President Barack Obama speaks the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 2, 2015, about the breakthrough in the Iranian nuclear talks. The president heralded a framework nuclear understanding with Iran as an “historic” agreement that could pave the way for a final deal that would leave the U.S., its allies and the world safer.
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Senate Bill 299, and House Bills 2253 and 2416, all address different parts of KPERS, according to Riley County Counselor, Clancy Holeman. During Thursday’s county commission meeting, Holeman indicated he’d be keeping an eye on these pieces of legislation as he felt they could negatively impact current KPERS participants. Employees currently in the KPERS program could potentially see changes in their services if the legislation is approved. Holeman said it’s unclear at this time what those changes could actually entail. Holeman said traditionally these types of bills impact those who are new to the program, or are just entering it.…
The 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, cased its colors for the last time in an inactivation ceremony on Thursday, April 2. The ceremony took place on Cavalry Parade Field, and was initially announced in July 2013 as part of the Army’s ongoing restructuring process. Since its activation on Jan. 12, 2006 at Fort Riley, the 4th IBCT has deployed twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan. The five battalions and one squadron that make up the brigade will case their individual colors in separate ceremonies throughout the coming weeks. Thursday’s ceremony included the Commanding General’s Mounted Color…
Gunmen attacked Garissa University College in eastern Kenya early Thursday, shooting indiscriminately in campus hostels, killing at least two people and wounding four others, police said.
Senator Bob Menendez, D-NJ, issued strong words to federal prosecutors Wednesday who have charged him with accepting nearly $1 million in campaign gifts from a friend in exchange for political favors.
Described as the “best kept secret” in Manhattan, officials from AIB International, the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce, Riley County, and the city of Manhattan were represented at a Wednesday afternoon groundbreaking for a $7.5 million building project. President and CEO Andre Biane welcomed those in attendance, telling the large crowd gathered of the company’s global enterprise with headquarters in Manhattan, reaching more than 120 countries, with five geographical regions which include Europe, the Middle East and Africa, China, Mexico and Latin America, and Asia/Pacific. He added there are more than 300 employees with about a third in Manhattan and…
The Seaman USD 345 School District in Topeka recently announced that as a result of the financial ramifications outlined in the block grant funding, they will no longer accept out of district students into their district. This prompted a similar discussion during Wednesday night’s Manhattan Ogden USD 383 school board meeting. Superintendent, Bob Shannon brought the discussion to light during his spoken report. Shannon said many people have asked him for his stance on the issue. According to Shannon, he does not feel that cutting out of district students off from coming to the Manhattan/Ogden schools sends any certain message to state…
AP-KS–ElectionAnomalies WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita State University mathematician has filed an open records lawsuit seeking the paper tapes from electronic voting machines in Kansas hoping they will explain statistical anomalies in election returns. Beth Clarkson is chief statistician for the National Institute for Aviation Research and holds a Ph.D. in statistics. On Wednesday she sued Secretary of State Kris Kobach and Sedgwick County Elections Commissioner Tabitha Lehman seeking a court order allowing her to audit the machines. Clarkson has analyzed election returns in Kansas and elsewhere showing an unexplained pattern where the percentage of Republican votes increase the larger…
Wamego has found it’s new football coach. Lee Weber will take over for the departed Dale Burkholder, pending board approval next week. Weber comes from Council Grove where went 6-3 each of the last two seasons with the Braves. He took over a program that had only won six games in the two previous seasons combined. Before that, Weber won 38 games in 7 seasons at Mission Valley, including multiple playoff appearances and a league title. Burkholder won back-to-back NCKL titles in his final two years at Wamego and took the Red Raiders to the playoffs for the first time…
Former Atlanta Public Schools school research team director Tamara Cotman, center, is led to a holding cell after a jury found her guilty in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial, Wednesday, April 1, 2015, in Atlanta. Cotman and 10 other former Atlanta Public Schools educators accused of participating in a test cheating conspiracy that drew nationwide attention were convicted Wednesday of racketeering charges.