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• Army chaplain gets posthumous Medal of Honor

  April 11, 2013 3:25 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is bestowing the Medal of Honor on an Army chaplain he says dodged bullets to provide medical aid and spiritual comfort to wounded soldiers during the Korean War. Obama says Capt. Emil Kapaun carried an injured American for four miles as Chinese captors led... more »

• More traffic coming to local skies

  April 1, 2013 10:02 PM

  Along with the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade that's currently being established at Fort Carson, the Mountain Post is hosting the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Riley in Kansas. This will bring an extra 250 soldiers and 20 helicopters, approximately, for training. They're using the high-altitude and mountainous environment of... more »

• Kansas court rules on legality of out of state marijuana

  March 17, 2013 1:17 PM

  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Marijuana that someone obtained legally elsewhere is still illegal in Kansas, and a person who brings it into the state can be prosecuted under Kansas law, the state Court of Appeals has ruled. The decision came in the case of a Troy James Cooper, a Colorado... more »

• New details released in Valentine's Day murder of soldier

  February 20, 2013 7:53 PM

  New details have been released in the Valentine's Day murder of 28-year-old Kimberly Walker, a soldier from Fort Riley, Kansas. Walker was found dead at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs last week after police responded to a welfare check. The arrest affidavit states that Montrell Mayo, a Fort... more »

• New details released in Valentine's Day murder of soldier

  February 20, 2013 7:53 PM

  New details have been released in the Valentine's Day murder of 28-year-old Kimberly Walker, a soldier from Fort Riley, Kansas. Walker was found dead at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs last week after police responded to a welfare check. The arrest affidavit states that Montrell Mayo, a Fort... more »

• Family describes murder victim as loveable and caring Play Video

  February 20, 2013 12:20 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - The family a Cincinnati soldier whose body was at a Colorado Springs hotel room Sunday morning describe their sister and daughter as a very warm and caring individual. Sgt. Kimberly Walker, 28, part of a refueling company attached to the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division at... more »

• Kansas City Plaza Fire

  February 19, 2013 11:46 PM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Multiple injuries were being reported Tuesday evening after a suspected gas explosion sparked a massive fire that engulfed an entire block at an upscale shopping center in Kansas City. Police spokeswoman Rhonda Flores said it appeared that a car crashed into a gas main near... more »

• King Soopers, City Market recalling ice cream

  November 7, 2012 10:22 AM

  DENVER (AP) - King Soopers and City Market are recalling ice cream because of concerns over pecan allergies. The recall involves Kroger Deluxe French Vanilla ice cream sold in Colorado, Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The federal Food and Drug Administration says people... more »

• Man robs a bank in North Dakota, then turns himself in

  August 28, 2012 4:53 PM

  Authorities say a man accused of robbing a bank in western North Dakota called 911 three days later from his home in Kansas and told officers to arrest him for "making a mistake." Court papers say 53-year-old Kent Anthony Clemens held up the Gate City Bank in Williston on July... more »

• Feds expanding state access to immigration data

  July 16, 2012 7:57 PM

  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Federal officials are expanding access to an immigration database so that several states can use it to cleanse voter rolls. The Homeland Security Department first notified Florida officials last week that they could check to see if registered voters are actually noncitizens who should not be... more »

• Kentucky beats Kansas 67-59 to win national title

  April 2, 2012 11:54 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Doron Lamb scored 22 points, and Kentucky won its eighth national championship, holding off Kansas for a 67-59 victory Monday night. The Wildcats (38-2) led by as many as 18 points in the first half and were still up 15 with 5:13 to play. Kansas (32-7),... more »

• Lawyer for Afghan murder suspect to visit with him Monday

  March 18, 2012 1:48 PM

  SEATTLE (AP) - The lawyer for a U.S. Army sergeant suspected of killing 16 Afghan villagers says he is flying to Kansas to meet with his client. John Henry Browne of Seattle says he plans to meet with Robert Bales on Monday. Bales is being held in an isolated cell... more »

• Details emerge about suspect in Afghan massacre

  March 17, 2012 3:12 PM

  SEATTLE (AP) - Neighbors and court records are providing a conflicting, if incomplete, picture of the U.S. soldier accused of massacring 16 civilians in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was flown to the U.S. military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., yesterday where's he's been placed in his own cell. Neighbors... more »

• Tainted sprouts again linked to Jimmy John's

  February 15, 2012 8:43 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Raw sprouts from the sandwich chain Jimmy John's have been linked to an outbreak of foodborne illness - again. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that 12 cases of E. coli poisoning in five states are linked to raw clover sprouts eaten at... more »

• Change of command at Fort Carson

  November 16, 2011 4:06 PM

  The role of Commanding General at Fort Carson has changed hands; Major General David Perkins turned over power to Major General Joseph Anderson in a ceremony Wednesday morning on the Mountain Post. Maj. Gen. Anderson will be in charge of the Army's 4th Infantry Division as well as Fort... more »

• Senators: Region VA hospital contracts bogged down

  November 10, 2011 3:06 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Two senators say the construction of a veterans hospital serving Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming is bogged down in the contracting process but the reason isn't clear. Colorado Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, both Democrats, said Thursday they don't know whether the holdup is the... more »

• Workers still missing after Kan. grain accident

  October 30, 2011 11:53 AM

  ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) - Three people remain unaccounted for and two others are hospitalized in critical condition following an explosion at a grain elevator in northeast Kansas that killed three workers. Atchison City Manager Trey Cocking says officials are weighing whether it's safe to send fire teams into the facility,... more »

• End near for Colorado reservoir sending water east

  August 27, 2011 1:04 PM

  HALE, Colo. (AP) - An eastern Colorado reservoir popular with boaters is nearing its end as the state looks to Bonny Reservoir to send some 4 billion gallons of water to Nebraska and Kansas under a 1942 agreement among the three states to share water. KUSA-TV in Denver reports... more »

• Planned Parenthood denied Kan. abortion license

  June 30, 2011 3:45 PM

  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Planned Parenthood clinic in Kansas has been denied a state license to allow it to continue performing abortions as of Friday. That means Kansas will become the only state without a clinic or doctor's office performing abortions, at least temporarily. Planned Parenthood of... more »

• Tornado reported in Kan. town, more than 20 homes destroyed, one dead

  May 22, 2011 10:46 AM

  READING, Kan. (AP) - The power is back on in Reading, Kansas, after a tornado struck last night. Authorities say it destroyed at least 20 homes and killed one person. The twister was produced by a system of severe thunderstorms that pelted eastern Kansas with hail that some... more »

• VCU, Kentucky join Final Four

  March 27, 2011 8:05 PM

  SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Jamie Skeen scored 26 points and 11th-seeded Virginia Commonwealth is crashing the Final Four after the upset of the NCAA tournament, shocking No. 1 seed Kansas 71-61. So doubtful were the Rams of even making the tournament that they didn't watch the selection show. Two weeks... more »

• Kentucky upsets top seed Ohio State in NCAA Tourney

  March 26, 2011 1:44 AM

  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The Number-1 overall seed in the NCAA men's basketball tournament is going home. Kentucky did the honors, bouncing top-seed Ohio State 62-60 on Brandon Knight's jumper with 5.4 seconds left. That sends the fourth-seeded Wildcats into Sunday's East regional final against North Carolina. Kentucky senior center... more »

• 60 square miles on fire in western Kansas

  March 22, 2011 6:49 PM

  A fire has already charred more than 60 square miles across the Colorado board in Kansas. Our sister station KSN reports the grass fire is out of control and people are being evacuated in Stanton County. At least eight fire departments including crews from Baca County, Colorado, are... more »

• Jayhawks beat Buffs in Big-12 semifinals

  March 11, 2011 9:49 PM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Marcus and Markieff Morris personally outscored Colorado 17-4 during one stretch of the first half, pulling No. 2 Kansas out of a deep early deficit and leading the second-ranked Jayhawks past Colorado 90-83 Friday night in the Big 12 tournament semifinals. Marcus, the younger of... more »

• Kansas has biggest comeback ever in 52-45 victory

  November 6, 2010 11:11 PM

  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - James Sims rushed for four touchdowns, including the game-winner of 28 yards with 52 seconds left, as Kansas overcame the biggest deficit in school history to defeat Colorado 52-45 Saturday. The Jayhawks trailed 45-17 after Rodney Stewart's 8-yard touchdown run for the Buffaloes on the first... more »

• Probation for man who threatened doctor's family

  November 1, 2010 8:27 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A Washington state man has been sentenced to five years' probation for threatening the family of a Colorado abortion doctor shortly after a Kansas abortion doctor was murdered. Donald Hertz of Spokane, Wash., was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in July. Hertz was accused of... more »

• Water compact rules enacted

  October 29, 2010 2:47 PM

  The judge in the Division 2 Water Court in Pueblo, Dennis Maes, has approved new rules enacted by Colorado State Engineer Dick Wolfe that will allow the state to enforce and comply with the Arkansas River Compact. The ruling clears the way for improvements, such as replacing flood and... more »

• Pueblo to get new interstate bus service

  October 29, 2010 9:38 AM

  SALINA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas officials say bus service will begin Nov. 9 between Salina and Wichita and from Wichita through southwest Kansas and into Colorado. The Department of Transportation says it's using about $2 million to help Wichita-based Prestige Bus Lines buy new buses and cover expenses associated... more »

• Army widow hopes court will rule against church

  October 6, 2010 10:13 PM

  A local Army widow will be watching closely as members of the Westboro Baptist Church plead their case before the Supreme Court this week. Members of the church came to Colorado Springs to protest at the funeral of Christina Misner's husband, Sgt. Gordon Misner in March of 2006. "It's... more »

• Maes releases Kansas termination letter

  September 28, 2010 2:40 PM

  GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes has released personnel files showing his boss knew that he was investigating a gambling ring and meeting with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Maes provided his termination letter from 1985 to The Associated Press. In it, Liberal, Kansas Police Chief Richard Kistner told Maes... more »

• GOP candidate Maes says he staying in the race

  September 3, 2010 12:25 AM

  There's more controversy in the race to be Colorado's next governor. This time G.O.P. candidate Dan Maes is in the hot seat, getting calls to drop out of the race. It's not the first time a candidate has been asked to drop out of this race, and like others... more »

• Driver dies after truck hits bison in Colorado

  September 1, 2010 8:49 AM

  A Kansas man has died after the semitrailer he was driving ran into a bison on the plains east of Denver. The Colorado State Patrol has identified the man as Maynard Bontrager, 74, of South Hutchinson, Kansas. State Trooper Nate Reid says Bontrager was driving west on Colorado... more »

• Ex-Qwest CEO seeks to move SEC trial out of Denver

  July 23, 2010 9:22 AM

  Former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio is asking if a trial on a civil complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission can be held in Kansas instead of Denver. The SEC complaint alleges Nacchio and other former Qwest executives misled investors. Nacchio's lawyers said in documents filed in federal... more »

• Westboro Baptist submits brief to Supreme Court

  July 7, 2010 7:40 PM

  BALTIMORE (AP) - The fundamentalist church that picketed the funeral of a Marine killed in Iraq says its actions are constitutionally protected. An attorney for the Westboro Baptist Church submitted a 75-page brief to the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday. Albert Snyder is suing the church, claiming that the First... more »

• Colorado city makes a 'Best' list

  May 26, 2010 3:54 PM

  Kiplinger's Personal Finance has named its 10 Best Cities for the Next Decade-with a focus on innovative thinking. The list includes Boulder, at #4. Kiplinger's teamed with Martin Prosperity Institute, a think tank that studies economic prosperity. "New ideas generate new businesses," says Stolarick, who this year evaluated U.S.... more »

• Tornadoes reported across several states

  May 21, 2010 11:15 AM

  Authorities in Oklahoma say several homes and businesses have been damaged by tornadoes. Few injuries were reported from Wednesday's storms. Officials say two truck drivers were taken to hospitals their semitrailers toppled. Their injuries weren't considered life-threatening. In Stillwater in northern Oklahoma, emergency management official Rob Hill says two... more »

• 98-year-old Kansas woman earns master's degree

  May 11, 2010 12:13 PM

  A Kansas woman who at age 95 became the world's oldest person to graduate college is about to top that accomplishment. Now 98, Nola Ochs will receive a master's degree from Fort Hays State University in Kansas on Saturday. Ochs, of Jetmore, set a short-lived record in 2007... more »

• Oklahoma picking up the pieces after deadly twister

  May 11, 2010 8:38 AM

  Violent weather in Oklahoma has left at least five people dead and dozens injured. Officials in Oklahoma City say a young boy who was killed when hit by debris in his home. A man was killed when his recreational vehicle flipped over on top of him. And three people... more »

• Tornado Watch for eastern plains

  April 22, 2010 2:45 PM

  A Tornado Watch is in effect for the eastern plains of Colorado until 8 p.m. Thursday night. The National Weather Service says conditions are right to spawn tornadoes in a large area of Kansas and Colorado. Colorado counties in the watch area are Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Elbert, Kiowa,... more »

• GM makes big investment in US plants

  April 21, 2010 2:03 PM

  General Motors is investing $257 million at two of its factories that will build the next generation of the hot-selling midsize Chevrolet Malibu. CEO Ed Whitacre was at the factory in Kansas City, Kan., on Wednesday to announce the investment and the company's early repayment of $6.7 billion in... more »

• Springs high schoolers make metal into art

  April 9, 2010 7:49 PM

  The metal is so hot it's liquid. The people pouring it are dressed like a cross between a fire fighter and a bee keeper. It's an art form called "metal pouring." Students at Vanguard high school in the Springs had the unique opportunity on Friday to try it. They... more »

• Colorado shut out of All-America City finalists

  April 6, 2010 12:07 PM

  More than two dozen communities have been named finalists for the National Civic League's 2010 All-America City Awards. The Denver-based organization says the cities were selected for addressing such issues as diversifying the labor force and funding services during the recession. Finalists are Chandler, Ariz., Bentonville, Ark., Dublin,... more »

• Court to rule in military funeral protest case

  March 8, 2010 2:38 PM

  The Supreme Court is getting involved in the legal fight over the anti-gay protesters who show up at military funerals with inflammatory messages like "Thank God for dead soldiers." The court agreed Monday to consider whether the protesters' message, no matter how provocative and upsetting, is protected by the... more »

• Man severely beaten after tricking crack dealer with Monopoly money

  March 8, 2010 11:19 AM

  Police in Wichita, Kansas are investigating an odd crime that involves drugs, assault and Monopoly money. It started as a routine traffic stop in a Wichita neighborhood Thursday evening. When police pulled over the car they found a 33-year-old man bleeding from the head and telling an unusual story.... more »

• Colorado getting $30 million for bark-beetle epidemic

  February 8, 2010 6:24 PM

  U.S. Forest Service officials in Colorado are getting $30 million to deal with the aftermath of the bark-beetle epidemic that have killed about 3.6 million pine trees in the state and southern Wyoming. U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet said Monday the funds are a sign federal officials... more »

• Buffs take number 1 Kansas to overtime

  February 4, 2010 1:13 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Marcus Morris scored six of his 15 points in overtime and grabbed a key rebound that helped top-ranked Kansas avoid what would have been the season's biggest upset with a 72-66 victory over Colorado on Wednesday night. Cole Aldrich recorded his fourth straight double-double... more »

• Wow! Woman's $9 stock donation worth $190,000

  February 2, 2010 1:28 PM

  A donation of less than $9 worth of stock shares to the Loveland Public Library has now grown large enough to build the library's poetry section and start on an expansion. Lula Colwell gave the shares of Proctor & Gamble stock in the late 1980s with the stipulation that... more »