CBS News/N.Y. Times Follow-Up Survey Of Likely Voters Suggests Democrat's Advantage Grew.

Republican Sen. Pat Roberts has widened his financial lead over Democratic challenger Jim Slattery in the Kansas Senate campaign.

Monday he joined the US Department of Justice and Attorneys Generals from 12 other states in filing a lawsuit to block JBS Beef from acquiring National Neef packing company.

Momentum is building for a fresh dose of economic stimulants to boost the country out of the doldrums — perhaps by putting more money in Americans' pockets. The White House said Monday that President Bush was open to some sort of action after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned the slump could drag on without the extra bracing tonic.

A second day of deliberations ended Monday in Britney Spears' driving without a valid license case without a verdict.

Gov. Rick Perry has ordered a lockdown and search of Texas prisons after death row inmates made thousands of calls on a smuggled cell phone.

American Express Co. said Monday its profit fell 24 percent in the third quarter as cardholders restrained their spending and had more trouble paying off debt.

Alorica Incorporated welcomed back a very special employee today. Loren Stienbaugh, was stationed in Iraq with the Kansas Army National Guard. He returned to work at Alorica today and brought them a very special gift.

Momentum is building for a fresh dose of economic stimulants to boost the country out of the doldrums — perhaps by putting more money in Americans' pockets. The White House said Monday that President Bush was open to some sort of action after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned the slump could drag on without the extra bracing tonic.

On the last day to register to vote in the November election, the Shawnee County Elections Commission made a request stemming from the popularity of advance voting.

The Topeka Shawnee County Riverfront Authority says the final report on the Riverfront Project is finished. Members received the report at their meeting Monday.

Helping Hands Humane Society is asking for your help in keeping the animals warm this winter. They have an immediate need for shredded paper, which is used as bedding for the animals.

A ground-breaking ceremony kicks off the beginning phases of a new hospice facility in Manhattan. The Homecare and Hospice Foundation held the ceremony Monday at the future site of the Hospice House.

Topeka West high school students got the chance to get involved in the election today.

An extra reminder to keep an eye out for kids headed to school this week. In conjunction with National School Bus Safety Week, Durham School Services urges you to remember "Stop on Red, Kids Ahead."

A single-engine plane made an emergency landing on a Kansas highway Sunday, causing traffic problems but no injuries. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the pilot was preparing to land Sunday afternoon at the Salina airport when the engine quit.

Authorities are investigating the death of a man who was struck by a train in Merriam. Police said the man was walking on railroad tracks at about 8:00 p.m. Sunday night when a coal train traveling 20 to 25 miles per hour struck him from behind.

Police say they're hoping to get answers from a 15-year-old whose 3-year-old cousin was shot in the head Friday. Sylk White was picked up at a Topeka motel Sunday night as a material witness in Friday's shooting of TreVonte Williams.

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. employees will be able to file for unemployment benefits. The announcement comes after three temporary shut downs this year.

Governor Kathleen Sebelius challenges Kansans to reduce their energy consumption this week for "Energy Awareness Week." She says a good way to lower heating costs this winter is to turn off lights and pay attention to where your thermostat is set.

Republican John McCain is using a visit to Missouri Monday to brand Democrat Barack Obama a liberal and criticize feminists and the media. McCain and his supporters are trying to rally their conservative base in Missouri, a hotly contested state.

The Shawnee County Coroner's Office is conducting an autopsy on Jason McNaughton, the man found in the Kansas River Friday, Oct. 17. Results from that report are pending a toxicology test.

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Reservation is now home to a historic cannon.

Williams Magnet fifth graders started painting a mural on the south side of Subway and 10th and Kansas Monday.

The world's latest space tourist, a computer game wizard and astronaut's son who paid $30 million to fly to the space station, said Monday from orbit that he's gotten his money's worth.