WIBW - HomePage - Headlines http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines RSS Feed for WIBW - HomePage - Headlines en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 18:10:18 GMT Why Are Gas Prices Climbing? http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/208514741.html The national average price of gasoline has increased 9.5 cents a gallon this past week (to $3.68) and casual observers are quick to blame the approaching Memorial Weekend and the holiday’s expected uptick in demand as the culprit. Kansas Lawmakers' Sales Tax Talks Take New Twist http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Kansas-Lawmakers-Sales-Tax-Talks-Take-New-Twist-208521771.html Kansas legislators are considering a proposal to impose a lower state sales tax on groceries than on other consumer goods. McConnell Selected For New Air Force Tanker Base http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/McConnell-Selected-For-New-Air-Force-Tanker-Base-208483961.html Wichita's McConnell Air Force Base has been selected to be the main operating base for the Air Force's new KC-46A air refueling tanker. Lane Of I-70 Closed For Roadwork http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Lane-Of-I-70-Closed-For-Roadwork-208480501.html In Topeka Wednesday morning, eastbound I-70 is down to one lane between California and Carnahan Online Photo Scandal Emerges In Riley County http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Online-Photo-Scandal-Emerges-In-Riley-County-208330991.html Riley County police say a group of teenage boys posted inappropriate photos on the internet of underage girls, prompting an investigation. Anthony Weiner Running For NYC Mayor http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Anthony-Weiner-Running-For-NYC-Mayor-208456541.html Anthony Weiner has tossed his hat into the race for New York City mayor, joining a crowded field and formally beginning an attempt to come back from a scandal that forced him to resign from the House of Representatives. Kansas Lawmakers Resuming Negotiations On Tax Issues http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Kansas-Lawmakers-Resuming-Negotiations-On-gax-issues-208456391.html Kansas legislators plan to resume negotiations on tax issues after the House and Senate moved closer to agreement on adjusting the state sales tax. Feds Put Iola Site On Cleanup Priorities List http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Feds-Put-Iola-Site-On-Cleanup-Priorities-List-208455581.html Federal regulators are putting the site of an old zinc and lead smelting operation in southeast Kansas on a list of hazardous waste places with highest priority for cleanup. Via Christi Health Cutting Jobs Throughout Kansas http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Via-Christi-Health-Cutting-Jobs-Throughout-Kansas-208454091.html Wichita-based Via Christi Health says tough finances are forcing it to eliminate 350 to 400 jobs at its facilities throughout Kansas. Friend Of Boston Bombing Suspect Killed In FBI Shootout http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Friend-Of-Boston-Bombing-Suspect-Killed-In-FBI-Shootout-208469341.html The FBI was involved in a fatal shooting near Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla., early Wednesday that killed a man with ties to the older brother suspected in last month's deadly terrorist bombing at the Boston Marathon.