http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines RSS Feed for WIBW - HomePage - Headlines en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 18:10:18 GMT 2013-05-22T18:10:18Z en-us 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. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:27:17 GMT http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/208514741.html 2013-05-22T17:27:17Z 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. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:10:18 GMT http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Kansas-Lawmakers-Sales-Tax-Talks-Take-New-Twist-208521771.html 2013-05-22T18:10:18Z 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. Wed, 22 May 2013 16:29:02 GMT http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/McConnell-Selected-For-New-Air-Force-Tanker-Base-208483961.html 2013-05-22T16:29:02Z 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 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:02:17 GMT http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Lane-Of-I-70-Closed-For-Roadwork-208480501.html 2013-05-22T14:02:17Z 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. Wed, 22 May 2013 01:52:48 GMT http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Online-Photo-Scandal-Emerges-In-Riley-County-208330991.html 2013-05-22T01:52:48Z 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. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:28:50 GMT http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Anthony-Weiner-Running-For-NYC-Mayor-208456541.html 2013-05-22T10:28:50Z 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. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:51 GMT http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Kansas-Lawmakers-Resuming-Negotiations-On-gax-issues-208456391.html 2013-05-22T10:24:51Z 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. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:14:13 GMT http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Feds-Put-Iola-Site-On-Cleanup-Priorities-List-208455581.html 2013-05-22T10:14:13Z 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. Wed, 22 May 2013 09:42:47 GMT http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Via-Christi-Health-Cutting-Jobs-Throughout-Kansas-208454091.html 2013-05-22T09:42:47Z 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. Wed, 22 May 2013 12:53:00 GMT http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Friend-Of-Boston-Bombing-Suspect-Killed-In-FBI-Shootout-208469341.html 2013-05-22T12:53:00Z