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| Judge Faces Allegations of Sexual Harrassment Public hearing stage set for a judge accused of sexual harassment. The Leavenworth County District Judge's attorney denies the allegations. The judge has 20 days to respond to his notice, then a hearing date will be set. The conduct allegedly occurred between 1999 and 2007. |
| Roberts Keeps Wide Financial Lead Over Slattery in U.S. Senate Current Senator Pat Roberts hold large lead in finances over his Democratic challenger Rep. Jim Slattery in the upcoming Senate election. Roberts has already been airing radio and TV ads for more than two weeks. Today was last day to collect money before filing financial reports. |
| Judge Won't Hear Any More Sex Cases A Shawnee County district judge receiving criticism for light sentences for sex crimes will not hear any more cases regarding sex crimes. Judge Dowd disqualified himself from such cases. Any pending case before Dowd will be reassigned to another judge. |
| Judge Orders Separate Trial for Gang Killing A federal judge says a street gang member in Wichita is entitled to a seperate trial in the first federal racketeering case filed in Kansas. The judge feels the case may be prejudiced if heard at same time as other hearings. The gang member is charged with three killings. |
| Jury Finds Man Guilty in Teen Hunting Death A Lyon County jury took three hours Monday before finding Theron Thomas Kent guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Beau Arndt. Arndt was shot and killed while hunting last December. Sentencing is set for Aug. 12. |
| Dowd Says No More Cases Involving Sex Offenses. More than 60 protesters held signs on the steps of the Shawnee County Courthouse Monday. They say they are fed up with Judge Dowd's diversion from sentencing guidelines in recent cases involving child predators. |
| Zarco 66 Grand Opening Grand Opening of the first of its kind fuel station in Lawrence Kansas. |
| Classic Cars Tour Topeka Car enthusiasts from around the country gathered to show off their Hupmobiles in Topeka Monday. The car was made by the Hupp Motor Company in Detroit starting in 1908. |
| AG, Ag Secretary Worry about Fuel Scams Kansas AG Steve Six and Agriculture Secretary Adrian Polansky say they're stepping up monitoring of gasoline sales in the state. They want consumers to be vigilant of potential scams, such as lower quality fuel, and report complaints to the state. |
| Regulators Lift Embargo on NW Kansas Wheat Fields The last of embargoes on Kansas wheat fields was lifted Monday. Test results show levels of a toxic fungicide were not detectible or below allowable tolerances. An earlier spot check shows fields in some counties were sprayed with the fungicide too close to harvest. |
| Obama Rejects a Critique of John McCain's Service Wesley Clark says McCain's service doesn't necessarily qualify him to be president.. here's how Barack Obama answered that criticism after his speech in Independence, Mo. on Monday. |
| Some California Fires Could Burn for Weeks With so many blazes to battle, firefighters are having to pick and choose which fires to fight. |
| France to Consumers: Help is on the Way To French consumers worried that their spending power is shrinking, France's government says this: Hang in there, help is on the way. |
| Obama gets offer of shirt off woman's back Clearly, the lady who offered to give Barack Obama the shirt off her back rattled him more than the lady next to her, whose top was emblazoned with a biceps-flexing Hillary Rodham Clinton and the words "Hillary Can Do It." |
| Venezuela TV punished for 'Simpsons' run Venezuelan regulators are forcing a local TV station to show public service announcements as punishment for broadcasting "The Simpsons" during a time slot reserved for children's programs. |
| Ariz. crash raises questions about medical flights A fiery collision that killed six people aboard two medical helicopters has underscored the dangers of emergency flights and renewed questions about whether they are worth the risks. |
| WHO: New Test for TB is Quicker A new test to quickly diagnose drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis will be rolled out in four African countries this year. The World Health Organization says the DNA-based test will revolutionize the treatment of patients with more dangerous forms of the disease. WHO officials told journalists on Monday that the new test cuts the diagnosis time from months to hours. |
| China Combines 2 Steel Makers as Demand Surges Two Chinese steel companies combined Monday to form the world's fifth-largest producer, the latest in a series of government-orchestrated deals aimed at creating globally competitive suppliers amid booming demand. |
| Shipping Woes Cut Chinese Fireworks Exports China, where fireworks were invented, is running short of ports from which to ship the dangerous cargoes abroad. China's fireworks industry provides 98 percent of America's overall needs, and 80 percent of the pyrotechnics needed for professional displays. But the U.S. fireworks business stands to lose $25 million to $30 million this year because of lost orders, says Julie Heckman, executive director for the American Pyrotechnics Association. |
| Mongolia Ruling Party Wins Election Mongolia's ruling party won a tough parliamentary election contested over how to share more of the country's natural wealth, according to preliminary results Monday. |
| Some Fear Debut of Powerful Atom-Smasher The machine has been called the largest scientific experiment in history. It straddles the French and Swiss border and is buried 330 feet underground. Scientists will hunt for signs of invisible "dark matter" and "dark energy". The safety of the powerful collider has been debated for years. |
| University of Arizona Looks Beyond Mars Mission University of Arizona is the first university to lead a mission to another planet. School officials say Mars mission is the first of several more to outer space. Such exposure for the school is hard to come by, official says. University also plans to compete for $30 million Google Lunar X Prize. |
| Mars Lander Finds Soil 'Friendly' to Life Spacecraft's test finds soil similar to some backyards on Earth. Soil is lacking organic compounds, however. Experiment tests for minerals that do not have carbon. Organic carbon is considered basic building block of life. |
| Wen Bo: Environmentalism Growing in China Wen Bo says he was inspired to enter the environmental movement in high school when he watched the televised tactics of the international pressure group, Greenpeace. |
| Wildfire Threatens Arizona Town A spreading wildfire is forcing the evacuation of a small Arizona town Monday. |
| Weather Around the U.S.A. High and low temperatures and precipitation reports from across the country. |
| River Cresting Above Flood Stage at St. Louis The National Weather Service says the swollen Mississippi River is about to crest at just under nine feet above flood stage at St. Louis. |
| No New California Fires, but Old Ones Still Rage The good news in Northern California is that more than a thousand wildfires aren't growing. The bad news: There's no relief in sight. |
| Twin Tropical Storms Weaken in Pacific Tropical Storm Boris is weakening far off Mexico's Pacific coast and isn't a threat to land. |
| Pollen Count Alternaria heavy today. |
| Cell Phone Rules Changing for California Drivers California is taking a stand against texting or talking on a cell phone while driving. A state rule that takes effect Tuesday prohibits 16- and 17-year-olds from using any device to talk or text while driving, except in an emergency. |
| US Stocks Head for Mixed Open as Oil Tops $143 Stocks headed for a mixed open Monday as oil prices set a new trading record and investors awaited a regional manufacturing reading for hints about where the market might be headed after last week's steep sell-off. |
| Record Tax Year Bumps H&R Block 4Q Profits Tax preparer H&R Block Inc. says it swung to a fourth-quarter profit, helped by a record-setting tax season and the sale of its troubled mortgage arm. |
| SAG President Doesn't Want to Hear Strike Talk The head of the Screen Actors Guild doesn't want to hear the s-word as a deadline for contract expiration looms. A strike could be on the way though. |
| Oil Prices Pass $143 a Barrel Oil prices surged above $143 a barrel for the first time ever Monday, as a weaker dollar spurred investors to seek refuge in dollar-denominated oil futures to hedge against inflation. |
| Days of Oversize Airline Carry-Ons are Numbered Checked bags are now a moneymaker for US Airways, American Airlines and United Airlines, and officials say they're going to keep a closer watch on how much you take on board as they begin their new baggage fees. |
| Ian Campbell Named to Bednarik Award Watch List Kansas State defensive end Ian Campbell is one of 75 players nationally and 10 Big 12 defenders to be named to the 2008 Chuck Bednarik Award watch list, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday. |
| Interleague Play by the numbers A total of 8,893,312 fans attended Interleague games through Sunday, an average of 35,573. One Interleague game remains on July 10 as the makeup for a Yankees-Pirates rainout. |
| Kansas State Announces 2008 Hall of Fame Class The Kansas State Department of Athletics will honor two outstanding individuals and icons of Kansas State as Dr. Jon Wefald and Coach Bill Snyder will be inducted into its Athletics Hall of Fame this fall, athletics director Bob Krause announced Monday. |
| Streaky Royals leaving fans wondering what to think The Royals opened the season by sweeping the Tigers in Detroit, making those long-suffering fans wondering if the home team had finally turned the corner. |
| Two KU Football Players Named To Watch Lists Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing was named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, while Jayhawk linebacker Mike Rivera was tabbed to the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List, it was announced by the Maxwell Football Club on Monday. |
| KU Women’s Golf Signee Claims Texas-Oklahoma Junior Tournament Kalynd Carson, a recent signee for the Kansas women’s golf team, claimed a victory in the 52nd Annual Texas-Oklahoma Junior Tournament played in Wichita Falls, Texas last week. |
| 2008 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY EA SPORTS SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED The National Basketball Association today announced the 53-game schedule for the 2008 NBA Summer League Presented by EA SPORTS. |
| Royals vs Orioles Preview Once in a while, Zack Greinke needs a little extra motivation, something to keep him focused. The righty gets a little of that from a friendly competition with Gil Meche. |
| Federer in quarterfinals at Wimbledon Over Hewitt Five-time champion Roger Federer has advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon with a straight sets win over Lleyton Hewitt of Australia. |
| Defending champion Venus Williams into quarterfinals at Wimbledon Defending champion Venus Williams has advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Alisa Kleybanova. |
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