Pro-Russian forces stormed a Ukrainian air force base in Crimea, firing shots and stun grenades and smashing through concrete walls with armored personnel carriers. The base commander said at least one person was wounded.
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) The Reno County Sheriff’s office says a 77-year-old man was injured when the car he was in was hit by a train. The sheriff’s department says the accident occurred Saturday morning when the SUV drove in front of the Union Pacific train that was traveling about 55 mph. The train hit the car’s driver side rear, causing it to spin off of the tracks. The driver was taken to a Hutchinson hospital with moderate injuries. The sheriff’s department says the train crew wasn’t injured.
DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) Thieves broke into a VFW shed in Dodge City and stole dozens of American flags that fly at a local cemetery to honor veterans. The Dodge City Globe reports (http://bit.ly/1jgp7en ) the flags, which were reported stolen earlier this week, are installed at the Maple Grove Cemetery Avenue of Flags, where each of the flag poles was erected in memory of a veteran. The flags are flown on Memorial Day, Independence Day, Flag Day, Veterans Day, September 11 and December 7 Pearl Harbor Day. The GI Forum, VFW and the American Legion have reached out…
SAN DIEGO (AP) Kevin Pangos scored 26 points and Gary Bell Jr. added 17 for eighth-seeded Gonzaga, which beat Marcus Smart and the ninth-seeded Oklahoma State Cowboys 85-77 in the West region of the NCAA tournament on Friday. The Bulldogs (29-6), in their 16th straight NCAA tournament, will play top-seeded Arizona on Sunday. The refs called 61 fouls, and five players fouled out. Pangos made 12 of 14 free throws, most of them in the closing minutes. Smart had 23 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and six steals for Oklahoma State (21-13). He is projected to be a high NBA…
ST. LOUIS (AP) Andrew Wiggins scored 19 points, Jamari Traylor and Perry Ellis had double-doubles and second-seeded Kansas pulled away down the stretch to beat pesky Eastern Kentucky 80-69 on Friday in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Traylor finished with 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Ellis had 14 points and 13 boards for the Jayhawks (25-9), who trailed 56-53 with 9 minutes to go before their game-ending charge. They advanced to play No. 10 seed Stanford, a 58-53 winner over seventh-seeded New Mexico, on Sunday in the third round of the South Regional. Glenn Cosey hit five…
ST. LOUIS — Marcus Foster had 15 points, Shane Southwell scored 11 and Thomas Gipson 10 for Kansas State but the Wildcats’ late charge wasn’t enough as No. 8 seed Kentucky held on for a 56-49 win on Friday night to earn a date with top-seeded Wichita State in the NCAA tournament. Julius Randle had 19 points and 15 rebounds, Aaron Harrison finished with 18 points for Kentucky (25-10). Kansas State (20-13), which started in a 1-0 hole after a technical for a dunk in pregame warm-ups, struggled to hit from the perimeter against Kentucky’s tall lineup as the Cats…
(News Release Prepared by City of Manhattan) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District has begun a large pilot project in Manhattan to help communities in the Big Blue River floodplain apply tools for managing flood risks. The tools being discussed are home elevations, flood proofing and, for some, possibly buyouts. These are strategies not typically found in USACE projects.Homes and businesses in the project area are on the border of Pottawatomie and Riley counties, including the following neighborhoods: Brookfield, Dix, Eagles Landing, Knoxberry, Countryside Estates, Northview and the commercial areas along U.S. 24 Highway. A public open…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with State Senator Tom Hawk of Manhattan, followed by Ginny Barnard, Riley County Extension Health, Nutrition and Food Safety agent, then Debbie Nuss, Project Coordinator with the Riley County Senior Service Center, and ending with Paul Fleener regarding the “Jesus” film project.
A Kansas native has thrown his name into the race for the 1st Congressional District. Republican Kent Roth, of Ellinwood, Kansas, decided to run back in October, but has since officially announced he will be running to take the seat that covers 63 counties in Kansas. Roth is a University of Kansas and Washburn School of Law graduate. Though, being away for politics for about 30 years, Roth explained in an interview with KMAN, there needs to be new leadership in Congress. “I view him [Congressman Tim Huelskamp] as the apple that spoiled the rest of the apples in the…
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Lawrence Alexander hit a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left to force overtime and freshman Carlin Dupree scored four points in the final 75 seconds as No. 12 seed North Dakota State knocked off Oklahoma 80-75 Thursday night. The Bison (26-6) picked up their first NCAA tournament win by rallying in the final minute and then outlasting the No. 5 seed Sooners in overtime. Alexander finished with a career-high 28 points, but it’ll be his falling-down, fist-pumping celebration after the tying 3-pointer that will be replayed in Fargo for years. Dupree came on in the closing seconds…