A burst of hiring last month added 236,000 U.S. jobs and reduced the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January. The gains suggest that the economy can strengthen further despite higher taxes and government spending cuts.
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Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation opens the door to an array of possible successors. There’s no clear front-runner, though several leading candidates have been mentioned over the years as papabile, or having the qualities of a pope.
A century and a half after the Civil War ship the USS Monitor sank, two unknown crewmen found in the ironclad’s turret were buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The Monitor went down in rough seas off North Carolina in 1862.
The Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation held a public reception Friday, to welcome the four remaining candidates for Director of the Discovery Center. Candidates include: Fred Goss – Assistant Superintendent for Missouri State Parks. He also assists in the operation of the 3,100 acre state park system with numerous amenities including an interpretive nature center. Leslie Roe – Director of the Pioneer Museum and Riordan Mansion in Flagstaff, AZ. Dana Thorpe – Executive Director of The Building for Kids Children’s Museum in Appleton, WI. Samuel Wegner – Most recently served as the Executive Director of the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC.…
Brittany Chambers’ back door layup as time ran out gave the No. 8 seed Kansas State Women’s Basketball team a thrilling 51-49 victory over No. 9 seed Texas Friday night in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Chambers who became the third player in the history of the program to score 2,000 points during this game scored 20 points, the last two coming as the buzzer sounded on a great pass from Mariah White and got the clutch layup which touched off a huge celebration by the Wildcats. K-State used strong three-point…
30-year-old Russ McCormick is charged with the traffic of contraband, unlawful sexual relations, and promoting obscenity. A preliminary hearing scheduled on Friday was waived by McCormick, and his defense attorney Tom Adair. McCormick was a former corrections officer for the RCPD for two years.
Little information is known at this time, but a little before 12:30 pm on Friday, a call came of injuries sustained at a job site located in the 4500 block of Sunflower Slope Drive in Pottawatomie County. Riley County EMS requested to have Lifestar come to transport. KMAN will continue to bring you updates when they become available.
On Friday morning senior Army officials on Fort Riley met to discuss the impacts of force draw down, and sequestration. Fort Riley Senior Commander Brigadier General Donald MacWillie says the fiscal environment has limited the post’s flexibility in discretionary spending, but he is certain Fort Riley will continue to be able to keep in fighting shape. General MacWillie says every operation on post has been scrutinized to maximize efficiency. Training will be done towards mission specific objectives, and utilize the on post simulator facilities more than field time. General MacWillie stressed that actual field time would still be used to condition the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A bill before a Kansas Senate committee would require police to obtain a warrant before attaching a GPS to a suspect’s vehicle. The House already passed the bill, which complies with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Kyle Smith, deputy director the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, testified Thursday that Kansas law needs to be updated because it currently doesn’t address GPS search warrants. The Wichita Eagle reports an amendment to the bill would require customers to provide identification information to retailers when buying prepaid cellphones or SIM cards. Police could get that information from the Kansas Bureau of…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A House committee is considering a proposal to eliminate a program that helps poor Kansans save money for college. The program allows up to 1,200 state residents each year to receive up to a $600 yearly state match for contributions to the Kansas’ 529 college savings plan. The program is open only to households at 200 percent or below the federal poverty level, or with incomes roughly below $47,100 a year for a family of four. Rep. Pete DeGraaf, a Republican from Mulvane, questioned whether encouraging the poor to save for college is a proper function of…