Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock, some of the holiest sites for for Jews and Muslims, are covered in snow in Jerusalem, Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. Early snow has surprised many Israelis and Palestinians as a blustery storm, dubbed Alexa, brought gusty winds, torrential rains and heavy snowfall to parts of the Middle East. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)
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Students comfort each other outside of Arapahoe High School after a shooting on the campus in Centennial, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson said Friday that the shooter, who died, was a student at the high school. He said another student was wounded when he confronted the armed student and was shot. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
A finally Friday edition of “The Game” is jam packed and getting you ready for a solid sports weekend. Matt Walters and Brandon Tadtman talk K-State basketball as the men and women are both in action on Sunday inside Bramlage Coliseum. Jeremy Crabtree from ESPN.com joins the show to talk about K-State football recruiting and how that sets up in the future for the Wildcats. Brent Maycock from the Topeka Capital Journal joins the show as well to preview another Friday night of High School hoops around the state of Kansas. Matt and Brandon go thru all of the bowl games and decide which ones will be ones to watch and which ones will not be fun to watch. The Chiefs can lock up a playoff spot if they when against Oakland on Sunday, the guys break down the NFL weekend. All that and much more on a finally Friday edition of “The Game” on KMAN.
A bomb threat at Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport has led to an arrest early Fiday morning when an employee tried to gain entrance to the airport tarmac and explode a car bomb. US Attorney for Kansas Barry Grissom said 58 year old Terry Loewen, 58, of Wichita, had been under investigation since this past summer after making threats to engage in a terrorist act of jihad against the United States. Grissom added the explosives in Loewen’s car were inert and not capable of exploding. Loewen was an avionics technician who had a security card giving him access to resticted areas of the…
Friday morning saw a number of reports of accidents along I-70 from mile markers 322 to 338. Riley County Police, Kansas Highway Patrol, and EMS were all on scene during the almost three-hour ordeal. Reports began coming in at about 7:15 am and roads were reopened at about 10 am. Kansas Highway Patrol is releasing information on the accidents. The first accident occurred at 6:50 am. Kimberly Regnier, 45, of Junction City was eastbound on 1-70 when she lost control of her 2008 Ford Mustang and struck a 2007 Honda Accord driven by Debra Holenbeck, 59, of Manhattan. Regnier was transported to Mercy…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Some conservative leaders in the Kansas Legislature say they will try again during the next session to stop the state from requiring utilities to buy more wind power. Supporters of wind power say that action would hurt an industry that has potential for big growth in Kansas. A 2009 law requires the state’s major utilities to get 15 percent of their power from wind or other renewable sources by 2016 and 20 percent by 2020. An opponent of the law Rep. Dennis Hedke, a Republican from Wichita, says he wants all energy sources to be on the…
HAYS, Kan. (AP) Fort Hays State University is launching an effort to raise $8 million for scholarships for students. University officials announced the one-year Power of One Scholarship Campaign effort Wednesday. President Edward Hammond has made providing aid for students a top priority during his 27 years at the university. He plans to retire next summer. The Hays Daily News reports Fort Hays’ student enrollment has increased from 5,538 in 1987 to 13,441 this year. The fundraising campaign represents a 400 percent increase over normal fundraising in a year’s time for the Fort Hays State University Foundation.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Concealed guns will likely be allowed in nearly all public buildings in Shawnee County, beginning Jan. 1. The Shawnee County Commission on Monday will consider asking Attorney General Derek Schmidt to exempt only the county courthouse and three health agency buildings from allowing concealed guns. More than 80 other county-owned buildings will allow the weapons. County counselor Rich Eckert says it is too expensive to provide adequate security at the other buildings, and citizens have a right to carry concealed weapons. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the exemption letters are on the commission’s consent agenda, which usually is…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A homeless man who stabbed another man to death during a confrontation in Wichita was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison. Zachary A. Contreras, 29, was sentenced Thursday for voluntary manslaughter in the death of Francisco Perez, 39,. He also had pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for threatening another man during the confrontation. Contreras’ attorney said her client was defending himself and a cousin in September 2012 when Perez confronted them because he didn’t want homeless people near his apartment. An autopsy report showed Perez was drunk when he confronted the men. The Wichita Eagle reports the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Shawnee County plans to shut down its Forbes Golf Course. John Knight, parks and recreation director, said Thursday the closure is effective Jan. 1. Knight said the department lacks the money to keep the nine-hole Forbes course open. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Knight spoke at the first of three public hearings the county is holding regarding the future of the property. He says the course is expected to see an operating loss this year of about $120,000. The decision to close Forbes comes at a time when the parks and recreation department is seeking to cut…