Boyfriend is charged in baby's death
Prosecutors today charged 28-year-old Michael J. Janzen with first-degree murder in the weekend death of his girlfriend's 10-month-old daughter.
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Sheriff's office announces result of holiday patrols
Holiday saturation patrols conducted by the Sedgwick County sheriff's office during Thanksgiving week resulted in six DUI arrests and the issuance of 160 traffic citations, sheriff's officials said today.
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Clay Center man killed when car hits deer, oncoming vehicle
A 51-year-old man is dead and another motorist is injured in a head-on crash near Clay Center that started when one of the vehicles struck a deer.
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Va. court hears arguments in funeral protest case
Protesters who carried signs with inflammatory messages like "You're going to hell" outside the funeral of a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq were expressing a constitutionally protected religious viewpoint, their lawyer told a federal appeals court Tuesday.
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Federal judge stays Army execution
A federal judge in Kansas has issued a stay in what would be the military's first execution since 1961 so that an appeal by the condemned prisoner can be heard.
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City of Wichita approves arena area TIF after adding $10 million for parking
Wichita City Council members approved a massive plan this morning to add lighting and landscaping and repave streets in a 16-block area around Intrust Bank Arena.
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Wichita man wins $12.2 million Hot Lotto jackpot
A retired public employee from Wichita has won a $12.2 million Hot Lotto jackpot. The 72-year-old man won with a $2 Hot Lotto Sizzler ticket that matched all winning numbers in the Nov. 29 drawing. The winning numbers, selected by computer: 7-14-22-24-38 Hot Ball 2.
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Kansas' nuclear plant license renewed through 2045
Federal regulators have renewed the operating license for Kansas' only nuclear power plant through 2045.
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Hugoton voters nix Sunday alcohol sales
Residents of the southwest Kansas town of Hugoton turn thumbs down to alcohol sales on Sundays and most holidays.
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Regional jet with shattered windshield lands safely at KCI
A regional jet bound to Denver made an emergency landing this morning at Kansas City International Airport after reporting that its windshield had shattered.
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Icy roads blamed in 2 Kansas fatalities
The Kansas Highway Patrol says icy roads have contributed to at least two fatal accidents.
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Greensburg superintendent nominee for national honor
Greensburg schools superintendent Darin Headrick finds himself in good company. Headrick is one of 10 nominees for 2008's Most Inspiring Person of the Year, which is sponsored by Liberty Mutual and administered by Beliefnet, a multifaith online community.
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Warm Tuesday will give way to cold, windy Wednesday
Enjoy today while you can. Highs are expected to be near 60 today before giving way to colder, windy weather overnight. A strong cold front will push southward through central and south-central Kansas tonight. Strong northerly winds will follow the front.
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Jury awards $23.5 million in semis-collision case
In one of the biggest traffic-accident verdicts in Kansas, a jury awarded $23.5 million last week in a suit stemming from injuries in a semitrailer accident in New Mexico.
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Down we go again: Fourth-worst drop ever for Dow
The stock market suffered one of its worst days since the financial meltdown Monday, slicing 680 points off the Dow Jones industrial average as Wall Street snapped out of its daydream of a rally and once again faced the harsh reality of a recession.
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Layton accepts city manager job, enters contract negotiations
Robert Layton has said he will accept the city manager job in Wichita, Mayor Carl Brewer said today, ending widespread speculation that Layton might reject the post after City Council members selected him on the slimmest of margins.
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Baby's death a homicide, police say
Wichita police called the weekend death of a 10-month-old girl a homicide -- the city's 33rd overall and ninth involving a child this year.
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Wagle falls short in bid for Senate presidency; Neufeld ousted as House speaker
Steve Morris held onto the presidency of the Kansas Senate today. He defeated Susan Wagle of Wichita for the top leadership spot on an 18-13 vote by the Senate Republican Caucus.
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Obama taps Clinton, Gates for US 'new dawn' abroad
Barack Obama promised "a new dawn of American leadership" in a troubled world Monday, announcing a strong-willed national security team headed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who fought him long and bitterly for the presidency, and Robert Gates, the man who has been running two wars for George W. Bush.
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Would-be robber in Topeka armed with hairspray
Topeka police are looking for a woman who used what's believed to have been hairspray as a weapon in a botched purse-snatching in a Wal-Mart parking lot.
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Police say 2 terror suspects arrested in Italy
Italian police have arrested two men suspected of planning a terror attack in Milan, officials and news reports said Tuesday.
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Texas title could come from AP
The best chance Texas has to be crowned national champion this season likely lies with the members of the media who vote in The Associated Press college football poll.
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Ford says CEO will work for $1 to get gov't loans
Ford Motor Co. will tell Congress that it plans to return to a pretax profit or break even in 2011 when the Detroit Three automakers' CEOs appear before lawmakers this week to request $25 billion in government loans. Ford CEO Alan Mulally said he'll work for $1 per year if the company has to take any government loan money.
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Avery suspended indefinitely by NHL
Sean Avery is in trouble with the NHL again, this time for thinly veiled comments about a foe dating his former girlfriend.
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Rules target medically unfit truck, bus drivers
Federal regulators are taking steps to get medically unfit truck and bus drivers off the road after being accused for years of dragging their feet on the issue.
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US automakers ground jets for trip to Washington
If the Detroit Three automakers have learned anything since their last trip to Washington, it's that the old way of doing business just won't fly.
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Kelly named Bellotti successor at Oregon
Oregon has picked offensive coordinator Chip Kelly to be head coach Mike Bellotti's eventually successor, though school officials did not say when that will happen.
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IOC rejects bid by Europe's free-to-air stations
The IOC has rejected a bid by Europe's public broadcasters to buy rights to show the 2014 and 2016 Olympics.
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November Auto Sales: Ford sales fall 30 percent
Ford Motor says its U.S. sales tumbled 30 percent in November amid a continued rapid deceleration in the nation's car market.
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Heat rally in final seconds of OT to beat Warriors
Chris Quinn hit a tying 3-pointer with 7.1 seconds left in overtime, Michael Beasley stole the ensuing inbounds pass and made the decisive free throw, and the Miami Heat pulled off a wild 130-129 comeback win over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night.
