OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) A restaurant in northeast Kansas is the focus of an investigation by federal immigration officials. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the El Mezcal Mexican restaurant in Ottawa was closed Friday amid an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Shawn Neudauer, a spokesman for Homeland Security Investigations, confirmed that special agents from Homeland Security conducted an operation at the restaurant Friday, with help from local law enforcement agencies. He says the agency could not provide details about Friday’s events because it was part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
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ROSSVILLE, Kan. (AP) Rossville has been awarded a $532,000 federal grant to help improve its downtown streetscape. The Kansas Department of Transportation announced it has chosen 35 projects in Kansas to receive federal transportation enhancement funding, which KDOT will administer. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the Rossville project was picked from among 91 applications. Applicants have to pay at least 20 percent of the project’s costs. Rossville city clerk, Linda Gentry, says the downtown streetscape project is expected to cost $665,000, which puts the city’s share at $133,000. Gentry said the Rossville City Council will likely consider issuing bonds to cover…
STRONG CITY, Kan. (AP) The annual Flint Hills butterfly census is coming up, and officials at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve are inviting the public to take part. The daylong count is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, starting at the preserve’s stone barn on Kansas 177 just north of Strong City. Officials say no experience with identifying butterflies is necessary. Volunteers are asked to bring binoculars, water, sunscreen and bug spray. Last-minute walk-ins will be welcomed as volunteers are divided into groups for a full or half-day of counting. The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is located in eastern…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A longtime opponent of the Kansas death penalty plans to bicycle 100 miles through northeast Kansas to push legislators to repeal the law. Bill Lucero will attempt to make the ride Tuesday around Topeka and Shawnee County. He is expected to be joined by other death penalty opponents and members of a local bicycling club. Lucero, whose father was murdered 40 years ago, has been a volunteer for several years with the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty. Kansas reinstated the death penalty in 1994. No one has been executed under the law, which would take place…
UFM Community Learning Center held a World’s Largest Swimming Lesson event, Tuesday morning in the K-State Natatorium. 30 participants of all ages took part in an effort to break the World record, which was set in 2012 at 24,873 participants. “The Guiness World Record is the largest simultaneous swimming lesson across the world,” said Kayla Oney, education coordinator for UFM. UFM also took the opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of swimming lessons, especially for children. Research shows participation in formal swimming lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by 88% among children aged 1-4. In the summer, most kids…
A Junction City Police Department K-9 Unit made a traffic stop Tuesday morning near milepost 289 on I 70 for a traffic violation, but what was discovered landed the Arizona man in jail without bond. During the traffic stop, the officer developed probable cause to search the vehicle and located boxes containing US currency in the bed of the truck. The driver, Marshall H. Dion, 78, of Tucson, AZ was arrested and charged with the Transportation of Drug Proceeds and Speeding. An inventory of the monies found in the vehicle revealed $828,220 in US currency. The cash money along with the…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Manhattan Mayor John Matta and City Manager Ron Fehr. [mp3-jplayer]
Ross Kivett picked up his third All-American honor this season after the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) named him a second team All-American. Kivett was joined by Jared King and Austin Fisher on the ABCA All-Midwest Region team. Fisher and Kivett were first team all-region while King was second team all-region. The three Wildcats were the most to be honored by the ABCA in a single season in school history. Kivett has also been named an All-American by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. His three All-American designations are the most by a K-State player since A.J. Morris racked up six…
President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement, yet couldn’t publicly agree on what this means.
Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.