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- 2 Former Missouri Lawmakers Sentenced
Former St. Louis lawmaker Jeff Smith has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison in an obstruction of justice case.
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- Police: Man Wanted To Make Stolen Bird A Christmas Present
Tips from the public result in the rescue of the baby cockatoo stolen from an east Wichita pet store and in the arrest of a suspect.
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- Council Members Get Emotional Over Lord's Diner Dispute
A dispute over a new Lord's Diner location turned ugly at this morning's city council meeting. Some council members said a select few in the community ruined a very important project.
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- Turkey Giveaway Attracts Thousands
Thousands lined up in southeast Wichita Tuesday morning to get a turkey and the makings of a grand Thanksgiving dinner courtesy of the Bread of Life ministry.
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- Wichita Woman Accused Of Shooting Estranged Husband Charged
Forty-three-year-old Melinda R. Hazelton has been charged with second degree intentional murder.
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- Bel Aire Police Fear Foul Play In Man's Disappearance
Bel Aire Police believes a man missing since March may be the victim of foul play.
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- Bills Fire Coach Jauron After 3-6 Start
Coach Dick Jauron has been fired by the Buffalo Bills following the team's 3-6 start.
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- Led By China, Carbon Pollution Up Despite Economy
In the past, global recessions have at least been accompanied by a drop in pollution. But not this time.
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- Ex-Pharma Exec Running As Dem For Kan. Gov.
A former pharmaceutical company executive is running for Kansas governor as a Democrat.
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- Barzee Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges In Smart Kidnapping
Wanda Barzee is asking for forgiveness from Elizabeth Smart.
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- Lawsuit Over Kansas Ed Funding Not Being Considered
Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson says the threat of a lawsuit over education funding won't influence his decisions on how to balance the state budget.
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- Cruise Ship With 100 Passengers Stuck In Antarctic Ice
It seems that some tourists stuck on a cruise ship in Antarctic ice are making the best of it.
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- U.S. Seeks Max Prison Terms In Sears Tower Plot
Federal prosecutors in Miami want the maximum prison sentences for five men convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices.
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- Gov. Parkinson To Have Budget Balancing Plan Next Week
Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson says he'll announce plans next week for nearly $260 million in spending cuts and other steps to keep the state budget balanced.
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- NWS Office In Wichita To Receive Radar Upgrade
The National Weather Service office in Wichita will be the among the first in the nation to receive a new radar upgrade that will better track the weather.
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- Vigils Held For Dead 5-Year-Old North Carolina Girl
A 5-year-old North Carolina girl has been remembered at two vigils after she was found dead.
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- Kansas Says Flu Activity Is Twice Normal Level
Kansas health officials say the state is seeing more than twice as many reports of people with flu-like symptoms than is normal at this time of year.
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- Apologetic Bank Robber Sentenced
Man apologized after robbing Wichita banks
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- In-Orbit Inspection Scheduled For Space Shuttle
Space shuttle Atlantis is circling Earth in pursuit of the International Space Station.
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- Tobacco Execs Quickly Find Tax Loophole
Tobacco companies are avoiding hundreds of millions of dollars a year in taxes by exploiting a loophole in President Barack Obama's child health law. And they're doing it with a simple marketing twist.
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- Lawyer: Woman Will Enter Guilty Plea In Smart Case
Seven years after it began, the wrenching saga of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping is expected to move toward a resolution today.
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- FedEx Launches Sensor Device For Packages
FedEx is introducing a new device that can track the temperature, light exposure and location of a package at any point in its journey.
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- Pratt Man Sentenced In Disabled Woman's Death
A Pratt man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his part in the murder of a partially disabled woman last year.
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- KC P&L District Owners Want Dress Code
The owners of the downtown Kansas City's Power & Light entertainment district says an independent board will oversee enforcement of a controversial dress code.
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- Kansas To Launch Loan Program For Energy Efficiency
Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson is launching a $34 million loan program that encourages Kansans to make their homes more energy efficient.
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- Kan. Father, Son Suspect Meteorite Landed At Home
A father and son have an extraterrestrial explanation for the strange rock that recently landed in their backyard in southwest Kansas.
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- Mini Golf Fundraiser To Be Held Inside Lawrence Public Library
Imagine the hazards: This coming weekend, the public is invited to play miniature golf inside the Lawrence Public Library.
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- Administrative Offices Open At Intrust Arena
The General Manager of the INTRUST Bank Arena announced today that the administrative offices are now open at the Arena.
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- Wyandotte County Settles Suit Involving Police
Wyandotte County's Unified Government will spend almost $500,000 to settle a lawsuit that alleged police misconduct.
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- House Fire In West Wichita
A fire behind a wall near a fire place may have caused about $15,000 in damages.
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- Footwear Store Robbed On East Kellogg
A man entered the Famous Footwear store at 8137 East Kellogg Drive shortly before 7 p.m. Monday robbing the store while customers shopped.
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- Police Warn Of Burglary Spree In Wichita Neighborhood
People in the College Hill neighborhood are on guard in the wake of a recent crime wave.
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- Wichita Built Planes Get Boost From International Customers
Wichita planemakers are making sales in the Middle East this week at the Dubai Air Show.
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- Ark City Man Arrested For Soliciting Sex Online
Police said an investigation revealed the man chatted with 80 teenage girls online in Cowley County, and met with 13 of them.
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- Goodell Fines Titans Owner $250,000 For Gesture
The NFL has fined Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for making an obscene gesture at Buffalo fans while celebrating Tennessee's victory over the Bills. - What KDOT Budget Cuts Mean For Winter Roads
Cuts to KDOT's budget means tightening the reigns when it comes to clearing away ice and snow from Kansas roadways.
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- Immigrants Sentenced For Stealing Tax Refund Checks
Two illegal immigrants from Mexico have been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for stealing tax refund checks from Texas workers and using phony IDs to cash them in Kansas.
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- Kan. Panel Works On New State Transportation Plan
A Kansas legislative panel continues to work on a new multiyear plan for transportation improvements.
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- 4.6-Magnitude Quake Shakes California Desert
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-4.6 earthquake has shaken a remote area of the Mojave Desert in Southern California.
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- Red Cross Sells Pieces Of History To Cut Deficit
The American Red Cross is selling off decades worth of treasures to save money and help erase a big deficit.
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- Hatteberg's People - McPherson College President Michael Schneider
McPherson College has a new president. Michael Schneider, once a student there, is now the man in charge and one of the youngest college presidents in the country.
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- Portion Of Old Kansas Turnpike Bridge Brought Down
Dozens of people braved a steady, cold rain to watch demolition crews blow up part of a Kansas Turnpike bridge that for 50 years carried vehicles across the Kansas River near Lawrence.
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- Derby Residents Soon Eligible For Recycling Rewards Program
New Rewards-for-Recycling Program Offers Residents Economic Benefits for Recycling
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- Troops Hone Artillery Skills To Cut Afghan Deaths
Soldiers headed for Afghanistan are getting new training on when to use high-powered weapons as the U.S. looks to reduce civilian deaths.
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- Police Find Body Of Missing 5-Year-Old NC Girl
Searchers found the body of Shaniya Davis off a road southeast of Sanford in the central part of the state.
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- Soldier Mom Refuses Deployment To Care For Baby
A Georgia-based Army cook and single mother could face criminal charges after she refused to deploy to Afghanistan, saying no one could care for her 10-month-old son..
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- USDA: Number Of Americans Going Hungry Increases
More than one in seven American households struggled to put enough food on the table in 2008, the highest number since the U.S. Department of Agriculture began tracking food security levels in 1995.
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- Kansas Court For Mentally Ill Gets Good Reviews
The court helps mentally ill people charged with misdemeanor crimes, while at the same time cutting costs for the city and county.
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- Army Corps Cleaning Up Abandoned Missile Sites In Kansas
Though abandoned missiles sites from the Cold War no longer elicit much attention, the Army Corps of Engineers continues to clean up the 26 contaminated sites in Kansas.
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- Officials To Inspect Illinois Jail For Gitmo Inmates
Federal officials are due to arrive in rural northwest Illinois to inspect a prison that could be bought by the federal government and used to house Guantanamo Bay detainees.
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Man Who Claimed Disability Spotted On TV Show
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California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show. (Full Story) |
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Jury Sides With NYPD In Clown's Lawsuit
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A federal jury has ruled that New York City police didn't use excessive force when they arrested a professional clown who left a suspicious device that turned out to be a balloon inflator inside a coffee shop. (Full Story) |
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KC Bank Robber Who Left Wallet Behind Pleads Guilty
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A Kansas City man who left his wallet on the counter of a bank he was robbing has pleaded guilty in federal court. (Full Story) |
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Dictionaries Differ On Word Of The Year
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It's no lie. Merriam-Webster has chosen "admonish" as its 2009 Word of the Year. (Full Story) |
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Wild Turkey On NJ Turnpike Captured
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A wild turkey that has been playing chicken along the New Jersey Turnpike won't have to dodge Thanksgiving traffic. (Full Story) |
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Police: Teens Taped Themselves Stealing Presents
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A suburban Philadelphia police chief says two teenagers are being held after officers arrested them and found video recordings they made of themselves burglarizing homes. (Full Story) |
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