Articles from the March 17, 2019 edition
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Man who stood up to mosque gunman probably saved lives
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — When the gunman advanced toward the mosque, killing those in his path, Abdul Aziz didn't hide. Instead, he picked up the first thing he could find, a credit card machine, and ran outside screaming "Come here!" A...
5 things to know about Boeing's problems over new airplane
Investigators at a lab in France and a field in Ethiopia are looking for clues into the second deadly accident involving Boeing's newest jetliner, while DNA testing has started to identify the remains of victims. As the investigation proceeds, more...
1 dead, 1 injured after plane crashes at Oklahoma airport
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Emergency officials say two people, a man and a woman, are dead after a twin-engine jet crashed as it attempted to land at a small airport in northwest Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City Fire Capt. David Macy says the corporate jet c...
Oklahoma governor takes advantage of new appointment power
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Less than one week after being given sweeping new power over five of the state's largest agencies, new Gov. Kevin Stitt is taking advantage by appointing new board members to oversee three of them. Stitt announced on Monday h...
Auction set for 21 vehicles forfeited in Oklahoma pot bust
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Federal officials in Tulsa are conducting an online auction for 21 vehicles forfeited by a man who pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy and money-laundering charges. The U.S. Marshals Service and an auctioneer, Apple Towing Co., l...
Weather observation network seeks new volunteers in Oklahoma
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A grassroots weather observation network needs more volunteers to measure precipitation in an effort that could benefit farmers and emergency management officials, organizers said. The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and S...
Oklahoma baseball player hurt in Arkansas hit-and-run
MONTICELLO, Ark. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a college baseball player from Oklahoma was seriously injured when he was struck by a vehicle in an apparent hit-and-run crash in Arkansas. Arkansas State Police say 20-year-old Joseph C...
Jail, patrol car escapee apparently returned to Missouri
HEAVENER, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say a kidnapping suspect who escaped from a Missouri jail and then from an Oklahoma police car apparently stole a pickup truck and returned to Missouri. The truck was found Sunday in Pettis County, Missouri. T...
Oklahoma City police arrest 3 in teen's shooting death
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police in Oklahoma City say they have arrested three people in connection with last week's shooting death of a southeastern Oklahoma teen. Sgt. Gary Knight said Monday that investigators took three people into custody f...
Ruling allows lawsuit over rapes at Kansas fraternity houses
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal appeals court is refusing to toss out a lawsuit filed by two female students alleging Kansas State University refused to investigate their rapes and other sex assaults at off-campus fraternity houses. The U.S. 10th C...
Employee leaves Kansas agency after tweet criticizing Trump
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas Department of Transportation worker who posted a tweet from the agency's official Twitter account criticizing President Donald Trump is no longer employed by the department, the agency said. The tweet on Sunday came i...
Kansas City-area coalition working to combat climate change
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A coalition of Kansas City-area leaders is working to reduce the impact of climate change amid reports that the region could be among the hardest hit in the nation. After an international group of scientists issued a c...
Kansas hopes to resurrect proof-of-citizenship voting law
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kansas' solicitor general on Monday called on a federal appeals court to reinstate the state's law requiring people to provide proof of citizenship before they can register to vote, saying problems with how it was enforced durin...
Homes flood as Missouri River overtops, breaches levees
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of homes flooded in several Midwestern states after rivers breached at least a dozen levees following heavy rain and snowmelt in the region, authorities said Monday while warning that the flooding was expected to l...
Tweets could doom judge's nomination to Kansas appeals court
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's nomination of a trial judge to Kansas' second-highest court appeared doomed Monday after two key Republican legislators decried past social media posts criticizing President Donald Trump and expressin...
