TOPEKA (KSNT) - Christmas is often a time for celebrations and gathering family together as the year comes to an end. One local family is still grappling with grief after a deadly crash claimed the life of a loved one a little over a year ago.
A Kansas Air National Guard member was killed when a suspected drunk driver ran into her vehicle on U.S. Highway 24 near Topeka, according to military and local officials.
at 11:00 a.m. on the east coast, state of catastrophe. chile is reeling after a devastating overnight earthquake. the full impact of the deadly quake still unknown. good morning, i m alex witt live here at msnbc world headquarters where we have been following this breaking news all morning. new information is coming to us by the minute. we are hearing from the white house about the chilean earthquake. press secretary robert gibbs says, we are closely monitoring the situation, including the potential for a tsunami, and our thoughts and prayers are with the people of chile, and we stand ready to help in this hour of need. the u.s. state department adds all its embassy workers in chile are accounted for. the overnight earthquake set off a tsunami that threatened every nation around the pacific ocean. hawaii is currently under a tsunami advisory. they could face the largest wave since 1964 starting at 11:19 a.m. local time. we are told at this hour the tsunami warning sirens sh