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Topeka-area man with H1N1 dies

BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 20 at 10:38 a.m.

Another death associated with the H1N1 virus was reported today by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. It is the state's 19th H1N1-related death.

Read Paul Suellentrop's Shocker chat from Friday

Nov. 20 at 1:50 p.m.

Wichita State sports beat writer Paul Suellentrop conducted a live chat today on his Shocker blog, Shockwaves. You can find it at blogs.kansas.com/shockwaves and read the transcript there.

Man arrested after trying to steal patrol car

BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 20 at 12:28 p.m.

WICHITA — A wanted man attempting to flee from police Thursday afternoon chose a unique escape vehicle — a police car — and as a result ended up going nowhere.

Wichita pharmacy manager sentenced

BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 20 at 11:48 a.m.

WICHITA — A 58-year-old Wichita pharmacy manager has been sentenced in federal court to six months of prison and two years of supervised release for embezzling more than $335,000.

Ex-US AG Ashcroft endorses Tiahrt for Senate

By DAVID TWIDDY, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 20 at 5:42 p.m.

Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, who on Friday endorsed fellow Republican Todd Tiahrt's U.S. Senate campaign, condemned the Obama administration for moving the trial of Sept. 11 terrorism suspects to civilian rather than military court.

Outpouring for girl injured in accident

By ANGIE HUTSCHREIDER, Jefferson City News-Tribune | Nov. 20 at 12:12 a.m.

This is another in a long line of Miracles for Margaret.

Zebra mussels found in Kan.'s Milford Lake

The Associated Press | Nov. 20 at 4:07 a.m.

Zebra mussels have turned up in yet another Kansas lake.

Foggy morning, sunny day for Wichita

Stan Finger, Finger on the Weather | Nov. 21 at 7:23 a.m.

Fog is shrouding portions of central and southern Kansas this morning – including the Wichita area – but forecasters say it should dissipate by about 9 a.m.

Report: No crimes committed by K- State

By DAVID KLEPPER, Eagle Topeka bureau | Nov. 20 at 6:05 a.m.

TOPEKA — Kansas State University's new president said he hopes it can move on now that a final report on widespread financial irregularities found that no crimes were committed.

Jail consultants ask Sedgwick County for 18-month contract extension

BY DEB GRUVER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 20 at 6:03 a.m.

One commissioner's frustration with consultants hired to cut the Sedgwick County Jail's population became evident Thursday when they asked for more time and money to do their work.

Soles4Souls program offers new shoes for Wichita's homeless

BY COURTNEY LOONEY, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 20 at 5:52 a.m.

Kevin Duckett sat in a chair in the hall of the Union Rescue Mission on Thursday night as Jason Tanner measured his foot. Size 13.

'Phantom' Kansas districts get real money, for real projects

BY JEANNINE KORANDA, Eagle Topeka bureau | Nov. 20 at 6:16 a.m.

The money is going to a Head Start program, low-income housing projects, the Kansas Highway Patrol and a variety of construction and repair projects in Kansas.

Mom's brain cancer bills pile up

Nov. 20 at 6:12 a.m.

Share the Season is an annual campaign that offers one-time aid to people affected by unforeseen hardships. The people are not identified to protect their privacy.

Police warn about pregnant con artist

BY HURST LAVIANA, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 20 at 12:03 a.m.

Police Thursday warned west Wichita residents to beware of a young pregnant woman who has been talking her way into people's homes and stealing cash from their wallets and purses.

Mangino's approach split team at first job

BY J. BRADY McCOLLOUGH, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 20 at 12:56 a.m.

When Mark Mangino took his first head coaching job at Ellwood City (Pa.) Lincoln High in 1990, he was 33 years old, an up-and-coming former assistant at nearby Geneva College and considered a bright offensive mind.

Andover program to aid 65 families

BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 20 at 12:03 a.m.

More than 65 Andover families will be served this year through the Andover Caring and Sharing Program.

Girl, 2, bounces back from accident

BY SHAWN LINENBERGER, Lawrence Journal-World | Nov. 20 at 12:03 a.m.

TONGANOXIE — Brooklyn Sickman sits in her mother's lap and asks for a piece of a Cheeto. And then another.

Free firewood available at zoo

Nov. 19 at 5:23 p.m.

WICHITA —Local government and Westar Energy are offering free wood left over from their work trimming around power lines and in public places.

Cost of university housing may rise

By DAVID KLEPPER, Eagle Topeka bureau | Nov. 20 at 12:03 a.m.

TOPEKA — The cost of room and board at Kansas' public universities is inching up, even as tuition increases and state funding for higher education drops.

Woman, 92, pens poetry

BY PHIL ANDERSON, Topeka Capital-Journal | Nov. 20 at 12:03 a.m.

TOPEKA — Topekan Peg Penry has just published her fifth book of poetry, this one a collection of religious verse she has written through the years.

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