Articles from the July 18, 2018 edition
Sorted by date Results 26 - 50 of 87
Former Oklahoma National Guard headquarters becoming brewery
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A historic armory that served as the headquarters of the Oklahoma National Guard will be converted into a brewery complex that will include a hotel, restaurant and stores. The Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise...
Texas murder suspect found dead in Oklahoma parking lot
ANADARKO, Okla. (AP) — A Kansas man wanted in connection to a Texas slaying has been found dead in Oklahoma. Authorities say the body of 37-year-old Jeremy Judd Owens of Oakley, Kansas, was found Saturday in a parking lot in Anadarko, about 60...
3 Democrats raised $170K-plus in last quarter in Kansas 3rd
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Campaign finance records show that three Democratic candidates in the 3rd Congressional District each raised more than $170,000 in contributions during the last quarter. But Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder continued to maintain a...
Lawsuit: Kansas woman not warned of 'CoolSculpting' effects
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A woman is accusing a Wichita plastic surgery clinic of failing to warn her of a rare, plumping side effect of a popular body-contouring procedure. Tammy Hammond filed the lawsuit earlier this year against Dr. Bruce Ferris and...
Kansas to give out $5M in security funds to schools
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is distributing $5 million in state grants to beef up security and improve safety at schools in more than 150 districts. The state Department of Education began distributing the grants Monday for new doors, windows, secur...
Corporation Commission campaigner stops by Woods County
Blake Cummings, the Democrat vying for a seat as a commissioner in the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC), stopped by Alva last week and presented listeners with his take on the future of the OCC,...
Land near, around Wichita Greyhound Park is sold at auction
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The land under and next to Wichita Greyhound Park has been sold at auction to two men trying to protect what they already own in the area. The Wichita Eagle reports racing magnate Phil Ruffin bought an 82-acre tract that...
Ex-director of Emporia State child center gets diversion
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — The former director of the Emporia State University's early childhood center has been granted diversion for failing to report suspected child abuse or neglect at the center. The Emporia Gazette reports Keely Persinger's record...
Kansas man arrested in 2003 shooting death of mother
BELOIT, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a Kansas man has been arrested in the shooting death of his mother 15 years ago. Forty-six-year-old Charles Ray Fleming made a first appearance Tuesday in Mitchell County on a first-degree murder charge in the...
Kiowa's burn site to be opened at times Friday and Saturday
Kiowa residents expressing upset that the city burn site is still closed after vandalism, and discussion and action on the proposed $8.2 million city waterline replacement project took up the most time at the three-hour Kiowa City Council meeting...
Kansas Sen. Moran: Russian summit was 'missed opportunity'
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran says President Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin was a "missed opportunity" to press for "better behavior" from Russia. Moran said during a Fox News interview Tuesday that the summit...
Kansas RB grieves over coach gunned down in Florida massacre
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Kansas running back Khalil Herbert still isn't comfortable talking publicly about his connection to the Florida school shooting five months after it happened. Herbert attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School through his...
Report: Texas saw increase in student arrests for threats
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new report shows a sharp increase in arrests of Texas students for threatening violence in the wake of the deadly high school shooting in February in Parkland, Florida. The report was released Tuesday by Texas Appleseed, a...
The rescued Thai boys are considering becoming monks - here's why
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) After their dramatic rescue from Nang Non cave, 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach are mourning the loss of a Thai N...
Texas school district where 10 slain to use metal detectors
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — Trustees of a Houston-area school district where 10 people were fatally shot in an attack blamed on a student have voted to install metal detectors at all four campuses. The board of the Santa Fe Independent School District...
Secretary Perry alma mater says he didn't tilt nuke lab bid
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M University leaders said Tuesday that Energy Secretary Rick Perry wasn't involved in his alma mater getting a $2.5 billion nuclear weapons lab contract at the birthplace of the atomic bomb, which is changing...
Missouri court gives jolt of life to long Midwest power line
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A proposal for a high-voltage power line carrying wind energy across the Midwest received a jolt of new life Tuesday as the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that state regulators had wrongly rejected it. The ruling is a major...
How does your body 'burn' fat?
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Leer en español. Many of us may be considering “burning some fat” so we feel better in our bathing suits out on...
Tidewater buying Texas-based GulfMark Offshore in $340M deal
HOUSTON (AP) — Offshore services provider Tidewater Inc. has agreed to buy Houston-based GulfMark Offshore Inc. in a $340 million stock deal. A statement released Monday says the combined company will operate under the Tidewater brand and be led...
Nobody hurt in gas, cylinder company fire in Central Texas
BELLVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say nobody has been hurt in several explosions and a fire at a gas and cylinders company in rural Central Texas. Austin County Sheriff Jack Brandes said the accident at Western International Gas & Cylinders was...
US industrial production rebounds 0.6 percent in June
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production rebounded last month after being dragged down in May by a fire at an auto parts plant. The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that industrial production — which includes output at factories, mines and...
Texas group says 2 kids reunited with families had rash
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A group helping recently reunited immigrant families in Texas says it has had two children arrive at its facility in recent weeks with a contagious rash. Catholic Charities of San Antonio says it served two children who had...
Texas sees first cases of West Nile virus this year
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas health officials say they've confirmed the state's first cases this year of people falling ill with West Nile virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes. The Texas Department State Health Services said Tuesday that it's...
Missouri stroke, heart attack program in limbo
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri program aimed at connecting stroke, heart attack and trauma patients with the best care as soon as possible is in limbo following a budget cut by Gov. Mike Parson. At issue is about $154,000 vetoed by Parson...