Stock prices plunged again Friday and are down 8 percent in just two weeks, an unprecedented slide for a start of a year.
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Two Marine helicopters carrying 12 crew members collided off the Hawaiian island of Oahu during a nighttime training mission, and rescuers are searching a debris field in choppy waters Friday.
The Manhattan City Commission met with City staff Friday to discuss goals for this year. “The department heads gave an overview of what their main priorities and goals are for this calendar year,” said Ron Fehr, Manhattan city manager. Staff also discussed a questionnaire that Commissioners took before the meeting regarding their priorities. “The City Clerk and I went and examined all those and put together a review sheet that showed some commonality,” Fehr said. Street maintenance improvements, parks and recreation facilities improvement and economic development in the north corridor will be major focus points for the City this year.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Sedgwick County’s sheriff says one of his deputies has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated sexual battery. Sheriff Jeff Easter tells the Wichita Eagle that the 37-year-old detention deputy is jailed but has not been charged. No immediately details of the alleged crime were released. Easter says Wichita police were to provide more details later Friday.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Nature enthusiasts in Kansas say they they’re seeing a revival of bald eagles across the state, and events are planned to give the public a good look at the once-endangered birds. The Wichita Eagle says that this spring and summer, Kansas is expected to have at least 100 pairs of bald eagles nesting atop the state’s cottonwoods and sycamores. Over the next few weekends, Kansas conservation groups and nature centers are inviting the public to free viewings of the eagles. Those events will be on Saturday at Milford Reservoir near Junction City, Jan. 23 at the Clinton…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Riley County Extension Director Jennifer Wilson St. Representative Sydney Carlin of Manhattan Riley County Senior Service Center Dir. Jami Ramsey Flint Hills Christian School Administrator Tim McDonald, National School Choice Week
MANHATTAN, KAN. – Police in Riley County arrested Jason Pearson, 35, of Wichita, Kansas on several warrants for failure to appear. Original offenses associated with these warrants were giving worthless check (X3). He was given a bond of $10,000.00 on one of these warrants and “no bond” on the additional two. At the time of this report Pearson was confined at the Riley County Jail. Pearson was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on January 14, 2016 at approximately 2:00 PM. Christean Ross, 27, of Manhattan was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear while at the Riley…
By Randy Peterson, K-State Athletics Communications (File Photo) Kansas State used a strong defensive performance and a 13-1 run in the fourth quarter to end a four-game losing streak to secure a 47-44 win over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum. Both teams struggled offensively in the first quarter, as Oklahoma State held a 10-8 lead at the end of the first. The Wildcats shot 25.0 percent from the field, while the Cowgirls were at 35.7 percent. K-State forced six Oklahoma State turnovers in the opening frame. The Wildcats received a boost off the bench from Jessica Sheble…
Associated Press reporter Julie Bykowicz discusses the Goldman Sachs loan that Ted Cruz failed to disclose during his 2012 Senate campaign.
The FBI says there’s no indication so far that the man who ambushed a Philadelphia policeman was part of an organized terror cell.