police Wichita cop who pulled the trigger in the first fatal swatting is being sued by the victim's family Cory Doctorow

police Hoaxer with a history of fake bomb threats SWATs and murders a random bystander over a $1.50 Call of Duty bet Cory Doctorow

crime Texas woman soaked Bibles in drugs and mailed them to inmates Ellsworth Toohey

music LaMonte McLemore, founding member of the 5th Dimension, RIP Ellsworth Toohey

swatting GOP state senator gets swatted after defying Trump Jason Weisberger

Delightful Creatures Dog shoots owner in back Rob Beschizza

Weird How a con man built the World's Littlest Skyscraper with one clever blueprint scam Popkin

texas Texas gets brutal smackdown from something called a "dry microburst associated virga bomb" Ellsworth Toohey

disasters U.S. Figure Skater athletes on board the deadly American Airlines flight Carla Sinclair

adorable animals Listen to Bupanda the binturong chow down on kibble Jennifer Sandlin

fun These Viking Glass vases are dressed up like the Yip-Yips Jennifer Sandlin

music Great music podcast "Strong Songs" starts its fifth season Ruben Bolling

politics Kansas' news anti-Trans "bathroom ban" turned on cis woman and disabled son at Wichita Public Library Rob Beschizza

sewage Wichita man plagued by an insensitive and uncaring AT&T Jason Weisberger

mistakes Dog steps on rifle, firing it and inadvertantly killing owner Rob Beschizza

prisons Inmate used hemorrhoid cream to open a hole… in jail cell David Pescovitz

Food Krispy Kreme ice cream is finally a thing Devin Nealy

people Wichita Police nab "Poopetrator" who defecated in the wig aisle Jason Weisberger

art The incredible NuPenny Toy Store is on exhibit in the middle of a Kansas prairie Mark Frauenfelder

commercials Watch the very first Pizza Hut commercial from 1965 Thom Dunn