McCain makes decision on VP running mate
Republican presidential candidate John McCain decided on a running mate early Thursday, and one top prospect, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, abruptly canceled numerous public appearances.
LOCAL BREAKING NEWS
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Machinists approve Hawker Beechcraft contract
Machinists union members at Hawker Beechcraft voted today to accept the company's offer of a new three-year contract. Seventy-seven percent of union members voting voted for the contract. They are scheduled to go back to work Tuesday.
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Blue Bell to distribute free ice cream at game tonight
Fans of a certain Texas-made ice cream can thank a football game for a chance at free samples today. Blue Bell Creameries plans to hand out free samples of ice cream -- including a new, not-in-store flavor called snickerdoodle -- before tonight's game between Butler Community College and Blinn College at Cessna Stadium.
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Health Foundation names new president
Steve Coen has been named president and chief executive of the Kansas Health Foundation, foundation officials announced in a news release this afternoon.
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Boeing presents new offer to Machinists
The Boeing Co. has presented its final offer of a new three-year contract to the Machinists union. The union is scheduled to vote on the offer Wednesday, the day before the current agreement expires. The union represents about 700 employees at Boeing Wichita.
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Arrest made in Mulvane bomb threat
Mulvane police have arrested a 16-year-old Mulvane High School student for phoning in a bomb threat to his school early this morning.
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Woman robs south-side Kwik Shop
A woman robbed the Kwik Shop at 4811 S. Seneca late Wednesday night, police said. The suspect came into the convenience store at about 11:15 p.m. and pointed a gun at the clerk. She left with an undisclosed amount of money, police said.
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Robber strikes QuikTrip near Old Town
A man who indicated he had a gun robbed the QuikTrip at Douglas and Washington late Wednesday night, police said. The man came into the convenience store at 11:55 p.m. and demanded money from the clerk, who gave him an undisclosed amount of cash. She told police she never actually saw a gun.
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Vote for your favorite Kansas art
The Keeper of the Plains and three other Wichita works of art are among 24 nominated for an 8 Wonders of Kansas Art contest. The Kansas Sampler Foundation announced the nominees, selected from 84 suggestions, this afternoon.
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Bomb threat ends school day for Winfield students
Classes have been dismissed for high school and middle school students in Winfield after a bomb threat was called in shortly before 10 a.m.
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Robbers take cash, liquor from west-side store
Robbers wanted more than cash when they held up Delano Retail Liquor in west Wichita on Wednesday night. They took some alcohol, too.
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Oilfield worker hospitalized after accident
A 54-year-old man has been flown to a Wichita hospital for treatment after being hurt in an oilfield accident this morning in Reno County.
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Boeing sends machinists final offer
Boeing Co. delivered a final contract offer to its union machinists Thursday that would boost pay by $34,000 on average over three years, the latest effort by the airplane maker to avoid a strike that could cost it millions of dollars a day.
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Government warns Simplicity bassinets are deadly
A government safety group is warning parents not to use a Pennsylvania company's baby bassinets after babies in Kansas and Missouri were trapped and strangled in the product.
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Classes start late at Derby High School after vandalism report
Classes began late at Derby High School this morning after vandalism was reported in a classroom. After police checked every room in the school, teachers and staff were allowed into the building, Derby school spokeswoman Devon Packard said.
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Haysville police add canine unit
The Haysville Police Department has a new officer to its force: Rox, a Belgium Malinois dog. Rox, who is about 18 months old, will complete 10 weeks of training in Topeka in how to protect Haysville police officers, detect drugs and track people based on scent.
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Hot and steamy early for Wichita - then storms
Thursday may offer a split personality for the Wichita area, forecasters say. High temperatures are expected to vault into the upper 90s, with the heat index climbing above 100. That won't last long, however.
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Northwest students get a buck for buckling up
Police, faculty members and some students at Northwest High will be handing out dollar bills this morning to students spotted wearing their seatbelts as they drive into the school parking lot.
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Boeing Co. to send Machinists final offer
Boeing Co. plans to present its Machinists with a final contract offer Thursday, after receiving a counterproposal today from the union, company spokesman Tim Healy said.
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Ellis County residents sue to block wind farm
Residents living near a proposed wind farm have sued the Ellis County Commission, seeking to reverse its decision to issue a conditional-use permit for the project.
LATEST NATION AND WORLD UPDATES
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Fewer Marines needed in Iraq's western province
Conditions in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, where a brutal insurgency once ruled, have improved so dramatically that the United States is handing over responsibility for security in the Sunni stronghold to Iraq within days. Troops freed up in Iraq could shift to Afghanistan.
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Bush steps up fight over congressional authority
The Bush administration is raising the stakes in a court fight that could change the balance of power between the White House and Congress.
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Thai protesters defy court order to leave compound
Thousands of demonstrators - some armed with golf clubs, batons and bamboo sticks - defied a court order to end their occupation of the prime minister's office compound on Thursday, vowing to remain until the country's leaders resign.
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McCain makes decision on running mate
Republican presidential candidate John McCain decided on a running mate early Thursday, and one top prospect, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, abruptly canceled numerous public appearances.
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Russia frees 12 Georgians, gets rejected by China
Russian forces turned over 12 Georgian soldiers on the border of one of the separatist provinces under its control Thursday after the short war that outraged the West and brought Moscow's military deep into Georgia.
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Cells change identity in promising breakthrough
Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases.
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Obama plays some hoops, works on speech
Barack Obama aims to weave the personal with the political Thursday night as he tells 75,000 supporters in a football stadium - and millions more at home - how as president he would make a difference in their lives.
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Death for man who kidnapped, murdered Idaho boy
In the end, killer pedophile Joseph Edward Duncan III couldn't - or wouldn't - offer a reason why he should live.
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Bombing of Pakistani government bus kills 8
A surge of violence continued unabated in Pakistan's tribal border region Thursday, with a car bomb blasting a bus filled with Pakistani police and government workers off a bridge and killing eight people aboard.
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Tourists evacuate as Gustav grows near Jamaica
Tropical Storm Gustav surged toward hurricane force on Thursday as it drove toward Jamaica and aimed for the Cayman islands, prompting evacuations of tourists and offshore oil workers. In its wake, impoverished Haitians scrambled for food. Meanwhile, New Orleans kept nervous watch, three years after Katrina's destruction.
