Pope Francis plunged Sunday into Mideast politics during his Holy Land pilgrimage, calling the current stalemate “unacceptable”. He won acceptance from Israeli and Palestinian presidents to pay a symbolic visit to the Vatican next month.
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As in years past, the Junction City Police Department will not test the storms sirens at noon today due to Memorial Day Services held on Ft. Riley. According to Police Chief, Tim Brown, the department will instead test the sirens at one p.m. as long as inclement weather doesn’t interfere.
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) One of Garden City’s biggest attractions is open for the summer. KSNW-TV reports the city’s Big Pool is filled with more than 2 million gallons of water and ready to accommodate swimmers hundreds of them, more than the populations of some Kansas towns. Monica Colborn, aquatics director for the Garden City Recreation Commission, says the pool draws anywhere from 500 to 1,500 swimmers a day. Dating to the 1920s, the pool is so big that as a promotional stunt, a small motorboat once pulled a couple of water skiers around the surface. Western Kansas remains in…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) One person is dead and another is in custody following an early-morning shooting south of downtown Topeka. Police say the victim was taken to a hospital in a private vehicle following the shooting around 1:40 a.m. Sunday. The person was pronounced dead at 3:15 p.m. A 30-year-old man was arrested Sunday afternoon on suspicion of first-degree murder. No details about the victim were released. Police Lt. Jana Harden told The Topeka Capital-Journal that a car accident was associated with the shooting. Nobody was hurt in the collision.
The Kansas Highway Patrol responded to a one vehichle, injury accident Friday evening. Brad Anderson (45) of Lindsborg was travelling southbound on K99 in his 2000 F350 Ford pickup truck when the passenger side wheels dropped off the west side of the roadway. Anderson over-corrected, came back on the roadway, crossed all lanes of traffic and left the east side of the roadway. His vehicle then slid down the embankment, overturned several times and went through a fence before coming to rest in a field. Anderson was transported to Mercy Regional Health Center with unknown injuries. KMAN will bring you additional details when…
Voters streamed into polling stations in Kiev for Ukraine’s critical presidential election on Sunday, while in the troubled east, heavily armed pro-Russian rebels intimidated voters by smashing ballot boxes and blocking access to voting centers. <iframe width=”425″ height=”239″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/Xd3aOeWvzKQ” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
On a surprise visit to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama promised a decision soon on keeping a small contingent of troops in Afghanistan to help protect gains made over nearly 13 years of combat.
Santa Barbara Police say that Elliot Rodger was the man identified in the disturbing Youtube videos posted the night before the shooting rampage near the UCSB campus.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Eric Hosmer tied a season high with four hits, pinch-runner Jarrod Dyson scored the go-ahead run in the 13th inning on a throwing error by rookie reliever Mike Morin, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-4 Saturday night. Danny Valencia felt discomfort on two swings leading off the 13th and was checked out by manager Ned Yost and a trainer. After convincing them he was all right, Valencia lined a double off the fence in left-center, sliding into second headfirst. Dyson went into run for him and scored when Morin (0-1) fielded…
Pope Francis waved at crowds and kissed babies as he was driven around a stadium in Amman, Jordan on Saturday at the start of his three-day visit to the Middle East.