Sedgwick County Zoo wants baby gorillas
A Kansas zoo is hoping to hear the pitter patter of baby gorilla feet by 2014.
EPA to test Great Bend industrial sites
The Environmental Protection Agency is collecting soil and water samples this month from industrial sites in Great Bend.
Greg Zyla: Oil changes and oil use
Q: Hi, Greg, I have a Buick with 42,000 miles and GMC truck with 82,000 miles. I have recently gone to full synthetic oil for both vehicles in 5W-30 and 10W-30, respectively. I use the truck in the s…
Rick Holmes: Can voters fix a broken Congress?
The 112th Congress faces the voters next month with a historic distinction: Its 13 percent approval rating is the lowest this close to an election since Gallup started asking people. This unpopularit…
Morning Minutes: Oct. 7
Word of the Day Laconic luh-KAH-nik (adj.) Using or involving the use of a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious - www.merriam-webster.com Website of the Day Halloween …
Morning Minutes: Oct. 6
Word of the Day Paranymph PAIR-uh-nimf (noun) A friend going with a bridegroom to fetch home the bride in ancient Greece; the bridesmaid conducting the bride to the bridegroom; best man; bridesmaid -…
James R. “Swede” Benear
James R. “Swede” Benear, 80, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at the Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, Kan.
Mary Vanna Day
Mary Vanna Day, 81, died Friday, Oct 5, 2012 at Satanta Long Term Care in Satanta, Kan.
Senators, parents question adequacy of lunches
The new requirements for school lunches have sparked debate across the country, and Kansas legislature and residents aren't keeping quiet.
Morrow takes high hopes to New York
A local young entrepreneur will spend an exciting few days in New York City and he may come home with a prize as the top entrepreneur in the country.