Black Republican Convention, Wichita KS

Sen. Pat Roberts is expected to be among the speakers next week for the 2008 United Black Republican Coalition convention that will be held at the Hyatt Regency Wichita. The two-day event, titled "Economic Empowerment Through the Political Process," begins May 16 with...

Woman recovering from toilet ordeal

I still don't get this story." WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- A woman who may have spent nearly two years in a bathroom, sitting on the toilet so long that the seat adhered to sores on her body, remains hospitalized and in pain from medical procedures, family members said...

Dr. George Tiller Admits to Performing Abortions the Day Before Delivery

" Abortionist Tiller Admits to Performing Abortions the Day Before DeliveryHis Speech at National Education AssociationBy John-Henry Westen ARLINGTON, VA, March 19, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Notorious partial-birth abortion specialist Dr. George Tiller of Wichita, KS,...

Maintaining custody rights of soldiers gets initial approval

"The Kansas House on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to the bill, which would help ensure that deployed soldiers return to the same custody and visitation rights they had when they left."

Spirit AeroSystems and Progresstech enter into joint venture

""Our partnership is mutually beneficial to both companies, in growing our business and supporting our customers around the world," said Spirit President and CEO JeffTurner. "For Spirit, it will bring access to engineering talent and developing technologies." "We are excited...

Xanadoo surpasses 12,000 subscribers in the U.S. with Navini

""We are thrilled with our progress in these initial markets," said Rory Lindgren, COO of Xanadoo. "Our solid growth, along with continual positive feedback from our local retail partners and customers, reinforces that our wireless network, value proposition and service...

Fake Tribal Chief of Fake "Tribe" Charged For Scamming Immigrants

About time they shut this well-known fraud and con man down."The leader of an unrecognized American Indian tribe is facing charges including trying to defraud the federal government and harboring illegal immigrants. Prosecutors say he offered to sell tribal memberships to...

Another Kitty Genovese: A Woman Left to Die

Contributors (like all of us) to crowd-powered news sites or news-centric blogs are, as a loosely-conencted group, a different creature than the professional journalist. We (in many cases) are untrained, reporting news as we see it by dint of being in the right place at the...