Crimean Premier Sergei Aksyonov, right, attends the swearing in ceremony for the first unit of a pro-Russian armed force, dubbed the “military forces of the autonomous republic of Crimea” in Simferopol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 8, 2014. Some 30 men armed with automatic weapons and another 20 or so unarmed, were sworn in at a park in front of an eternal flame to those killed in World War II.
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A woman cries at the arrival hall of the International Airport in Beijing, China, Saturday, March 8, 2014. Relatives and friends were arriving at Beijing airport for news after a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 was reported missing on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing Saturday. While the plane has not been located, two oil slicks consistent with fuel tanks of an aircraft were found off the Vietnamese coast. There are also reports that two of the passengers on board were traveling with stolen passports.
Kenny Cherry scored 29 points and was perfect from the free throw line as Baylor made their finals 17 attempts from the charity stripe helping the Bears hold on to defeat Kansas State 76-74 on Senior Day Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum. After the game was tied 4-4 early on, K-State went on a 9-0 run to lead 13-4 with 12:47 left in the first half on a Shane Southwell jumper. Both teams struggled from the floor for the rest of the half and while Baylor did close to within three points, the Wildcats used a 10-4 run closing out the…
HAYS, Kan. (AP) An investigator from the Kansas fire marshal’s office will help investigate an outbreak of fires in a rural northwestern county. The Hays Daily News reports the Ellis County Rural Fire Department responded Thursday night to five fires in four hours outside the Hays city limits. Rural Fire Director Dick Klaus said the first call involved a burning pile of trees. That was followed by the burning of a camping trailer, four-wheeler and personal water craft. Crews also responded to a horse trailer and bales on fire; a fire at a storage shed; and the burning of a…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Lawrence police say they don’t suspect foul play in the death of a 44-year-old Lawrence man whose body was found near the Kansas River. The Lawrence Journal-World reports emergency responders were dispatched at 8:48 a.m. Saturday after a member of a river cleanup group reported finding the body. Police spokesman Sgt. Trent McKinley says a preliminary examination by a coroner and crime-scene investigators indicated there was no foul play. The body was found near an area where homeless camps have been found and unattended deaths have been reported several times since at least 2008. McKinley says he…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with State Representative Vern Swanson of Clay Center, followed by Jennifer Wilson, Riley County Extension Director, then Terry Holdren, Kansas Farm Bureau CEO and General Counsel, and ending with Lynda Bachelor, Project Coordinator with School of Leadership Studies at Kansas State.
Update 3: At the 7:00 pm briefing, not much had changed for the Riley County Police department as only eight total arrests were made for the day. Though only about halfway done at this point, Droge mentions things are going well. “We’re on a good start,” said Droge. “We’re on track to maybe a record breaking year in the opposite direction then we were going. I think that’s a testament to the officers out there doing proactive work. The people who are participating are making better decisions possibly. There were better educational opportunities about the laws this year. I know…
Malaysia Airlines says it lost contact with plane carrying 239 people on its way to Beijing, the route taking passengers from Malaysia across to Vietnam and China. CCTV discusses the family members’ concerns. Four Americans reportedly are among the missing.
Chelsea Gardner scored 29 points the last two on free throws to end the game and CeCe Harper added 20 points as Kansas overcame a 16-point first half deficit and rallied to knock off Kansas State 87-84 in overtime in the first round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship Friday night at Chesapeake Bank Arena in Oklahoma City. For a good portion of the first half the game mirrored the game on February 26 between the two teams in Lawrence when K-State won 76-68 after building a 21-0 first half lead then allowing the Jayhawks to tie…
The Manhattan High girls basketball team won an intense game over Lawrence Free State Friday night, earning them a sub-state championship and a spot in the state tournament.