Articles from the December 1, 2019 edition
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Fetus found in Wichita died of stillbirth/miscarriage
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Kansas say a human fetus found near a river in Wichita in November died from stillbirth or miscarriage. The Wichita Eagle reports an autopsy report filed last month in Sedgwick County District Court found that the f...
By Big 12 champion could now have more feasible shot at playoff
No. 6 Oklahoma's biggest comeback ever didn't have a lingering effect on No. 8 Baylor. Now they get to play again, this time for the Big 12 championship and possibly a spot in the College Football Playoff, which seems much more feasible after a coupl...
Halliburton lays off 800 in Oklahoma, plant closure expected
EL RENO, Okla. (AP) — Halliburton is laying off more than 800 employees in El Reno, Oklahoma, and says it expects to close its office in the Oklahoma City suburb. Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development spokesman David Crow says the agency was n...
Midwest economy: November state-by-state glance
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same m...
Ex-Garden Plain water operator sentenced for false report
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The former operator of the water system in Garden Plain was sentenced to a year of federal probation for submitting a false report about the quality of the city's drinking water. Federal prosecutors say 64-year-old Arthur W...
Your big brain makes you human – count your neurons when you count your blessings
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Vanderbilt University (THE CONVERSATION) Here's something new to consider being thankful for at the dinner...
Eliminating food deserts won't help poorer Americans eat healthier
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Hunt Allcott, New York University; Jean-Pierre Dubé, University of Chicago, and Molly Schnell, Northwestern University (THE...
Presidential hopefuls file candidacy paperwork in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Eight Democrats and one Republican seeking to become the next president of the United States filed statements of candidacy in Oklahoma on Monday, the first of the state's three-day filing period. The Oklahoma State Election B...
Earthquake rattles Oklahoma town, site of past 5.7 temblor
PRAGUE, Okla. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey has reported a magnitude 3.8 earthquake in Oklahoma near Prague, where a magnitude 5.7 quake struck eight years ago. Prague City Manager Jim Greff says there are no reports of injury or damage from t...
7 small earthquakes rattle Kansas over the weekend
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Seven small earthquakes have rattled Kansas since Saturday, with all but one of them clustered near Wichita. The Kansas Geological Survey reports that six of the tremblers were centered in southwest Sedgwick County. They r...
Man who says he was banned from Kansas may return after deal
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man who claims he was banished from Kansas as a condition of a plea deal could be allowed back in the state under an agreement reached Monday, although a county prosecutor disputes that he was ever banned from returning. The A...
Markets Right Now: Tech companies lead stocks broadly lower
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Technology companies led stocks broadly lower, getting the market off to a weak start for the month after a strong November. Adobe fell 2.2% Monday and A...
Spacewalking astronauts add new pumps to cosmic detector
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts installed new pumps on a cosmic ray detector outside the International Space Station on Monday in a bid to extend its scientific life. It was the third spacewalk in nearly three weeks for Italy's Lu...
Former White House press secretary joins Naval Academy board
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer is now a member of the U.S. Naval Academy's Board of Visitors. Spicer was sworn in Monday during a board meeting in Annapolis, Maryland. The board reviews the state of morale and d...
NYC Ballet casts first black Marie in 'The Nutcracker'
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker" has cast a black dancer to play Marie for the first time. The New York Times reports Charlotte Nebres will star in this year's rendition of the company's production, which s...
Staten Island teen battling cancer gets week of surprises
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (AP) — A teenager fighting advanced bone cancer received a visit from his favorite rapper and got to exchange messages with a superhero. The Staten Island Advance reports rapper Joyner Lucas went to Staten Island University H...
'Thanksgiving antics' NC elk gets tangled up in red hammock
MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C. (AP) — An elk is running around western North Carolina with a shredded hammock on its head, and apparently a love of apples is to blame. News outlets report Jim Beaver told the Haywood County Sheriff's Office on Thanksgiving t...
