http://www.mail.com/locations/13368-kansas.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/13368-kansas.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2099098-kansas-lands-transfer-tarik-black-memphis.html LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Memphis forward Tarik Black is transferring to Kansas and will be eligible to play immediately. Black has graduated from Memphis and has one year of eligibility left. Last season, Black started five of 32 games played for Memphis and averaged 8.1 points and 4.8 rebounds. His 58.9 field goal percentage was second on the team. He had 2... Tue, 21 May 2013 01:48:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2099098-kansas-lands-transfer-tarik-black-memphis.html 2013-05-21T01:48:37Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097256-ny-town-eyes-limit-use-plum-island.html MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Selling an island where scientists have experimented with infectious animal diseases since the dawn of the Cold War was going to be difficult enough. But it now appears any prospective buyer won't be able to do much with Plum Island anyway. As the federal government proceeds with plans to sell the island 100 miles east of New York Cit... Mon, 20 May 2013 06:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097256-ny-town-eyes-limit-use-plum-island.html 2013-05-20T06:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2096730-tornadoes-level-homes-okla-1-dead.html SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open. "You can see where there's absolutely nothing, then there are places where you have mobile home frames on top of each other, debris piled up," Pottawatomie Cou... Mon, 20 May 2013 05:01:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2096730-tornadoes-level-homes-okla-1-dead.html 2013-05-20T05:01:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2087300-la-worst-city-dog-attacks-mail-carriers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service says Los Angeles was the worst city in America for dog attacks on letter carriers last year, and it urged pet owners to help reduce the attacks. The agency on Wednesday released its city rankings ahead of National Dog Bite Prevention Week, which starts Monday. The Postal Service said nearly 5,900 postal workers we... Wed, 15 May 2013 14:29:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2087300-la-worst-city-dog-attacks-mail-carriers.html 2013-05-15T14:29:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084764-top-prep-prospect-andrew-wiggins-signs-with-kansas.html HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas. Then the Huntington Prep star signed his letter-of-intent and officially became a Jayhawk. No big speech. No bands, live TV coverage or props. Just the way Wiggins wanted it. And just... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:26:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084764-top-prep-prospect-andrew-wiggins-signs-with-kansas.html 2013-05-14T21:26:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2079866-sheriff-body-found-believed-to-missing-girl.html OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — A body recovered amid an intensive search is believed to be that of a missing 18-month-old girl whose mother was found dead along with two men on a Kansas farm days ago, authorities said Sunday. Franklin County Sheriff Jeff Richards said in a statement that remains recovered in eastern Kansas on Saturday are believed to those of Lana L... Sun, 12 May 2013 12:38:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2079866-sheriff-body-found-believed-to-missing-girl.html 2013-05-12T12:38:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2079512-2-inmates-charged-mo-with-attempted-kidnapping.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two inmates who fled a Kansas prison face several charges in Missouri where they're accused of trying to ambush the officers pursuing them and of attempting to kidnap the mayor of the small town where they were eventually captured after less than a day on the run. Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd said Allen M. Hurst and Scott A.... Sat, 11 May 2013 22:52:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2079512-2-inmates-charged-mo-with-attempted-kidnapping.html 2013-05-11T22:52:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2077542-man-charged-4-kan-deaths-childs-body-missing.html OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — A 27-year-old convicted felon was charged Friday in the deaths of a woman and two men whose bodies were found at an eastern Kansas farm home earlier this week, according to a criminal complaint. Kyle Flack also faces charges in the death of the woman's young daughter, whose body hasn't been found. Authorities say they presume 18-month-... Sat, 11 May 2013 00:05:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2077542-man-charged-4-kan-deaths-childs-body-missing.html 2013-05-11T00:05:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2074908-man-held-3-kansas-deaths-child-presumed-dead.html OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Kansas said Thursday they have arrested a 27-year-old convicted felon in the deaths of three people whose bodies were found on a farm, and that a fourth victim — an 18-month-old girl — is presumed dead. Franklin County Sheriff Jeffrey Richards said during an afternoon news conference that the prosecutor has 48 ho... Fri, 10 May 2013 01:04:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2074908-man-held-3-kansas-deaths-child-presumed-dead.html 2013-05-10T01:04:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2071896-bodies-kansas-farm-belong-to-missing-mom-2-men.html OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday identified two men and a woman found slain on an eastern Kansas farm and continued searching for the woman's 18-month-old daughter, who was last seen at the same property where the bodies were discovered. Franklin County Sheriff Jeffrey Richards said at a news conference Wednesday that law enforcement officials... Thu, 09 May 2013 01:55:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2071896-bodies-kansas-farm-belong-to-missing-mom-2-men.html 2013-05-09T01:55:41Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066992-tiger-mountain-lions-seized-kansas-property.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A tiger and two mountain lions were among a menagerie of wild cats seized from private farmland in rural northeast Kansas, where they lived in inadequate chain-link enclosures and weren't properly fed or watered, authorities said Monday. Authorities found a tiger; two mountain lions; three bobcats; two lynx; a type of African cat c... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:11:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066992-tiger-mountain-lions-seized-kansas-property.html 2013-05-06T21:11:17Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2064398-scenic-struggling-s-illinois-braces-oil-rush.html VIENNA, Ill. (AP) — This is the Illinois that many people never see — the sparsely populated southern tip where flat farmland gives way to rolling hills, rocky outcrops, thick forests and cypress swamps. Blacktopped county roads wend through no-stoplight towns. Locals speak in soft drawls and talk of generations who've lived on the same land or in the sam... Mon, 06 May 2013 03:45:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2064398-scenic-struggling-s-illinois-braces-oil-rush.html 2013-05-06T03:45:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2050794-softbank-allows-sprint-to-conduct-talks-with-dish.html OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Sprint Nextel says SoftBank is allowing it to seek more information from Dish Network related to its rival bid for the third-largest U.S. cellphone company. Overland Park, Kan.-based Sprint has agreed to sell 70 percent of itself to Japan's Softbank Corp. for $20.1 billion. But it recently got a competing $25.5 billion offer fro... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:45:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2050794-softbank-allows-sprint-to-conduct-talks-with-dish.html 2013-04-29T12:45:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2039670-correction-cold-blood-records-story.html TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — In a story April 23 about a legal dispute over investigation materials from the 1959 murder case in Kansas that inspired the book "In Cold Blood, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of a Seattle forensic psychiatrist in one of three references to him. The correct spelling is Adler, not Alder. A corrected version of the story ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:53:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2039670-correction-cold-blood-records-story.html 2013-04-26T20:53:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2045700-chiefs-pick-central-michigans-eric-fisher-1.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs began to realize about two weeks ago that Central Michigan's Eric Fisher would be their choice with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft. The only reason they used up the 10 minutes allotted them Thursday night? The offensive tackle's cellphone kept cutting out inside New York City's Radio City Music Hall.... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:03:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2045700-chiefs-pick-central-michigans-eric-fisher-1.html 2013-04-26T02:03:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2042210-chiefs-rare-choice-ot-no-1.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Playing on the offensive line is about as unglamorous as it gets in professional football. Nobody pays much attention to the guys in the trenches until flags are flying. They spend Sunday afternoons getting punched, kicked and thrown to the turf, their fingers smashed and their face masks twisted — not to mention whatever goes on a... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:32:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2042210-chiefs-rare-choice-ot-no-1.html 2013-04-25T00:32:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2039730-chiefs-hold-no-1-pick-draft-time.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The running joke around Kansas City at the end of last season went something like this: "The Chiefs are so bad" — pause for effect — "they can't even stink in the right year." After going 2-14 to match the worst finish in franchise history, the Chiefs will have the top pick in the NFL draft for the first time. But there's no clear-... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:36:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2039730-chiefs-hold-no-1-pick-draft-time.html 2013-04-23T18:36:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2036294-sprint-forms-committee-to-evaluate-dish-offer.html OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Sprint Nextel has formed a committee of independent directors to review a $25.5 billion buyout offer from Dish Network. The committee has retained Bank of America Merrill Lynch to act as its financial adviser and will provide an assessment to the full board, the company said Monday. Dish said Monday that it's pleased with the news. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:28:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2036294-sprint-forms-committee-to-evaluate-dish-offer.html 2013-04-22T23:28:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2037066-kan-woman-meets-circus-tiger-bathroom.html SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A central Kansas woman likely won't remember her first circus for the clowns or performances — it'll be the tiger in the bathroom. The big cat had escaped briefly after its turn in the ring Saturday at the Isis Shrine Circus in Salina. Staff members blocked off the concourses at the Bicentennial Center as the tiger wandered into the ba... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:07:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2037066-kan-woman-meets-circus-tiger-bathroom.html 2013-04-22T18:07:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2035884-move-to-gibbs-turning-up-aces-matt-kenseth.html KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Matt Kenseth is still reluctant to talk about what drove his move from Roush Fenway Racing to Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of last season. He's perfectly willing to talk about how much he enjoys winning. After making the biggest driver move of the year, Kenseth has proven with his results that he's perfectly happy with his new ride... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:43:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2035884-move-to-gibbs-turning-up-aces-matt-kenseth.html 2013-04-22T07:43:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2032082-red-sox-bruins-postpone-games-manhunt.html BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox and Bruins postponed their games Friday as authorities searched for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, virtually shutting the city down. The teams announced about four hours before their night games were scheduled to start that they were scratched. Police identified two suspects in Monday's explosions that killed three pe... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:31:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2032082-red-sox-bruins-postpone-games-manhunt.html 2013-04-20T02:31:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2032368-keselowski-forward-to-chance-to-appeal.html KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Brad Keselowski spent some time in the garage talking to crew chief Paul Wolfe, then walked over to his No. 2 Ford and hopped in for practice on a brisk, breezy day at Kansas Speedway. Everything appeared to be normal in the world of Penske Racing. Even if that couldn't be farther from the truth. Keselowski and teammate Joey Logan... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:12:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2032368-keselowski-forward-to-chance-to-appeal.html 2013-04-19T23:12:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2032182-nascar-rallies-boston-bombings-hit.html KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The MIT police officer killed during the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was the brother of a machinist for Hendrick Motorsports, bringing the events of this past week closer to home for NASCAR teams already rallying around the tragedy. Sean Collier, who began working for Massachusetts Institute of Technology abou... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:03:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2032182-nascar-rallies-boston-bombings-hit.html 2013-04-19T20:03:55Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026412-provo-utah-city-ultra-fast-google-fiber.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Google will take over a troubled municipal fiber-optic system and make Provo, Utah, the third city to get its high-speed Internet service via fiber-optic cables, the company announced Wednesday. Google Fiber was rolled out in Kansas City, Mo., last year. The Mountain View, Calif., company announced earlier this month it will make Aus... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:16:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026412-provo-utah-city-ultra-fast-google-fiber.html 2013-04-17T21:16:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2017468-police-double-murder-suicide-suspected-kansas.html TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Police say three people whose bodies were found inside a Topeka home died in an apparent double murder-suicide. Police said Saturday in a news release that "there is no threat to the public." The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/10Zya73 ) reported that police identified the victims as 36-year-old Shawna Solis, 40-year-old Antwan M... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:12:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2017468-police-double-murder-suicide-suspected-kansas.html 2013-04-14T00:12:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2015182-wambach-morgan-highlight-pro-soccer-league.html NEW YORK (AP) — Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan headline the National Women's Soccer League, the third incarnation of a women's professional soccer league in the United States. The U.S. stars of the London Olympics will be joined by other national players in the eight-team league. The season kicks off Saturday night with FC Kansas City hosting scoring-sensat... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:57:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2015182-wambach-morgan-highlight-pro-soccer-league.html 2013-04-12T19:57:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007924-austin-city-ultra-fast-google-fiber.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Google Inc. picked tech-savvy Austin on Tuesday as the next city where the search giant will wire homes with ultra-fast Internet connections, but did not say how much customers will pay or when the fiber-optic experiment might expand elsewhere in the U.S. Austin and Kansas City are the only places to get Google Fiber — a broadband ser... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:10:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007924-austin-city-ultra-fast-google-fiber.html 2013-04-09T23:10:26Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2009282-mclemore-oladipo-ledo-declare-nba-draft.html Ben McLemore is one and done at Kansas. Ricky Ledo is none and done with Providence. McLemore, Kansas' talented freshman guard, was among several underclassmen who wasted little time in declaring for the NBA draft on Tuesday, the day after the college season ended. Ledo, Providence, R.I., native, practiced with the Friars this season but never played beca... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:48:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2009282-mclemore-oladipo-ledo-declare-nba-draft.html 2013-04-09T21:48:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2009158-jayhawks-ben-mclemore-declares-nba-draft.html LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The hardest decision of Ben McLemore's life turned out to be no question at all. Kansas coach Bill Self made sure of it. The talented guard announced Tuesday that he will enter the NBA draft after perhaps the most successful season by a freshman in the school's proud basketball history. And just in case he thought twice about passing... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:49:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2009158-jayhawks-ben-mclemore-declares-nba-draft.html 2013-04-09T20:49:58Z