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Defense Accuses Feds of 'Commandeering' Kansas Medical Board
Lawyers for Dr. Stephen Schneider claim prosecutors abused the criminal process by improperly asserting authority over the regulation of medicine. Schneider and his wife are charged with the deaths of four patients due to accidental overdose.

Topeka Family Escapes House Fire
Man races home when he learns his house is burning. He tried fighting it himself, but wisely left that up to the pros. He was glad his family made it out, including his 90-year-old great grandmother.

Bonaparte Listens to Citizens on 2009 Budget
Before the city of Topeka actually plans the next budget, officials want to know what you'd like to see your tax dollars spent on.

Nearly Half of Kansas Wheat Crop Now Headed as Harvest Nears
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reports the Kansas winter wheat crop is far behind schedule because cooler conditions slowed maturity.

Three Car Accidents Sends Two to Hosptial
Police say a vehicle making a left-hand turn onto 29th was rear-ended and knocked into an oncoming westbound vehicle.

Honor Your Veteran This Weekend
Penwell-Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum at 7th and Gage is honoring community veterans and uniformed civil servants with its a visual display called the "Wall of Tribute".

United Way Visits Agencies to Learn How to be Successful
United Way of Greater Topeka's campaign chairman Scott Griffith wants to visit each of the United Way's 35 agencies. He started today with six of them, wrapping up at Big Brothers Big Sisters.

AAA predicts holiday travel will drop
Higher gas prices might keep more of you closer to home this Memorial Day weekend.

Name Released of 15-year old Go Kart Accident Victim
The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office says 15-year old Robert Koch died Saturday afternoon in a go kart accident in the 2500 Block of NE 31st Street. A nine-year old passenger wasn't hurt.

Truck driver dead after KC wreck
A semi-truck driver is dead after his rig drove off a Kansas City interstate and burst into flames.

Newspaper Photographer Speared By Javelin
A newspaper photographer got a little too close to the action at the state high school track championships - and was speared through the leg by a javelin.

Pit Bulls Apparently Kill Boy, 7, In Texas
A 7-year-old boy died after he was apparently attacked by two pit bulls along a road, and deputies summoned to the scene had to shoot the dogs before they could reach him, authorities said.

Pump Prices Creep Up As Oil Records Fall
More gas and oil records fell Monday as retail fuel prices struck new highs and crude settled above $127 for the first time, tightening the squeeze on drivers planning holiday road trips next weekend.

McCain, Obama Spar Over Iran Comments
Republican John McCain accused Democrat Barack Obama of inexperience and reckless judgment for saying Iran does not pose the same serious threat to the United States as the Soviet Union did in its day.

New Foreign Affairs Chair Shirks Spotlight
Representative Howard Berman, the new House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, succeeding the late Chairman Tom Lantos, prefers to operate as a behind-the-scenes player.

'Prince Caspian' gets royal reception at box office
"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" dethroned "Iron Man" as ruler at the box office, pulling down $56.6 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Soldiers shave heads to support cancer kids
Under a huge tent just outside the medical unit at Camp Liberty, shielded from the blazing sun, soldiers watch and cheer as two men at a time get their heads shaved. Clumps of hair fall to the hot sand below.

McCain, Obama trade jabs over Iran policy
Sen. John McCain Monday faulted Sen. Barack Obama for downplaying the threat from Iran and again called the Democratic front-runner's judgment "reckless," the latest jabs in a foreign policy fight that could continue to the general election.

Mayor: Officers in taped beating will be fired
Four Philadelphia police officers will be fired, three others will be disciplined and a supervising sergeant will be demoted because of the violent beating of three suspects caught after a shooting, the city's mayor and police commissioner said Monday.

U.S. plane strays into Venezuelan airspace
A U.S. anti-drug aircraft strayed into Venezuelan airspace Saturday night, the United States acknowledged Monday, ratcheting up tensions between the two nations.

Millions of Tiny Starfish Inhabit Undersea Volcano
Marine scientists surveying a large undersea mountain chain were amazed to find millions of tiny starfish swirling their arms to capture food in the undersea current.

China Allows Quake News To Spread Online
Uncensored Opinions Sent By Text And IM, But Officials Still Monitoring The Conversation

Global Warming-Hurricane Link Questioned
U.S. Scientist Shifts Positions, Says Warmer Weather Will Reduce Number Of Hurricanes

China Mourns As Quake Claims More Victims
Death Toll At 50,000; 200 Rescue Workers Reportedly Buried In Mudslide

Rain Pushes Myanmar Death Toll Higher
Torrential rain lashed survivors of Cyclone Nargis on Friday as Myanmar's junta raised its toll sharply to more than 133,000 people dead or missing, putting the disaster on a par with a 1991 cyclone that killed 143,000 in neighboring Bangladesh.

Storm Toll in Philippines Rises
Eight more people were reported killed in the northern Philippines as tropical storm Halong intensified on Monday, raising the death toll to 12, the civil defence office said.

Study Says Global Warming Not Worsening Hurricanes
Global warming isn't to blame for the recent jump in hurricanes in the Atlantic, concludes a study by a prominent federal scientist whose position has shifted on the subject.

Florida Everglades Fire Scorches 33,000 Acres
Fire threatens the Cape Sable seaside sparrow, which only lives in Everglades. Dense smoke advisory from the National Weather Service issued for South Florida. Brian Crowder, 31, accused of setting several wildfires.

A Closer Look At "Green" Products
Manufacturers Are Making More Environmentally Friendly Products, But Not All Stand Up To The Test

11 Year-old Killed in Car Accident
11 year-old Cheyenne Morrissey was killed after the car her mother was driving lost control and landed upside down hitting the side of a house.

Shawnee Summer Scorecard
Calling all kids 9 to 13 years of age.. how'd you like to have a chance at winning at Wii, an Ipod, or even a bike or a skateboard. Here's where to pick up your "Shawnee Summer Scorecard" to get started!

Victim of Silver Lake Accident Identified
The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office identifies the man killed in a weekend accident north of Silver Lake as 20-year old Matthew Runyan. He went off the road in the 4100 block of NW Hoch Saturday night.

Boyda Urges Passage of GI Bill reforms
The U.S. House last week adopted changes to the GI Bill which would cover 100-percent of a veteran's tuition to a public university. Right now, about 60-percent is covered. The bill now heads to the Senate.

Bikers Travel Cross-Country to Vietnam Wall
A 10 day cross country journey will end in Washington D.C. at the Vietnam Memorial Wall. Motorcycle riders to the wall meet up as the group comes through their area.

Sebelius vetoes I.D. to vote
You won't need to show a photo ID to vote in Kansas.

Water main break closes Topeka Street for five hours
A ten-inch water main break Monday closed two lanes of Kansas Avenue for about five hours.

Fort Riley Brigade Slated for Iraq
The Pentagon notified the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division Monday that it will head to Iraq later this year. It affects about 3700 soldiers. In all Monday, the Pentagon notified about 25,000 soldiers that they would be deploying.

Casinos Propose Facilities Amid Supporters, Protesters
As the Kansas Supreme Court decides the fate of a new casino in Kansas, developers met with the Kansas Lottery Commission Monday to discuss their casino proposals. People on both sides of the issue -- pro & con -- were on hand.

Responsiblity Over Arthur's Algebra Class is Personal Accountability
An investigation into suspected grade card altering at Darrell Arthur’s Dallas high school continues. It’s the subject for tonight’s “On the Mark”.

Hayden Baseball Team Looking for More This Time
Hayden High School is set for another run in the state baseball tournament this weekend.

Seaman Vikings Soccer Prepares for Quarterfinal Soccer Match
Vikings girls soccer team is the host for a Tuesday night Class 5-1A state soccer quarterfinal match vs. St. James Academy.

Royals Get "No Hit" By Boston's Lester
Kansas City didn't get a hit off John Lester in a loss at Boston.

Athlon Sports Names Kansas No. 13 in Preseason Top-25 Poll
Mark Mangino's Kansas Jayhawks take the No. 13 position with 11 players selected as All-Big 12 performers. Athlon Sports predicts Kansas to finish second in the Big 12 Conference's North Division.

Spurs Down Hornets, Win Series
The San Antonio Spurs knocked off the Hornets 91-82 in Game 7 of the second-round series at New Orleans.

Veteran Hurler Joins T-Bones
Nall spent eight seasons with Los Angeles before his release following the 2006 season. The Washington Nationals signed Nall shortly after and sent him to their Double-A affiliate Harrisburg Senators to begin the 2007 campaign.

Kansas State Heads to Bricktown For Big 12 Championship
K-State, the No. 7 seed in the tournament, is guaranteed three games in pool play, beginning 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening against No. 2 seed Oklahoma State.

Royals C John Buck returns to team after birth of twins
Buck missed the weekend series in Florida to be with his wife, who had complications in her pregnancy. She gave birth to twin sons about 12 weeks early. The Royals say the situation has stabilized.

Bill Self Summer Camp Has Openings
KU Camp with Coach Bill Self still has openings for this summer. Web Site is included.

Topeka House Burns; Family Makes It Out

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