Palestinians carry the body of Izzedine Bani Gharra during his funeral in Jenin refugee camp near the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, June 10, 2015. Palestinian officials said the 21-year-old Palestinian was killed in an Israeli raid in the West Bank town of Jenin. Israeli forces carry out occasional arrest raids in the West Bank to root out wanted militants.
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The bleak budget situation in Kansas continues, and now a crippled education fund in Kansas could be facing more cuts. Kansas legislators continue to work in an overtime session, and the Senate has not passed a proposal that would increase sales tax to fill a four hundred million dollar gap. If the budget is not balanced, Governor Sam Brownback would be forced to make cuts to all public services between six and seven percent, which would mean a cut of one hundred ninety seven million dollars to education. Education in the state is already limping after the block grant funding bill passed…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with: USD 323 Rock Creek Supt. Darrel Stufflebeam, and USD 320 Wamego Supt. Denise O’Dea: John Schwarz and Bob Keckeisen for Orchestra on the Oregon Trail: Major Don Stubbings, K-State Police Public Information Officer and Assistant Director for Support Services:
Riley County Police responded to a report of a 19-year-old male found dead inside his residence. Officers went to the scene on Tuesday at approximately 6:30 p.m in the 1400 block of Beechwood Terrace. An investigation into the incident is on-going at this time, but preliminary reports indicate no foul play. No further details are being released at this time due to the ongoing investigation. Authorities are not releasing the name of the deceased man pending notification of relatives. ### More details were provided by Riley County Police Wednesday morning regarding an investigation of a possible explosive device. Tuesday evening…
Former Governor Jeb Bush has strength in fundraising and political connections as he gets set to formally announces his White House bid. A big challenge will be connecting with voters who know the Bush family name, but not much about Jeb Bush
A volcano in western Indonesia that has been spewing clouds of searing gas high into the air let out a new powerful burst Wednesday.
Sophomore wide receiver Judah Jones has transferred from Kansas State to Stephen F. Austin. After redshirting in 2013, Jones appeared in 10 games last season for the Wildcats. Jones caught four passes for 51 yards and carried the ball twice for 24 yards. He was also a second team academic All Big 12 selection. A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Jones becomes the fourth transfer to join SFA since February, he’ll have three years of eligibility remaining.
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications (Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics) K-State’s redshirt sophomore pitcher Nate Griep was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the eighth round (241st overall) of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday. It marks the second year in a row a Wildcat was drafted by the Brewers as outfielder Mitch Meyer was taken in the seventh round in 2014. Griep is the fifth K-State letterwinner to be selected in the top-10 rounds of the MLB Draft over the last three years and 13th under head coach Brad Hill. Also, the right-hander is…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)– As ugly as the numbers looked for Chris Young over his previous two starts, the big right-hander felt he was just a couple of pitches away in each of those from breaking through. He was probably only one pitch away from doing something really special against the Minnesota Twins. Young took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Salvador Perez homered to help the Kansas City Royals to a 2-0 victory over the Twins on Tuesday night. “He was sharp tonight,” manager Ned Yost said. “Had that little hop on his fastball. Had that disappearing slider. Mixed in…
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert appeared in court Tuesday, pleading not guilty to charges that he violated banking rules and lied to the FBI by paying $3.5 million to conceal misconduct from his days as a high school teacher.