Fact check: The debate

Summary We found exaggerations and false claims flying thick and fast during the first debate between President Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney. Obama accused Romney of proposing a $…

Morning Jolt: Baby will only eat to ‘Gangnam Style’

In the news: A couple in London have problems feeding their fussy baby – but not when Psy’s “Gangnam Style” is playing. The popular song, which has set a Guinness World Record on YouTube for “likes,”…

James R. “Swede” Benear

James R. "Swede" Benear, 80, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at the Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita.

Robert Schmidt

Robert Schmidt, 78, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 at Bethel Home in Montezuma.

Class covers tough topics

Det. Lieutenant Colleen Brooks-Francis presented the stark realities of domestic violence, child abuse and child sexual assault Tuesday night. Brooks-Francis opened the eyes of class members to these…

Janitor arrested in Kansas State thefts

A janitor at Kansas State University is suspected of stealing thousands of dollars' worth of computers and other electronics from offices in and around the plant sciences building.

Greg Zyla: What to do with ‘72 Cougar

Q: Hello, Greg. I read your columns in the newspapers and on the Internet, so I want to take advantage of you welcoming reader questions. I purchased a brand-new 1972 Cougar convertible in 1971 in Sp…