Russian troops took control of the two main airports in the strategic peninsula of Crimea, Ukraine’s interior minister charged Friday.
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A massive cold front is gripping the US from the Northeast to the Great Plains. Snow is expected in areas stretching from Maine to the Midwest over the weekend.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with US Congressman Tim Huelskamp, followed by Mike Barnhart with Positive Air LLC on sleep apnea.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Brad Starnes, USD 378 Superintendent, and Brady Burton, USD 384 Blue Valley Randolph Superintendent, followed by Ward Morgan, Caleb Edwards, & Mariel Edwards from Della Vocce on downtown development.
Thursday’s edition of “The Game” on KMAN breaks down the Big 12 men’s basketball games from Wednesday night. Texas holds off Baylor in Austin and Iowa State has no problem at home against West Virginia. What would the Big 12 tourney look like if the season ended today? Can the Wildcats afford to be one and done in the conference tournament no matter what happens the rest of the season? The K-State women start strong at Kansas and hold of the Jayhawks late to get a big win for Deb Patterson. Ryan Cornelson, former Hays High football coach joins the show to talk about Alex Delton who is the first 2015 FB commit for Bill Snyder and the Cats. All that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.
Attorney General Eric Holder was hospitalized for several hours Thursday after experiencing faintness and shortness of breath at work, the Justice Department said. He was discharged later in the day and sent home to rest.
A poster with a photo of fugitive Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who fled the capital Kiev and went into hiding after months of protests against his government, is seen fixed onto a barricade in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Ukraine put its police on high alert after dozens of armed pro-Russia men stormed and seized local government buildings in Ukraine’s Crimea region early Thursday and raised a Russian flag over a barricade.
Incumbent State Representative Ron Highland of Wamego has filed for re-election to the 51st District position. Highland’s name is on the Kansas Secretary of State list for this year’s election. So far no one else has officially filed for the position.
Five Kansas Schools, including Ogden Elementary School have been nominated for the 2014 National Blue Ribbon (NBR) Schools Award Program. The U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, will invite these schools to apply for the award. The final selection of the NBR Award will be made in September of 2014, and will be honored at a recognition ceremony in the nation’s capital. Schools nominated were Oatville Elementary from Wichita, Valley Falls Elementary from Valley Falls, West Bourbon Elementary School from Uniontown, Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elementary from Marais Des Cygnes Valley, and Ogden Elementary. The NBR program honors schools who’s…
A short Riley County Commission meeting, with only two staff updates and an administrative work session, left plenty of time to discuss legislative concerns. During the commission comments portion of Thursday’s meeting, commissioners expressed concern with legislators. Senate Bill 298, which involves the elimination of the mortgage registration fee, is on it’s way to the floor. For commissioners, this is particularly frustrating as they specifically went to Topeka to provide testimony against the bill. Commission Chair, Robert Boyd commented “it’s incredibly frustrating. We have to find a better way to approach our legislators”. This comment was in reference to the…