Sweden’s Tomas Lindahl, American Paul Modrich and U.S.-Turkish scientist Aziz Sancar won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for ‘mechanistic studies of DNA repair.’ Lindahl now works in Britain
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Federal investigators looking into the ill-fated voyage of a 790-foot freighter that is believed to have sunk in the Atlantic during Hurricane Joaquin will focus on the communications between the captain and the vessel’s owner.
Following a week’s break, the Manhattan City Commission was back in session on Tuesday night. Mayor Karen McCulloh opened the meeting with proclamations, declaring October 4th – 10th both Fire Prevention and 4-H week. Nearly 2,400 people died as a result of home fires, last year. In addition, the mayor also named October National Arts and Humanities Month. As commissioners work to ensure a bright future for residents, the group considered the first reading of an ordinance that would amend the city’s urban area comprehensive plan. Assistant Director of Planning for the city, Eric Cattell presented the first reading to…
On the the first sunny day since historic rainfall flooded parts of South Carolina, residents of Columbia help one another try to salvage what’s left, and search for personal items.
President Obama celebrated the end to negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, Tuesday, during a meeting with business leaders and local government officials. He says the deal, if passed by Congress, would bolster the U.S. economy.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — A press release from the office of United States District Attorney Barry Grissom says former city attorney of Manhattan Bill Raymond is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., today on charges of distributing child pornography. Raymond, 53, now of Andover, is charged with three counts of distributing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in November 2014, February 2015 and May 2015 in Butler and Riley counties. A federal grand jury indicted Raymond on Sept. 30. If convicted, he faces a penalty of…
On 10/05/2015, the Junction City/Geary County Drug Operations Group, assisted by the Junction City/Geary County SWAT team executed a search warrant at 527 W. Pine St. after a two month long investigation into the cultivation of marijuana occurring at the residence. The following were arrested: Lawrence Daniel Nielson II, age 46 of Junction City. He was charged with Sale/Cultivation of Marijuana, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana with intent to sell within 1000’ of a school zone, No Kansas Drug Tax Stamp, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Mandy Elizabeth Coffey,…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office has asked for information regarding a stolen truck. On Sept. 28, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office received a report from the Nemaha County Coop that a 1993 Chevrolet C3500 pickup had been stolen. At the time of the theft, the truck was located at the Belvue facility. The truck had a black flat-bed with a white 100-gallon diesel tank mounted in the bed. Both the driver’s side and passengers side doors have Nemaha County Coop decals on them. The keys were believed to be in the vehicle when it was taken, and it was estimated…
(A separate news story is listed from fatal accident Monday night handled by RCPD) ### Officers in Riley County responded to a single vehicle collision Monday night at 7:05 which involved a road sign and private residence. Police on the scene found that a 1992 Lincoln Town Car driven Shelby Whitaker, 18, of Clay Center went out of control in the 2300 block of Anderson Ave. causing it to leave the roadway and collide with a road sign and the garage of a privately owned residence at 544 Oakdale Street. A passenger in the vehicle was transported to Via Christi Hospital…
TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers have agreed to pay a firm about $2.6 million to perform a government efficiency study although another firm offered to do the job for less than $1 million. The Wichita Eagle reports lawmakers signed a contract Monday with Alvarez & Marsal, which would be paid $2.6 million to perform the study. Another firm, McGladrey, bid the job for less than $1 million. Another firm, Deloitte, submitted a bid for $2.5 million, and the Boston Consulting Group submitted a bid for $2.8 million. Rachel Whitten, spokeswoman for House Speaker Ray Merrick, says lawmakers considered expertise before cost…