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  • Kan. farmers make progress on corn crop

    But Monday's weekly update from Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service also says planting of the corn crop trails the 97 percent planted by the same time last year, and the average of 74 ...

  • The 25 deadliest tornadoes in US history

    Here is a look at the 25 deadliest single tornadoes in U.S. history. The list comes courtesy of the Storm Prediction Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The list does not include the Moore, Okla., tornado of May 20, 2013. DATE - LOCATION(S) - DEATHS 1. 18 Mar 1925 - Tri-State (MO/IL/IN) - ...

  • Obama to speak on Moore Okla. tornado

    President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday. Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma, ordering federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. The president also spoke Monday ...

  • Death Toll Climbing In Oklahoma Tornado Tragedy

    Reuters/Landov As Tuesday dawned, the official death toll from the monster tornado that roared through Moore, Okla., on Monday stood at 51. But Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma state medical examiner's office, was warning that officials believe at least another 40 people had been killed. Some of those are thought to be children in one of the schools that destroyed by the ...

  • In Moore crews digging through night

    MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. Officials say at ...


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The Upside of Anger [DVD]

The Upside of Anger [DVD]

Drowning herself in vodka tonics after being unceremoniously deserted by her husband for a Swedish secretary, middle-age Terry Wolfmeyer (Joan Allen) is the bitter center of The Upside of Anger, a film whose goal to unravel the seemingly paradoxical nature of its title. Th ... ...

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  • Kansas agencies and volunteers preparing to help Oklahomans

    WICHITA, Kan. - Kansas agencies and volunteers were preparing for what they anticipate will be a request for help from Oklahoma after a tornado swept through Moore, Okla., on Monday afternoon. As of 5 p.m. local time Monday, one volunteer with the Midway-Kansas Chapter of the American Red Cross was scheduled to leave Tuesday. The reason more aren't being immediately sent is because ...

  • Okla. Medical examiner expecting more bodies

    The vicious tornado that tore across central Oklahoma on Monday has killed at least 51 people -- with about 40 more bodies expected to arrive at the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's office, Amy Elliott of the coroner's office said. The official death toll will gradually rise as the bodies are ...

  • Davis Royals looking to rebound vs. Astros

    Astros pitcher Bud Norris could have taken his regular turn in the rotation on Sunday in Pittsburgh after leaving a May 13 start against the Tigers with back spasms. However, manager Bo Porter didn't want to take a chance, though, by pitching Norris in a National League park where he would have had to also swing the bat. Instead, the 28-year-old right-hander will take the mound on Tuesday ...

  • Missouri city devastated by 2011 twister aids tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town

    Officials in Joplin, Mo., have brought together a team of public safety employees they are sending to tornado-stricken Moore. Joplin was devastated by a tornado two years ago that killed 158 people and injured hundreds more. On Monday, Joplin organized a team of about a dozen police and firefighters to assist in Moore. Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr says his community remembers the assistance ...

  • St. James gets second in Kansas 5A state boys golf

    Kansas City promotes itself as good home for tech entrepreneurs and start-up companies More than 180 public and private groups are trying to create a thriving ‘ecosystem’ in the Kansas City area for entrepreneurs and start-up companies, but there are gaps and some wonder if a more focused approach is ...

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