As of 5 pm the Riley County Police Department is reporting some metrics for the celebration so far: 70-100 citizen generated calls- These are calls tied to issues such as noise, and parking which is reported by the general population to authorities. 60-65 Officer calls for service- Officers requested issues for the day. 11 Arrests – RCPD public information officer Matt Droge says these are primarily alcohol related, but there have been other drugs involved as well… including adderall and marijuana. According to officer Droge there are seven police departments working together to police the event, and “the ultimate goal…
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President Barack Obama addressed a crowd gathered at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on Saturday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” the day in 1965 when police attacked marchers demonstrating for voting rights.
The Kansas State Women’s Basketball team cut a 24-point deficit down to seven points late in the second half but in the end top-seeded Baylor defeated the eighth-seeded Wildcats 82-70 in the Big 12 Quarterfinals Saturday at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Haley Texada after scoring 18 points in Friday night’s win over Kansas led K-State with 25 points but her efforts were not enough to overcome 30 points by Baylor’s Nina Davis, the Big 12 Player of the Year as the Lady Bears advanced into Sunday’s Semifinal against Oklahoma State which defeated Iowa State earlier Saturday. Kansas State (18-13)…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) New Kansas Department of Education figures show that public schools would lose a total of $51 million in state aid before the end of June under an education funding plan from Republican leaders. Figures released yesterday show that the total reduction would be 1.5 percent of the general aid districts had been set to receive.
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce conducted a candidates forum Saturday morning for Manhattan City Commission and Manhattan Ogden USD 383 school board candidates. The event was held at Sunset Zoo. Six candidates are currently running for city commission seats. Mayor, Wynn Butler is the only incumbent. The other five individuals are: Linda Morse, Jerred McKee, John Ball, Kaleb James and Mike Dodson. An array of questions were submitted from the audience. They covered topics including public transportation, the transient tax, sexual orientation/gender/race in the election, supporting local businesses and taxes. School board candidates took the floor immediately following the…
A masked gunman sprayed bullets in a restaurant popular with foreigners in Mali’s capital early Saturday, killing five people including a French person and a Belgian national, officials and witnesses said.
Canadian authorities have released cellphone video of the man who was shot dead when he stormed Ottawa’s Parliament Hill last October. The gunman said he was responding to Canada’s military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to St. Rep. Susie Swanson of Clay Center, Riley County Ext. Agriculture Agent Greg McClure, Student Program Coordinator of Hands On Kansas State Ross Allen, and U.S. Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas. Susie Swanson-segment 1 Greg McClure-segment 1 Pat Roberts-segment 1 Ross Allen-segment 4
Haley Texada scored 18 points and Breanna Lewis added 17 as the Kansas State Women’s Basketball team defeated their in-state rivals the Kansas Jayhawks 57-49 Friday night in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The win was K-State’s third this season over KU and second over the Jayhawks in the last 10 days. The Wildcats jumped out to a 23-12 halftime lead and led by as many as 15 points in the early stages of the second half before a barrage of three-point baskets got Kansas back into the game and at…