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| Dog Retrieves Abandoned Tiger Cubs A dog has adopted three tiger cubs at the Safari Zoological Park in Caney, Kan. The dog licks, cleans and feeds the abandoned cubs. |
| Second Defendant Sentenced for Slaying of Former Basketball Player A second defendant has been sentenced in relation the shooting death of a former Pittsburg State University Baseketball player. The 22-year-old was sentenced to 10 years in prison. |
| Ribbon Cut on Heating and Cooling Partnership Home Depot teams up with Lower Plumbing, Heating and Air in Topeka to provide better customer service on Trane products. |
| Local Lawyer Named to 2nd Dist. Bench Gov. Sebelius elevated Jeff Elder to the bench Wednesday, appointing him to the newly created District Court judicial position serving Jefferson, Jackson, Pottawattamie, and Wabaunsee Counties. |
| Teachers Go On a Field Trip Teachers took a break from their own Summer break and went on a field trip to Lecompton, Kansas! |
| Another Guilty Plea Before Tribe's Trial Angel Zamora, a native of Guatemala, admitted Wednesday he sometimes helped an immigration scam hidden behind a false American Indian tribe, Kaweah Indian Nation. |
| Kan.'s Deficient Bridges Not Slated for Repairs A review of repair work scheduled for the state's 20 most-traveled deficient bridges, 17 had no work done beyond routine maintenance. |
| Garmin Reports Higher 2Q Profits, Delays Nuvifone Kansas-based Garmin Limited shares dropped Wednesday after the navigational device maker reported its second-quarter earnings missed Wall Street expectations. |
| Zebra Mussels Found at Reservoir Near Wichita Zebra mussels can take food from native fish and mussels, and their sharp edges are a hazard to swimmers. The zebra mussels were found at the Marion Reservoir. |
| Judge Denies Bond for Jailed Haysville Nurse U.S. Magistrate Judge Donald Bostwick denied bond for Linda Schneider Wednesday because he considers her a flight risk. Schneider and her husband, Dr. Stephen Schneider, are charged with the accidental overdose deaths of 56 patients. |
| Suspect in NC Soldier's Death Was Baby's Father Police say Edgar Patino, 27, admitted that he was the father of SPC Megan Touma's unborn baby. Patino is a suspect in her murder earlier this year. |
| Stocks Surge Higher, Led By Financial Sector Wall Street soared for the second straight day Wednesday, rallying in the last hour of trading after a rebound in financial stocks and optimism about private sector jobs. |
| Oil Jumps Over $4 On Surprise Drop In Gas Supplies Oil prices soared over $4 a barrel Wednesday, halting a dramatic two-week slide after a surprise drop in U.S. gasoline supplies fed speculation that record fuel prices aren't keeping Americans off the roads. |
| GM To Cut 15 Pct Of US, Canadian Salaried Workers General Motors Corp. plans to cut 15 percent of its U.S. and Canadian salaried work force — or around 5,100 jobs — by Nov. 1 as part of a plan to slash billions of dollars in costs and help the automaker ride out a slump in U.S. sales. |
| Without Fanfare, Bush Signs Mortgage Relief Bill President Bush signed a housing bill Wednesday intended to rescue about 15 percent of the cash-strapped homeowners in fear of foreclosure in the next year or so. |
| Obama Links McCain To 'Reckless' GOP Economics Democatic presidential contender Barack Obama said Wednesday his Republican rival "thinks we're on the right track," drawing a chorus of boos from a swing state audience vocal about the status quo. |
| FDA Finds Salmonella Strain At Second Mexican Farm The salmonella strain linked to a nationwide outbreak has been found in irrigation water and a serrano pepper at a Mexican farm, federal health officials said Wednesday. |
| AP IMPACT: Little Progress Since Bridge Collapse A year after the worst U.S. bridge collapse in a generation brought calls for immediate repairs to other spans, two of every three of the busiest problem bridges in each state — carrying nearly 40 million vehicles a day — have had no work beyond regular maintenance. |
| Israeli PM To Resign, Won't Run In Party Primary Facing burgeoning corruption allegations and plummeting popularity, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday he will resign in September, throwing Israel into political turmoil and raising doubts about prospects for peace with the Palestinians and Syria. |
| GOP Stalwart, Ex-Ambassador Anne Armstrong Dies Anne Armstrong, a longtime powerful Republican who served as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain in the Ford administration, died Wednesday, her office said. She was 80. |
| Tropical Depression Could Form Near Cape Verde Islands A low pressure system between the Cape Verde Islands and western Africa could become a tropical depression Wednesday before moving over cooler waters Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its 8 a.m. EDT report Wednesday. |
| Pollen Count Alternaria moderate today. |
| Skies Gradually Clear as Rain Ends THE AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KANSAS WILL MOVE EAST INTO MISSOURI AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER EASTERN KANSAS SHIFTS TO THE EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. |
| Rainfall Amounts in Northeast Kansas PRECIPITATION TABLE FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS OVER THE LAST 24 HRS |
| Fire Near Yosemite Park Hurts Tourist Business Vendors along one of the main roads leading to Yosemite National Park this summer were finally seeing business turn around following a rock slide that kept tour buses away for the previous two years. |
| Moderate Calif. Quake a Drill for the `Big One' Despite shaking a large swath of Southern California, a magnitude-5.4 earthquake was not the "Big One" that scientists have long feared. Still, it rattled nerves, causing people to vow to step up their emergency preparations. |
| 7-Square-Mile Ice Sheet Breaks Loose in Canada A chunk of ice spreading across seven square miles has broken off a Canadian ice shelf in the Arctic, scientists said Tuesday. |
| The Nation's Weather The Weather Underground forecast for Wednesday, July 30, 2008, showing a low pressure system over the Upper Mid-West will produce a cold front that is likely to trigger some severe weather over the Great Lakes. A front over the Northwest will also kick up some showers as it moves across the Northern Rockies. |
| Weather Better but 75 Await Rescue from N.M. Flood More than 75 people stranded by massive flooding in and around this mountain resort town still awaited rescue Tuesday, but spirits rose as missing people were accounted for and the region made it through a day without rain, authorities said. |
| 50 Years Ago: NASA Born in Sputnik's Wake The successful launch?of the Soviet Union's first two satellites prompted U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Congress to put aside their differences and create?a lasting national space policy and the institution tasked with carrying it out. |
| Are Fido and Fluffy Kitty too Fat? 54 million overweight cats and dogs in the US are in need of shedding a few pounds for the health's sake. What can you do to help your pet is the question. |
| US Stocks Head for Higher Open as Oil Prices Slip U.S. stocks headed for a moderately higher open Wednesday a day after a whiplash rally left investors awaiting fresh economic and corporate reports to determine whether the run-up will continue. |
| Oil Steady near $122 on Waning US Demand Oil prices were slightly lower Wednesday, below $122 a barrel, after sliding overnight on expectations that this year's surge in energy costs is undermining U.S. gasoline demand. |
| Nintendo Reports Jump in Quarter Profit on Hit Wii Nintendo Co.'s profit for the fiscal first quarter surged 34 percent from a year ago as sales of its hit Wii shot up, underlining the success of the wand-wielding video game console in attracting novice players. |
| Topeka Business Lends Helping Hand to Competitor One downtown business decided watching a competitor going out of business would not be a good thing -- and decided to lend a helping hand. It is a true sign of neighbor helping neighbor in Topeka. |
| Slattery Slaps Back at Sen. Robert's Attack Ads Slattery says Sen. Pat Roberts' ads attacking him are misleading. |
| United Way Volunteers Sneak a Peek The United Way of Greater Topeka premiered the 2008 United Way campaign videos to volunteers at Topeka Civic Theatre. |
| Batman Star Skirts Assault Questions in Japan Christian Bale skirted questions about the assault allegations against him Tuesday at the Japanese premiere of "The Dark Night." British media has reported that Bale's mother and sister told police he assaulted them at the hotel a day before attending the film's European premiere. |
| Kansas Volunteering Efforts Among Nation's Best A new study shows Kansas among the top ten states when it comes to volunteer efforts. Topeka ranks #6 out of 75 similar-sized cities. Video of two very special Topeka volunteers included. |
| Council Gives City Okay to Appeal Ruling The Topeka City Attorney's office is allowed to appeal a ruling against it filed by Friends of Bethany Place. The city will continue to try to construct a parking lot on Bethany Place property that is listed on the register of Historic Kansas Places. |
| Budget Hearings: Back off TPAC City council members are putting pen to paper and getting ready to crunch some budget numbers for next year. About a dozen people stepped forward Tuesday night to give them some advice before they start. |
| Texan Brings Wind, Natural Gas Campaign to Topeka T. Boone Pickens hosts a town hall meeting at the Kansas Expocentre to promote his program to push his program top wean the country off of oil and to wind and natural gas. |
| Let's Help Offers More Fans Let's Help in Topeka received 50 more fans from Lowe's to give away to those without air conditioning. People in the community have been donating fans also. The new giveaway does not have the age restriction the city fans did. |
| Students Get In Step With Marching Camp Seaman High School band members kicked off their marching camp Tuesday morning. A veteran group of kids made preparations for new members to arrive Wednesday. |
| Extended Hours to Vote Early All week, Shawnee County Election Office hours are extended for advance voting. The office will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Friday. Many other county election offices are also extending office hours. |
| Northeast Kansas Lottery Ticket Worth Big Bucks A Super Kansas Cash ticket sold for Saturday's drawing matches all six numbers for the $321,200 jackpot. The numbers were 3 - 10 - 13 - 14 - 18 and the Cashball 14. |
| Kansas Senator Giving Away Money Donated by Stevens Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) told his campaign to donate money he received from indicted Alaska Senator Ted Stevens to Kansas charities. The amount totals nearly $20,000. |
| Schools Bells Close to Ringing with Enrollment Beginning Topeka's USD 501 began enrollment Tuesday. Parents made sure children had their paperwork in order and paid fees. |
| Woodlands Continues Negotiating for Slots Despite announcing that it will close its doors, the Woodlands in Kansas City, KS continues negotiating with the state over slot machines. The track's manager is hopeful of reaching a deal for up to 800 slots. |
| Brownback says China is Spying on Internet Use in Hotels Kansas Senator Sam Brownback says hotels in China are being ordered to install software that can spy on internet use by hotel guests during the Olympics. Brownback calls it disappointing. |
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