Serbian emergency workers on Saturday continued to evacuate people from flooded areas along the Sava river.
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Commencement services began on Friday, and took up a large portion of the day Saturday. Kansas State University students accepted diplomas during the following graduation ceremonies on Saturday: College of Arts and Sciences, 8:30 a.m., Bramlage Coliseum, with John Hofmeister, founder and CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy. College of Architecture, Planning & Design, 10 a.m., McCain Auditorium, with Colin Noble, president and CEO of Noble Hospitality Inc., a hotel management and renovation company. College of Education, 11 a.m., Bramlage Coliseum, with Robert Shoop, Kansas State University professor emeritus of educational leadership. College of Business Administration, 12:30 p.m., Bramlage Coliseum,…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) First lady Michelle Obama says young people who’ve grown up with diversity must lead a national fight against prejudice and discrimination. She told high school graduates in Topeka on Friday that the historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling against school segregation is “still being decided every single day.”
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to Riley County Extension Agent for Health, Nutrition, and Food Safety, Ginny Barnard, Riley County Senior Service Center Director, Jami Ramsey and Executive Director of UFM, Linda Teener.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Tillman paid no attention to the Baltimore bullpen as it started to stir in the ninth inning. After all, he had made it this far before. There was no way he was leaving the game now. So after a leadoff single to start the inning, Tillman bore down against the Kansas City Royals. The young right-hander induced three straight groundouts to end the game, wrapping up a 4-0 victory for the Orioles and giving Tillman his first career shutout. “I’ll take more of them,” he said, “but that’s not my goal.” Maybe not. But…
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications Dillon Peters and Morgan Cooper of No. 19 Texas combined for a no-hitter against the K-State baseball team on Friday at Tointon Family Stadium as the Wildcats lost 12-0 in the series opener. Peters, the Longhorns starting pitcher, walked three, hit a batter, and struck out eight in seven innings to earn his sixth win of the season. Cooper, meanwhile, walked one and fanned one in his two innings. The combined no-hitter was Texas’ first since May 11, 2013 in a seven-inning game against Texas Southern. “Peters worked inside and outside of the plate…
Security forces inspect the scene at the site where two blasts detonated, one in a mini-van used for public transportation, in a market area of Nairobi, Kenya Friday, May 16, 2014. Two blasts hit Kenya’s capital on Friday, killing a number of people and injuring many more, in what appeared to be the latest in a string of increasingly frequent terror attacks.
A police water canon is used against anti government protesters in Soma, Turkey where the mine accident took place, Friday, May 16, 2014. Hundreds of protesters took part in the march against the government and there were clashes with the police forces. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history.
“The Game” on a finally Friday breaks down a big sports weekend. The K-State baseball team will close out the 2014 campaign with a home series against the Texas Longhorns. Where will Ross Kivett be remembered on the list of greatest Cats of all time? K-State in all will say goodbye to four seniors on the baseball team. The KC Royals are back at .500 at 20-20 with a 2-1 loss to the Orioles on Thursday night. The NBA playoffs are down to the final four with the top two seeds from the east and the west vying for a finals berth. Can anyone shut down the Heat? Is it too early to predict the college football bowl season for 2014-2015? Jerry Palm of CBSsports.com predicts the bowl season for college football. All that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.
The Riley County Police Department held its annual memorial service Friday honoring officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. “It has been said that man has no greater love than to give his life for another. So here we attempt to honor those who have given the greatest gift of all, the law enforcement officers who gave their lives in the line of duty in Riley County and throughout the nation,” said Robert Boyd, RCPD police captain. Friday’s ceremony also recognized the hard work and dedication that active law enforcement officers display in their service to the…