The 4th Annual Veteran's Day Parade is set to occur this Saturday,&nbsp;November 15th at 9:00 am.

Interim Healthcare and the community is inviting you to join in this parade that is meant to honor the brave men and women who have served this country in the armed forces.&nbsp;This tradition brings together veterans, active-duty military, their families, and the community to celebrate their service, sacrifice, and the freedoms they protect.

This special event is a heartfelt expression of gratitude for their selfless dedication and sacrifice to ensure our freedoms.&nbsp;

The parade will start at Elm Street and Santa Fe, ending at South Street.

Local businesses and organizations are encouraged to participate in the parade by registering a float or group.&nbsp;

Entry to the parade is free, but a $25.00 donation made payable to Ambucs-RE: Wheelchair ramps, American Legion or Kansas Honor Flight is suggested.&nbsp;&nbsp;(Neither Non-profit or schools need to make a donation.)

To get access to an entry form to participate in the parade, contact: Jennifer Gunelson,&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jgunelson@interimhealthcare.com">jgunelson@interimhealthcare.com</a>&nbsp;or Jacque Backhus @&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jbackhus@interimhealthcare.com">jbackhus@interimhealthcare.com</a>&nbsp;

For more information about the parade, contact:

Email: jbackhus@interhimhealthcare.com

Veterans Day parade set to occur for the 4th year in a row in Salina

Another great turnout occurred as around 300 Salina-area community members of all ages gathered in Sunset Park on Tuesday, for Annual Veterans Day Commemoratives service, hosted by VFW Post 1432.

Key organizers, highlights and keynote speaker

The event MC was David Medina, (Adjutant - Army - Post 1432), alongside Dan Pestinger (Sergeant at Arms retired Marine) and Michael Weis (Chaplin - Air Force - Post 1432) also assisting.

A Color Guard Service was provided by the Marine Corps League, Tri-Rivers Detachment, the American Legion Riders Post 62 and the VFW Riders Post 1432.

Students from Cornerstone Classical School recited the Declaration of Independence.

Keynote speaker was retired Colonel Karen Weis, a 29-year Army Combat Veteran who is a native of the Salina area, currently working with KU school of nursing.

🎥 Highlights and recap of 2025 Veterans Day Ceremony at Sunset Park

Nearly $2,000 worth of items were stolen from a storage unit in Salina.

According to the Salina Police Department (SPD) on Monday at around noon, the owner of a mini storage in the 400 block of N. 9th, contacted SPD about a storage unit that had reportedly been broken into.

Lt. Andrew Zeigler stated the storage unit property is currently not fenced off.

Stolen from the unit was nearly $2,000 worth of items.

There are no suspects who have been identified at this time and the investigation is ongoing.

Search for a suspect prompts after nearly $2,000 of items stolen from storage unit 

OCCK Transportation is pleased to announce the continuation of the Winter Pass to the successful CityGo “Get On &amp; Go” program for Salina area youth ages 7-18.&nbsp;

Youth ages 7-18 will be able to purchase a Get On &amp; Go Winter Youth Bus Pass for $10.&nbsp;

The pass will be good for unlimited rides on Salina CityGo from December 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026.&nbsp;

Youth must show the drivers their “Get On &amp; Go” pass when they board the buses.&nbsp; Face masks and social distancing policies will be followed as needed.

The Get On &amp; Go Fall Bus Pass is available for purchase online on November 15, 2025, at&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.salinacitygo.com/">www.salinacitygo.com</a>&nbsp;and Buy A Pass, with options for pick up.&nbsp;

They will also be available at OCCK Transportation, 340 N. Santa Fe, starting November 15, 2025.&nbsp;

The Winter Pass will also be available digitally in the Token Transit app.&nbsp; All OCCK Transportation services have a digital fare option.

“We love that we have our Get On &amp; Go program all year round now,” said Trell Grinter, Transportation Director for OCCK, Inc.&nbsp; “The whole program has continued to grow in popularity.&nbsp; We are helping kids navigate around Salina, participate in activities and community events, while using public transit, which means learning important life skills while gaining freedom and independence.”

For more information call OCCK Transportation at 826-1583 or go to&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.salinacitygo.com/">www.salinacitygo.com</a>.

OCCK Transportation announces Get On & Go winter bus pass for CityGo

Celebrate the magic of the season at the Salina Symphony Christmas Festival Concerts, returning to the Stiefel Theatre on Sat., Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 14, at 4 p.m.

Guest artist Andrew Lipke, a gifted vocalist and instrumentalist, joins the Symphony to lead this cherished holiday celebration. 

The concerts will showcase festive performances by Iron Street Dance Company, Tamara Howe School of Dance, Salina Chorale, Kansas Wesleyan University Chorale and the Salina Symphony Youth Choir.

Tickets may be purchased at the Stiefel Theatre box office, by calling 785-827-1998 or online at <a href="http://www.salinasymphony.org">www.salinasymphony.org</a>.

Tickets start at $42 with a $25 price for students/children. Children ages 3 and up are welcome to attend. Student tickets must be purchased at the Stiefel Theatre box office.

The Salina Symphony is dedicated to enriching lives through artistic music performance and education. For more information, contact Adrienne Allen at (785) 823-8309 or visit salinasymphony.org

Salina Symphony to present the joyful community tradition of the Christmas Festival concerts Dec. 13 & 14

An undisclosed amount of cash was reportedly stolen from a convenience store in Salina after hours.

According to the Salina Police Department (SPD) at around 2:50 am on Monday, a female employee of Casey's (1100 E. Iron Ave.) arrived to open the store and found the front door unsecure. She then went inside and the store's alarm went off.

Afterwards, she found a safe that had been opened and trash spread out on the floor. The employee then contacted SPD and officers arrived to the scene.

The concern became how the alarm didn't sound off, before the employee arrived and found the store to have appeared to be burglarized.

Upon arrival, officers reported an undisclosed amount of cash was stolen from the safe. Moreover, a large amount of coinage was located outside of the store as well.

Lt. Andrew Zeigler stated they have surveillance footage of the crime and discovered the suspect to be a male, wearing a mask and gloves.

Undisclosed amount of cash stolen from convenience store in Salina, investigation ongoing

ELLSWORTH COUNTY—A series of small earthquake shook portions of central Kansas over the past two days.

A 2.8 magnitude quake struck just before 6p.m. three miles northeast of Wilson, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Kansas Geological Survey reported a 3.2. magnitude quake in Russell County at approximately the same time.

The Kansas Geological Survey also reported two additional quakes measuring 2.6 and 2.1 in Russell County on Sunday morning and Monday morning.

The Ellsworth County Sheriff's office has not received any calls about the quakes.

Series of small earthquakes reported in central Kansas

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — As Veterans Day is celebrated across the country, one Kansas-based organization continues to honor those who served by giving them a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the memorials built in their honor.

Mike Van Campen, president of Kansas Honor Flight, joined us to share the mission behind the program — a mission that has brought nearly 5,000 Kansas veterans to Washington, D.C., since 2012.

“We started Kansas Honor Flight in 2012 after a previous hub in Great Bend closed,” Van Campen said. “Several of us wanted to continue the mission — and 105 flights later, we’ve now taken just under 5,000 veterans to see their memorials.”

The flights — entirely free for veterans — are made possible through donations from individuals, community groups, and schools across Kansas. The organization operates without any state or federal funding.

“The money simply comes from a grateful public,” Van Campen said. “Churches, American Legion posts, schools — it’s incredible how many students and organizations step up to help our veterans make this trip.”

Each flight follows a carefully organized three-day itinerary. Veterans and their guardians depart Wichita on a Monday and fly to Baltimore, where they visit Fort McHenry before touring the nation’s capital.

Tuesday is a full day of remembrance, visiting the World War II, Korean, Vietnam, Air Force, and Navy memorials, as well as the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery for the Changing of the Guard ceremony.

“We apply for permission to hold a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington for each bus,” Van Campen said. “Twelve veterans per flight get to take part in that very special moment — it’s something they’ll never forget.”

The wreaths, he noted, are handmade by one of his high school classmates who crafts them from grapevines grown on his vineyard near Baltimore.

For many veterans — particularly from World War II and Korea — the Honor Flight experience opens the door to conversations their families have never heard before.

“Their kids tell us, ‘Dad never talked about his service until this trip,’” Van Campen shared. “These men and women came home, took off their uniforms, and went back to work. But on these flights, surrounded by fellow veterans, they finally start to share their stories.”

Guardians and Volunteers Make It Possible

Veterans who need assistance are paired with a guardian, someone who ensures their comfort and safety throughout the trip. Guardians — often a child, grandchild, or volunteer — pay their own way, contributing $900 to cover airfare, lodging, and meals. Veterans travel completely free.

“We’ve even had volunteers who’ve gone seven or eight times,” Van Campen said. “They’ll take off work, pay their way, and help a total stranger — just because they want to give back.”

Kansas Honor Flight operates four flights per year — typically in May, June, August, September, and October — carrying around 95 veterans per trip. The waiting list is currently about a year, meaning those who apply now will likely travel in 2026.

Applications for veterans and guardians are available at <a href="http://www.kansashonorflight.org">www.kansashonorflight.org</a>.

“All a veteran has to do is decide they want to go,” Van Campen said. “We’ll take care of the rest.”

For those looking to support the mission, tax-deductible donations can also be made through the organization’s <a href="http://www.kansashonorflight.org">website</a>.

As Van Campen put it, “Every flight is a reminder of what service and sacrifice truly mean — and what it means for a grateful Kansas to say, thank you.”

Kansas Honor Flight marks 105 journeys honoring 5K veterans

Following is recent booking activity for the Saline County Jail, as provided by law enforcement. Photos, if provided, are courtesy of Saline County Jail. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

REQUESTED CHARGE:&nbsp;Probation Violation

REQUESTED CHARGES:&nbsp;Taxation; Drugs; No drug tax stamp for marijuana or cont substance; Distribute marijuana; 25 - &lt; 450 gram; Use/poss drug paraphernalian/human body; Driving While Suspended; Poss para w/intent to manuf contr subst; Poss of opiate, narcotic, or certain stimulant; Taxation; Drugs; No drug tax stamp for marijuana or cont substance

REQUESTED CHARGE:&nbsp;Viol protection order; Abuse order

REQUESTED CHARGES:&nbsp;Probation Violation; Domestic Battery: rude physical contact 2nd; Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; Misdemeanor

Saline County Jail Bookings, November 11

"Let us have our dogs," said a member from the community at the City Commission meeting on Monday.

The City Commission on Monday voted to move the Pitbull ban petition to a special election, that would be voted by the community to either repeal or keep the City ordained ban.

The special election will cost the City upwards of $60,000.

Before the meeting, the petition presented to the City had over 1,000 signatures from the public to repeal the ban.

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/salinaresidentsrepealbsl/">Salinans Against BSL</a>&nbsp;is the Facebook group and frontrunners to repeal the ban. The group is for people whose goal is to end the Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) in Salina.

The original ordinance set by the City in 2004 is <a href="https://library.municode.com/ks/salina/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH7AN_ARTIXBRSPRE_DIV1PIBUDO">Salina Code Chapter 7, Article IX, Division 1</a>.

 The city's ban is often attributed to a specific dog attack that occurred in 2004, where a young child was attacked by pit bulls.

According to City Manager Jacob Wood, it is yet to be determined if the vote will be a mail-in ballot or a vote at the polls.

Several cities in Kansas such as Overland Park, Hiawatha, Independence, Clay Center, Bonner Springs and Garden City have repealed the BSL ban in the past.

Pitbull ban petition in Salina moves to special election costing City upwards of $60,000

A summer baseball collegiate league is set to come to Salina.

City Commissioners voted on Monday to move forward with executing a facility use agreement with an organization, Salina Sports LLC for Summer Collegiate Games to take place at Dean Evans Stadium.

National Sports Services (NSS) contacted the City about this possibility back in November 2024. 

The City then advised NSS to reach out to Salina Baseball Enterprises (SBE) to garner support from them, and discuss the tentative coordination of scheduling games.

According to the City on August 11, 2025, Matt Perry with NSS approached the Berkley Family Recreational Area (BFRA) Advisory Board regarding a request to use Dean Evans as a location for the Diamond Baseball League starting in the 2026 summer baseball season.

Diamond League teams will play a schedule of approximately 60 games (30 home, 30 away) between the end of May and the end of July, with League Playoffs anticipated for completion during the first week of August.

NSS is seeking a 5-year agreement with the City of Salina for use of Dean Evans Stadium for this league. However, they would consider a 3-year agreement if the City would prefer a lesser term.

A 25% reduction for the adult base rental rates for games and the inclusion into the priority scheduling of the stadium. The rental fees collected would contribute to the fund for future turf replacement.

In consideration of the reduction of base rental rates and the inclusion into the priority scheduling, NSS would provide, in kind, a concession trailer and operate concession services at the facility, a merchandise trailer, and a shade structure with tables and seating.

A team name is to be determined in the future.

The BFRA Advisory Board voted to recommend the City Commission to approve the proposal from NSS. NSS recently established a local organization named Salina Sports LLC (SSLLC).&nbsp;Based on the recommendation from the BFRA Advisory Board, staff advanced conversations with SSLLC to assist in the development of a Facility Use Agreement with City Legal Counsel

The City will have expenses related to providing the infrastructure improvements at Dean Evans Stadium for electrical and water to serve the concession and merchandise trailers. This is estimated to be a one-time cost of $16,200.&nbsp;

Additionally, the City will incur the additional expense of the utility use for the concession and merchandise trailer.

With an estimated number of games to be held at Dean Evans of 30 per season of the Summer Collegiate League, the estimated per game fee to be collected is $225 resulting in an estimated revenue of $6,750. 

Estimated revenue over the proposed 5-year facility use agreement is $33,750.&nbsp;

According to Perry, employment opportunities to serve in the League for Dean Evans will be available.

Summer baseball collegiate league set to occur in Salina

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The US National Weather Service has announced events of showers and thunderstorms are expected to return this weekend in Salina and throughout Central Kansas.

Accordingly, showers and thunderstorms will overspread the area starting Thursday night, with the greatest coverage in southern Kansas. Temperatures will drop into the upper 40s and 50s throughout the area.

Forecast depicts that showers and thunderstorms are likely to occur throughout the span of this weekend, and into Monday, October 27.

Showers and thunderstorms expected to return to Salina this weekend

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By JOHN D. HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH&nbsp;

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/marion-kansas-newspaper-raid-aca057365ea3925328a69acd615c9893">a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper</a>&nbsp;in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press freedom, the paper's editor said Tuesday.

Marion County was among multiple defendants in five federal lawsuits filed by the company that publishes the Marion County Record, its publisher, the estate of his late mother Joan Meyer, the paper’s co-owner, employees of the paper and a former Marion City Council member whose home also was raided.

Eric Meyer, the paper's editor and publisher, told The Associated Press he is hoping the size of the payment is large enough to discourage similar actions against news organizations in the future.

“The goal isn’t to get the money. The money is symbolic,” Meyer said. “The press has basically been under assault.”

Sheriff Jeff Soyez issued an apology that mentioned the publisher and his late mother Joan Meyer by name, along with former council member Ruth Herbel and her husband.

“The Sheriff’s Office wishes to express its sincere regrets to Eric and Joan Meyer and Ruth and Ronald Herbel for its participation in the drafting and execution of the Marion County Police Department’s search warrants on their homes and the Marion County Record," the sheriff's statement said.

The Marion County Commission approved the agreement Monday after discussing it in private for 15 minutes.

The raid triggered a national debate about&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/marion-county-record-kansas-newspaper-raid-f1e49c4e542ddb3cf19c9ca02a0a21fb">press freedom</a>&nbsp;focused on Marion, a town of about 1,900 people set among rolling prairie hills some 150 miles (240 kilometers) southwest of Kansas City, Missouri. Also, Meyer's mother, who co-owned the newspaper and lived with him, died the day after the raid of a heart attack, which he blamed on the stress of the raid.

A search warrant tied the raid -- which was led by Marion’s police chief -- to a dispute between the newspaper and a local restaurant owner who had accused the Marion County Record of invading her privacy and illegally accessing information about her and her driving record. Meyer has said believed the newspaper’s aggressive coverage of local politics and issues played a role and that his newsroom had been examining the police chief’s past work history.

County agrees to pay millions, apologize over police raid on Kan. newspaper

NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday and carried the market back to where it was before&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-tech-ai-trump-e50166021211dde65703d637c2889f2b">last week’s swoon</a>.

The S&amp;P 500 added 0.2% after erasing a loss taken during the morning. It’s been bouncing around lately, coming off Monday’s&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-ai-earnings-trump-f2bee27796f9401e5cd8d88c06785f93">vigorous rebound</a>&nbsp;following its first losing week in four.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 559 points, or 1.2%, to a record, surpassing&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stock-markets-trump-china-earnings-7507a6e0d264874721af27cc7533544a">its prior all-time high set two weeks ago</a>. The Nasdaq composite lagged the market, though, as&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-artificial-intelligence-semiconductor-chips-2579fbc39a8e0107db3912bc7ba9a256">Nvidia</a>&nbsp;got back to falling amid continued concerns that stocks caught up in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/artificial-intelligence">artificial-intelligence</a>&nbsp;frenzy&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ai-bubble-warnings-bank-of-england-imf-b15e54f6d06992371ee39b27f4e6da3a">may have become too expensive</a>. The Nasdaq dipped 0.3%

Helping to lead the market was Paramount Skydance, which jumped even though the entertainment giant reported revenue and profit for the latest quarter that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations.

It was the company’s first earnings report since Skydance closed its acquisition of Paramount in early August, and investors appeared to be encouraged that it raised its cost-cutting target to at least $3 billion from the previous $2 billion. Its stock leaped 9.8%.

Close behind was FedEx, which climbed 5.4% after it increased its forecast for profit in the current quarter. Instead of expecting growth from just the summer, the delivery company now also expects profit to rise in this year’s holiday-shopping season from last year's.

They helped pull the S&amp;P 500 back within 0.6% of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/investors-401k-what-to-do-bb0663da4643e8c3dbe08a4092482aa5">its all-time high</a>, which was set two weeks ago.

They also helped offset a 3% drop for Nvidia, which is Wall Street’s most influential stock because of its massive size.

A major investor in Nvidia, Japanese technology giant SoftBank, said it had&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-softbank-son-nvidia-ai-chips-d8a10172850628c317a214280a4d94c9">sold its entire stake in the AI chip company</a>&nbsp;for $5.83 billion last month. SoftBank is not giving up on AI. It’s still focusing on OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT.

A big question on Wall Street has been whether investors will push the frenzy around AI stocks further. Their sensational growth has been one of the top reasons the U.S. market has hit records despite&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-jobs-openings-unemployment-inflation-federal-reserve-60b8f481cdbc56f96829817a2992e508">a slowing job market</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/tariffs-inflation-trump-prices-economy-wall-street-fed-consumers-280a2fd30de3bb44bd87cd0248082322">still-high inflation</a>. But their&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/investors-401k-what-to-do-bb0663da4643e8c3dbe08a4092482aa5">prices have shot so high</a>&nbsp;that critics say they’re&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ai-bubble-warnings-bank-of-england-imf-b15e54f6d06992371ee39b27f4e6da3a">reminiscent of the 2000 dot-com bubble,</a>&nbsp;which ultimately burst and dragged the S&amp;P 500 down by nearly half.

CoreWeave, whose cloud platform helps customers running AI workloads, fell 16.3% even though it reported a smaller loss for the latest quarter than analysts expected.

Its revenue also topped expectations, and financial analysts praised its momentum. But investors seemed to focus instead on supply-chain issues that are delaying a data center and pushing some of CoreWeave’s revenue further into the future.

Back on the winning side of Wall Street, BigBear.ai rose 6.1% after reporting better results for the latest quarter than analysts expected. It also said it would buy AskSage, a generative AI platform built for national-security agencies and other highly regulated areas, for $250 million.

All told, the S&amp;P 500 added 14.18 points to 6,846.61. The Dow rallied 559.33 to 47,927.96, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 58.87 to 23,468.30.

In stock markets abroad, indexes rose in Europe following a mixed finish in Asia.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.1% even though SoftBank climbed 2%. Besides the sale of its Nvidia stake, the tech giant also reported a much bigger profit than analysts expected.

In the U.S. bond market, trading was closed for the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/veterans-day-open-closed-government-business-stock-market-1a8be167daf4b11d889d60d2fe2303ca">Veterans Day</a>&nbsp;holiday.

Yields have been generally rising since Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-cut-inflation-jobs-e689e1397856aa24ffebdaaefa9762a2">warned last month that further cuts to interest rates are not a sure thing</a>. The Fed has already cut its main interest rate twice this year in hopes of shoring up the slowing job market. But it’s worried that inflation, which has stubbornly remained above the Fed’s 2% target, could reaccelerate.

What’s making the Fed’s job potentially more difficult is that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/economy-impact-shutdown-snap-flights-trump-826406b1083b262cad78338bc99f103b">the U.S. government’s shutdown</a>&nbsp;has&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/economy-trump-government-shutdown-jobs-7606871d40d0b8b9e58ca42672e22112">delayed important updates</a>&nbsp;on jobs and other areas of the economy. The&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-update-80ef7cada7b3c0559aca38886efd8f90">Senate has made moves to end</a>&nbsp;what’s become the longest-ever shutdown, but it’s not assured.

That has left the Fed and investors looking at reports coming from sources outside of the government, which have offered a mixed picture.

A job tracker at Goldman Sachs suggests growth slowed in October from September. After including the effect of a deferred resignation program at the government, U.S. employers overall may have cut 50,000 jobs in October, according to economist David Mericle.

Such softening in the job market has traders betting on a roughly two-in-three chance that the Fed will cut interest rates at its next meeting in December, according to data from CME Group. Expectations for such cuts, which Wall Street loves because they can goose the economy and investment prices, are another reason stocks have hit records recently.

AP Business Writers Chan Ho-Him and Matt Ott contributed.

The Dow rallies over 550 points to a new record

ByHeart, a manufacturer of organic baby formula, recalled all of its products sold nationwide Tuesday, days after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/infant-botulism-formula-byheart-recall-fda-cdc-91019e385a98a2fceb26a12005ea3fbb">some batches</a>&nbsp;were recalled in an expanding outbreak of infant botulism.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/byheart-baby-formula-botulism-recall-98ad391ac5606c980a012d35f5f7637c">At least 15 babies in 12 states</a>&nbsp;have been sickened in the outbreak since August, with more cases pending, according to state and federal health officials. All of the infants were hospitalized after consuming ByHeart formula, officials said. No deaths have been reported.

ByHeart officials expanded the voluntary recall from two lots announced Saturday to all products in consumers' homes and in stores. That includes ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula and Anywhere Pack pouches of powdered formula. The company sells about 200,000 cans of infant formula a month online and in stores such as Target, Walmart, Albertsons and Whole Foods, according to Dr. Devon Kuehn, chief medical officer.

Parents and caregivers who have the formula in their homes “should immediately discontinue use and dispose of the product,” Kuehn said.

Company officials said they enacted the unusual recall “in close collaboration” with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration “despite the fact that no unopened ByHeart product has tested positive” for the contamination.

California health officials earlier confirmed that a sample from an open can of ByHeart baby formula fed to an infant who got sick contained the type of bacteria that causes the toxin linked to the outbreak.

“This action underscores ByHeart’s core mission: protecting babies above all else,” the company said in a statement.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating 84 cases of infant botulism detected since August. Of those, 36 consumed infant formula, with a more than a third who received ByHeart formula, the agency said in a statement.

“This information shows that ByHeart brand formula is disproportionately represented among sick infants in this outbreak, especially given that ByHeart represents an estimated 1% of all infant formula sales in the United States,” the FDA statement said.

ByHeart produces formula powder at a plant in Allerton, Iowa, and then ships it to a site in Portland, Oregon, for canning and distribution, Kuehn said. U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspectors were at the Portland plant Monday, she added.

In addition to the broad recall, the company said it is testing every batch of formula with an independent third-party laboratory, providing health officials full access to its sites and sharing results with regulators as they become available.

Infant botulism is a rare and serious illness that occurs in babies under age 1, whose gut microbiomes are immature. It is caused when the infants consume bacteria that contain spores that produce a toxin in the gut. Symptoms include constipation, poor feeding, drooping eyelid, weak muscle tone, difficulty swallowing and breathing problems, among others.

Babies who develop those symptoms need immediate medical attention. The sole treatment for the infection is BabyBIG, an IV medication made from blood plasma of people immunized against botulism.

The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

ByHeart baby formula recall expanded as Infant botulism outbreak grows

WASHINGTON —President Trump observed Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery.&nbsp;It is the first Veterans Day since he returned to office.

Trump and Vice President JD Vance both wore gloves and overcoats against the cold in Washington, and the president also had a red scarf.

Trump stepped forward and laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, then reached out and touched the wreath before taps was played.

He, Vance and other top administration officials saluted throughout the music.

🎥President Trump observes Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery

KANSAS CITY —A second person injured in a crash that occurred October 29, in Kansas City, Missouri has died.

Just before 12:30p.m. on that Wednesday, a silver Dodge Journey was southbound on Broadway in Kansas City, Missouri, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina. The driver of the Dodge suffered a possible medical emergency and accelerated through the intersection of Linwood and Broadway. 

The vehicle traveled off the roadway to the right, struck an unoccupied parked Lexus and traveled up onto the sidewalk. The Dodge then struck a steel light pole, the Vietnam Memorial and continued traveling southbound through the grass and struck the side of the VFW building.

EMS transported both the driver and front seat passenger of the of the Dodge to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Both were reported in very critical condition.

The passenger of the Dodge Journey, an adult female,  was pronounced deceased on the night of October 29, according to Becchina.&nbsp;&nbsp;

On Monday, the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office reported the involved driver had succumbed to the injuries sustained in the crash and the driver was pronounced deceased by St. Lukes Hospital staff.

 Police released no additional details including the name of the victim. This is fatality #57 compared to #80 last year in Kansas City, Missouri.

KCPD: Driver dies days after crash that killed passenger 

DOUGLAS COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a search in Lawrence.

During the noon hour on Monday,&nbsp; police&nbsp; were attempting to find a man who witnesses say threatened a couple with a firearm, then took off, according to a social media report from the Lawrence Police Department.

Officers were dispatched to 23rd and Louisiana just before noon and got a description of the suspect and additional evidence.

About an hour after the initial call, the suspect was spotted near 23rd and Naismith Drive. When officers attempted to approach him, he ran into a nearby grocery store. 

 Officers set up a perimeter, while others entered the business and located the suspect. Officers safely arrested him, took him to the hospital to get checked out because he was complaining of stomach issues, and then to the Douglas County Correctional Facility. 

There were no injuries reported during the entire incident.

Police did not release the name of the suspect or possible charges.

Police capture wanted Kansas suspect inside grocery store

By&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/author/stephen-groves">STEPHEN GROVES</a>

WASHINGTON (AP) — The senators — eight in total — faced almost instant blowback from Democrats as&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-congress-trump-641e7e2324f261da72395b604d9540e8">they broke ranks and voted</a>&nbsp;to allow the Senate to move forward on&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-senate-deal-schumer-trump-33c6e37c68e9bf2d33770de0f3399563">compromise legislation</a>&nbsp;that would reopen the government.

Their decision Sunday night was labeled a “betrayal” and “pathetic” by some of the most prominent voices in the Democratic Party.

“To my mind, this was a very, very bad vote,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats.

The group of defectors consisted of several senators who are retiring next year, as well as a number of former governors. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana praised them Monday morning, saying they “decided to put principle over their personal politics.”

The senators surely knew the criticism that was coming. But after huddling for hours — often in the Senate basement — over the last week, each senator reached the same conclusion: It was time for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/government-shutdown">the government shutdown</a>&nbsp;to end.

Fetterman, who was elected in 2022, has also been voting to reopen the government, breaking with his party as he does on many other issues. He has criticized Democrats for using the shutdown to demand concessions on health care.

“I’m sorry to our military, SNAP recipients, gov workers, and Capitol Police who haven’t been paid in weeks,” he said on social media. “It should’ve never come to this. This was a failure.”

Shaheen, a senior Democrat who will be retiring from the Senate, often took the lead in negotiating&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-senate-deal-schumer-trump-33c6e37c68e9bf2d33770de0f3399563">the compromise legislation</a>&nbsp;to end the shutdown. She had made it a priority to extend subsidies for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/health-care-subsidies-congress-shutdown-democrats-republicans-bb3464820a347fd2c0399e78e335881e">health plans offered under the Affordable Care Act</a>, but she had also expressed reservations about voting to shut down the government.

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