An Australian woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the killings of eight children, seven of whom are believed to be her own, police said on Saturday.
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Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, who offered Sony Pictures $100 thousand for the rights to ‘The Interview’ says the hack threatens society as a whole if nobody stands up to the N. Korean hackers.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The trial for a 39-year-old Wichita man accused of trying to kill his family has been delayed until March at the request of the man’s attorney. The Wichita Eagle reports Pettix McMillan is charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder for the March 24th shootings of his 36-year-old wife and two sons, ages 5 and 13.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Riley County Extension Agriculture Agent, Greg McClure; Riley County Senior Service Center Director, Jami Ramsey; and Pawnee Mental Health Executive Director, Robbin Cole.
The Manhattan basketball teams impressed once again, this time against rival Junction City. The Manhattan high girls blasted the Lady Jays at the MHS gym 99-53 to get to the holiday break at 4-0. For the second straight game, the Indians place nine in the scorers book led by five in double figures. Carolina Ballard paced the play with 22 points, Kennedy Wilson piled up 16 points while Madison Mittie topped a season high with 13 points. Gigi McAtee and Amara Ehie with 10 apiece for MHS. Another fantastic game on both sides of the ball as Manhattan shot 58%…
The Kansas Department of Labor released their jobs report today. According to the Kansas Department of Labor, November’s seasonally adjusted rate was 4.3%, which is down from October’s 4.4%, and lower than November 2013’s 5% overall unemployment rate. Kansas gained 7,200 seasonally adjusted private sector jobs, which is an increase of .6% since last year, and 75,00 non-farm jobs, which is a .5% increase. Kansas lost 4,400 seasonally adjusted private sector jobs and 4,100 seasonally adjusted total non-farm jobs since October, making a .3% decline. Non-seasonally adjusted jobs show that Kansas gained 7,400 private sector jobs, and 7,600 non-farm jobs since last year.…
President Barack Obama waves to reporters at the conclusion of his news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. The president claimed an array of successes in 2014, citing lower unemployment, a rising number of Americans covered by health insurance, and an historic diplomatic opening with Cuba. He also touts his own executive action and a Chinese agreement to combat global warming. The President also criticized Sony’s decision not to show “The Interview” after threats from hackers reportedly tied to North Korea.
People stand in line to receive their purchases at a distribution point of an internet shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. In his Thursday speech, President Vladimir Putin, who has led Russia for 15 years sought to soothe market fears, said the country has sufficient currency reserves and would not resort to administrative controls, such as fixing exchange rates or obliging exporters to convert their Western currency holdings to rubles.
K-State men and women are in action this weekend. K-State band is the best in the U.S. Bold Predictions. Texas A&M Play-by-play announcer Dave Smith kicks off hour 2. You Can’t Be Serious to wrap the show.
On Friday afternoon Judge William Malcolm continued the preliminary hearing of a man accused of a number of charges including aggravated kidnapping, and robbery. Earlier Friday two other defendants waived their preliminary hearings. Ortegas Tune, 26, of Manhattan was the first to waive his preliminary hearing. Tune faces charges which include one count of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of kidnapping, and one count of aggravated robbery. His arraignment has been set for December 29. Rasheem Wilson, 26, also of Manhattan was the next to waive his hearing–with a December 29th arraignment set. Wilson’s charges include two counts of aggravated kidnapping,…