WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita double amputee says she didn’t have time to panic before managing to crawl to safety after waking up to flames next to her bed. KAKE-TV reports Theresa Williams threw herself off her bed Sunday morning and struggled to get out of her home as it began to burn. She was able to crawl from her bedroom to her front door, but that was the easy part compared to reaching two locks to get the door open. A next-door neighbor called 911 after hearing Williams yelling and falling to the floor. By the time Williams got…
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Geary County Sherrif’s Deputies arrested a Council Grove man Friday morning for a drug and driving related incidents. Deputies picked up Michael Garret in the 1300 block of West Ash Street after he lead Deputies on a pursuit that started on South K-57 Highway at mile marker 15. Garret crashed the stolen vehicle he was driving into a Junction City Patrol Unit and ran on foot before getting caught and arrested. Garret was hit with a litany of charges including: felony fleeing and eluding, felony Interference with law enforcement, possession of stolen property and aggravated battery against a law enforcement…
A fire swept through a Russian home for people with mental illnesses late on Saturday, killing 23 patients and injuring another 23.
Crowds gathered at the Bataclan theatre in Paris on Sunday to pay their respects to the 83 people killed there one month ago.
Both the Manhattan High boys and girls are off to 4-0 starts after winning at Dodge City. The boys final score of 67-49 was a little bit deceiving. The Indians built a 19-12 after one quarter and led by as many as nine in the second quarter, but things got tough in the second half. Guards Gabe Awbrey and Tommy Ekart both battled serious foul trouble in the third quarter while the Red Demons stormed back to take the lead. The Indians had a one point lead and were holding for the last shot of third quarter when things turned around. Zach…
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP)– Texas A&M senior guard Jalen Jones overcame strep throat this week just in time to turn in his best game of the season. “I got some rest, and I was able to chill in bed a little bit more,” a smiling Jones said following the Aggies’ 78-68 victory over Kansas State on Saturday. Jones scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds, both game highs. After being bedridden most of the week, he returned to practice on Friday. The Aggies (8-2) led 43-42 with 13:47 remaining before outscoring the Wildcats (7-2) 23-6 over the next eight minutes.…
A Wamego man was arrested on multiple charges early Saturday morning. According to the Riley County Police activity report, 23-year old Anthony Brazzle was taken into custody at 1:35 a.m. Saturday and charged with: Distribution of a stimulant, two counts of opiates, opium and narcotics, unlawful possession of a hallucinogen, use or possession of drug paraphernalia, interference with a law enforcement officer or resisting arrest, criminal use of a weapon and driving with a suspended license. At the time of this report Brazzle was being held at the Riley County Jail on $30,000.00 bond
Thousands of Saudi women headed to polling stations across the kingdom on Saturday to cast their very first vote in the country’s landmark municipal council elections – an achievement for men and women alike.
Thousands of protesters held hands beneath the Eiffel Tower and denounced an impending Paris climate accord as too weak to save the planet.
By Kenny Lannou, K-State Athletics Communications (File Photo) Kody Cook, Cody Whitehair and Travis Britz were named Kansas State’s 2015 offensive and defensive MVPs, while Morgan Burns, Jack Cantele and Colborn Couchman took special teams MVP honors as the Wildcat football program held its annual awards ceremony Friday at McCain Auditorium on the K-State campus. “On behalf of our players and everyone in our program, thank you from the bottom of my heart for each and every person that supports our program and for those that are invested in our program, certainly our players, players’ families, coaches, coaches’ families, our…