Articles from the December 28, 2017 edition
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Couple found dead in car may have died from carbon monoxide
ALMYRA, Arkansas (AP) — Law enforcement officials in southeastern Arkansas say a couple found dead in their car Christmas Eve may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning while waiting for floodwaters to recede. A witness reported seeing the car...
New Mexico off list of top 10 states for overdose deaths
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that New Mexico has fallen off of the list of top 10 states for fatal overdoses. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the state was among the top 10 for two...
Report: Black babies at higher risk of death in Kansas
LAWERENCE, Kan. (AP) — A new report from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is raising concerns about the mortality rate for African-American babies. The report found that the overall infant mortality rate of 5.9 per 1,000 live births...
Texting driver caused Kansas crash that killed support dog
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Amber Schutz places a bag full of pie ingredients in the backseat of her Toyota and her small dog, named Mila, in the front. She plugs her phone into the aux cord and chooses a song. A couple minutes later, she's heading out...
New Mexico sign-ups for 'Obamacare' dip
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Enrollment in "Obamacare" for 2018 among New Mexico residents fell by nearly 8 percent compared with last year. The New Mexico Office of the Superintendent of Insurance on Tuesday confirmed that 50,539 people signed up for...
Book details New Mexico grad's battle with cancer
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Justin Solomon demonstrated the proper swing of a baseball bat earlier this month as he worked with young hitters at The Strike Zone, a Farmington baseball training facility. The youngsters at The Strike Zone know the...
New Mexico considers new nominating system for regents
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would change the selection process for regents who oversee the state's public universities and flagship medical center under a newly proposed constitutional amendment. Democratic Sen. Jeff Steinborn of Las Cruces...
Elon Musk says Tesla is planning to make a pickup truck
LONDON (AP) — Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk says the electric car company will make a pickup truck after the release of its next model. In a message on Twitter late Tuesday, Musk said: "I promise that we will make a pickup truck right after...
NM missile range records nearly 5,500 missions in 2017
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. (AP) — A southern New Mexico missile testing range has logged nearly 5,500 missions this year. Those missions include firing missiles and rockets, laser tests and training in F-16 fighter jets on 3,200 square miles...
Fireball lights up social media, evening sky in New England
A fireball that lit up the evening sky is lighting up social media. The bright streak Tuesday evening was seen in parts of New England, including southern Maine and New Hampshire. The Mount Agamenticus Conservation Program webcam on Mount...
Special delivery: Family welcomes 2nd Christmas Eve baby
STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — For one suburban New York family, Christmas Eve is turning into a tradition of very special deliveries. Newsday says Stony Brook residents Jacki and Josh Grossman had their second son on Sunday, four years after their...
Police: Man wounded after firing at officers during pursuit
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A suspect is hospitalized but expected to survive after being shot in the jaw by police in Wichita. Deputy Police Chief Troy Livingston says a man shot at officers responding to a disturbance call at a business on Wednesday....
Eastern Kansas county to get bike sharing in 2018
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Officials in an eastern Kansas county are embracing the concept of a bike-sharing system. The Mid-America Regional Council awarded transportation funding in 2014 to BikeWalkKC to expand bike sharing into Johnson County....
Kansas delaying launch of new system for driver's licenses
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is delaying the launch of a new computer system for issuing driver's licenses. The Department of Revenue announced Wednesday what it called a slight delay for the KanLicense system that was supposed to launch Jan. 2. The...
Patrol: Fatal accident occurred when truck fell off bridge
ABILENE, Kan. (AP) — Icy conditions on Interstate 70 are being blamed for a Kansas accident that killed a woman, her two daughters and a family friend after the pickup truck they were in fell off a bridge. The accident happened Tuesday morning...
Hat worn by duchess made in Kansas
TONGANOXIE, Kan. (AP) — The Christmas Day wardrobe for the Duchess of Cambridge included a touch of Kansas. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Kate Middleton wore a Vallnord alpaca fur hat from Tonganoxie-based Peruvian Connection on Monday...
Self-defense ruling reversed in western Kansas killing
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) — A former correctional employee who claimed self-defense in a fatal western Kansas shooting might not avoid prosecution after all. Earlier this month, the Kansas Court of Appeals reversed a Barton County judge's ruling that...
Actor Eric Stonestreet buys Kansas State band a new truck
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Actor Eric Stonestreet is helping his alma mater make some noise. KMAN-AM reports that the Kansas State graduate donated a new box truck to the Wildcat marching band to transport equipment just before the band left for the...
Homicide total unusually high in Douglas County
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The county where Lawrence is located has tallied its highest annual homicide total in at least a decade. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Douglas County recorded nine homicides, all in the last six months of the year....
Ex-school superintendent in Oklahoma to be receive $167,000
BIXBY, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma school superintendent who resigned amid a sexual assault investigation of a student is being paid more than $167,000 as part of his resignation agreement. Kyle Wood resigned Dec. 19 as Bixby schools superintendent...
Twice sold, once forged: What became of Sims' Heisman award?
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — So what ever happened to the real Billy Sims Heisman Trophy? Sure, the legendary Sooner running back sold the prestigious award — twice it turns out. But what happened then? That remains a mystery. The question came up again...
Okla. motorist accused in supervisor's death to stand trial
JAY, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma motorist who prosecutors say was distracted by his cellphone when his vehicle struck a state transportation superintendent will stand trial on a charge of first-degree manslaughter. Prosecutor Nick Lelecas told the...