The Pentagon estimates there are now about 20,000 Russian troops in Ukraine, as additional forces have gone into the country over the last week. The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Hagel phoned his Ukrainian counterpart to discuss the crisis.
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Dave LeMote wipes down a post clock at Electric Time Company, Inc. in Medfield, Mass., Friday, March 7, 2014. Most Americans will set their clocks 60 minutes forward before heading to bed Saturday night, but daylight saving time officially starts Sunday at 2 a.m. local time
On Thursday March 6th, 2014 the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the following incident; An 11 year old girl reported that she was walking in the city of St.Mary’s at approximately 3:30 p.m. She had been walking in an alley when she saw a white van turn down the same alley she was walking in, driving towards her. She cut through a yard because the van was coming towards her. The girl who was now walking on Palmer Street watched the van emerge from the alley and come back on Palmer Street driving towards her again. She said…
Updated 3 p.m. Friday: Governor Sam Brownback, joined by Attorney General Derek Schmidt, Senate President Susan Wagle and House Speaker Ray Merrick and other legislators responded to the Kansas Supreme Court ruling on the Gannon vs Kansas case. “We have an opportunity for progress,” Governor Brownback said. “My commitment is to work with legislative leadership to address the allocation issue identified by the court. We will fix this.” The court has set out steps for the legislature to end the lawsuit by July 1, 2014. It affirms the Constitutional requirement for education to be “adequate” and “equitable.” “Our task is…
Kansas State University students have elected Charles “Reagan” Kays, senior in agribusiness, Weir, as student body president. His running mate, Cody Kennedy, junior in secondary education and mathematics, Phillipsburg, will serve as student body vice president. Kays and Kennedy plan to start work immediately on implementing their platform issues, which are streamlining tutoring services, increasing communication with all 475 student organizations and advocating for a medical amnesty law. “I am most passionate about helping people and I want to do this for the rest of my life,” Kays said. “With the extraordinary opportunity to serve the students…
New Mexico residents and local officials are voicing frustration with the amount of information being released by the U.S. Department of Energy about a radiation leak last month at the nation’s only underground nuclear waste dump.
President Barack Obama ordered the West’s first sanctions in response to Russia’s military takeover of Crimea on Thursday, declaring his determination not to let the Kremlin carve up Ukraine.
The MHS boys lost the first game of sub-state to Topeka High, ending their season Thursday night.
“The Game” on KMAN is getting Wildcat fans ready for the final weekend in the Big 12. The guys will play out some scenarios that could play out for Bruce Weber and the Cats and how it will shake out next weeks Big 12 tourney in KC. The K-State women get ready for the Big 12 tourney tomorrow night in OKC. Can the K-State women play themselves into the postseason? The bat cats get ready for the home opener starting Friday afternoon with Iowa. K-State coming off three straight wins in Abilene Texas last weekend. Former K-State Safety Ty Zimmerman sat down with Matt Walters to talk football, future and much more. Brent Maycock from the Topeka Capital Journal to talk about Sub State hoops around the state of Kansas. All that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 6, 2014. Christie, facing conservatives who have been slow to embrace him, received applause throughout a speech that highlighted his opposition to abortion and stressed the importance of getting results. “We don’t get to govern if we don’t win,” Christie said.