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Ellison Nguyen, 6, wrote the book, and Hien Bui-Stafford, 13, illustrated it. They got a little help from Pulitzer Prize-winner Viet Nguyen (Ellison's dad) and cartoonist Thi Bui (Hien's mom).

The super-heated housing market is cooling off. Home prices have fallen about 6% since their peak in June. The pace of sales also fell for the 7th straight month.

Winter Wonderland? This is the snowy drive that leads to Kansas Public Radio and Audio-Reader. Lawrence received about 5 inches of snow during this latest storm. (Photo by J. Schafer)Lawrence, Kan. (AP and KPR) – Tens of thousands of people in Kansas and northwest Missouri are without power after a snowstorm blanketed the two states for the second time in a week. Kansas City Power & Light reported this (TUE) morning that about 60,000 customers were without power. The outages stretched throughout the utility's service area from Emporia to Sedalia, Missouri, but the highest number was in the Kansas City metro area. Westar Energy reported 6,877 outages throughout its Kansas region, which includes pockets near Kansas City. Westar's highest number of outages at 9:30am was in Jefferson and Leavenworth counties. Kansas transportation officials reopened some roads leading from southwest Kansas into the Oklahoma Panhandle. But parts of several other south-central and southwest Kansas highways — including some leading into Oklahoma — remained closed because of blowing and drifting snow.This bicycle, left outside KPR, was blanketed by snow Tuesday morning. (Photo by J. Schafer)Rural parts of Kansas may have been hit hardest by the latest winter storm. In southern and southeastern Kansas, snow collected in high drifts and on power lines, some of which came down. Westar Energy officials say power outages are predominantly in outlying areas where rural road conditions are worst and hindering the ability to get to downed lines and frozen equipment. About 8,400 households are without power in a 20-county area in the eastern third of the state. This storm brought less snow than last week's blast, but caused more damage because of the wind.The National Weather Service says Kingman County received 10.5 inches of new snow. Wichita received nearly 7 inches and Eudora got at least 6.5 inches as of Tuesday morning.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian forces to observe the cease-fire for 36 hours starting Jan. 6. A Ukrainian official dismissed the move as "a cynical trap."

Beechcraft Close to Selling Off Business Jet AssetsWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Beechcraft Corporation says it expects to close a deal on the sale of its idled business jet assets before the end of the year. Beechcraft CEO Bill Boisture tells The Wichita Eagle that interest has been worldwide. Beechcraft has shut down its business jet manufacturing as it reorganizes during Chapter 11 bankruptcy.==========Pratt Teen Killed in Car-Truck AccidentPRATT, Kan. (AP) — A 16-year-old Pratt High School football player has died after his car crossed the center line and struck a semitrailer in south-central Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 16-year-old Drake Evert was killed in the crash yesterday (SAT) morning on K-61 near Preston. The Wichita Eagle reports the truck driver, Robert Myerski of Pennsylvania was taken to a hospital. A portion of the highway was closed for several hours after the crash, which remains under investigation.==========Horse Dies in Rodeo AccidentPHILLIPSBURG, Kan. (AP) — A bucking horse has died after running into a fence during a Kansas rodeo event and breaking her neck. The Hays Daily News reports the 6-year-old mare, Jitterbug, had her head down while bucking at the Phillipsburg Rodeo on Friday and went straight into a fence. A veterinarian at the arena says the horse died instantly and did not suffer.==========Inmate Escapes from Hutchinson PrisonTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka man is on the run after escaping from a minimum security unit at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility where he was being held on burglary and shoplifting convictions. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Mark Lucas fled from the facility between 1 and 2 p.m. yesterday (SAT). The 44-year-old is described as 6 feet tall, 180 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.

An antique phonograph, or record player, circa 1916, called an Aeolian-Vocalion, is one of the more unique items for sale at Friday's "For Your Ears Only" benefit at the Douglas County fairgrounds. Doors open at 6 p.m.More than 20,000 vinyl albums, CDs and DVDs will be on sale in Lawrence this Friday as part of an annual fundraiser for the Kansas Audio-Reader Network, the radio reading service for the blind and visually-impaired. Vintage and modern audio equipment - like stereos, turntables and boomboxes - will also be on sale. Meredith Johanning is one of the organizers of the benefit, which is called " For Your Ears Only."The two-day sale begins Friday at 6 p.m. at the Douglas County fairgrounds. Last year's benefit raised more than $25,000 for Audio-Reader. For more information, visit the Kansas Audio-Reader website. ============================== (newscast version two) Audio-Reader's Big Audio Sale Begins FridayAn antique record player from the early 1900s is just one of many unique items on sale Friday at the Douglas County fairgrounds in Lawrence. The fundraiser, called " For Your Ears Only," is a benefit for the Kansas Audio-Reader Network, the radio reading service for the blind and print disabled. In addition to the vintage phonograph, thousands of donated vinyl albums, CDs and assorted audio equipment will be available.Organizer Meredith Johanning says last year's benefit raised more than $25,000 for the radio reading service. Based at the University of Kansas, Audio-Reader has about 300 volunteers who read newspapers, books and magazines over the air for blind and visually-impaired listeners in Kansas and surrounding states.

New Keystone XL Report Released to Mixed ReviewsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A new report from the U.S. State Department on the Keystone XL pipeline has drawn varying reactions in Kansas, where a separate section of the Keystone pipeline is operating. The State Department yesterday (FRI) raised no major environmental objections to the $7 billion pipeline from Canada, though the report stops short of recommending its approval.==========Kansas Revenues Up for JanuaryTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas collected nearly $17 million more in tax revenues than anticipated in January. The Department of Revenue reported yesterday (FRI) that the state's tax collections were $546 million last month. The state's official forecast predicted collections of $529 million. The surplus is 3.2 percent. Since the current fiscal year began in July, the state has collected $3.3 billion in tax revenues. That's $21 million more than anticipated, or about 0.6 percent.==========Lawrence Man Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering WifeLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A 67-year-old Lawrence man accused of killing his ailing wife has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. 6News Lawrence reports Larry Hopkins waived a formal reading of the charges and entered his plea yesterday (FRI). He's being held at Douglas County jail on $150,000 bond.==========Lawrence Teen to Faces Charges in Murder CaseLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — An attorney representing a 19-year-old woman charged with killing a Lawrence businessman says she'll have her first court appearance early next week. Defense attorney Carl Cornwell said yesterday (FRI) that Sarah Brooke Gonzales McLinn has a hearing set for 1:30 p.m. Monday in Douglas County District Court before District Judge Paula Martin.

Cal-Maine Foods lost about 1.9 million chickens, or 3.6% of its flock, as a result of an outbreak at a Texas plant. The CDC says, however, that a person is unlikely to get bird flu from eggs.

Wisconsin's incarceration rate for black men is nearly twice the national average, according to a new study.

Sotheby's in New York will be auctioning the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.