Questions are being raised about Jeb Bush’s private sector work as he explores a run for the White House. After leaving office as Florida governor, Bush served on an array of corporations, including one whose founder wound up in prison.
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Search parties continued looking for 11 missing along the Blanco River in Wimberley, Texas after flooding destroyed wide sections of the small town.
Junction City Police reported Wednesday afternoon at about 1 p.m. JCPD was contacted by Children’s Mercy Hospital, in Kansas City, Mo, in reference to a three month old infant that had been transferred from the Geary Community Hospital on this date. Information was received that the infant showed evidence it had been abused and was in critical condition. Members of the Junction City Police Department’s Investigations Division responded to Children’s Mercy Hospital and began an investigation into how the child had received the injuries. The investigation led to the identification of a suspect, Cyjay Echon, 22, a Ft. Riley soldier,…
NEW YORK (AP)– Alex Rodriguez checked off another age-old milestone in a comeback season that’s surpassing almost anyone’s expectations. The three-time MVP hit a three-run homer to break Lou Gehrig’s American League record for RBI, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 Wednesday to finish a three-game sweep. “I haven’t played a lot of baseball in the last two years, but I feel like I’m in a good place. I’m happy. I’m having fun,” said the 39-year-old Rodriguez, who sat out last season while serving a drug suspension. “I think for me in a weird way…
Conservative culture warrior Rick Santorum formally launched a 2016 White House bid on Wednesday, vowing to fight for working-class Americans in a new election season that will test his influence in an evolving Republican Party.
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announces an indictment against nine FIFA officials and five corporate executives for racketeering, conspiracy and corruption at a news conference, Wednesday, May 27, 2015, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Nine of the 14 that were indicted by the Justice Department are soccer officials, while four are sports marketing executives and another works in broadcasting.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Senate has rejected a bill for raising taxes to close a projected state budget shortfall. Senate President Susan Wagle said after the chamber’s action Wednesday that legislators will need to trim additional spending from the budget. The Senate voted 30-1 against giving the bill first-round approval after members spent hours whittling it down. The measure would have raised sales, tobacco and gasoline taxes. It also would have suspended a tax break enacted in 2012 for business owners and farmers as an economic stimulus. The bill initially would have raised $496 million during the fiscal year…
Two highways in Riley and Pottawatomie Counties will be partially closed for bridge inspections. These lane closures are needed so that KDOT bridge crews can utilize the a special vehicle to safely inspect underneath the bridge decks. The lane closure schedule for this week is as follows, weather permitting: Northbound K-99 will be reduced to one open lane for both directions over Kansas River Bridge south of Wamego Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also, Eastbound K-13 will be reduced to one open lane for both directions over Tuttle Creek Dam Spillway Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.…
Partnerships and team efforts were a common theme at Wednesday’s groundbreaking for the future National Bio and Agro Defense Facility to be located off Denison Avenue near Kansas State University and the Kansas Department of Agriculture. Dignitaries from the national, state, and local level participated in the ceremony–including Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, who said there will be place like this in the world once the project is finished. He said Kansas will be at the top, the pinnacle of animal health, research, and zoonotic reserch in the world. Under Secretary with the U-S Department of Homeland Security Dr. Reginald Brothers also talked…
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes speaks with Riley County USD 378’s Interim Superintendent Nancy Meyer and Blue Valley/Randolph’s USD 384 Superintendent Brady Burton, Charlotte Schartz of Manhattan Catbackers, and Stephanie Watts, Transportation Planner with the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization. Riley County Schools, Part 1: Riley County Schools, Part 2: Charlotte Schartz of Manhattan Catbackers: Stephanie Watts, Transportation Director with the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization: