6a59f728742ca20b3532cf">Nvidia</a>&nbsp;dropped nearly 19% from the start of July through Monday on such concerns, but it rose 4.8% Tuesday and was one of the strongest forces pushing upward on the market.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-profit-earnings-7af22b7ad654ba012d8e8803ed694aea">Apple</a>, though, fell another 0.8% and was the heaviest weight on the S&amp;P 500.

In the bond market, Treasury yields were ticking higher to claw back some of their sharp drops since April, driven by rising expectations for coming cuts to interest rates by the Federal Reserve.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 3.86% from 3.78% late Monday. It had briefly dropped below 3.70% during Monday when fear in the market was spiking and investors were speculating the Federal Reserve could even have to call an emergency meeting to cut interest rates quickly.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/8/1722962507580.png" alt="Specialist Patrick King, left, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)" />
 <figcaption>Specialist Patrick King, left, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)</figcaption>
 </figure>NEW YORK (AP) — A rising tide swept stocks higher, and calm returned to Wall Street after Japan’s market soared earlier Tuesday to claw back much of the losses from its&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-stocks-nikkei-markets-yen-9fc2c2d7b2f85be89e8dd2db4054b9c5">worst day since 1987</a>.The S&amp;P 500 climbed 1% to break a brutal three-day&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-rates-yen-inflation-20ce445cdd86be98fb3682a33e88442b">losing streak</a>. It had tumbled a bit more than 6% on a raft of concerns, including worries the Federal Reserve had pressed the brakes too hard for too long on the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/economy-recession-jobs-unemployment-c7f1985b1ab3a7b781920c2693cd0438">U.S. economy</a>&nbsp;through&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-federal-reserve-interest-rates-04d2877f47f3913acc2f992d8ef1581b">high interest rates</a>&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-prices-election-federal-reserve-rates-economy-d8d44ca753aace952831a8f0cb42b97c">beat inflation</a>.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 294 points, or 0.8%, while the Nasdaq composite gained 1%. Stocks of all kinds climbed in a mirror opposite of the day before, from smaller companies that need U.S. households to keep spending to huge multinationals more dependent on the global economy.Stronger-than-expected profit reports from several big U.S. companies helped drive the market. Kenvue, the company behind Tylenol and Band-Aids, jumped 14.7% after reporting stronger profit than expected thanks in part to higher prices for its products. Uber rolled 10.9% higher after easily topping profit forecasts for the latest quarter.Caterpillar climbed 3% after the maker of heavy machinery reported stronger earnings than expected.The whiplash moves for financial markets globally have been the result of several technical factors, not just worries ignited by several&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/economy-jobs-unemployment-federal-reserve-inflation-22095766804d9c1532b4fcc29565be49">weaker-than-expected</a>&nbsp;reports on the U.S. economy, in what strategists at Barclays called “a perfect storm” for causing extreme market moves. One is centered in Tokyo, where&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-carry-japan-currency-9611229d14e547e11f7e0299f2a6d00a">a favorite trade for hedge funds</a>&nbsp;and other investors began unraveling last week after the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-economy-rates-boj-yen-e00919b053412fabf7a800ed78a9ad7a">Bank of Japan</a>&nbsp;made borrowing more expensive by raising interest rates above virtually zero.That scrambled trades where investors had borrowed Japanese yen at low cost and invested the cash elsewhere around the world. The resulting exits from those investments may have helped accelerate the declines for markets around the world.Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 10.2% Tuesday to claw back much of its 12.4% sell-off the day before, which was its worst since the Black Monday crash of 1987. Stocks in Tokyo rebounded as the value of the Japanese yen stabilized against the U.S. dollar following several days of sharp gains.“The speed, the magnitude and the shock factor clearly demonstrate” how much of the moves were driven by how traders were positioned, according to the strategists at Barclays led by Stefano Pascale and Anshul Gupta.Still, some voices along Wall Street are continuing to urge caution.Barry Bannister, chief equity strategist at Stifel, is warning more drops could be ahead because of a slowing U.S. economy and sticky inflation. He’s forecasting both will be worse in the second half of this year than what much of Wall Street expects, while saying a measure of how expensive the U.S. stock market is still looks “frothy” when compared with bond yields and other financial conditions.The stock market’s “dip is not a blip,” he warned in a report, and called it “too soon to jump back in.”He had been predicting a coming “correction” in U.S. stock prices for a while, including an acknowledgement in July that his initial call was early. That was a couple days before the S&amp;P 500 set its latest all-time high and then began sinking.While fears are rising about a slowing U.S. economy, it is still growing, and many economists see a recession in the next year or so as unlikely. The U.S. stock market is also still up a healthy amount for the year so far, and the Federal Reserve says it has ample room to cut interest rates to help the economy if the job market weakens significantly.The S&amp;P 500 has romped to dozens of all-time highs this year and is still up nearly 10% this year so far, in part due to a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-chip-ai-apple-microsoft-51cc2b56e5871111907de6ad9cab59ae">frenzy around artificial-intelligence</a>&nbsp;technology. Critics have been saying that euphoria has sent stock prices too high in many cases.They’ve pointed in particular to Nvidia, Apple and the other handful of Big Tech stocks in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stocks-magnificent-seven-a6e1da1a8c85c0a56f9e9c85e001ebff">“Magnificent Seven”</a>&nbsp;that were the main reason the S&amp;P 500 set so may records this year. They helped overshadow weakness across other areas of the stock market, which were struggling under the weight of high interest rates.A set of underwhelming profit reports recently, kicked off by&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/tesla-earnings-second-quarter-sales-decline-8bdd0d655cddde90f534b41fd87edc4a">Tesla</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/google-alphabet-second-quarter-earnings-artificial-intelligence-37db791b506a5223703e8fb7e8bebddf">Alphabet</a>, added to the pessimism and dragged Big Tech stocks lower.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-artificial-intelligence-ai-gaming-1acc94ebbe6a59f728742ca20b3532cf">Nvidia</a>&nbsp;dropped nearly 19% from the start of July through Monday on such concerns, but it rose 3.8% Tuesday and was one of the strongest forces pushing upward on the market.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-profit-earnings-7af22b7ad654ba012d8e8803ed694aea">Apple</a>, though, slipped another 1% and was the heaviest weight on the market.All told, the S&amp;P 500 rose 53.70 points to 5,240.03. The Dow added 294.39 to 38,997.66, and the Nasdaq gained 166.77 to 16,366.85.In the bond market, Treasury yields climbed to claw back some of their sharp drops since April, which were driven by rising expectations for coming cuts to interest rates by the Federal Reserve.The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 3.88% from 3.78% late Monday. It had briefly dropped below 3.70% during Monday when fear in the market was spiking and investors were speculating the Federal Reserve could even have to call an emergency meeting to cut interest rates quickly.___NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are bouncing back, and calm is returning to Wall Street after Japan’s market soared earlier Tuesday to claw back much of the losses from its&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-stocks-nikkei-markets-yen-9fc2c2d7b2f85be89e8dd2db4054b9c5">worst day since 1987</a>.The S&amp;P 500 was rallying by 1.6% in midday trading and on track to break a brutal three-day&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-rates-yen-inflation-20ce445cdd86be98fb3682a33e88442b">losing streak</a>. It had tumbled a bit more than 6% after several&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/economy-jobs-unemployment-federal-reserve-inflation-22095766804d9c1532b4fcc29565be49">weaker-than-expected</a>&nbsp;reports raised worries the Federal Reserve had pressed the brakes too hard for too long on the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/economy-recession-jobs-unemployment-c7f1985b1ab3a7b781920c2693cd0438">U.S. economy</a>&nbsp;through&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-federal-reserve-interest-rates-04d2877f47f3913acc2f992d8ef1581b">high interest rates</a>&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-prices-election-federal-reserve-rates-economy-d8d44ca753aace952831a8f0cb42b97c">beat inflation</a>.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 480 points, or 1.2%, as of 11 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.7% higher. The vast majority of stocks were climbing in a mirror opposite of the day before, from smaller companies that need U.S. households to keep spending to huge multinationals more dependent on the global economy.Stronger-than-expected profit reports from several big U.S. companies helped drive the market. Kenvue, the company behind Tylenol and Band-Aids, jumped 12.7% after reporting stronger profit than expected thanks in part to higher prices for its products. Uber rolled 7.9% higher after easily topping profit forecasts for the latest quarter.Caterpillar veered from an early loss to a gain of 3.8% after reporting stronger earnings than expected but weaker revenue.Several technical factors may have accelerated the recent swoon for markets, beyond weak U.S. hiring data and other dispiriting U.S. economic reports, in what strategists at Barclays called “a perfect storm” for causing extreme market moves. One is centered in Tokyo, where&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-carry-japan-currency-9611229d14e547e11f7e0299f2a6d00a">a favorite trade for hedge funds</a>&nbsp;and other investors began unraveling last week after the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-economy-rates-boj-yen-e00919b053412fabf7a800ed78a9ad7a">Bank of Japan</a>&nbsp;made borrowing more expensive by raising interest rates above virtually zero.That scrambled trades where investors had borrowed Japanese yen at low cost and invested it elsewhere around the world. The resulting exits from those investments may have helped accelerate the declines for markets around the world.Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 10.2% Tuesday to claw back much of its 12.4% sell-off the day before, which was its worst since the Black Monday crash of 1987. Stocks in Tokyo rebounded as the value of the Japanese yen stabilized against the U.S. dollar following several days of sharp gains.“The speed, the magnitude and the shock factor clearly demonstrate” how much of the moves were driven by how traders were positioned, according to the strategists at Barclays led by Stefano Pascale and Anshul Gupta. That could indicate it wasn't just worries about the U.S. economy.Still, some voices along Wall Street are continuing to urge caution.Barry Bannister, chief equity strategist at Stifel, is warning more drops could be ahead because of a slowing U.S. economy and sticky inflation. He's forecasting both will be worse in the second half of this year than what much of Wall Street expects, while saying a measure of how expensive the U.S. stock market is still looks “frothy” when compared with bond yields and other financial conditions.The stock market's “dip is not a blip,” he warned in a report, and called it “too soon to jump back in.”He had been predicting a coming “correction” in U.S. stock prices for a while, including an acknowledgement in July that his initial call was early. That was a couple days before the S&amp;P 500 set its latest all-time high and then began sinking.While fears are rising about a slowing U.S. economy, it is still growing, and a recession is far from a certainty. The U.S. stock market is also still up a healthy amount for the year so far, and the Federal Reserve says it has ample room to cut interest rates to help the economy if the job market weakens significantly.The S&amp;P 500 has romped to dozens of all-time highs this year, in part due to a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-chip-ai-apple-microsoft-51cc2b56e5871111907de6ad9cab59ae">frenzy around artificial-intelligence</a>&nbsp;technology, and critics have been saying that's sent stock prices too high in many cases.They've pointed in particular to Nvidia, Apple and the other handful of Big Tech stocks in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stocks-magnificent-seven-a6e1da1a8c85c0a56f9e9c85e001ebff">“Magnificent Seven”</a>&nbsp;that were the main reason the S&amp;P 500 set so may records this year. Propelled in part by the mania around AI, they helped overshadow weakness across other areas of the stock market, which were struggling under the weight of high interest rates.A set of underwhelming profit reports recently, kicked off by&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/tesla-earnings-second-quarter-sales-decline-8bdd0d655cddde90f534b41fd87edc4a">Tesla</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/google-alphabet-second-quarter-earnings-artificial-intelligence-37db791b506a5223703e8fb7e8bebddf">Alphabet</a>, added to the pessimism and dragged Big Tech stocks lower.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-artificial-intelligence-ai-gaming-1acc94ebbe6a59f728742ca20b3532cf">Nvidia</a>&nbsp;dropped nearly 19% from the start of July through Monday on such concerns, but it rose 4.8% Tuesday and was one of the strongest forces pushing upward on the market.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-profit-earnings-7af22b7ad654ba012d8e8803ed694aea">Apple</a>, though, fell another 0.8% and was the heaviest weight on the S&amp;P 500.In the bond market, Treasury yields were ticking higher to claw back some of their sharp drops since April, driven by rising expectations for coming cuts to interest rates by the Federal Reserve.The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 3.86% from 3.78% late Monday. It had briefly dropped below 3.70% during Monday when fear in the market was spiking and investors were speculating the Federal Reserve could even have to call an emergency meeting to cut interest rates quickly.___

Calm returns to Wall Street; stocks bounce back after worst drop in nearly 2 years

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - After some offseason troubles, there were questions among Chiefs fans of if wide receiver Rashee Rice would be with the team at the start of training camp.

With the threat of a suspension, Rice being able to focus on football at camp is very important.

"Just because I get to be out here and still be a part of my team and we get to dominate and focus on our goal this year," Rice tells reporters.

Rice's potential suspension by the NFL is a dark cloud looming over Chiefs camp, but Rice would not comment on that.

"It's a legal process and my team is handling it off the field for me," Rice says.

Rice knows through it all though he has one man in his corner, his quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

"He's been very important, he's there for me whenever I need him, on or off the field, he's only a call away and he's always going to pick up my call, so I got him," Rice says.

The Chiefs have been spending this week of training camp beginning to fully gear up for their first preseason game this weekend.

Kansas City still has a few players injured, that may not play Saturday, and a slew of young guys working to prove they deserve to be on the 53-man roster.

Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo says he's excited to see the chemistry between some of those young players in the first preseason game.

"Who will communicate in the heat of battle, you know sometimes it's controlled here but kind of getting into a real game atmosphere," Spagnuolo tells reporters following practice. "Biggest thing is I want to see guys that are unknown to me from their toughness and tackling, those are gonna be the two biggest things."

Several young players in the Chiefs secondary have been working hard during training camp at Missouri Western, hoping to make an impact on the team.

Spagnuolo is ready to see some of those young players step up in the first preseason game on Saturday.

"Jaden (Hicks), all of them, Kamal (Hadden), even guys, Ekow (Boye-Doe) didn't play a lot back there last year right, guys that haven't had a lot of time back there, I'd like to see those guys," Spagnuolo says.

Spagnulo says he's ready to see some of the toughness from players in an actual game, as he determines whose "tough tough" and whose "fake tough."

The Chiefs have one more practice at Missouri Western before they depart for Jacksonville. They take the practice fields Wednesday at 9:15 a.m.

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 </figure>By MATT PIKE St. Joseph PostST. JOSEPH, Mo. - After some offseason troubles, there were questions among Chiefs fans of if wide receiver Rashee Rice would be with the team at the start of training camp.With the threat of a suspension, Rice being able to focus on football at camp is very important."Just because I get to be out here and still be a part of my team and we get to dominate and focus on our goal this year," Rice tells reporters.Rice's potential suspension by the NFL is a dark cloud looming over Chiefs camp, but Rice would not comment on that."It's a legal process and my team is handling it off the field for me," Rice says.<figure>
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 </figure>Rice knows through it all though he has one man in his corner, his quarterback Patrick Mahomes."He's been very important, he's there for me whenever I need him, on or off the field, he's only a call away and he's always going to pick up my call, so I got him," Rice says.The Chiefs have been spending this week of training camp beginning to fully gear up for their first preseason game this weekend.Kansas City still has a few players injured, that may not play Saturday, and a slew of young guys working to prove they deserve to be on the 53-man roster.Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo says he's excited to see the chemistry between some of those young players in the first preseason game."Who will communicate in the heat of battle, you know sometimes it's controlled here but kind of getting into a real game atmosphere," Spagnuolo tells reporters following practice. "Biggest thing is I want to see guys that are unknown to me from their toughness and tackling, those are gonna be the two biggest things."<figure>
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 </figure>Several young players in the Chiefs secondary have been working hard during training camp at Missouri Western, hoping to make an impact on the team.Spagnuolo is ready to see some of those young players step up in the first preseason game on Saturday."Jaden (Hicks), all of them, Kamal (Hadden), even guys, Ekow (Boye-Doe) didn't play a lot back there last year right, guys that haven't had a lot of time back there, I'd like to see those guys," Spagnuolo says.Spagnulo says he's ready to see some of the toughness from players in an actual game, as he determines whose "tough tough" and whose "fake tough."The Chiefs have one more practice at Missouri Western before they depart for Jacksonville. They take the practice fields Wednesday at 9:15 a.m.<figure>
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🏈 Chiefs Rice focused on football as potential suspension looms

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Hays Police Department arrest log, July 29-Aug. 3, 2024

RENO COUNTY— The Hutchinson Fire Department dealt with a significant fire incident at 2404 E 4th Avenue on Tuesday. In response to the situation, all available fire apparatus in Hutchinson were mobilized to effectively manage and contain the fire, according to a media release from the fire department.

In addition to the Hutchinson Fire Department, mutual aid has been provided by Pretty Prairie, District 3, Buhler, District 8, and South Hutchinson. Newton and McPherson helped run additional calls while the incident continued.

The fire has been extinguished and will be monitored for 24 hours for hot spots. All mutual aid has been released.&nbsp;Two firefighters were treated for dehydration and released.

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 </figure>RENO COUNTY— The Hutchinson Fire Department dealt with a significant fire incident at 2404 E 4th Avenue on Tuesday. In response to the situation, all available fire apparatus in Hutchinson were mobilized to effectively manage and contain the fire, according to a media release from the fire department.In addition to the Hutchinson Fire Department, mutual aid has been provided by Pretty Prairie, District 3, Buhler, District 8, and South Hutchinson. Newton and McPherson helped run additional calls while the incident continued.<figure>
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 </figure>The fire has been extinguished and will be monitored for 24 hours for hot spots. All mutual aid has been released.&nbsp;Two firefighters were treated for dehydration and released.Heavy equipment from the Department of Public Works assisted alongside an F500 foam trailer provided by Colwich, to aid in the firefighting efforts.Due to the intensity of the fire and high temperatures, fire crews rotated every 20 minutes to ensure proper rehabilitation and hydration.Fourth remains closed from Halstead to Chemical. The cause of the fire has not yet been released.---------------RENO COUNTY — The Hutchinson Fire Department is currently managing a significant fire incident at 2404 E 4th Avenue. In response to the situation, all available fire apparatus in Hutchinson have been mobilized to effectively manage and contain the fire, according to a media release from the city.In addition to the Hutchinson Fire Department, mutual aid has been provided by Pretty Prairie, District 3, Buhler, District 8, and South Hutchinson.&nbsp;Newton and McPherson have been requested to help run additional calls while this incident is still undergoing.Heavy equipment from the Department of Public Works is on the scene, alongside an F500 foam trailer provided by Colwich, to aid in the firefighting efforts.Due to the intensity of the fire and high temperatures, fire crews are rotating every 20 minutes to ensure proper rehabilitation and hydration. One firefighter has been transported to a local hospital by Reno County EMS and has since been released.At this time, the fire remains active, and no investigation has yet commenced.&nbsp;&nbsp;Additionally, one individual unaccounted for has been located and is safe.Check the Post for additional details as they become available.