(San Francisco) – “Under God” is staying in the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Ninth U-S Circuit Court ruled Thursday, in a two-to-one decision, that the phrase meets constitutional muster. Atheist Michael  Newdow filed the lawsuit to challenge the inclusion of “Under God” in the Pledge.

In a separate ruling, the court upheld the legality of having “In God We Trust” on U-S currency. Newdow was behind that lawsuit as well.

(Kansas City) – The Big Twelve Tournament is a step closer to a “Sunflower Showdown” championship game.

K-U beat Texas Tech at the Sprint Center Thursday – the game marked the Jayhawks’ two-thousandth win in history. Kansas State defeated Oklahoma.

Both teams play semifinal games this evening.

(undated) – Don’t forget: daylight savings time is this weekend and that means it’s also time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms.

Visit the news page of our website for more information and some good safety tips, courtesy of the Olathe Fire Department.

Web: http://www.olatheks.org/Fire/Education/HomeSafety/SmokeAlarms

(Kansas City) – A North Kansas City man is heading to prison for stealing from a local utility company.

Scott Beeson pled guilty to embezzling about three-and-a-half-million dollars from Overland Park-based FerrelGas. The thefts happened over the course of six years and involved him submitting fake invoices when he worked for the company.

Beeson was sentenced to fifty-one months behind bars and ordered to pay restitution.

(Olathe, KS) – Johnson County residents need to beware of a scam that targets them by phone.

Some Johnson County Wastewater customers are receiving automated calls that say their account is past due and provides a phone number to call to pay the bill. While Johnson County Wastewater does use automated calls, the scam is asking residents to call an 8-1-6 area code.

If you have any questions about your account, the correct number to call is 9-1-3-7-1-5-8-5-9-0.