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KansasKANSAS CITY2 KCK firefighters hurt fighting blaze
Two Kansas City, Kan., firefighters have suffered minor injuries while fighting a fire at a vacant house.The fire department said one injured a knee, while the other injured a shoulder Saturday morning.
MANHATTANThomas leads K-State to 17-10 win over Kansas
Daniel Thomas ran for 185 yards and a touchdown, and Kansas State harassed Todd Reesing into three turnovers to remain in control of the Big 12 North with a 17-10 victory over rival Kansas on Saturday.Kansas State (6-4, 4-2) stayed close in the first half by forcing two fumbles and an interception by Reesing, then took over in the second behind Thomas' bruising running to end a three-game losing streak to Kansas (5-4, 1-4) in the 107th version of the Sunflower Showdown.
TOPEKAKansas race car driver fights off cancer
Gail Spencer was tightening the lug nuts on the left back tire of her 1996 Chevrolet Nova on a recent Saturday morning as she prepared for the timed trials for a drag race at Heartland Park.She was switching out the Nova's back, regular-tread tires to slicks.
NEWTONInmates work toward educations
The schoolroom is mostly quiet except for the click clack of computer keyboards.One student spreads out papers on his desk. He wrenches up his sleeves as if winding up his mind in preparation for his task. A scroll of green tattoos snakes up his arm and disappears under his orange jumpsuit.
LAWRENCELawrence high school student helps band
Kyle Snow marches out onto Laws Field in Eudora on a recent Friday night.He's not wearing a band uniform.
SALINAKansas organist rests fingers after 58 years
Harry Huber spent a summer studying on the same organ that Mozart once played a recital on before turning to his audience and saying, "Truly, the organ is the king of instruments."And so it is, Huber agrees.
NEWTONInmates work toward education
Inmates at a Kansas prison are getting an education.Inmates at Harvey County Detention Center are involved in a new program at the jail led by Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton and the local schools.
FORT LEAVENWORTHPerot pledges $6.1M to Army college in Kansas
Texas billionaire and two-time presidential candidate Ross Perot has pledged $6.1 million to a private foundation to pay for programs at the Army's Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.Army majors spend 10 months at the school preparing for unit command or staff positions.
OLATHEFormer TV star bounces back from woes
In our last episode of "Willie Aames Confidential," the onetime star of TV's "Eight Is Enough" and "Charles in Charge" was holding a yard sale in front of his foreclosed home in Olathe. Eight months have passed since then, and the 49-year-old Aames has since begun an extreme makeover - not of his house, but of his life.He's training to be a financial adviser.
SUBLETTERepairs to Cimarron Valley Railroad to begin
Train whistles sounded as railcars filled with wheat slowly moved eastward along the tracks, headed for export to Mexico via Dodge City.Here in the heart of Kansas' agricultural region, farmers and grain merchants have relied on the Cimarron Valley Railroad, a short-line railroad that helps get their crops to market, for the past 13 years.
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