Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday night. Hagel told reporters that he discussed all the key issues with the president. He also rejected any suggestions that the U.S. is in collusion with the Taliban.
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Twenty-one UN peacekeepers were released by Syrian rebels after being held hostage for four days. The peacekeepers, all Filipinos, arrived in the Jordanian capital of Amman on Saturday.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) An evangelical minister who emphasizes the Christian roots of the U.S. will be the featured speaker at the 52nd annual Kansas Prayer Breakfast. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that David Barton will speak at the gathering scheduled for March 27 in Topeka. Barton is founder of the Texas-based WallBuilders organization, an evangelical Christian group that supports a biblical view of U.S. history. Last year, the publisher Thomas Nelson withdrew Barton’s book, “The Jefferson Lies,” citing historical errors. The book challenged the belief that Jefferson was largely secular and promoted the separation of church and state. At his presentation…
ANDOVER, Kan. (AP) A child advocacy group has been awarded a major challenge grant for building a new children’s home in south-central Kansas. The Wichita Eagle reports that the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation, a Delaware-based nonprofit, is providing $406,000 in a challenge grant to the Sunlight Children’s Advocacy and Rights Foundation. The foundation needs to raise about $480,000 more by January 2014 to secure the grant. The foundation has been trying to raise $2.5 million to build Sunshine Children’s Home in Andover for children from Butler, Elk and Greenwood counties who have been temporarily removed from their homes because…
Getting contributions from all five starters, the Wamego girls basketball team denied defending champ McPherson 60-53 in the 4A state tournament finals at the Bicentennial Center in Salina on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Raiders jumped out to an 8-2 lead, however the Bullpups rallied for an 11-10 lead after the first quarter and took an 18-12 advantage early in the second quarter. Wamego would score the next 11 points, keyed by foul trouble to McPherson’s leading scorer and Oklahoma State commit Katelyn Loecker. The Lady Raiders quickly built on a 25-20 halftime lead by pushing the margin to as many…
Militants staged two deadly suicide attacks to mark the first full day of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s visit to Afghanistan, a reminder that insurgents continue to fight and challenges remain as the U.S.-led NATO force hands over security.
With a threat of rain and an altered schedule, K-State’s weekend Baseball series with Cal-Poly was already in a jumble. The two teams had played a doubleheader on Friday which was swept by the Mustangs by scores of 10-8 and 6-2 and now they were hopeful of getting in a game on Saturday with cold wind and snow showers in the forecast for Sunday. The game started three hours later than the scheduled 2 p.m. first pitch but it turned out to be worth the wait for Sophomore pitcher Matt Wivinis who baffled the 21st-ranked team in the country with…
It may not be the most ideal way to do it but K-State will take it. The 9th-ranked Kansas State Men’s Basketball team went into their game Saturday at Oklahoma State with an opportunity to secure at least a share of the program’s first regular season conference championship since 1977 when Jack Hartman was head coach and players like Mike Evans and Curtis Redding roamed the court at Ahearn Fieldhouse. The Wildcats battled with the Cowboys for much of the first half at Gallagher-Iba Arena but found themselves trailing 36-30 at halftime. Then K-State went on a 20-5 run that…
Riley County Police spokesman officer Mathew Droge says as of the 7pm briefing things are picking up due to the rain diminishing, but no major incidents have been reported. A notable arrest included an early morning search warrant at a local hotel stemming from an initial investigation of false identification. A search warrant at the motel landed the suspect additional drug charges of possession of methamphetamines, and prescription drugs. At the time of the briefing the Riley County Police department reported 40 arrests, 203 reports filed, and 289 calls for service. Charges were mainly related to alcohol related incidents. Those…
(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) #21 Cal Poly connected on five home runs, including a late three-run shot in a tightly-contested nightcap, to sweep Kansas State in a Friday doubleheader, 13-10 and 6-2, at Tointon Family Stadium. With the twin bill sweep, the Mustangs improved to 13-1, while K-State fell to 8-5. Designated hitter Brian Mundell led the Mustang charge with three home runs and seven RBI over the two games. He recorded a two-run homer in a six-run fifth inning of the first game and extended the CPU lead with a solo shot in the ninth. His three-run home run…