Massive explosions rocked a central Florida propane gas plant, sending seven people to area hospitals. All the workers at the plant were accounted for early Tuesday after officials initially could not account for more than a dozen employees.
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The mother of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin and a prominent black lawyers’ organization are keeping up the pressure for repeal of “stand your ground” self-defense laws.
His campaign manager has resigned and his political peers have harsh words for him, but Anthony Weiner has vowed to stay in the race for New York City mayor.
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Connecticut and Massachusetts authorities on Monday searched in and around a lake in the hometown of Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots player who is charged with murder.
The FBI says it has rescued 105 children who were forced into prostitution in the United States and arrested 150 people it described as pimps and others in a series of raids in 76 American cities.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Dr. Melanie Byram, with the Prairie Health Care in Council Grove, and Deane Lehmann with Flint Hills Acupuncture on acupuncture techniques, followed by the Pottawatomie County Fair with Erin Tynon, Family and Consumer Science Agent, and 4-h ambassadors Michael Olsen, Lane Minahan, and Morgan Manuel. [mp3-jplayer]
SALINA, Kan. (AP) The new president of Kansas Wesleyan University is proposing a new $7.5 million athletic complex for the school in Salina. Matt Thompson, who has been president for only three months, says the current Glenn Martin Stadium would be torn down and the new complex would be built on that site. The Salina Journal reports the primary hurdle is funding. Thompson said $2.8 million has been raised and the school will borrow $1 million. Wesleyan is seeking a $1.2 million challenge grant from the Mabee Foundation, leaving $2.5 million to be raised by Jan. 1. Thomson says it’s…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A proposal to build a resort at Clinton Lake State Park drew little interest from developers. State officials said only one developer submitted a proposal by Friday’s deadline. Overland Park-based LodgeWell Resorts submitted the proposal to build a 175-room hotel, resort and conference facility at the park near Lawrence. Details of LodgeWell’s proposal were not released. The Lawrence Journal-World reports several development firms attended a pre-proposal meeting for the project earlier this month. At the meeting, state officials said a study found support for the resort, which would include outdoor sports center with everything from hiking to…
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) Lyon County authorities are investigating to determine the source of a substance that leaked into the Cottonwood River over the weekend. Authorities at first believed the substance discovered in the river Sunday afternoon was some type of oil but later determined it was a naturally-occurring substance that was not hazardous or toxic. Lyon County officials say the river water quality was not damaged. Hazardous waste teams from Emporia and Topeka, as well as several county, state and federal agencies, responded to the spill or were involved in testing the material. KVOE reports the exact material involved has…