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TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying guns. But the governor needs to approve the expenditures and the schools must meet some very specific criteria.

NEW YORK — Brenda Edwards considers the four bedroom ranch-style house where she has lived for 20 years her forever home. It’s where the 70-year-old retired nurse and her 79-year-old husband want to stay as their mobility becomes more limited.

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EUCLID, Ohio — An Ohio police officer was shot and killed after being “ambushed” while answering a disturbance call over the weekend, and a suspect was being sought, authorities said Sunday.

BLUFFTON – Winning track-and-field conference championships has become the norm for Columbus Grove.

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to leave as it prepared to expand its military operation deeper into what is considered Gaza’s last refuge, in defiance of growing pressure from close ally the United States and others.

MASSILLON (AP) — A man was found dead after a shooting in a movie theater in northeastern Ohio and another person considered a suspect was arrested shortly afterward, authorities said.

A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show worldwide overnight but caused what appeared to be only minor disruptions to the electric power grid, communications and satellite positioning systems. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said extreme geomagnetic storm conditions continued, and there were preliminary reports of power grid irregularities and degradation of high-frequency communications and global positioning systems. But the Federal Emergency Management Agency said that so far no FEMA region had reported any significant impact. NOAA predicted that strong flares will continue through at least Sunday. Brilliant purple, green, yellow and pink hues of the Northern Lights were reported worldwide.

LIMA — According to Lima NAACP President Ron Fails, talk is what you do when you do not want to do something.

WAPAKONETA — The Grand Lake Region Visitors Center held its annual awards reception Friday at the Galloway in downtown Wapakoneta, honoring those who provided exceptional service to those visiting the region and those who have helped promote the Grand Lake area in their work.