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• Wichita Woman Injured In Car Accident

  Tom Warner | September 19, 2007 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  A Wichita woman was injured in a car accident last week when the van she was driving collided with a pickup truck. The crash occurred on highway 254 when the driver of the pickup attempted to pass the van.The pickup was driven by a 16-year-old from Benton.The driver of the van, Elaine Hauser, 62, of Wichita, then lost control, causing the van to roll two full turns before coming to rest in the...

• 46 Million Cell Phone Batteries Recalled by Nokia

  Chrissie Cole | August 17, 2007 11:41 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  Nokia announced a recall of more than 46 million of its BL-5C cell phone batteries, because they can potentially overheat while recharging. The defective batteries can be found in as many as 52 different phone models, manufactured by Matsushita, between December 2005 and November 2006.Nokia advises consumers to check the front label on their cell battery for "Nokia" and "BL-5C." The battery...

• NovaStar to Settle Class Action Lawsuit

  Chrissie Cole | June 03, 2007 12:06 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  NovaStar Mortgage has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for $5.1 million. The suit alleges the lender hid fees it paid to brokers for referring Washington homeowners to higher rate loans.The settlement, reached Thursday, affects over 1,600 borrowers within the state.Plaintiffs sued NovaStar, of Kansas City, Mo., last fall, claiming the lender did not disclose the "yield spread premium" fee...

• Driver Doing Well after Crash on Turnpike

  Christina Cole | March 17, 2007 2:46 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  Wearing a seatbelt can save your life and a 49-year-old Lawrence woman is living proof. The woman was involved in a single-car accident, at 1pm on Friday, on the Kansas Turnpike. Listed in fair condition Friday evening, she is expected to recover. She was traveling east on Interstate 70 when her car started to drift off to the side of the road. When she tried to steer back on to the road she...

• 18 Workers Hospitalized Due to Ammonia Leak

  Jenny Albano | August 08, 2007 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  On Monday, August 6, an anhydrous ammonia leak at a nitrogen fertilizer plant next to an oil refinery sent 18 of the refinery's employees to the hospital. Two of the refinery workers remained in the hospital on Tuesday. The leak affected 47 of the workers, but only 18 were thought to have potential respiratory problems.Ammonia is a colorless gas that has a strong and distinctive odor. ...

• Police Chase Ends in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | May 16, 2007 10:36 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  A police chase led to a car accident in east Wichita on Friday at 9:30 a.m. Officers attempted to pull over a man for minor traffic violations but the driver sped away.The police chase didn't last very long. The driver crossed over the intersection at Webb and Center and crashed into another vehicle. The driver sustained minor injuries and the suspect was caught while trying to run from the...

• FDA Warns Consumers about Olive Recall

  Christina Cole | April 13, 2007 11:28 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers about olives that were recalled due to possible contamination of a deadly bacterium.The recalled olives are manufactured by an Italian company and sold nationwide under private brand names such as Roland, Borrelli and Vantai. The olives may have been contaminated with a botulism causing bacterium. The affected olives have product...

• Toyota Settles Class Action Lawsuit

  Christina Cole | January 11, 2007 12:16 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. has come to a tentative agreement to settle a class action lawsuit by the owners of select Toyota and Lexus models whom made complaints that their engines were damaged by oil sludge. A Louisiana federal judge is expected to give final approval to the settlement on February 7, said Sam Butto, spokesman for Lexus.The settlement applies to owners of specific 1997-2002...

• Bagged Spinach Recalled for Salmonella Contamination

  Chrissie Cole | August 29, 2007 9:15 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  Metz Fresh announced a voluntarily recall of its 10 oz. and 16 oz. bags of spinach after salmonella was found during routine testing. While salmonella was only discovered on one of the three packing lines, the company decided to recall all of the spinach bagged that day.The recalled bags of spinach have the following tracking codes: 12208114, 12208214 and 12208314. The company advises consumers...

• Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Hummus

  Chrissie Cole | July 15, 2007 7:23 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  378 people claim they have experienced salmonella poisoning after ingesting food purchased from the pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth at the Taste of Chicago. This number is up from the 126 cases originally reported, according to the Chicago Department of Health.Two thirds of the 378 reported cases have been confirmed as salmonella illness. More test results are pending. Amongst 32 people tested,...