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Tough road ahead in Senate for health care bill

The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed far-reaching health care legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard-won victory on his chief domestic priority though the road ahead in the Senate promises to be rocky.

Wichita State defeats Newman 81-69 in exhibition opener

Wichita State tips off its 2009-10 basketball season with an exhibition game against Newman at Koch Arena.

Lawyer: Fla. office shooting suspect mentally ill

The engineer accused of fatally shooting one employee and wounding five others at the firm where he once worked is "very mentally ill" and crumbled under the stress of his divorce, bankruptcy and unemployment, his attorney said Saturday.

  • Olathe South grad wounded in Fort Hood shooting rampage

    Army Reserve Spc. Keara Bono’s family was working up to the idea of her going to Iraq. “I didn’t know I had to worry about her getting shot down in Texas,” her mother, Peggy McCarty, said Thursday night.

    Video | Bono's mother speaks out

  • Suspect was on eve of first deployment

    WASHINGTON — He prayed every day at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, Md., a devout Muslim who, despite asking to be discharged from the U.S. Army, according to his aunt, was on the eve of his first deployment to war.

  • DUI patrol set for this weekend

    The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office will conduct a DUI saturation patrol this weekend.

  • Two-mile walk will honor those who died on Trail of Tears

    The ninth annual Trail of Tears Memorial Walk begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Mid-America All-Indian Center, 650 N. Seneca.

  • 2 Haysville men die in fiery crash

    Two Haysville men were killed early Thursday morning when their car crashed into a semi at Broadway and 63rd South in Sedgwick County, authorities said.

  • Westbound Kellogg opens at Rock Road

    Another phase of the opening of the Kellogg and Rock Road interchange arrives after the morning rush hour today as westbound lanes open to traffic.

  • Sunny and almost hot in November for Wichita

    The first Friday of November is going to offer a rather convincing display of spring-like weather, with gusty southerly winds and temperatures soaring into the upper 70s.

  • IRS wants to return money to Kansans

    The taxman is looking for 708 Kansans — to return more than half a million dollars.

  • WaterWalk focus shifts to retail and office space

    WaterWalk's new management is shifting focus from its predecessors, retaining a major Wichita commercial broker to attract office and retail tenants in a move to draw traffic to the struggling 7- year-old development.

  • Indian summer in Wichita

    Indian summer is in full flower around the Wichita area — and forecasts suggest it plans to stick around a while. While there is no formal definition of what qualifies as an Indian summer, it's generally considered to be any period of temperatures in the 70s — or at least well above average — after the first freeze of autumn.

  • Shortfall in budget nears half a billion

    TOPEKA — The state will have to cut at least $258.8 million to balance the current budget by the end of the fiscal year, revenue estimators said Thursday.

  • KU scientists examine dredging KU's Potter Lake

    LAWRENCE — University of Kansas scientists who travel all over the state gathering data on lakes stayed home one day this week to conduct research in their backyard.

  • Feds charge two in poisoned-salsa case

    Federal prosecutors have charged a Shawnee husband and wife with poisoning the salsa at the Mi Ranchito restaurant in Lenexa.

  • Former governor William Avery dies

    TOPEKA — William Avery, a one-term Republican governor in the 1960s and former U.S. House member, has died, the governor's office said Thursday. He was 98.

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