The Garden City Telegram

The Garden City Lady Buffaloes dropped their second consecutive game of the season Friday afternoon at the Hays City Shoot-Out by falling to Western Athletic Conference foe Great Bend, 40-27. Full Story »

The Finney County Sheriff's office has made three more arrests in connection with a string of burglaries that occurred between Nov. 17 and 18 in the Southwind residential community. Full Story »

TOPEKA (AP) -- Kansas Democrats' presumed nominee for governor was a defendant in a federal lawsuit alleging he and his former pharmaceutical company misled investors, a case recently settled for almost $12.8 million. Full Story »

MIAMI (AP) -- Lawmakers have wooed seniors skeptical of the health care overhaul by emphasizing the plan would close the "doughnut hole" -- a gap in Medicare drug coverage that can cost thousands of dollars a year. Full Story »

ALLENTOWN, Penn. (AP) -- President Barack Obama's options for spurring job growth may be limited by out-of-control budget deficits, but with the unemployment rate hovering at 10 percent he is warming to moves by his congressional allies for a jobs-boosting bill. Full Story »

Residents of East Garden Village, 4101 E. U.S. Highway 50, have started to see improvements in the mobile home park as a result of a meeting in October. Full Story »

A third city fire station to serve the eastern part of Garden City was just one of several projects considered for its indispensability Thursday night at a meeting to discuss this year's Capital Improvement Planning. Full Story »

The Garden City High School boys and girls basketball teams split their season-opening games Thursday night at the Hays City Shoot-Out. The Buffaloes' boys swept past TMP-Marian of Hays by a 67-37 count as junior Cody Bernbeck led the way with 16 points. Full Story »

A Mexican man has been accused of transporting illegal immigrants from Houston to Kansas in a passenger van that police stopped last month in Scott City. Full Story »

Longtime sponsors are sticking with Tiger Woods -- for now. Full Story »

This is a transcript of the statement released Wednesday by golfer Tiger Woods on his Web site. It ran with the headline "Tiger comments on current events." Full Story »

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) -- With a public apology, Tiger Woods disclosed his "personal failings" and acknowledged he had "not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves." Full Story »

LAWRENCE (AP) -- At 15 points, no one paid much attention. Kansas had put together runs like that before, even made a habit of it during the 2008 national championship season. Full Story »

When they Garden City High School basketball teams hit the floor tonight at the Hays City Shoot-Out, they will be facing a stark contrast in competition. Full Story »

TOPEKA (AP) -- An 89-year-old woman has died from injuries suffered in a weekend shooting in northeast Kansas that also left her granddaughter and two great-granddaughters dead, prosecutors said Wednesday. Full Story »

Finney County Sheriff's deputy Corbin Spellman gets a dose of the H1N1 flue vaccine from volunteer Ada Briggs Thursday at the Finney County Exhibition Building. It was the first day the vaccine was available to the entire population. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's planned troop buildup in Afghanistan came in for more skepticism on Capitol Hill today with lawmakers zeroing in on how the U.S. will deal with terrorist havens in neighboring Pakistan. Full Story »

With budget cuts likely to force furloughs for Kansas courts, a local judge worries that many courts will see backed up case loads, irregular hours and declining morale as a result. Full Story »

A newly balanced budget at the state level is disrupting area agencies that are bracing for serious cuts officials say will negatively impact much-needed health and social services in the area. Full Story »

During May, June and July, Margie and Milo Cook stayed at Benincasa while Margie received treatments for a bone infection. They visited with others who stayed at Benincasa, an experience Margie said was comforting. Full Story »

Marilyn Barrett never stops learning. Full Story »

A Garden City woman died as the result of injuries sustained in an accident Monday morning in Kearny County. Maria E. Martinez-Martinez, 30, was driving a 1994 Chrysler sedan north on Kansas Highway 25, 3.5 miles south of Lakin. Full Story »

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick could be hitting the road soon to find a replacement for fired coach Charlie Weis. Full Story »

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina kept running the court, knocking down shot after shot and building a big lead that Michigan State never would erase. Full Story »

MANHATTAN (AP) -- Bill Snyder's first year back at Kansas State ended with a 6-6 record, one win short of the Big 12 North title. Asked Tuesday if he thought the year was a success or failure, Snyder said he couldn't give a definitive answer. Full Story »