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Watchdog for $46B tribal gambling industry can't enforce law without a chairperson

National News August 10, 2026

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On opening day at the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma's new Harrah's-branded casino, the tribe's chairman watched customers pack the gambling floor while a queue of cars spilled out of the parking lot. "We couldn't let them in because we were so full," Chairman Jacob Keyes said. "That's a direct impact from the Harrah's name." But a vacancy in Washington is preventing the tribe's partnership with the gambling giant from moving beyond branding. Plans for Harrah's parent company to take over day-to-day management of the casino in Chandler, Oklahoma, stalled after it opened ...

Lake Mead hits historic low water level as Colorado River struggles

National News August 9, 2026

BOULDER CITY, Nev. — Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago, another sign of the crisis plaguing the Colorado River system. Water levels at the reservoir, which straddles the Arizona-Nevada border ...

Wildfire in Indonesian national park grows

National News August 9, 2026

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia sent airplanes and hundreds of firefighters on Sunday to fight a blaze in a popular national park, one of a growing number of wildfires the country is battling during an unusually dry season. The largest fire reported this week has burned about 176 ...

Police Reports

Local News August 9, 2026

Lewistown woman charged for possession during alleged dispute LEWISTOWN — Lewistown Police Department officers were dispatched to an alleged domestic dispute on West Third Street in Lewistown at 12:13 p.m. on July 30 between Heather R. Wagner, 39, of Lewistown, and her boyfriend, according to a release issued on Thursday. The boyfriend claimed Wagner was using his information to open loans. No evidence was provided to support this allegation; however, the boyfriend showed officers containers and a scale that had cocaine residue. Wagner gave consent to search her apartment. Police ...

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' keeps record pace

National News August 9, 2026

NEW YORK — "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" continued its blistering pace in theaters, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" set a new high for the director. The Sony-Marvel release has ...

Excitement building for Penny Bazaar in Burnham

Local News August 9, 2026

BURNHAM — It doesn’t take as long as you’d think to fill up a room full of empty rectangular tables. At least that’s what Teddy and Shawna Nearhoof, of Derry Township, claim when preparing prize tables for the 51st Annual Burnham Fire Co.’s Penny Bazaar. “It takes 3 days to set ...