Beginning Sunday, November 1, the Zoo will transition to winter hours of operation, open Noon to 5pm daily. Winter hours run from November through the end of March. Sunset Zoo is open 360 days a year, closed on Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Connect with the Zoo on facebook or twitter to stay up to date with holiday hours and inclement weather closings.
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An explosion and ensuing flames on a stage at a Bucharest nightclub on Friday left 27 people dead and 180 hospitalized with injuries, Romania’s interior minister said. Medics arrived on the scene to try and resuscitate several people.
A man has been charged with starting fires at two predominantly black churches in St. Louis, Missouri. Police say he is a suspect in several other recent church fires in the area.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson has filed for the Kansas Republican presidential caucus. The Kansas Republican Party said in a release Friday that Carson is the fourth presidential candidate to file in Kansas. Clay Barker, executive director of the Kansas Republican Party, says he has received a check for the $15,000 filing fee from Carson’s campaign. Carson, a neurosurgeon seeking the GOP candidacy for president, has made several stops in Kansas recently. The Wichita Eagle reports that other candidates to pay the caucus fee so far are Ohio Gov. John Kasich, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A patient at a state hospital for the mentally ill man has been charged with raping a staff member. Forty-two-year-old Aaron C. Goodman, of Hartford, was charged Friday in Miami County with rape. He is jailed on $250,000 bond. The prosecutor’s office said Goodman doesn’t yet have an attorney. Police said in a news release earlier Friday that a patient was arrested Tuesday night after police were sent to the Osawatomie State Hospital. Police said it was reported that a 21-year-old staff member was sexually assaulted and raped after she was summoned to the patient’s room…
NEW YORK (AP)– Two balls launched over the wall, one fired over an opponent’s head and just like that, David Wright and the New York Mets are right back in this World Series. Wright homered and drove in four runs, Curtis Granderson also connected and rookie Noah Syndergaard set a nasty tone at the start of a 9-3 victory against the Kansas City Royals that trimmed New York’s deficit to 2-1 Friday night. “We get our offense going a little bit, we play better baseball,” Mets manager Terry Collins said. Shut down at the plate in Kansas City, the Mets…
Wesley Iwundu scored a game-high 17 points and Justin Edwards added 13 as Kansas State began the 2015-16 Men’s Basketball season with an 80-42 exhibition victory over Division II Emporia State Friday night at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats were never really challenged in this game as they raced out to a 20-8 lead in the first 12 minutes and took control of things on the way to a 43-17 advantage at halftime. K-State continued the onslaught of points to start the second half by outscoring the Hornets 7-2 in just under 90 seconds as they never looked back. For the…
Fort Riley will host a ceremony to honor Vietnam War Veterans. The following statement was released by the 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs Office: FORT RILEY, Kan. – Soldiers returning from deployment today are often met with family, friends and fanfare, but that wasn’t always the case decades ago as troops came home from fighting in the Vietnam War. To properly honor the Soldiers who fought in the conflict and the sacrifices they made, the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley will host a Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony Nov. 6 on Fort Riley. “The 1st Infantry Division – the…
There were no fatalities reported from Friday’s storm as emergency personnel across South and Central Texas rushed to close roadways overwhelmed by water and respond to high-water rescues.
The United States, Russia and more than a dozen other nations have directed the UN to initiate a new diplomatic process with Syria’s government and opposition with the goal of reaching a nationwide ceasefire and political transition.