President Barack Obama says the capture of a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing closes a chapter in the tragedy. Obama spoke from the White House briefing room after 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ended up in custody.
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On Friday April 19, 2013 officers from the Riley County Police Department were dispatched to the 6000 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. for an injury accident involving two vehicles. Through their preliminary investigation officers were able to determine that a car operated by fifty-one year old Carol Douglas of Manhattan drifted over the center line where it collided with a vehicle driven by thirty-seven year old Jason Ellis of Manhattan. Sixty-eight year old Richard Rowe of Maryland was also a passenger in Ellis’s vehicle. As a result of the accident Ms. Douglas succumbed to her injuries at the scene. Her…
Four Oklahoma State players collected two hits apiece and Jason Hursh registered seven strikeouts while scattering 11 hits in seven innings of work as the Cowboys powered past Kansas State 9-2 in the opening game of an important Big 12 Conference series Friday night at Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater. The Cowboys plated four first inning runs and led 7-1 after three innings as they chased losing pitcher Joe Flattery who dropped to 2-4 on the season. Robbie Rea hit two home runs for the Pokes while Ross Kivett led K-State with three hits including a solo shot. Kansas State (27-12,…
The bodies of 14 people have been recovered from the remnants of West, Texas. The town was rocked by an explosion at a fertilizer plant, authorities said Friday, confirming for the first time the number of people who perished in the accident.
Seconds after the Boston Marathon bombs exploded, David Green pulled out his smartphone and took a photo of the chaos in front of him. But it wasn’t until later when the businessman realized he had a picture of 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) Boston Police say a 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings is in custody after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and accomplice dead. Police announced via Twitter that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (JOH’-kahr tsahr-NY’-ev) was in custody. His brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan, was killed Friday in a furious attempt to escape police. The brothers are suspects in Monday’s marathon bombings, which killed three people and wounded more than 180 others. The men are also suspected of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer in his vehicle late Thursday. Authorities in…
Residents of Boston spend Friday peering down empty streets or behind locked doors, as police scour the region for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. Mass transit was shuttered along with schools and many businesses.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with State Representative Sydney Carlin of Manhattan and Kristen Garcia, Riley County Extension 4-h agent, followed by Vern Henricks, CEO of Manhattan Community Foundation and Jamie Ramsey Riley Couny Senior Service Center- Director. [mp3-jplayer]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a bill into law to block tax breaks for abortion providers and ban abortions performed solely because of the baby’s sex. The measure signed by the governor Friday also declares that life begins at fertilization. Some abortion-rights supporters worry that the language in the measure could be used to legally harass providers. Abortion opponents call it a statement of principle and not an outright ban on terminating pregnancies. In addition to the provisions on taxes and sex-selection abortions, the bill prohibits abortion providers from being involved in public school sex education…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Unemployment rose slightly in Kansas in March despite a drop of more than 1,300 applications for initial unemployment benefit claims. The Kansas Department of Labor reported late Thursday that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from 5.5 percent in February to 5.6 percent in March. The rate was 5.8 percent in March 2012. A labor economist says Kansas didn’t add as many jobs that it typically does in March, suggesting a slowdown in economic momentum. The private sector added 3,100 jobs, primarily in construction and leisure and hospitality professions. Initial claims for jobless benefits fell from 16,388…