President Dwight D. Eisenhower's family welcomed design changes by architect Frank Gehry for a memorial honoring the World War II general but said Wednesday that any monument should be "simple, sustainable and affordable" to honor his values.

Strong to severe storms will erupt in central and western Kansas southward through Oklahoma.

UPDATE: The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office identified the bodies found in a Southeast Shawnee County home Tuesday evening.

The Blaisdell Family Aquatic Center in Gage Park will be closed to the public Friday thru Sunday, June 1-3.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower's family welcomed design changes by architect Frank Gehry for a memorial honoring the World War II general but said Wednesday that any monument should be "simple, sustainable and affordable" to honor his values.

A former American Idol contestant who now has four No. 1 Top-40 hits will perform June 10 at Fort Riley.

Wichita city officials temporarily plugged a leaky valve at the city's main sewage treatment plant that was sending contaminated water into the Arkansas River.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is helping Rooks County authorities investigate the death of a Plainville man.

Police in Seattle are looking for the gunman who opened fire at a cafe in the city's University district today, killing two people and wounding three others.

The government is expanding E. coli testing in some raw meat, a move expected to prevent more people from contracting the bacteria that can cause severe illness or death.

Registered sex offenders who have been banned from social networking websites are fighting back in state courts.

Tropical Storm Beryl may be downgraded but it's not losing its punch.

World powers share a belief that Syria could descend into civil war and plan to map out possible ways to avoid such a disaster for the region, a deputy to international envoy Kofi Annan said Wednesday.

With 58 days to go before the start of the London Games, the Olympic torch has travelled through a small town in central England credited as the birthplace of sport's biggest extravaganza.

The U.S. Embassy in Benin says an American citizen has been kidnapped in the West African nation.

The Pentagon says al-Qaida still enjoys safe haven in some areas of eastern Afghanistan, and even though its numbers are small, its presence worries the top American commander there.

African-American pilots for United Airlines are claiming in a federal bias lawsuit that few minority workers are promoted to upper management.

Unemployment rates fell in nearly all large U.S. cities in April from March, aided by summer hiring on farms and in tourist destinations.

General Motors says it is getting ready to announce a marketing deal between Chevrolet and the Manchester United soccer club.

Investors at the company's annual meeting are supporting the oil giant's pay program, rejecting critics who said pay was too high.