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Army Chief Of Staff Visits Fort Riley, Talks Cuts
Last Updated: 7:37 PM 02/03/12 - The highest ranking official in the United States Army visited the home of the "Big Red One" Friday. He's tracking the progress of soldiers' training as they prepare to deploy to Afghanistan.
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Details Revealed On Incident Leading To Lockhart Arrest
Last Updated: 4:40 PM 02/03/12 - Monroe Lockhart made his first appearance in Shawnee County District Court Friday on charges including aggravated burglary, aggravated intimidation of a witness and aggravated assault.
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DA Expects To Interview Brownback On Meetings
Last Updated: 6:09 PM 02/03/12 - A county prosecutor says he expects to interview Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback about meetings he had at his official residence with state legislators.
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NOTO Celebrates Events
Last Updated: 10:59 PM 02/03/12 - Friday was an eventful night in the North Topeka Community Arts district.
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Topeka Student Suffers Broken Arm Following School Altercation
Last Updated: 1:16 PM 02/03/12 - USD 501 officials say a student's arm was discovered broken following a fight amongst students at Capital City Schools Wednesday.
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Kofi Kingston Meets With Fans
Last Updated: 10:37 PM 02/03/12 - Friday's WWE Raw World Tour started a little early for some luck Topekans.
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Manning to Face Court-Martial in WikiLeaks Crimes
Last Updated: 10:11 PM 02/03/12 - PFC Bradley Manning, being held at Fort Leavenworth here in Kansas, could face life in prison and a dishonorable discharge from the charges he leaked information to the site. -
Case Against Lance Armstrong Closed
Last Updated: 9:33 PM 02/03/12 - In a press release, United States Attorney AndrDe Birotte Jr. says the case against Lance Armstrong has been closed but didn't disclose the reason for the decision.
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Red Ribbon Campaign Honors Supporters
Last Updated: 9:06 PM 02/03/12 - The 12th annual Red Ribbon recognition luncheon took place Friday at Stormont-Vail HealthCare's Pozez Education Center.
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Rowdy Protests Belie Aborigines' Complex Role In Australia
Last Updated: 8:38 PM 02/03/12 - Images beamed around the world last week of unruly and provocative protests by indigenous Australians projected a portrait of an angry and disenfranchised group.
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Kansas Speaker Upset With DA Over Meetings Flap
Last Updated: 8:35 PM 02/03/12 - During an interview with The Associated Press, House Speaker Mike O'Neal, a Hutchinson Republican, expressed frustration with Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor, a Democrat.
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Veteran Actor Ben Gazzara Dies at 81
Last Updated: 8:31 PM 02/03/12 - Gazzara may be best known for his hit 60s TV series, "Run for Your Life." He's died of pancreatic cancer Friday morning in New York. -
Authorities: Human Smuggling Ring Used Non-Spanish Speaking Black Drivers
Last Updated: 7:48 PM 02/03/12 - A human smuggling ring used non-Spanish speaking African-Americans to drive suspected illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexican border to the Los Angeles area, according to immigration authorities.
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House Blast Victim In 'Critical' Condition
Last Updated: 3:05 PM 02/03/12 - The victim in the house explosion on Navajo Lane Monday is now said to be in critical condition.
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Government, Military Personnel to Get Secure Android Phones
Last Updated: 6:39 PM 02/03/12 - Government, military officials will get Android phones capable of sharing secret documents. Contractor says Google is being "more cooperative" than Apple working with government on phones. -
Dow Hits 4-Year High, NASDAQ at 11-Year High
Last Updated: 6:32 PM 02/03/12 - U.S. stocks rallied Friday, as investors cheered a much stronger-than-expected jobs report lowering the nation's jobless rate to 8.3%. -
UN Meets Saturday on Syria
Last Updated: 6:28 PM 02/03/12 - 105 people are killed in the Khaldiya neighborhood of Homs, an opposition group says. The Saturday meeting could include a vote on a draft resolution, diplomats say. -
Micron CEO Steve Appleton Dies In Plane Crash
Last Updated: 6:25 PM 02/03/12 - Micron spokesman Dan Francisco confirmed Steve Appleton's death in a release, and trading in Micron stocks (MU) was halted.
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Hackers Intercept FBI, U.K. Police Call
Last Updated: 6:20 PM 02/03/12 - The FBI and Scotland Yard were on a conference call to discuss a strategy aimed at bringing down the hacking collective known as Anonymous - but the group was listening.
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Micron CEO Killed in Small-Plane Crash
Last Updated: 6:17 PM 02/03/12 - CEO Steve Appleton was flying a Lancair fixed-wing single-engine plane that crashed at Boise Airport Friday morning. -
"Potter" Star Admits Showing Up On Set Drunk
Last Updated: 6:17 PM 02/03/12 - In a new interview with British celebrity magazine Heat, Daniel Radcliffe, 22, revealed, he would drink "nightly."
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More Leaks Found At Crippled Japan Nuclear Plant
Last Updated: 6:13 PM 02/03/12 - Workers spotted a leak Friday at a water reprocessing unit which released enough beta rays to cause radiation sickness.
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HPV vaccine now recommended for all boys, CDC says
Last Updated: 6:11 PM 02/03/12 - The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said in its 2012 recommendations, that the human papillomavirus vaccine should be "routine" for all boys aged 11 to 12 years old.
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U.N. Security Council To Meet On Syria
Last Updated: 6:10 PM 02/03/12 - The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to meet Saturday and may vote on a draft resolution intended to pressure Syria to end its months-long crackdown on anti-government demonstrators, diplomats said.
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Second Teacher In LA School Abuse Case Arrested
Last Updated: 6:07 PM 02/03/12 - Sheriff's Capt. Mike Parker says 49-year-old Martin Springer was arrested Friday, less than a week after a 30-year teacher at Miramonte Elementary School was charged with lewd acts involving 23 children.
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Man Charged In 2010 Apartment Fire
Last Updated: 6:02 PM 02/03/12 - 24 -year-old Christopher Kenny, Jr. faces one count of arson for a fire that damaged an apartment complex under construction on 1030 Vattier Street in Manhattan.
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Gov. Order Realigns Medicaid Agencies
Last Updated: 11:30 AM 02/03/12 - Gov. Sam Brownback selected a former legislator to head a new state department created by the reorganizing of the state's Medicaid program.
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Ex-Public Works Director Gets Hearing On Request
Last Updated: 4:32 PM 02/03/12 - A federal magistrate judge has agreed to hear arguments from a former Kansas county official who wants to keep potential employers from hearing about pending federal theft charges against him.
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Winter Storm Weakens As It Moves Into Kansas
Last Updated: 4:20 PM 02/03/12 - A winter storm has weakened as it moves into Kansas, but a 17-mile stretch of westbound Interstate 70 has been closed in the northwestern corner.
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Candidates Storm Nevada In Last Day Before Caucuses
Last Updated: 4:17 PM 02/03/12 - Most of the remaining Republican presidential candidates spent Friday barnstorming across Nevada -- one day before that state's critical first-in-the-West presidential caucuses.
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Second Teacher Arrested At L.A. School Where Another Is Accused Of Lewd Acts
Last Updated: 4:13 PM 02/03/12 - Authorities have arrested another teacher at Los Angeles' Miramonte Elementary School, the same workplace of another teacher who had been charged with 23 felony counts of lewd acts on pupils, authorities said Friday.
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Great Bend Man Guilty In Teen Girl's Death
Last Updated: 4:13 PM 02/03/12 - A Great Bend man will be sentenced April 2 for the death of a 15-year-old girl he injected with morphine.
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2 Kidnapped Americans Released In Egypt, Authorities Say
Last Updated: 3:37 PM 02/03/12 - Two American tourists who were kidnapped in the southern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula were freed Friday, a security official said.
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Grant County To Consider Wind Farm Project
Last Updated: 3:37 PM 02/03/12 - Developers are proposing a $600 million wind farm that would stretch across Grant and Haskell counties.
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Exhaustive Work In Woods Produces Map Showing High-Risk Areas For Lyme Disease
Last Updated: 3:27 PM 02/03/12 - Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease. -
Obama Unveils $5 Billion Veterans Jobs Proposal
Last Updated: 3:25 PM 02/03/12 - President Barack Obama unveiled a new $5 billion veterans jobs plan Friday that the administration says will put thousands of men and women who once wore their country's uniform back to work.
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Micron Says CEO Steve Appleton Has died In A Boise Plane Crash
Last Updated: 3:18 PM 02/03/12 - The head of Idaho memory chip maker Micron died Friday morning when the small experimental plane he was piloting crashed at the Boise airport, the company said.
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Winter Storm Hits Western Kansas
Last Updated: 11:18 AM 02/03/12 - As a winter storm hits western Kansas, the Adjutant General's Office is reminding Kansans to take precautions and get ready for winter weather. -
Hearing Postponed To March In Kan. Commune Case
Last Updated: 3:37 PM 02/03/12 - A court hearing for the leader of a group of people that lived off lifeinsurance payouts of its dead members was postponed until March.
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Kan. Abortion Insurance Lawsuit Set For 2013 Trial
Last Updated: 2:25 PM 02/03/12 - A federal magistrate judge has scheduled a trial next year in a lawsuit challenging a Kansas law restricting insurance coverage of abortion.
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Kan. Senate Leader Defends Meetings With Gov.
Last Updated: 10:54 AM 02/03/12 - The Kansas Senate's majority leader says he believes meetings Gov. Sam Brownback had at his official residence with legislators were routine and that no proposed legislation was discussed. -
Odierno Visiting Fort Riley As Troop Cuts Loom
Last Updated: 1:03 PM 02/03/12 - Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno is meeting with soldiers and the media at Fort Riley amid questions about how deep cuts in Pentagon spending will affect the Kansas installation.
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Susan G. Komen Reverses Course, Will Keep Funding Planned Parenthood
Last Updated: 10:43 AM 02/03/12 - Three days after pulling its funding for cancer screenings from Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation on Friday apologized for the decision and announced it is reversing course.
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Kan. Nurse Gets 3 Years For Patient Drug Tampering
Last Updated: 12:09 PM 02/03/12 - A Kansas nurse who added tap water to a painkiller prescribed for a 105-year-old nursing home patient was sentenced to three years in prison. -
Topeka Dentist Gives Kids Tips On Teeth Care
Last Updated: 5:56 AM 02/03/12 - One local dentist will give kids free lessons Friday on how to properly brush and floss.
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Nurse Faces Sentencing In Drug Tampering Case
Last Updated: 5:26 AM 02/03/12 - A Kansas nurse who added tap water to a painkiller prescribed for a 105-year-old nursing home patient is due in court for sentencing.
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Kansas Dental Initiative Announced
Last Updated: 5:21 AM 02/03/12 - A group of dental associations hopes to attract dentists to underserved areas of Kansas with an offer to help young practitioners pay off their loans.
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Survey: Recycling Up Statewide In Kansas
Last Updated: 5:15 AM 02/03/12 - A recent survey shows the number of Kansans who recycle has jumped dramatically.
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Brownback To Sign Medicaid Order, Fill Cabinet Job
Last Updated: 5:10 AM 02/03/12 - Gov. Sam Brownback is preparing to fill a vacancy in his Cabinet and sign an executive order that advances his plan to overhaul the state's Medicaid program by reorganizing three state agencies.
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Art From Inmates On Display
Last Updated: 5:45 AM 02/03/12 - A group of artists who spend little time mingling with the public will be showing their works at an unusual exhibition and sale.
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