Students and others demonstrate on the Penn State campus in support of women police say were depicted on Kappa Delta Rho fraternity’s private Facebook pages, Friday, March 20, 2015, in State College, Pa. Police are investigating allegations Kappa Delta Rho fraternity members used two secret Facebook pages to post photos of nude females, some of whom appeared to be sleeping or passed out, as well as posts relating to hazing or drug deals.
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A man looks at a damaged car after a suicide attack in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, March 20, 2015. Triple suicide bombers hit a pair of mosques crowded with worshippers in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Friday, causing heavy casualties, according to witnesses. The attackers targeted mosques frequented by Shiite rebels, who have controlled the capital since September.
Unemployment numbers are down in the Manhattan area, according to figures just released by the Kansas Department of Labor. The Manhattan metro area which includes Riley and Pottawatomie Counties is listed as 3.5%, down from 3.9 the month before and last year’s numbers of 4.4. The Manhattan metro numbers with Junction City show 4.1% in February, also down from the month before and last year. The city of Manhattan with just Riley County has a 3.1% number, with Junction City’s at 5.9% in February of this year. Surrounding counties were also down, including Riley County at 3.4%, Pottawatomie County at…
Pottawatomie County Law Enforcement and emergency officials responded to a public injury construction-type accident shortly before 11 a.m. Friday morning. Few details are available, but the accident was reported just east of Manhattan on Excel and Roepke Roads. County UnderSheriff Shane Jager tells KMAN the 911 call came in at 10:45. Jager adds an unidentified individual was injured and transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.
Riley County Police arrested a Solomon woman on two no bond probation violation arrest warrants. Jennifer Larson, 40, was taken into custody at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on Seth Child Road on the warrants, issued by the Ellsworth County District Court. The two probation violation warrants stem from a theft conviction in 2014.
It was a busy day in Pottawatomie County Court, with a plea entered by a Marysville man who drove his vehicle into two Manhattan businesses including Staples last December. Judge Jeff Elder found Jason Butler, 36, guilty of the charge he entered the plea to, which was driving under the influence. The seven other charges in the case were dismissed. Pottawatomie County Attorney Schuck recounted the incident Butler was involved in, with extensive damage to two businesses near Tuttle Creek Boulevard, including Staples and Short Go. The smoke from the rubber of the tires caused the fire alarm to go off. Butler’s…
A school in upstate New York apologized for reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic after complaints from district residents who lost family members in Afghanistan. The pledge was read in Arabic as part of National Foreign Language Week.
Donald Trump makes a trip to New Hampshire as he again considers a presidential run.
Haley Texada scored a career-high 30 points and Kansas State took control early on its way to an 86-68 win over Akron Thursday night in the first round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament before an announced crowd of 1,704 at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State scored the first 10 points of the game and led by as much as 14-2 with 16:04 left in the first half before the Zips out of the Mid American Conference fought back to cut the margin to 16-10 with 14:31 left in the half. With Texada scoring 19 of her points in the first half…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Senate has passed four bills aimed at increasing government transparency but rejected a proposal to open officials’ private emails about government business to public scrutiny. Senators passed all four bills unanimously Thursday. One would limit government fees for producing records, and another would increase lobbyist disclosures about their funding. A third requires the Legislature to provide live Internet audio of some committee meetings, starting in 2016. A fourth preserves existing open records exceptions. The chamber rejected an amendment from Democratic Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka to require state agencies to disclose officials’ emails about government…