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Last updated: 2:32 a.m.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Featured Story

Okla. residents come home to pick up the pieces

By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, Associated Press Today at 2:30 a.m.

MOORE, Okla. — With her son holding her elbow, Colleen Arvin walked up her driveway to what was left of her house for 40 years.

News Updates

Air Force to announce tanker decision Wednesday May 21 at 10:08 p.m.
Boeing: Some employees suffered injuries, property damage in Oklahoma tornado May 21 at 9:46 p.m.
Wichita residents discuss ideas for Southeast High at meeting May 21 at 9:32 p.m.
Wichita school district a pioneer in FEMA-approved storm shelter safe rooms May 21 at 10:54 p.m.
Attorneys finish questioning of possible Seacat jurors May 21 at 6:50 p.m.
Kansas House, Senate leaders negotiate tentative budget proposal May 21 at 6:10 p.m.
Several area suburban schools have FEMA shelters, safe rooms May 21 at 5:44 p.m.
Wichita State baseball falls to Southern Illinois in MVC opener May 21 at 6:39 p.m.
Wichita faces three years of budget deficits, official says May 21 at 5:11 p.m.
Reno County deputy charged with having sex with female inmate May 21 at 4:11 p.m.
Senate GOP leaders propose compromise tax plan May 21 at 3:55 p.m.
Sedgwick County EMS seeks new crews, ambulance May 21 at 6:50 a.m.
House sends bill on gun lobbying to governor May 21 at 3:09 p.m.
Tenn. pharmacist pleads guilty to giving non-approved drug to kidney patients May 21 at 2:02 p.m.
Brownback texts Oklahoma governor to offer help May 21 at 1:58 p.m.
GOP legislators wide-ranging in views as tax talks continue May 21 at 1:46 p.m.
Preschool near 21st and Maize Road reports theft of $5,000 in laptops, iPods May 21 at 1:16 p.m.
How Kansans can help Oklahoma tornado victims Today at 2:30 a.m.
Via Christi Health system to cut 400 workers May 21 at 5:45 p.m.
Wichita man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in December stabbing May 21 at 12:22 p.m.

Warren: Moore, Okla., theater will reopen Friday May 21 at 9:54 p.m.
NetApp says cut of 900 jobs won’t stop its Wichita growth, hiring May 21 at 10:33 p.m.
Beth Tully to open second Cocoa Dolce Artisan Chocolates in Overland Park May 21 at 3:18 p.m.

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Sights and sounds of Moore tornado
Person of interest taken into custody after fleeing police

A man wanted for questioning in relation to a shooting last week, was taken into custody in the 1400 block of North Topeka on Tuesday morning. The man first fled from police in a car, and after a brief foot chase, was found hiding inside a house. (Video by Travis Heying, The Wichita Eagle) May 21, 2013
Aerial view of Oklahoma tornado's path
VarsityKansas Big Show (May 20)

Track announcer Don Steffens is Joanna Chadwick's guest on VarsityKansas's Big Show.
Tornadoes tear through Kansas, Oklahoma
Shooting suspects on the loose

Wichita police investigate the scene of an accident at 11th and Waco following a nearby drive-by shooting. Area schools in lock-down mode while suspects sought. (Mike Hutmacher, The Wichita Eagle.)
At least 10 tornadoes rip through Texas
Search for Tornado survivors continues in Texas
Varsity Kansas Big Show (May 13)

Northwest softball coach Merri Copeland joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.
KanCare protest at the Capitol
VarsityKansas Big Show (May 6)

Southeast athletic director and track coach Mark Lamb joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.
Video appears to show cargo plane crash in Afghanistan

Chilling video appears to document the moment when a cargo plane crashed near an air force base in Afghanistan, killing seven Americans
Ravens draft K-State's Arthur Brown
'We got him': Boston bombing suspect captured
Governor's remarks on signing drug-testing bill

Gov. Sam Brownback speaks as he signs a bill that requires those who receive welfare and unemployment benefits to be tested for drugs.
VarsityKansas Big Show (April 16)

Bishop Carroll soccer coach Greg Rauch joins Joanna Chadwick on VarsityKansas.com's Big Show.
Kansas' McLemore declares for NBA draft
VarsityKansas Big Show (April 8)

Maize baseball coach Rocky Helm was Joanna Chadwick's guest on VarsityKansas.com's Big Show.
Ron Baker talks about WSU's Final Four practices

Ron Baker was one of five Shockers in media breakout rooms on Friday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
Malcolm Armstead talks about team's unity

Malcolm Armstead was one of five Shockers that were interviewed in media breakout rooms at the Georgia Dome on Friday.

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News

Police arrest ‘person of interest’ in 13th and Broadway shooting

By Tim Potter, The Wichita Eagle May 21 at 1 p.m.

After a brief chase and pursuit that shut down part of a Wichita neighborhood for about an hour, police on Tuesday morning arrested a man described as a “person of interest” in a recent shooting.

Jury selection begins in Brett Seacat’s murder trial in Kingman May 20 at 5:50 p.m.
Woman pleads guilty to taking urine from 11-year-old girl May 20 at 3:37 p.m.
Man convicted of second-degree murder in 2011 shooting May 20 at 1:56 p.m.
Kansas Star Casino’s arena books Tim McGraw, plans other acts May 20 at 8:48 p.m.
Save Southeast group: Don’t move high school, expand it May 20 at 8:16 p.m.
Wagle: Extending sales tax an “unprecedented opportunity’ May 20 at 11:11 a.m.
Owner Bill Warren says he’s glad everyone at Moore theater made it safely through tornado Today at 2:29 a.m.
McPherson County man sentenced to 260 years in prison for producing child porn May 20 at 3:26 p.m.
Two more staff members needed, elections chief tells Sedgwick County commissioners May 20 at 1:51 p.m.

Via Christi Health system to cut 400 workers

By Kelsey Ryan, The Wichita Eagle May 21 at 5:45 p.m.

Via Christi Health announced Tuesday it will lay off up to 400 staff members across Kansas – about 4 percent of its workforce – by the end of June.

Wichita City Council approves loan for Starwood Hotels call center May 21 at 4:04 p.m.
NetApp says cut of 900 jobs won’t stop its Wichita growth, hiring May 21 at 10:33 p.m.
OSHA slaps Wolf Creek power plant contractor for firing a whistleblower May 20 at 4:43 p.m.
Galaxy Technologies planning to expand Winfield facility May 20 at 6:56 p.m.
WSU Center for Entrepreneurship operating without director, faculty member May 20 at 8:27 p.m.
Bombardier launches new midsize business jet, Challenger 350 May 20 at 11:05 a.m.
Ranchers: Rebuild of herds months away May 19 at 6:47 a.m.

Wichita State baseball falls to Southern Illinois in MVC opener

By Paul Suellentrop, The Wichita Eagle May 21 at 6:39 p.m.

Book Wichita State opposite Southern Illinois pitcher Cody Forsythe and reserve a spot in the losers bracket for the Shockers.

Kansas State wins Big 12 player, coach of the year honors May 21 at 5:36 p.m.
Shortstop becomes a perfect fit for Sterling College May 21 at 4:04 p.m.
Astros help Royals end four-game skid May 21 at 11:41 p.m.
Wingnuts fall to Gary 2-1 May 21 at 3:11 p.m.
Wichita State’s Mariah Garcia masters what’s in front of her May 21 at 10:32 a.m.
MVC notes: WSU has pitching depth on its side May 21 at 7:16 p.m.
KU baseball players pitch in for Oklahoma tornado relief May 21 at 7:15 p.m.

Veggies put the oomph in these burgers

By Sharon K. Ghag, Modesto Bee May 21 at 10:19 p.m.

These veggie burgers draw their flavor from vegetables, and that’s the way it should be.

Bonnie Aeschliman: We’ll all scream for this homemade strawberry ice cream May 21 at 10:18 p.m.
Singer Kellie Pickler named new `Dancing' champ May 21 at 10:53 p.m.
Preventive mastectomy simply a matter of life and death May 20 at 11:12 p.m.
Toby Keith says Okla. hometown is 'resilient' May 21 at 1:29 p.m.
Drs. Oz and Roizen: Exploring nonmedical pain relief for endometriosis May 20 at 11:11 p.m.
HPV-related throat cancers multiplying; vaccine can help prevent them May 20 at 11:09 p.m.
Doc Talk: There are a variety of ways to manage labor pains May 20 at 11:08 p.m.

Cal Thomas: IRS abuse shows tyranny no longer ‘lurking’

By Cal Thomas, Tribune Media Services May 21 at 5:16 p.m.

Given the revelation that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, it’s worth recalling President Obama’s Ohio State University commencement address on May 5. The president decried voices warning “that tyranny is always lurking just around the corner.”