Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke in Ames, Iowa on Sunday criticizing Congressional Republicans who are trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act. She also spoke about her plans to counter climate change.
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Paris police were searching for a car that struck a taxi and crashed through barricades set up near the Tour de France finish line drawing police fire hours before the arrival of the cyclists.
COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) A judge has ruled that Galena’s mayor and six other city officials accused of misusing public funds will be tried together. Mayor Dale Oglesby, five city council members and a former council member were indicted in June by a grand jury after the council authorized paying $100,000 in city money to settle a private lawsuit against Oglesby’s business partner. District Court Judge A.J. Wachter ruled Friday the officials will not receive separate trials to avoid inconsistent verdicts. The trial was scheduled for Jan. 11. The Joplin Globe reports that Galena City Attorney Kevin Cure says he expects…
Manhattan Residents on the Customers in the north east side of town are experiencing a power outage. According to Westar Energy, the outage was reported shortly after five p.m. and just over 1000 customers are affected. A majority of the outage affects residents along Kimball Avenue between College and and Denison. Power is expected to be returned by 9 p.m. Visit Westar’s outage map for more information.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Although Alcides Escobar didn’t make solid contact, he immediately knew he had a game-winning hit. Escobar singled home Paulo Orlando with two outs in the 10th inning to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. Orlando singled off Will Harris (4-3) with one out and stole second before Escobar’s game-winning looper to shallow right gave the Royals the win and snapped the Astros’ five-game winning streak. “With a man on second base, any base hit in that scoring position, he will score easily,” Escobar said. “I see…
24-year old Conner Griffin of Topeka was arrested on Friday by Riley County Police on multiple charges including two counts of vehicular burglary and one count of aggravated burglary. Griffin was held at the Riley County Jail on $20,000 bond.
President Barak Obama appeared with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta for a joint press conference in Nairobi on Saturday. Obama’s visit to Kenya is focused on boosting business ties and improving security in the face of terrorist threats.
As residents in Lafayette, Louisiana mourn the death of two women following a shooting at a theater, police are learning details about the life of shooter John Houser.
Blues skies, farm animals, a high concentration of 4-Hers in one place, pork burgers and face-melting heat — yep… it’s county fair time in Manhattan. The Riley County Fair kicked off Thursday night with the 40th Annual Kaw Valley Rodeo and county extension agent Jennifer Wilson — who was easy to find in her air-conditioned Pottorf Hall offices Friday afternoon — said things were going smoothly at the Riley County Fairground. “So far so good,” she said. “We’ve got great participation from our 4-Hers and didn’t have any problem getting in our livestock today. “Probably our biggest issue is the…
Citizens braved a heat index of 112 degrees and high humidity Friday afternoon in City Park to take advantage of the best bargain in furniture shopping: free. Furniture Amnesty Day has for six years provided people a chance to get rid of unwanted furniture all in one place and allow anyone else to pick up any of it for free. Usually, picking up large sofas for the family can be a terribly stressful experience, especially if not done online from a reliable source. However, Furniture Amnesty Day is a joyful, relaxing experience for many families looking for some free stuff.…