Heat waves are becoming supercharged as the climate changes – lasting longer, becoming more frequent and getting just plain hotter.

Early in the season, southwest Alaska was one of the few areas in the state with below normal snowpack. Then we had a warm spring, and southwest Alaska dried out.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration temporarily suspended its recent ban on the sale of Juul Labs Inc. products as the agency investigates the issue further.

The man charged with killing seven people and injuring dozens more in the July 4 parade mass shooting in Highland Park later drove to Madison, Wisconsin, where he considered another attack.

Kansas crop progress and condition report from the USDA for the week ending July 3, 2022.

The U.S. is trying to cope with another mass shooting after several people were killed at a holiday parade in Illinois this week.

Wyoming crop progress and condition report from the USDA for the week ending July 3, 2022.

This dish is packed with lean protein in the forms of black bean and lean ground beef. Chili powder, cumin, and fresh salsa add bold flavor to this Mexican-inspired recipe.

Colby S. Mick

February 26, 1985 — July 2, 2022

Colby was born February 26, 1985, at Lamar to Loran Jay and Zoe Lynn (Colvin) Mick and passed away July 2, 2022, at the Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs at the age of 37.

Colorado crop progress and condition report from the USDA for the week ending July 3, 2022.