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The movement came Tuesday morning as House and Senate Republicans agreed to let their tax and budget negotiators meet again after nearly a week of political posturing that resulted in little more than bickering.

"I've never seen anything like it a and my mom's house was destroyed in the April 1991 tornado." - Former Wichitan Kristin Peck , vice president for government and public affairs for Cox Communications in Oklahoma, in an e-mail about the massive tornado that hit Moore on Monday

The Cocoa Dolce Artisan Chocolates founder is opening her second store, this time in Overland Park's Prairiefire development on West 135th Street between Nall and Lamar avenues.

As revenues ebb under the income-tax cuts, state leaders are looking at everything as a potential place to cut spending.

The Wichita Thunder, Eddy's Toyota and the Wichita Ice Center are joining forces to help the Salvation Army of Central Oklahoma aid disaster relief.

Photo cutline: Michael Phipps, general manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton Wichita Airport, shows off the CARE Cup Awards the hotel won for 2012 and the fourth quarter .

A Warren Theatres facility in Moore, Okla., was damaged and a Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers location was also near the path of Monday's deadly tornado.

A pledge by some state lawmakers to never raise taxes is a factor in finalizing the state budget, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported .

A McPherson County man was sentenced Monday to 260 years in federal prison for using a 9-year-old child to produce child pornography.

A Wichita man was convicted Monday of second-degree murder in a case where some of the prosecution's strongest testimony came from a man who committed suicide less than six weeks before the trial began.

For many people who have lived in the state their entire lives, it's hard to imagine what it's like to hear a tornado siren, practice tornado drills or run for shelter.

Gasoline prices have risen dramatically in the past two weeks throughout much of the Midwest.

This Tuesday the Wichita City Council considers economic development incentives to Starwood Hotels & Resorts for a call center to open in Wichita.

It's a pilot program in which libraries worldwide offer one eBook to card holders.

Let me preface by saying that I'm not criticizing Bill Karins for his choice of words.

Severe weather slammed much of the Plains and Midwest over the weekend. There were 22 tornadoes reported across Kansas and Nebraska on May 18.

Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.

US storm chasers came face to face with a massive tornado on the ground at just south of Rozel, Kansas which moved slowly north The National Weather Service in Wichita, Kansas, warned of a large and ''extremely dangerous and potentially deadly'' tornado late Sunday local time.

Source: foxnewsinsider.com --- Sunday, May 19, 2013The National Weather Service has declared a weather emergency in Wichita, Kansas after a tornado touched down near Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.

A tornado touches down southwest of Wichita, Kan. near the town of Viola on Sunday, May 19, 2013.