Protesters against the Keystone Pipeline XL were arrested in a peaceful protest after strapping themselves to the White House fence and blocking sidewalks in a sit-in.
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Igniting a tense standoff, Russian forces surrounded a Ukrainian army base Sunday just as the country began mobilizing its military in response to the surprise Russian takeover of Crimea.
Mercy Regional Health Center has fully joined Via Christi Health under a transfer agreement between the Memorial Hospital Association (MHA) and Via Christi Health. Mercy Regional Health Center was formed in 1996 when The Saint Mary Hospital and Memorial Hospital were combined. Since then, Via Christi and the MHA have had a joint 50-50 ownership of Mercy, with Via Christi providing management services. Under the agreement announced Friday, the MHA transferred its ownership of Mercy to Via Christi Health. As part of the agreement, the MHA will form a non-profit foundation to assist with improving health care services in Riley County, including…
The Baseball game between Kansas State and Abilene Christian scheduled for Sunday afternoon in Abilene, Texas has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The game will not be made up. K-State had moved this weekend’s games to the Texas city after the series against Milwaukee scheduled for Tointon Family Stadium this weekend had been cancelled due to wintry weather. K-State will next be in action on Tuesday at Nebraska with first pitch scheduled for 1:35 p.m. weather permitting. The Wildcats are now scheduled to open their home slate on Friday at 3 p.m. when the defending Big 12 Champs host…
Two Manhattan High wrestlers brought home some hardware from the 6A state tournament on Saturday afternoon at Hartman Arena in Wichita. Kian Clemens won the title in the 132 lb. weight class while Austin Chauncey won state in the 160 lb. class. The Tribe finished 9th at this year’s Class 6A tournament, just ahead of Junction City, who came in 11th. St. James Academy won the state meet, easily outpacing 2nd place Garden City. Other notable performers for the Tribe included Mason Wallace who finished 3rd at 120 lbs. and Eldon Picou who placed 6th at 285. In Class 4A…
After a rough season-opening trip to the West Coast that saw them lose seven out of eight games, the defending Big 12 Champion Kansas State Baseball team seems to have found its game in the Lone Star State. After their home-opening series at Tointon Family Stadium scheduled for this weekend was cancelled due to inclement weather, the Bat Cats headed south to Abilene, Texas for four games in a three-day period. On Saturday, K-State won a pair of games defeating Grand Canyon in the afternoon 11-1 as Landon Busch twirled the team’s first complete game since last March. In the…
A traffic camera from the Colorado Department of Transportation shows a multi-vehicle pileup on Interstate-25 in Denver. According to Denver Police, one person died in the crash.
Troops in unmarked uniforms stand guard in Balaklava on the outskirts of Sevastopol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 1, 2014. An emblem on one of the vehicles and their number plates identify them as belonging to the Russian military. Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of sending new troops into Crimea, a strategic Russia-speaking region that hosts a major Russian navy base. The Kremlin hasn’t responded to the accusations, but Russian lawmakers urged President Putin to act to protect Russians in Crimea.
Shane Southwell scored 13 points in his best game in more than a month and four other players tallied double figures as Kansas State outlasted Iowa State 80-73 in a physical and sometimes contentious game Saturday night at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats got off to a rough start as they were victimized by some questionable calls from the officiating crew which allowed the Cyclones to jump out to a 9-4 lead. It was during that time that K-State coach Bruce Weber received a warning for arguing the calls but what it also did was light a spark underneath his team.…
The Winter Storm that moved into Northeast Kansas Saturday night did not produce nearly the amount of snow that was predicted but bitterly cold temperatures are in effect for at least the next 36 hours. The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Wind Chill Advisory for Riley and Pottawatomie Counties in effect until 9 a.m. CST on Monday. Sustained winds will be between 10 and 20 MPH out of the Northeast with gusts up to 30 MPH. Those winds will put Wind Chill values anywhere between minus 10 and minus 24 through Monday morning. The low temperature for…