West Virginia officials say levels of a chemical that leaked into the Elk River and affected the water supply are dropping. Residents of 9 counties could soon have clearance to use their tap water.
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A Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago that was supposed to fly to Branson, Missouri landed at a separate airport about seven miles away on Sunday evening. The plane landed without incident.
Iran and six world powers have agreed on how to implement a nuclear deal struck in November. The agreement kicks in on Jan. 20, starting a six-month clock for a final deal to be reached over Iran’s contested nuclear program.
A long line of Israelis paid respect to former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Sunday, a day before his memorial service, expected to be attended by leaders from across the globe.
It’s that time of year again, and the tax center on Fort Riley will be open for military affiliated personnel on January 22nd at nine a.m. The center will be located at building 7034 on Normandy drive. OIC Captain Sarah Green says the center will be open from nine a.m. to six p.m. Monday through Friday, and nine a.m. to one p.m. on Saturday. Some of documents needed for processing include a social security card, driver’s license, and if possibe the previous year’s tax return. The phone number for questions is aptly 785-239-1040.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Emergency crews have responded to a gasoline leak at a fuel distribution terminal in Kansas City, Kan. The Kansas City Star reports the gasoline spilled Sunday at the Magellan Midstream Partners petroleum terminal. No injuries were reported. Magellan spokesman Bruce Heine in Tulsa, Okla., says the spilled gasoline is being controlled in a containment area at the facility. He says the company reported a loss of 100 barrels of gasoline but that figure could change. The fuel leak occurred at a valve connected to an above-ground storage tank. Heine says the cause of the leak is…
West Virginia Govenor Earl Ray Tomblin held a press conference Saturday evening to discuss the current state of emergency in West Virginia due to a chemical spill into the water supply.
A spokesman at the hospital that had been treating Ariel Sharon announced the death of the former Israeli Prime Minister, 85. Sharon had been in a coma since a stroke in 2006.
New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez will miss the entire 2014 season, after baseball’s arbitrator reduced the 211 game suspension of Alex Rodriguez to 162, without pay. That amounts to about $25 million lost in earnings.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The former head of the housing authority in a small Kansas town has admitted stealing nearly $7,700 in federal funds. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Debra L. Savage (53), of Linn, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of theft from a federal program. Savage was the executive director of the housing authority in Linn, a north-central Kansas town of about 400 people in Washington County. In her plea, she admitted using a housing authority credit card for personal expenses of nearly $7,700 between December 2009 and December 2012. Savage faces maximum penalties of 10 years in prison…