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Two police officers who were responding to a disturbance call were killed Saturday in a South Texas town after a suspect met the officers at the door and shot them, police say. The shooting happened so quickly that "our officers did not draw their weapons, did not fire, never stood a chance – never had a chance," McAllen, Texas, Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said in a statement to the media. The police department learned about the fatal shooting when other officers stopped by the scene to do a routine check, Rodriguez said. The officers were responding to reports of a...

Blizzard conditions are rocking communities in Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming today as an intense low-pressure system rapidly strengthens on the central Plains. The storm became a “bomb cyclone,” a scary-sounding term that refers to how quickly the storm intensified. The low will be responsible for a variety of foul weather across the country over the next couple of days. The WPC's surface analysis for the central Plains at 10:00 AM CDT March 13, 2019.NOAA/WPC The low-pressure system over southeastern Colorado had a minimum central pressure of 970 millibars as of the WPC’s surface analysis at 10:00 AM CDT, which is...

Incumbent Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer conceded to his opponent, Kris Kobach, in the state's Republican primary Tuesday night, one week after the narrow vote Yjis is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Copy these coordinates and plug them into Google Earth for a overall look at what may no longer exist in a few days. 40 01 05.23N,128 09 23.81E

A years long Department of Homeland Security investigation into a Refugio (pron. Re-fury-o) restaurant owner yielded 18 counts against him. Alfredo Plascencia-Leon was arrainged Thursday morning in U.S. Magistrate Judge Janice Eliington's court. The 46 year-old pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of harboring immigrants in the country illegally, one count of conspiring to conceal, harbor or shield the 16 immigrants from detection and one count of furnishing firearms to an undocumented person.

Abbott got most wishes; Governor gives his list of legislative wins. (From the newspaper Sunday City Edition) A pretty well-balanced accounting of the 140 day Texas legislative session spread out over 2 1/2 pages of today's Caller-Times. "We learned something very important, which is part of the message I'll convey across the country," Abbott said. "And that is, conservatives can lead. They can achieve meaningful legislation that will improve the lives of people in this state." SKIP On Abbott's list of legislative wins: changes to increase the quality of pre-K; an increase in money for higher education research; more than...

More than 100 suspected illegal immigrants were found in an apparent stash house in south Houston on Wednesday, police say. Officers say the immigrants were held against their will in deplorable conditions. snip...one toilet, no ho hot water and human waste everywhere.

So I'm on the phone with Samsung Tech support in SOUTH CAROLINA - not Bombay or Sri Lanka, (thank you very much Samsung) to troubleshoot the connection problems with the other half's inability to print wirelessly from across the room to our recently acquired Samsung Color Laser Printer CLP-325W. (The HP 6300 was a gross waste of time, talent, and energy, NEVER AGAIN as they say in Tel Aviv)) And I'm musing that the process is not much different than when I would accompany my long past Dad with a paper bag full of Philco TV tubes to the local...

This much is obvious: South Carolina has proven to be a disaster for Mitt Romney. The size of his defeat by Newt Gingrich -- a 12%+ landslide in a four-way race --- is virtually a repudiation of his candidacy in a state that has prided itself on picking the eventual nominee for 32 years. And we suspect Romney will have several more nights of heartburn, much like this one, as the nomination unfolds. Snip Gingrich's win brings to a halt any prospect Romney had for ending this contest with a win in Florida on Jan. 31. What Gingrich now needs...

Insiders say Muslim spiritual leaders behind the controversial initiative are giving-up on the former World Trade Center location, in a gesture of appeasement. After weeks of heated debate over plans for an Islamic community center near Ground Zero, site of 9/11 attack on New York, it seems that Muslim leaders will soon back down, agreeing to move to a new site. Sources in New York said on Monday that Muslim religious and business leaders will announce plans to abandon the project in the next few days.

A poll conducted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch/KMOV-TV shows that Democrat Robin Carnahan trails Roy Blunt by a 48-42 margin with 10% undecided. Carnahan's support is strongest in the cities of St. Louis and Kansas City while Blunt garners rural voters. President Obama made a recent visit to Missouri in support of Robin Carnahan.

President Obama wants to change immigration policy based on his political agenda, not what's in the law.

The Bay Area Rapid Transit District Board has decided to spend $800,000 on a study to determine what riders want.

MSNBC to drop Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from anchor chairs. To be replaced by David Gregory for debate coverage. Developing.

The McCain Campaign announced a rally set for Monday morning in suburban Lee's Summit, Missouri. Both Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin will appear at the John Knox facility there at 0830. Tickets are not required but the facility's capacity is limited and attendees will be seated first come first served.

Rasmussen Daily sez Obama up by 3%; no change from prior to Dem Convention and present. Palin effect to come later this week.

American trucking magnate J.B. Hunt passed away Thursday after a fall on Saturday at his Goshen, Arkansas home. J.B. Hunt who's name is emblazoned on thousands of trucks across the US, Canada, and Mexico was recognized for his humble beginnings as a trucker himself with but a 7th grade education yet having the desire and inspiration to succeed in all aspects of business. In 1969 JB Hunt Transport was established and today is the largest publicly traded trucking company in the US.

Talent lead continues with 71% of precincts reporting. Talent has a 80,000 vote lead over the widder Carnahan in the Missouri Senate contest.

The University of Kansas has withdrawn a speaking invitation to historian Doris Kearns Goodwin after she admitted lifitng passages from other authors' works. Goodwin was to be the first speaker on Nov.3 in the university's new Dole Institute of Politics Presidential Lecture Series. Institute Director Richard Norton Smith said in a news release Tuesday that Goodwin's appearance was called-off to spare her further controversy since her works on The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys was called into question. Snith did not announce a replacement speaker.

Mayor Kay Barnes announced tonight that Anthrax has been detected in the Kansas City Postal Fulfillment Center. The center is located in the Subtropolis underground business center near the Worlds of Fun Amusement Park on the city's northeast side. The center receives bundled mail for processing orders for postage and special cancellations of first day covers and the like. Investigators with the Kansas City Health Department believe the contaminated mail was received from the Brentwood, NJ post office. No one has been infected at the postal facility here but as a precaution all employees have been given the antibiotic ...