Associated Press

• Washington Post publisher Will Lewis says he's stepping down, days after big layoffs at the paper - AP News  AP News...
• In the Arctic, the major climate threat of black carbon is overshadowed by geopolitical tensions - AP News  AP News...
• Vance is in Armenia, a country no sitting US president or vice president has visited before - AP News  AP News...
• Outdoor sportswear pioneer Eddie Bauer again files for bankruptcy - AP News  AP News...

New York Times

• Andrew Farkas Called Jeffrey Epstein ‘Blessing’ as the Two Did DealsAndrew Farkas has repeatedly played down ties to Jeffrey Epstein. But they swapped business favors in the Virgin Islands, and in nearly 2,000 emails, the two expressed admiration for each other....
• The New Way Trump Allies Are Offering Access to the President, and the Flood of U.S. Ammo to Mexican CartelsPlus, Super Bowl and Olympics highlights....
• Trump’s Oil Grab in Venezuela Shatters an American TabooU.S. presidents have long been accused of plotting to control foreign oil. But President Trump has asserted a U.S. right to take it....
• A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red IdahoWilder, Idaho, prided itself on comity. Then federal agents stormed a racetrack outside of town in October, and the reverberations are still shaking the community....

National Public Radio

• Japan's Takaichi to pursue conservative agenda after election landslideJapan's first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, brought the ruling Liberal Democratic Party its biggest-ever electoral victory, fueling her ambitions to pursue to a political agenda which sh...
• Olympic COVID restrictions are gone, but some athletes are still self-quarantiningFor most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind them. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in COVID times. Some athletes are taking extreme...
• Mikaela Shiffrin has battled grief, PTSD and freak injury. Now come the Olympic GamesShiffrin became a celebrity at 18 years old after becoming the youngest-ever skier to win Olympic slalom gold. Since then, she has faced grief, PTSD and freak injury — yet she is ready to bounce back....
• The latest on the search for Nancy Guthrie. And, takeaways from Super Bowl 60The search for Nancy Guthrie enters a second week. And, the Seattle Seahawks win Super Bowl 60, beating the New England Patriots 29-13. Here are the highlights from the big game....

Stock markets

KSNW-TV Wichita

• Wichita home heavily damaged in fire early MondayThe Wichita Fire Department responded to the house fire southeast of Harry and Edgemoor around 5:30 a.m....
• Mack Brown: From Baker University to Super Bowl champion coachFormer Wildcats quarterback Mack Brown made his Super Bowl debut as an assistant coach for the Seattle Seahawks....
• Day 3 of the Milan Cortina Olympics: What to watchFigure skating is back in the spotlight Monday at the Milan Cortina Olympics, and more Alpine skiing medals are up for grabs, as well....
• Very warm start to the week, rain on the wayDry, warm, and breezy conditions will cause the threat of grassfires to go up Monday....

KAKE-TV Wichita

• Early-morning house fire closes southeast Wichita streetFirefighters responded at around 5:35 a.m. to the 1700 block of Green Acres Street, near Harry and Edgemoor. A Sedgwick County dispatch supervisor said the fire was under control by 6 a.m., and no ser...
• 5 men arrested in southeast Kansas for commercially soliciting children for sex, sheriff saysThe Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office says on February 5 and 6, several law enforcement agencies joined forces to conduct an operation that targeted offenders who prey upon underage victims....
• Drones used to help capture ‘serial pooper’ in Wisconsin parkOn Thursday, February 5, one of the department’s drone operators used a drone to monitor the park after trail cameras established a pattern of a person defecating in the park during early morning hour...
• Former Wichita police officer loses license after being convicted of child sex abuseEngland was convicted in Garfield County in March 2025 of sex abuse of a child under the age of 12 and two counts of lewd molestation, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation....

Marion County Record

• Six departments battle Lost Springs blaze Firefighters from six communities spent more than five hours battling a blaze last week that destroyed home in Lost Springs. A single-family home was reported on fire at 11:20 p.m. last Wednesday. T...
• Teacher investigation continues A Peabody-Burns teacher remains on administrative leave as investigations by the school district and sheriff’s office into allegations of misconduct continue. Superintendent Antoinette Root informed ...
• Hanging up his badge (sort of) after 49 years After 49 years in law enforcement in Marion County Duane McCarty called it a career – sort of. While McCarty will not be on a force as a full-time officer, he agreed to work part-time on a very limit...
• Centre cancels classes because of illnesses Centre schools will be closed Thursday and Friday because of an outbreak of illnesses. According to a posting by Superintendent Daniel Ackland, 20% of the districts’ students are out sick with illnes...

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KU sports - Lawrence Journal World

• Pair of former Jayhawks earn Super Bowl ringsTwo former Kansas football players earned Super Bowl rings as members of the victorious Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks’ 29-13 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday night at Levi’s Stadium in San...
• KU softball goes 2-3 during opening weekend in FloridaThe Kansas softball team started strong with a pair of wins on Friday but lost late leads in each of its next two games and ultimately concluded its opening weekend in Tampa, Florida, with a 2-3 recor...
• KUsports.com Athletes of the Week: Bryce Barkdull and Jaliya DavisEach week during the University of Kansas’ sports seasons, the Journal-World staff will select one athlete from a KU men’s sports team and one from a women’s sports team as athletes of the week. For t...
• Jayhawks overcome fourth-quarter struggles to defeat Cincinnati 80-71The Kansas women’s basketball team defeated Cincinnati 80-71 on Saturday evening in Allen Fieldhouse, capping off a successful doubleheader for the Jayhawks after the men’s team had beaten Utah earlie...