NSA leaker Edward Snowden’s chances for finding refuge outside the U.S. are dwindling. His best bet may hinge on the President of Venezuela, who was in Moscow on Tuesday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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In a desperate attempt at survival, 19 elite firefighters in the Arizona mountain town of Yarnell unfurled their foiled-line emergency shelters. A firefighter says they don’t guarantee safety but the equipment can help in an emergency.
Wamego honors a High School All-Star. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, Mayor Bob Morse issued a proclamation that July 27th, 2013 as a day in honor of All-Star Player Dakota Turner, a Wamego High School student, who will be participating in the 40th Annual Kansas All-Star Football Shrine Bowl Game at Washburn University. In addition, Governor Sam Brownback has proclaimed July 27th 2013 as Kansas All-Star Football Shrine Bowl Day. Mayor Morse presented the signed proclamation to Turner as his parents looked on. A change was also made in the way utility bills will be processed in Wamego. Merl Page,…
It’s time to check in with Manhattan, as Cathy sits down with Mayor John Matta and City Manager Ron Fehr. [mp3-jplayer]
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Egypt’s state news agency says the military has drawn up a plan to suspend the constitution, dissolve the legislature, and set up an interim administration if President Mohammed Morsi fails to reach a solution with his opponents.
A prosecutor in George Zimmerman’s murder trial on Tuesday tried to pick apart the statements of a Sanford Police detective who had been called as a prosecution witness a day before but gave testimony that seemed to benefit the defense.
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has agreed to pay a $477,500 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at three road construction sites that are located near Lawrence, Manhattan, and Pleasanton, the Environmental Protection Agency announced today. EPA Region 7 inspected the U.S. Highway 69 project near Pleasanton in November 2008, the U.S. Highway 59 project near Lawrence in August 2010, and the Kansas Highway 18 project near Manhattan in May 2012. Violations included the failure to install or implement adequate stormwater control measures, including the failure to timely stabilize disturbed soils, the failure to…
Eastbound and westbound U.S. 24 from the Manhattan Mall entrance to Excel Road (Riley/Pottawatomie Counties) will be reduced to one lane in each direction for resurfacing beginning on Monday, July 8 during the overnight hours of 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily, Monday-Friday, through late July 2013, weather permitting. Traffic will be directed through the project work zone via signage and cones. Drivers should expect some delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes, if possible. There will be a 12-foot lane width restriction through the project work zone during working hours. This work is part of the overall resurfacing…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NCAA has given Baylor women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey a one-game NCAA Tournament suspension for criticizing the officiating following her team’s loss to Louisville in the Big Dance this past season. The NCAA also issued a public reprimand Tuesday and said it was withholding Baylor’s team championship per diem from the regional round. After Louisville knocked off top-seeded Baylor, Mulkey said the game was too physical and that more tournament work by the three officials would be “be sad for the game.” Mulkey will have to sit out a game during her next NCAA tournament appearance.…