Thursday Nov 19 | The Wichita Eagle
Killings of Holcomb family in '59 still haunt
Author Truman Capote stands in the living room of the Clutter ranch house where four members of the Kansas family were murdered in 1959.
Schools left off bushfire Code Red register
Victorian schools in the potential path of a new wave of bushfires have been left off an emergency register designed to shut them down in the event of another Black Saturday.
Towns at risk lack last-resort refuge
AS MANY as 18 of the 52 Victorian towns listed by the State Government as most at risk of bushfire could be without a designated place of last resort for people trying to escape fires this summer.
Bill Brown knew to wait for Nancy and Kenyon Clutter. They never missed Sunday school.
The Kansas Department of Health and E...
KDHE Announces Clean Diesel Awards
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is pleased to announce the recipients of a grant competition to support voluntary clean diesel projects across the state.
NORTHERN Grampians Shire Council and emergency services have named neighbourhood safe places for bushfire risk towns Halls Gap and St Arnaud.
KU, K-State cheerleaders team up for women's health
Cheerleaders from the University of Kansas and Kansas State University are teaming up for the first time in recent history to host a cheer clinic in southwest Kansas for girls in kindergarten through sixth grade.
Wells dug, soil samples taken from CCI site
Employees of WDC Exploration & Wells bagged a soil sample as they drilled a water collection well Monday at Cedar and Blake streets next to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks as part of the Environmental Protection Agency's Remediation Design Plan for the former Chemical Commodities Inc.
The Kansas Department of Health and E...
Safe Kids Kansas: Fire Remains a Leading Cause of Death for Children Ages 14 and Under
Nationwide, 412 children ages 14 and under died in 2006 due to unintentional fire- and burn-related injuries, and approximately 98,700 more were injured.
Griswold residents to get chance to talk about Triangle site
Griswold - Residents, neighbors and others with gripes, concerns and ideas about the former Triangle Plastic Wire & Cable plant will have a forum to be heard on Monday night.
Grant application submission, annexation request on city agenda Monday
In 2008, the city partnered with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the North Central Kansas Rural Development Council to apply for an EPA Coalition Assessment Grant, but no grant was awarded.
Amendment gives dying Kan. town hope for buyout
A possible buyout of residents in a former southeast Kansas mining town has moved one step forward in Washington.
Police: Agents felt trapped in border shooting
A US Customs and Border Protection officer is seen from Mexico's side of the San Ysidro port of entry guarding vehicles involved in a shooting in Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept.
Airfare Watchdog: Getting A Full Refund
Q. A coworker of mine booked a flight on Orbitz to travel from Tampa to Budapest.
Obama administration unveils fuel economy rules
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gestures while speaking to reporters in the White House briefing room in Washington, Tuesday, Sept.
Ride Into History performer Joyce Thierer will represent ESU at the State Fair today and then goes to Mead, Dodge City and Protection to lead KHC book talks, a oeDancing at the Rascal Fair,a over the weekend.
Texas couple pleads guilty in Afghanistan fraud
A Houston couple has pleaded guilty in an alleged plot to defraud the U.S. while working as contractors on rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan.
Streetwise: Satisfied customers can be hard to find in some sectors
If you've had a gripe in the past year about debt collectors, auto dealers, home repair and construction contractors, credit card companies or Web sales, you've got a lot of company.
Tighter oversight on border laptop searches
The long-criticized practice of searching travelers' electronic devices will continue, but a supervisor now would need to approve holding a device for more than five days.
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