It has fed the dreams of millions of air guitarists, headbangers and rocker wannabes. It has exposed a new generation of fans to classic rock and metal while helping the slumping record industry boost sales.

Dow records 7th worst point loss, Nasdaq at 5-year low as weak earnings, slumping oil prices heighten recession fears.

A well-known restaurant opens a fourth location in Topeka. It is the 24th location for Spangles in Kansas.

Goodyear announced two more temporary shutdowns of commercial truck tire production at its Topeka plant. They'll happen the weeks of November 3rd and December 1st. About 500 workers are affected.

More than 100 people marched through the downtown Topeka streets Wednesday. It was for the YWCA of Topeka's 14th annual march against violence.

Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson will be deactivated for the second week in a row, and quarterbacks Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard were placed on injured reserved on Wednesday.

An anti-Obama e-mail sent from the Finney County appraiser's office is becoming an Internet sensation. It also lands the employee who sent it in trouble.

Applewood BBQ & Bistro hosts Pink Week, raises money for American Cancer Society

Breast cancer awareness and education events are planned for October 20-25 at Washburn University

After 50 plus years at 6th and Fairlawn, a well known Topeka nursery is closing its doors.

The first person released from prison in Colorado because of DNA evidence is suing police and prosecutors who worked to put him behind bars.

Opponents of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's effort to change term-limits law so he can run again are asking a court to stop the New York City Council from voting on the proposal.

A Utah man who says he knew his cousin produced and possessed the deadly poison ricin is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday.

For years, Sheriff Steve Bizzell watched the number of illegal immigrants in his rural county skyrocket - and with it, he says, residents' fear that the newcomers were responsible for more than their share of crime.

Former MassaMitt Romney (R-Mass.) was Congressional candidate and State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins' special guest at a press event Wednesday. He said Jenkins has the economic experience necessary to beat out Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Nancy Boyda.

Police in Peabody, Mass., could be getting holiday pay on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in what may be a first-of-its-kind contract provision.

A woman and three children were killed when fire struck their home and spread to four other houses early Wednesday, family members said, as firefighters worked to determine what caused the massive blaze.

The court-martial of the first soldier accused of killing a direct superior in Iraq - known as "fragging" during the Vietnam War - opened Wednesday, three years after a suspicious blast tore through the living quarters of two National Guard officers.

A 70-something woman who gave her address as 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. was arrested for the 73rd time, accused of stealing a police decoy wallet and stuffing it in her bra.

Rep. Nancy Boyda (D -Kan.) has asked the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to "get the heck out" of her congressional race against State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins, but the committee is responsible for a new ad airing in Topeka.

The World Series begins tonight. Cole Hamels will start the opener for the Phillies against Scott Kazmir. Hamels is 3-0 with a 1.23 in the postseason, including a pair of wins in the NLCS against the Dodgers. Kazmir also has started three playoff games this year, going 1-and-0 with a 4.02 earned run average.

The Ford County Commission has authorized Horizon Wind Energy to move forward with plans for a wind farm in the county's southeast corner.

An abortion rights political action committee faces questions from the state ethics commission about whether it improperly failed to report donors' names.

Toni Braxton will no longer break it down on "Dancing with the Stars." The singer and her professional partner, Alec Mazo, were eliminated Tuesday from ABC's popular dancing competition. The pair received a score of 22 out of 30 from the show's judges during Monday's performance after a respectable West Coast swing routine. The "Unbreak My Heart" crooner was booted after that score was combined with viewer votes.

A conservative Republican seeking re-election to the state school board is defending now-repealed science standards that questioned the validity of evolution.