Your daily news briefing, with the video of the day, the top news and quote of the day.

At least 25 Crawford County employees will take up Gov. Sam Brownback on his statewide Weight Loss Challenge, according to Janis Goedeke, county public health officer.

The city commission meeting could well be described as both short and long on Tuesday evening. While much of the business was conducted with a 15-20 minute period, the commission then went into executive session for a 90-minute period to discuss nonelected personnel.

With the new year come resolutions to learn new skills, quit vices and improve one’s health. At the Pittsburg Y, each new year brings hundreds of new members eager to learn how to dance, start swimming and take classes to get in shape.

Your daily news briefing, with the video of the day, the top news and quote of the day.

The Arma City Council swore in a new council member at its Monday night meeting.

A high-speed chase involving Crawford and Cherokee County law enforcement officers occurred over the weekend.

According to a report from the Pittsburg Police Department, officers responded at 1:58 p.m. Friday to the area of the railroad crossing in the 100 block of E. Quincy for numerous reports of a male driving erratically in the area and attempting to stop a northbound train. It was reported the suspect was driving a white van and wearing a bandana covering the lower half of his face.

Pittsburg State University is continuing its renovation of Hartman Hall. University crews have been working since November to replace all of the windows in the building, many of which were installed when it was constructed in 1929. Workers spent several weeks in July of 2011 replacing the building’s roof and much of the masonry.

The death of a Chicago man who won $1 million in a lottery and was found dead the next day has been ruled a homicide, police said. The man died about six months ago, and police are looking into the case. They said the man died after ingesting cyanide.

Your daily news briefing, with the video of the day, the top news and quote of the day.