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| Court Hears Arguments in Expanded Gambling Case The Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on the constitutionality of the state's law allowing four state-owned casinos. The Court's focusing on what "state-owned and operated" means. |
| Sebelius Signs Two Bills Helping Military Families Some things the bill does include requiring divorced or separated parents to make permanent parenting plans when one parent is deployed, and defering all or part of an active duty soldiers property tax when they're out of the U.S. |
| Coffee, Conversation and a Look at the Stars Astronomers set up telescopes outside Lazio's Coffee Bar in Topeka to help others gain appreciation for the science. People could peek through the telescope to catch a glimpse of the moon or maybe even Saturn. |
| Topeka Gets STAR for Energy Efficiency Efforts The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Housing and Development (HUD) jointly presented Topeka City Manager Norton Bonaparte, Jr. an ENERGY STAR Award: Excellence in Energy Efficient Affordable Housing. |
| Students Recognized for Outstanding Improvements Topeka High School students, who were previously truant in USD 501, were recognized at the 2007-2008 Topeka High School Truancy Support Group for their improvements in grades and attendance during the school year. |
| Police Investigate Stabbing Report Topeka Police say a person showed up at a local hospital with a stab wound. They continue to investigate the incident. |
| Expert Tire Robbed, Suspect Fires Shot Topeka Police say a man held up the Expert Tire store at SW 21st and Fairlawn Wednesday evening. They say he fired a shot at a worker who tried to chase him. No one was hurt. |
| JEDO Approves Money for Festival of Speed The Joint Economic Development Organization approved giving $25,000 to help promote the "Festival of Speed." The event will be held in October in conjunction with the SCCA Championship Runoffs. |
| City, Firefighters at Odds over Interpretation Firefighters say a proposed change to the city's charter ordinance would make it harder for them to move up through the ranks, but the city says it's a matter of finding the best people to lead the department. |
| Logan Junior High School's Last Days Logan middle school students are saying goodbye to their raider home. |
| Rescuers at China quake epicenter, digging by hand Nearly 26,000 people remained buried in collapsed buildings from Monday's magnitude 7.9 earthquake, and the death toll of almost 15,000 was expected to climb as relief operations spread into the mountains of Sichuan province. The quake triggered landslides that blocked roads to hardest-hit areas. |
| Edwards Endorses Obama In Move To Unify Support Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the party's likely presidential nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy. |
| Edwards Backing Obama Former Presidential candidate John Edwards throws his support behind Barack Obama in the race for the Democratic nomination. The two made the announcement Wednesday night at a joint appearance in Michigan. |
| Winehouse Won't be Charged in Alleged `Drug' Video Amy Winehouse will not face charges over video footage that allegedly shows her taking drugs, her spokesman said Wednesday. |
| Uprooted Kenyans Head Home in Fits and Starts Kenyan government begins to help return poeple to their homes. People had been driven away due to violence following the rigged December 27 presidential election. |
| Guns in Restaurants Draw Stares but Little Outcry The patrons at Champps, an upscale restaurant and bar chain, were eating ribs and drinking beer on a recent Saturday when customer Bruce Jackson stood up and made an announcement: He was armed, and so were dozens of other patrons. |
| Britain's Brown Ponders Reality TV Offer Bruised at the ballot box and savaged by critics, Britain's beleaguered Prime Minister Gordon Brown plotted a political comeback Wednesday - armed with a raft of new policies and pondering a surprising proposal to become a reality television star. |
| Coin Dealers Examining Gold Find Off Louisiana Coast A steamship that sank off the Louisiana coast during an 1846 storm has produced a trove of rare gold coins, including some produced at two largely forgotten U.S. Mints in the South, coin experts say. |
| SEC charges Broadcom co-founders in stock options probe A civil complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission also charges former chief financial officer William J. Ruehle and general counsel David Dull. It seeks injunctions, unspecified monetary penalties as well as removing Samueli and Dull from their positions. |
| Clinton to continue, regrets racial tension in contest The former first lady spoke to the major news networks in Washington as her campaign looked to parlay her lopsided victory in West Virginia into a last-ditch effort to persuade superdelegates to give her flagging candidacy another look. |
| UN chief convening donors to get aid to Myanmar UN chief convening donors to get aid to Myanmar |
| Groups say Amazon vulnerable after resignation Groups say Amazon vulnerable after resignation |
| AP Television News Video Shows Quake's 1st Moments The moment that a devastating earthquake struck central China, the hills surrounding the city of Chengdu shook, people ran outside in confused panic, and a thick, white cloud of dust enveloped a mountain reserve. |
| Heavy Rains Head Toward Cyclone-Devastated Myanmar Heavy rains and another potentially powerful storm headed toward Myanmar's cyclone-devastated delta on Wednesday. The U.N. warned that inadequate relief efforts could lead to a second wave of deaths among the estimated 2 million survivors. The International Red Cross said in a new estimate that the death toll already may be between 68,833 and 127,990. |
| Dangers of reporting on Myanmar's cyclone Dangers of reporting on Myanmar's cyclone |
| US lists polar bear as threatened species US lists polar bear as threatened species |
| Pollen Count Oak, Mulberry and Walnut are heavy. |
| Philippines Agriculture Chief Admits there is a 'Problem' After much prodding at the Senate hearing on the food crisis Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap admitted that there was a problem in the country’s rice supply. |
| Senate Renews Flood Insurance Program The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to extend until 2013 a federal program that insures millions of homes against floods and to forgive $17 billion in debt the program built up during Hurricane Katrina. |
| NOAA Chief Urges Creating National Climate Service With concerns about global warming rising along with the planet's temperature, the head of the federal agency in change of weather research and forecasting is proposing creation of a new National Climate Service. |
| China Quake Toll Hits 15,000 as Airlift Drops Aid Military helicopters dropped food and medicine to Chinese earthquake survivors who remained cut off Wednesday in remote mountain villages behind roads clogged by landslides, while the official death toll rose to nearly 15,000. |
| US Foreclosure Filings Surge 65% in April More U.S. homeowners fell behind on mortgage payments last month, driving the number of homes facing foreclosure up 65 percent versus the same month last year and contributing to a deepening slide in home values, a research company said Tuesday. |
| Oil Prices Fall Back in Asia after Record Near $127 Oil prices fell back Wednesday in Asia after hitting a record near $127 a barrel in the previous session on concerns Iran may consider cutting oil production. |
| Collective Brands Appeal The Topeka based shoe company wants a court to set aside a massive $305 million judgment against it, in a trademark tangle with rival shoemaker Adidas. |
| Jim Cates Canned CJ Online reports Wednesday night that the popular Topeka radio talk show host was fired by KMAJ after making an announcement that he was retiring. |
| Latest Myanmar Tolls Top 127,000 UN warns the military government of a "second wave" unless the junta allows more outside help to fly in. |
| U.S. Border Patrol Recruits in Manhattan The U.S. Border Patrol's National recruiters are in Manhattan looking to hire patrolmen for 6,000 job vacancies. |
| Coach Snyder wants Mentors Former Kansas State coach Bill Snyder spoke at a breakfast for Small Business Networking. The message of the day was mentoring the youth. |
| K-State's Second Longest President is Retiring After 22 years Kansas State University President, Jon Wefald, will soon say good-bye. |
| ESU Wins First Game at National Softball After getting started nearly an hour after the scheduled start time, the #6 Emporia State Hornet softball team secured a 6-0 shutout victory over #9 C.W. Post to advance at the NCAA Division II Championship Finals. |
| Five Ichabods named first team PING all-region All five Washburn Ichabods competing in the NCAA Division II National Championships were named to the Division II PING all-region team which was announced today by the Golf Coaches Association of the America. |
| Hochevar Solid in Royals Win Luke Hochevar pitched six strong innings and Joey Gathright drove in the only runs, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0 on Wednesday night and hand Justin Verlander his seventh loss. |
| Lions Earn Trip to State Baseball The Lawrence Lions defeated the Washburn Rural Junior Blues 9-1 at the Lake Shawnee Baseball Complex Wednesday night. |
| Washburn Rural Posts Pair of Shutouts in Nabbing Softball Regional The Junior Blues shut out Lawrence 9-0 in the first round, and then knocked out Manhattan 6-0 in winning the 6A Softball Regional Tournament. |
| 6A Baseball Regional: Lawrence, Washburn Rural Advance to Final While Lawrence edged Manhattan 4 to 3, Washburn Rural shut out Topeka High 1 to 0 in high school baseball 6A Regional. |
| Regional Softball: Washburn Rural and Manhattan advance to Final Washburn Rural shut out Lawrence 9 to nothing while Manhattan tipped Junction City 6 to 2 in the first round of 6A Regional Finals. |
| Bill Self Receives Winged Foot Award from New York Athletic Club "It's a great honor to welcome Pat and Bill to the New York Athletic Club and to present them with the Winged Foot Award," commented James W. O'Brien, chairman of the Winged Foot Award Committee. "Not only are they world class coaches and mentors, they are also world class people." |
| Topeka Inline Hockey Program Looking For Teams Topeka Twisters Inline Hockey Program is seeking players that range from 18 and older that want to play hockey when their is no ice. |
| K-State Rowing Prepped for NCAA Regionals The Wildcats will race three boats at the event that will begin with preliminary heats on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. |
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