Belgian authorities say at least 13 people have been detained in Belgium and two arrested in France in an anti-terror sweep following a firefight in which two suspected terrorists were killed.
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When President Barack Obama delivers his 6th State of the Union address, he’ll do so with a new tone of optimism about American resurgence. He’ll tout areas for compromise with a new GOP Congress but continue to make the case for acting alone.
Gov. Sam Brownback greets legislators before delivering his State of the State address at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015.
Jerry Massie, spokesman for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, announces the time of death of inmate Charles Warner to the media at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Okla., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Warner was executed for killing a baby in 1997, in the state’s first lethal injection since a botched one last spring.
Police investigate a shootout in a street in Verviers, Belgium, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Belgian authorities say two people have been killed and one has been arrested during a shootout in an anti-terrorist operation in the eastern city of Verviers.
Jake Waters set the K-State school record for total yards in a season in 2015, and he did so while playing the final seven games with a shoulder injury that required surgery. Waters tweeted a picture of himself recovering from the surgery today. He injured the shoulder after being tackled following a 51-yard run in a 31-30 win over Oklahoma. Waters wasn’t available to the media for a few weeks after the Oklahoma game and insisted that he was fine once he was again made available. He averaged 62 rushing yards per game over the first six games of the…
U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom will speak on Martin Luther King Day in Manhattan. Grissom will be the featured speaker for the Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast. The event is set for8 a.m. Jan. 19 at the Four Points Sheraton, 530 Richards Drive in Manhattan. “Dr. King helped to bring about our nation’s greatest civil rights legislation, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965,” Grissom said. “As he always said, we’ve come a long way – and we still have a long way to go.” Grissom was nominated by the president and confirmed…
Kansas State University came up several times during the monthly Kansas Board of Regents meeting held Wednesday. K-State Student Body President Reagan Kays presented at the meeting as chair of the board’s Students’ Advisory Committee. He reviewed the top priorities for students including Higher Ed Day on Feb. 10. There was also an update on K-State Salina, including building renovations and the unmanned aircraft systems program.The University Engineering Initiative Act was discussed with Blake Flanders, Regents vice president for workforce development, talking about the progress of the University Engineering Initiative Act. The Kansas Legislature appropriated $1 million in 2011 to expand the state’s…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President, Lyle Butler. During the second segment, Cathy also talked to a French expert about the Paris situation. Lyle Butler-segment 1 Dr. Robert Clark-segment 2 Lyle Butler-segment 2 Lyle Butler-segment 3
Author Salman Rushdie, who lived for years under a death threat after his 1988 book “The Satanic Verses” drew the wrath of Iranian religious leaders, is defending the absolute right of free speech and the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.