http://www.yourstreet.com/news/ks YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Freedy Johnston is originally from Kansas but he lived in this until recently, including Hoboken and Greenpoint. Although he's now living in Nashville, he's back for a while and will be playing in the East Village Tuesday. This video of Freedy (and guitarist Dave... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752557/otbkb-music-video-freedy-johnston-bad-reputation Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:32:08 -0700 Dude, it's Friday. We don't know if it's the weather, the economy or what, but we're feeling Dude-like and so, today we're all about the White Russian , made the right way - not with powdered creamer. We have been league bowling for years, and we are still about the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752297/houstonist-bartender-white-russian Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:00:08 -0700 Kansas legislators are examining the long-term funding problems faced by the state pension fund for teachers and government workers. The House Appropriations Committee was to start its discussion Tuesday with a report from the University of Kansas about the Kansas... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749514/kansas-pension-system-s-problems-to-be-reviewed Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:23:08 -0700 The Dyck Arboretum of the Plains in the central-Kansas town of Hesston has received nearly $20,000 to preserve native prairies. The grant from the Environmental Protection Agency will expand an effort to preserve prairie remnants within 60 miles of the arboretum.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749515/hesston-arboretum-receives-grant-to-preserve-prairies Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:22:08 -0700 Two operators of massage parlors in Johnson County, Kan., are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in federal court for forcing employees to engage in prostitution. Zhong Yan Liu, also known as "Lucky," and Cheng Tang, also known as "Tom," pleaded guilty last year to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749516/2-to-be-sentenced-for-coercing-prostitution Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:20:08 -0700 CHICKASHA — A Chickasha soldier who was stationed at Fort Riley, Kan., was found dead just two days before his scheduled discharge, his sister said. Pfc. Read more on NewsOK.com http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745784/chickasha-soldier-dale-tyler-dies-days-before-discharge Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:32:08 -0700 An Odessa man is back in Texas after raising several hairs on authorities in Kansas and Nebraska when he reportedly went to at least 15 different schools claiming he wanted to enroll in them, Junction City, Kan. police Capt. Tim Brown said. The man,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744454/school-intruder Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:49:08 -0700 TOPEKA | Bigger classes at public schools. A tax on nursing homes. A highway plan without any money behind it. A public pension system at the breaking point. Another year of difficult budget decisions began Monday when some Kansas lawmakers returned to the statehouse... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749567/kansas-lawmakers-begin-to-confront-decline-in-state-revenues Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:15:08 -0700 GIRARD, Kan. | The Crawford County Sheriff's Office says a 22-year-old woman died and a man and child were injured when their vehicle was hit by a train. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749583/1-dead,-2-injured-in-train-car-accident Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:05:08 -0700 COFFEYVILLE, Kan. | A Montgomery County jury has convicted a southeast Kansas woman in the death of a 23-month-old child in her care. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749585/kansas-woman-found-guilty-in-child-death Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:03:08 -0700 The senior adviser for President Barack Obama's presidential campaign in Kansas confirmed Monday that he has been recommended for the top federal law enforcement job in the state. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749580/lawrence-attorney-on-track-for-kansas-u-s-attorney-pick Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:54:08 -0700 A Montgomery County jury has convicted a southeast Kansas woman in the death of a 23-month-old child in her care. Attorney General Steve Six's office said Monday that the jury on Friday found 27-year-old Melissa Cynthia Wells Coons of Coffeyville guilty of felony... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749520/mongomery-county-woman-found-guilty-in-child-death Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:56:08 -0700 I knew nothing about Kansas Democrat Congressman Dennis Moore before today. Now that I do, I'd like to mark him down as someone who needs to be defeated in 2010 as a disgrace to the nation. Speaking to a respected...' [...] http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742051/rhymes-with-right-a-democrat-to-defeat Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:21:08 -0700 A man shot Sunday in Kansas City, Kan., has died, and police are investigating the murder. William V. Williams, 36, of Kansas City, Kan., died at a hospital after the shooting in the 2000 block of North 1st Street, police said today. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749582/kck-shooting-victim-dies Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:20:08 -0700 The senior adviser for President Barack Obama's presidential campaign in Kansas confirmed Monday that he has been recommended for the top federal law enforcement job in the state. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749560/lawrence-attorney-recommended-for-state-39-s-u-s-attorney-post Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:23:08 -0700 A Lawrence attorney who worked as senior adviser for President Barack Obama's presidential campaign in Kansas has confirmed that he has been recommended for the top federal law enforcement post in the state. Dan Watkins told The Associated Press on Monday that he... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749522/obama-adviser-on-track-for-kansas-us-attorney-pick Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:53:08 -0700 A man who was found shot in a car in Kansas City, Kan., has died from his injuries, police said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748335/kck-man-killed-in-shooting Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:45:08 -0700 A Kansas House committee is considering consolidation of public school districts as a way to help the state with its budget problems. But Appropriations Committee members were reminded Monday why legislators have avoided pursuing the idea aggressively. More than half... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749528/kansas-house-panel-ponders-school-consolidation Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:58:08 -0700 WICHITA ? StoryCorps, made famous by National Public Radio, is coming to Wichita and to the people of south-central Kansas. Since 2003, more than 50,000 people across the nation have shared life stories with family and friends through StoryCorps. It has become one... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749529/storycorps-coming-to-wichita Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:56:08 -0700 Kickoff times for a big area college football weekend will wait another week. On Oct. 24, Kansas plays host to Oklahoma and Missouri entertains Texas. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749593/decision-on-mu,-ku-kickoff-times-delayed Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:09:08 -0700