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As much as Cindy Opat loves her garden, she hates her hose. "Well this hose, it's very long, as it needs to be to reach where I want to water. But I don't have any place to hang it up. So, it looks rather unsightly in our lovely garden. It also kinks very easily,” Cindy said. That's why she wanted us to test the XHOSE. It's supposed to expand to three times its size and never kink. We got it online for $19.95, plus shipping and handling. Click to See XHOSE Test Photos So, will the light weight, roughly nine-foot-long, blue garden hose pass our practical test?

  CBS has unveiled its new 2013-2014 schedule, featuring eight new series. Five of the new series will premiere in the fall and three at mid-season. CBS will finish the current season as the top-rated network in viewers for the 10 th time in 11 seasons, #1 in the adults 25-54 demographic and #1 in adults 18-49 for the first time since the 1991-1992 season. For next fall, the Network is increasing its comedy lineup with four new comedies, expanding its comedy block on Thursdays from 7-9 PM and creating an encore hour for comedy broadcasts on Saturdays.

The City of Wichita is setting up a new system to allow Wichitans to receive and pay their water bills electronically. Water customers can register for electronic billing once they receive their upcoming billing statement. That statement will include a special token number for online registration. You can visit the city's website (see related link) and click on "View and Pay My Water Bill" to register for electronic billing. Electronic billing statements are accessible at the website for one year.

Watching TV isn't always relaxing for Bill Rexroad. "It's difficult for me to understand all that they are saying," Bill said. Admittedly, Bill's hearing is slipping.  But before he turns to a hearing aid, he wanted to see if "TV Ears 3.0" could help him get by for a little while. "I saw the ad in a magazine and I thought wow.  If that works, I want one," Bill said. We ordered a pair online for $99.15.  That includes shipping and handling. We took care of charging the headset overnight before we got to Bill's house.  So, Bill just had to plug-in the AC Adapter into the wall.

Clouds will thin out during the night and nice, quiet weather is expected through the middle of the week. Comfortable lows are expected with readings in the mid 40s west to around 50 in south central Kansas. The winds will be light from the north. Mostly sunny skies will be common on Wednesday with highs in the mid 70s, but some upper 70s should be expected in southwest Kansas. The wind will be light from the northeast. Scattered storms will once again be possible heading toward Thursday and Friday with high temperatures in the 70s for the end of the week.

A Wichita elementary school teacher is on paid suspension after being arrested for bringing a gun to school. Daniel Nagel, 31, was arrested Monday after another employee at White Elementary called 911 and reported seeing a teacher had a gun. A family member tells Eyewitness News Nagel brought the gun to protect the students and never intended to do any harm. The family member says Nagel does have a concealed carry permit.  However, Wichita Police say it wouldn't make any difference because schools are a gun free zone.

Wichita Police are looking for the people who detonated a firework bomb in a South Wichita neighborhood, destroying a mailbox and breaking the front window of a home. A mangled piece of metal is all that remains of the mailbox at 2226 S. Greenway after Sunday night's blast. Police said a "sparkler bomb" was rigged and placed inside the mailbox. When lit, such devices will explode after time in a confined space, Lt. Doug Nolte said. Neighbors described hearing a loud boom that rocked their windows.

The cold case of Beverly Logan stands-out to Salina investigators, because Logan did not.  Lt. Scott Siemsen says the 56-year-old grandmother was quiet.  "She pretty much stayed to herself and didn't bother anybody," Siemsen said. Siemsen says Logan had no enemies.  "We don't have a motive," Siemsen said. And she enjoyed working as a certified nursing assistant. "She lived alone.  She basically went to work and came home," Siemsen said. That's until January 21st, 2008.  The usually prompt Logan didn't show-up to her job.  "They called later, said she did not report to work, very unusual, asked for us to go over and do a welfare check," Siemsen said.

From a distance, some homes in Bel Aire look untouched by Sunday's storm.  But Duane Howard of Equity Builders says he's seeing a lot of roofs totaled.  "We're actually seeing breakage of the shingle.  Not just bruising.  But true breakage,” Howard said. We've been showing you pictures of storm damage from the Northeast section of Wichita and Bel Aire… windows, siding, and cars hit by hail. "This is a pretty easy storm for the insurance adjusters to come out and work.  Because the density of the hail and the duration of it, it pretty much got everything it hit,” Howard said.

Most cars now come with Bluetooth technology built in so that you can talk hands-free. Though talking while driving is not ideal, sometimes it can't be avoided. Now there are lots of Bluetooth devices made for older cars. Consumer Reports just checked out four inexpensive ones that cost $60 or less. There were some pluses and minuses. The GoGroove FlexSmart X2 proved easy to install because it's wireless. But the audio quality wasn't great. There was a lot of background noise.

Rosie Duling says that ever since she got the news, her life turned upside down. "It's a parent's worst nightmare, and I can't wake up," she says. Her daughter, Kathleen died in a car accident Thursday morning. She was on her way back to Pittsburgh State, where she just declared her major. She was 19 years old. "The last words I said to her was 'I love you.' She said 'I love you too.' So I hold that very cherished in my heart that those were the last words we spoke. " Rosie says she'll smile whenever she remembers Kathleen, whenever she remembers the smile the girl who brought so much joy to her family.

Are the Wichita Wings defunct once more?  General manager John Blazek told Eyewitness Sports tonight that owner Wink Hartman has wanted to sell the franchise in order to 'slow down in life.'  He adds that Hartman had a deal with a couple of local guys who wanted to buy the team and save the Wings franchise.  However, Morrie Sheets, Hartman's vice president of real estate, says the M.I.S.L blocked the deal which will force the team to fold....

Dehumidifiers come in handy this time of the year, when rainy weather leads to damp, moldy basements. For a large basement, Consumer Reports recommends a large- capacity dehumidifier. Testers found that large-capacity dehumidifiers are generally more energy-efficient than medium-capacity dehumidifiers, and they will cost you less per pint of water removed. That's important because dehumidifiers use a lot of energy. Testers also check how accurately dehumidifiers control the humidity in the room.

Greg Spring would like to shed some light on the boxes inside his basement supply closet. "We actually drag it out to the hallway to have it under the light,” Greg said. He needs a light bulb.  But he doesn't have an outlet close-by and he doesn't want to wire the closet.  That's why we handed him an Insta Bulb.  It's a stick-up light bulb.  All you need are four double-A batteries.  We found a box of two Insta Bulbs for $10.99. With the batteries in, Greg is ready for installation.  Just peel and stick.