Several Topeka-area organizations got a financial boost from local Realtors on Thursday.

CoreFirst Bank & Trust opens a new branch in the Dillons Supermarket on Westloop, its first in Manhattan after establishing outlets in Kansas City, Topeka, Emporia, and South Denver.

Kids learn about water issues in a hands-on way during day at Garfield Park.

The Division of Post Audit told a Kansas legislative committee there aren't enough good statistics for a valid study of the costs to the state associated with illegal immigration. So instead, the committee directed auditors to summarize existing research on the issue.

Jardine Middle School is helping a girl try to get a double lung transplant by raising "Dollars for Devon".

A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Court of Appeals in Denver upheld a two-year sentence for former Westar CEO David Wittig in a bank fraud case. Wittig served more than a year before being released on appeal. He could take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Despite the greyhound racing industry declining in Kansas, the National Greyhound Association says it expects to keep its headquarters in Abilene. The group's director says it would cost too much to move.

Kansas City, Kansas-based Epiq Systems will handle the claims administration for Lehamn Bros. following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest in American history.

Judge calls mall owners position that a man who uses a Segway because of a heart condition must sign a waiver before riding in the mall "unconscionable," rules it a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act

The Kansas Gaming Facility Review Board hears from the final three applicants for the casino in Wyandotte Co. and the final pair of bidders for the one in Ford Co.

President Bush cancels a fundraising trip to stay in Washington and monitor the economic crisis; will be meeting with Treas. Secretary Henry Paulson Thursday

Dodge City Police investigators determine the fall which killed a three month-old baby in Dodge City was an accident. No charges will be filed.

New applications for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly last week due to the impact of Hurricane Gustav, the government said Thursday.

Concerns over deepening turmoil in the U.S. financial system sent oil prices higher Thursday as investors turned away from equities in favor of commodities. Unrest in oil-rich Nigeria also supported prices.

Armed pirates hijacked a Greek ship with 25 crew members off Somalia on Thursday, authorities said, bringing to 55 the number of reported attacks in the lawless sea lane of the African region.

Seven American soldiers were killed in southern Iraq early Thursday when their helicopter crashed as it was flying into the country from Kuwait, the U.S. military said.

At least 25 militants with suspected links to al-Qaida have been arrested in connection with the deadly attack on the U.S. Embassy in the Yemeni capital, a senior security official said Thursday.

Steve Oswald isn't getting back the $156.94 he charged the city for cleaning a public bathroom. However, he did get the attention of city officials who promised to take better care of the bathroom - and honored his efforts Tuesday with the Golden Plunger Award.

More than a 1,000 parents anxious over tainted milk powder on Thursday rushed their infants to hospitals for health checks as the government announced that a fourth baby had died in the spreading scandal.

Scientists plan to use satellite photos to count Giant Kangaroo Rats, the first-ever monitoring of an endangered species from outer space.

When police detective Andy Caldwell heard that O.J. Simpson was a suspect in a robbery, he said he couldn't believe it.

A new Chicago airport or a vast expansion of one of the city's existing airports will be necessary to keep pace with booming demand for air travel in the coming decades, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Environmentalists and the governor reiterated their opposition to tapping reserves off the state's coast, saying it would endanger the environment and the tourism industry on which New Jersey is so dependent.

A suburban Kansas City woman who faked the birth of sextuplets to get financial support from her community is missing after walking away from a community release center.

It was held at the home of Red Sox Nation, but the thousands gathered in the seats were there to swear allegiance to an even larger and more powerful nation.