A hotel worker walks near the entrance of the resort, partially destroyed by Hurricane Odile, in Los Cabos, Mexico, Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. Hurricane Odile hammered Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula overnight, tearing away the facades of luxury resorts, shattering countless car and hotel windows and leaving lobbies swamped and full of debris on Monday.
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A woman takes shelter under an umbrella from light drizzle on a foggy day as she walks across a street in Edinburgh, Scotland, Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. If Scottish voters this week say Yes to independence, not only will they tear up the map of Great Britain, they’ll shake the twin pillars of Western Europe’s postwar prosperity and security — the European Union and the U.S.-led NATO defense alliance.
A presentation by Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen was made at Monday’s Riley County Law Board meeting, based on previous comments by Sophia Starks, regarding the treatment of her son Dareen who was shot on Manhattan’s Northside this past May. It was the first law board meeting in several months in which the irate mother was not present, but Schoen went over the several complaints from Ms.Starks, concluding there were valid reasons for the way officers dealt with the case. In fact he indicates he thinks the officers handled things quite well Schoen added he’s always open to a…
Thursday’s K-State Football match-up against Auburn is expected to draw record breaking crowds. Gates will open at 1:30 that afternoon, which means heightened traffic along Kimball Avenue and surrounding roads. During Monday’s Riley County Commission meeting, RCPD Lt. Erin Freidline shared the traffic plans with commissioners. According to Freidline, the first focal point will be Kimball Avenue, as they will try to relieve the traffic congestion when people are entering the stadium parking lots. She advised people who will not be attending the game to use side streets when driving home that day. Friedline also asked that local residents be…
A 64-year-old rural Westmoreland woman was life flighted for treatment following an accident in Pottawatomie County KMAN first announced early Monday afternoon. Alice Thomas was driving a 2003 Ford Taurus, when the vehicle left the roadway,striking a field entrance and rolling–landing upside down, on its top. Thomas was extricated from the vehicle by rescue crews and life flighted. The Pottawatomie county Sheriff’s office responded to the accident in the area of Myers Valley road and K-18 at about 1:30 p.m. Emergency units responding included Kansas Wildlife and Parks Officer, Sheriff Deputies, Pottawatomie County EMS, Olsburg Fire, Blue Township Fire and…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy began with open phones. ATA Bus Director, Anne Smith joined Cathy for the second segment. Lastly, she was joined by Bailey Bohn with the Parents as Teachers Program.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Authorities say two people have been killed and three injured in a single-vehicle crash on the Kansas Turnpike west of Topeka. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that a sport utility vehicle driving from Omaha, Nebraska, rolled Saturday night near a highway exit. Turnpike officials said the vehicle was turning too fast while exiting the highway. The victims were identified as 22-year-old Janetta-Marie Niesha Godbolt and 20-year-old Arthur L Godbolt Jr. Three other occupants of the vehicle were taken to a hospital, but their conditions weren’t immediately available.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Boston slugger David Ortiz left the ballpark early due to what Red Sox manager John Farrell called a family emergency. “He’s fine. He got called away from this game,” Farrell said. “There was a family emergency that he had to attend to and he jumped on a flight late this afternoon. He should catch up with us in Pittsburgh.” Even without him, Boston was able to rally past Kansas City for an 8-4 victory on Sunday as Daniel Nava hit a grand slam and Xander Bogaerts added a three-run shot. The loss continued the Royals slide.…
Hillary Rodham Clinton, making her return to Iowa for the first time since the 2008 presidential campaign. The high-profile appearance drove speculation about another White House bid into overdrive.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron said after an emergency meeting of his military and security chiefs on Sunday that the Islamic State group poses a massive security threat and pledged to destroy the organization.