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Friday, May 24, 2013

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Updates on state baseball, softball at VarsityKansas.com | Scores May 23 at 4:23 p.m.

Featured Story

Moore teacher, an Ark City native, survives tornado

By Kelsey Ryan, The Wichita Eagle Today at 8:01 a.m.

MOORE, Okla. — The halls of Briarwood Elementary School are filled with water, bricks, insulation and just about everything else you can imagine in a disaster zone.

News Updates

Jury sees video of house fire in Kingman murder trial Today at 7 a.m.
Wash. I-5 bridge collapse caused by oversize load Today at 8:08 a.m.
Wichita weather: Thunderstorms on the menu Today at 6:52 a.m.
Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys Today at 7:04 a.m.
10 Things to Know for Today Today at 6:33 a.m.
Visitors to Cosmosphere can watch restoration of space artifacts Today at 7:01 a.m.
Moore teacher, an Ark City native, survives tornado Today at 8:01 a.m.
Wichita leaders: Numbers show progress in private downtown investment May 23 at 8:18 p.m.
How Kansans can help Oklahoma tornado victims May 23 at 8:08 p.m.
Ghost investigators to explore oldest house in Wyandotte County May 23 at 7:22 p.m.
Downtown YMCA plans free water safety sessions for kids and adults May 23 at 7:27 p.m.
Brownback vetoes bill expanding Kansas raffles May 23 at 4:16 p.m.
Children removed from house strewn with dirty diapers, human feces and trash; parents arrested May 23 at 4:03 p.m.
Cessna lays off salaried workers; numbers unclear May 23 at 2:10 p.m.
Sunday tornado that threatened Wichita upgraded to EF-2 May 23 at 3:25 p.m.
Wichita church alliance plans short-, long-term aid to Moore Today at 8:01 a.m.
Wichita State stays alive with two wins at MVC tournament Today at 6:30 a.m.
Obama speech suggests possible expansion of drone killings Today at 7:18 a.m.
Medical condition may have triggered fatal collision on Kellogg, police say May 23 at 1:50 p.m.
Kansas Legislature approves some changes to liquor laws May 23 at 9:10 p.m.

Augusta Municipal Airport adds jet fuel truck as fuel sales rise Today at 6:57 a.m.
Elite Sports Chiropractic to move to Wichita Sluggers Academy near 13th and Ridge Today at 6:53 a.m.
Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO Today at 7:03 a.m.

Videos

Tour of Briarwood Elementary after tornado
Raw footage: Tornado hits Briarwood Elementary in Moore

Robin Dziedzic filmed this video on Monday, May, 20, 2013 as a tornado hit Briarwood Elementary in Moore, Okla. WARNING: Some viewers may find raw footage disturbing.
Clinic in a Can

Clinic in a Can helps the people affected by the Moore, Okla. tornado
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.
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Visitors to Cosmosphere can watch restoration of space artifacts

By Beccy Tanner The Wichita Eagle Today at 7:01 a.m.

Visitors to the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson are in for something new.

Moore teacher, an Ark City native, survives tornado Today at 8:01 a.m.
Senate OKs plan keeping sales tax at same level but cutting tax on food May 23 at 9:10 p.m.
Sunday tornado that threatened Wichita upgraded to EF-2 May 23 at 3:25 p.m.
Brownback vetoes bill expanding Kansas raffles May 23 at 4:16 p.m.
Former Clearwater teacher granted probation in indecent liberties case May 23 at 3:12 p.m.
Storm caused $2 million in damage to Wichita school buildings; contract approved between district, SEIU May 23 at 9:36 a.m.
Wichita leaders: Numbers show progress in private downtown investment May 23 at 8:18 p.m.
Medical condition may have triggered fatal collision on Kellogg, police say May 23 at 1:50 p.m.
Downtown YMCA plans free water safety sessions for kids and adults May 23 at 7:27 p.m.

Solar-powered plane finishes 2nd leg of trip across U.S.

Associated Press May 23 at 9:15 a.m.

A solar-powered plane landed in Texas Thursday morning, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States.

Cessna lays off salaried workers; numbers unclear May 23 at 2:10 p.m.
CUA executive to be next president of Wichita Federal Credit Union May 23 at 3:56 p.m.
Loony Bin closes deal for downtown space May 23 at 6:10 a.m.
Spirit’s ShadowWorks a technology investment May 23 at 7:05 a.m.
Cessna plane that uses Jet-A fuel makes first production flight May 22 at 5:22 p.m.
Sedgwick County Commission approves $200,000 loan to Starwood Hotels for call center May 22 at 12:26 p.m.
Checkers grocery store to close May 22 at 11:13 a.m.

Wichita State vs Indiana State MVC Baseball-5

Wichita State stays alive with two wins at MVC tournament

By Paul Suellentrop, The Wichita Eagle Today at 6:30 a.m.

Shutout Thursday kept Wichita State alive in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

K-State tops Texas Tech 4-3 in Big 12 baseball opener; KU wins Today at 6:31 a.m.
Updates on state baseball, softball at VarsityKansas.com | Scores May 23 at 4:23 p.m.
Wingnuts waste Hinson’s pitching gem May 23 at 11:29 p.m.
Royals’ comeback falls short against Angels May 23 at 11:29 p.m.
Wichita State’s Tuliamuk-Bolton advances in women’s 10,000 Today at 7:28 a.m.
Sprinter Daniels learns to love Kansas May 23 at 8:27 p.m.
MVC tournament notes: Brummett adds strikeouts to repertoire Today at 6:30 a.m.

Dinos invade Exploration Place

By Alice Mannette, Eagle correspondent Today at 7:50 a.m.

Dinosaurs are coming to Wichita. They’re swatting their long tails, roaring and showing off their huge teeth at Exploration Place this summer.

Gallery: T-Rex comes to Exploration Place

Wichita artist explores the edge in exhibit May 23 at 7:35 p.m.
His calling was to the Big Top May 23 at 3:55 p.m.
Sleepy ‘Hangover Part III’ pulls its punches May 23 at 3 p.m.
Latest ‘Fast & Furious’ full of souped-up fun May 23 at 2:58 p.m.
Stiefel Theatre announces rest of 2013 concert lineup Today at 7:49 a.m.
Gig Guide (May 24) May 23 at 9:43 a.m.
Oh Yeah China Bistro a hidden gem May 23 at 5:56 p.m.

Eagle editorial: State BOE member’s comments were offensive

May 23 at 5:50 p.m.

Kansas State Board of Education member Steve Roberts of Overland Park was apparently trying to make a bizarre point about political correctness when he used the N-word during a state board meeting last month. But using the vile word as a prop was inappropriate and offensive, and the fact he can’t grasp that is equally disturbing.

Cass R. Sunstein: Wing nuts on left, right need more humility May 23 at 5:52 p.m.
Aaron David Miller: Five reasons U.S. presidents always disappoint May 23 at 5:53 p.m.
Letters to the editor on I/DD community, Wings folding, Common Core, IRS workers, weak culture, talented grads, fighting cancer May 23 at 5:50 p.m.
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Fugitive in LA attempted-murder case held in Colo.

May 23 at 7:29 p.m.

A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant.

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Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window.

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