Update at noon Thursday: Still no details regarding an accident on on highway 24 three miles west of St. Mary’s, reported at about 8:45 Thursday morning. The accident resulted in the closure of both eastbound and westbound lanes in that area for about an hour. The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced that just before 11:30 Thursday morning, all lanes of eastbound and westbound U.S. 24 have been opened to unrestricted traffic The Kansas Highway Patrol has been investigating the accident and could only confirm at noon Thursday that injuries were involved. #### Update: As of 10:20 am, one lane has…
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CLEVELAND (AP) Justin Masterson managed to hang around for 6 1-3 innings and win for the sixth time at home, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. Masterson (9-5) sidestepped some early trouble without giving up any runs and improved to 6-1 with a 2.29 ERA in nine starts at Progressive Field. The right-hander struck out eight while allowing two runs and nine hits. Michael Brantley hit a pair of solo homers for the up-and-down Indians, who moved within 3.5 games of first-place Detroit in the AL Central. Mike Aviles drove…
Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of New York, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theory that a missile strike may have downed the jumbo jet.
HBO and his managers say James Gandolfini – best known for his role as Tony Soprano in TV series ‘The Sopranos’ – has died in Italy at age 51.
aTa is participating in the 8th Annual DUMP THE PUMP Day sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association. Bus fares will be free of charge during regular business hours on Thursday, June 20th. According the aTa, public transportation use reduces our nation’s dependence on foreign oil by 4.2 billion gallons of gasoline a year. It also reduces our nation’s carbon emissions by 37 million metric tons annually. This is equivalent to Washington, DC; New York City; Atlanta; Denver; and Los Angeles combined stopping using electricity. The aTa bus system has provided nearly 125,000 rides so far in 2013. For more…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Jackie Hartman, Chief of Staff & Director of Comminity Relations in the Presidents Office at Kansas State and Rob Edleston, Manhattan Area Technical college President. [mp3-jplayer]
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police are looking for a 31-year-old man accused of attacking his girlfriend’s car and belongings with an ax. The 33-year-old woman told police the man was intoxicated when he showed up at her home around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. KSNW-TV reports the two began arguing, and the woman ran to her car and called 911. Police say that’s when the man picked up an ax and started pounding the woman’s car and another vehicle nearby. The woman says he then went inside her home and wielded the ax on her belongings, destroying an estimated $7,000 worth of…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Kansas congressman Mike Pompeo is trying to quell fears back home about government electronic surveillance. Pompeo is the newest Republican member of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee, which held a rare, open hearing Tuesday amid debate over national security and personal privacy. In a phone interview Wednesday, Pompeo said conservatives have a long tradition of understanding the federal government’s primary mission to be ensuring the nation’s ability to defend itself. He wants to make sure the country does not lose the capability to do that. He says the programs exposed by a contractor for National Security Agency…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Overland Park police say a man is hospitalized after a friend allegedly stabbed him with a sword. Police spokesman Gary Mason says the victim, a man in his mid-30s, was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed early Wednesday in Overland Park. Mason says the two friends were messing around when it got out of hand and they started wrestling. He says the suspect, a 26-year-old Overland Park man, got upset, grabbed a sword and stabbed his friend. The Kansas City Star reports the suspect is being held in Johnson County jail on suspicion of aggravated…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The company that insures most of Kansas’ school districts says it won’t provide coverage for districts that allow armed employees. EMC Insurance Companies has told its agents around the state not to offer policies to school districts that allow concealed weapons under a law that takes effect July 1. EMC will not renew policies for districts it already insures if they allow concealed weapons. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports EMC insures about 90 percent of the state’s 286 school districts. EMC official Bernie Zalaznik says the company believes the decision is in its best financial interest because of…