Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky has ended his filibuster after nearly 13 hours. Paul was blocking the Senate confirmation vote of John Brennan, President Obama’s pick to head the CIA, due to his concerns about unmanned drones.
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Highlights of Today in History: Civil rights marchers attacked in Selma, Alabama; Adolph Hitler sends troops into Rhineland; Director Stanley Kubrick dies.
A man suspected of fleeing the scene of a grisly crash in New York City that killed a pregnant woman and her husband was arrested in Pennsylvania Wednesday after a friend arranged his surrender.
An Army Reserve Mobilization Farewell Ceremony was held for the 538th Transportation Detachment, Movement Control Team (MCT). The 538th MCT is deploying for additional training, before heading to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom. While overseas, the 538th MCT will document cargo that will be transferred to the Afghan National Army, shipped to Kuwait, or back to the United States to be refurbished , so it can be used for training purposes.
Cathy talks schools on today’s InFocus as USD 383 School Board member Leah Fliter and Superintendent Bob Shannon stop by, followed by K-State’s Administrative Assistant for International Programs Sarah Beebe and international “buddies” publicity chair Belema Iyo. [mp3-jplayer]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas House committee has heard conflicting opinions about the merits of a bill that would narrow the topics for negotiation in teacher contract talks. Proponents told the committee Wednesday that school districts need more flexibility in contract negotiations. They said the changes would give school boards and administrators more options in assigning teachers and organizing schools. But educators say the changes would be demoralizing to public school staff members and damaging to classroom learning. Opponents include the Kansas National Education Association, which calls the measure part of a broader attack on teachers and their profession. The…
SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) Authorities in northeastern Kansas say two women have been found shot to death along a trail in a rural, suburban Kansas City park. Shawnee police called Johnson County Med-Act around 2:30 p.m. to verify that two bodies found along Millcreek Streamway Trail were dead. The trail is part of a 17-mile system of walking and bicycle trails that runs from the Kansas River south through the cities of Shawnee, Lenexa and Olathe, Med-Act spokeswoman Angela Fera says the emergency medical services crew found two women in their 50s with gunshot wounds to the head and obviously deceased.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A defense attorney is asking the Kansas Supreme Court to order a new trial for a man convicted of raping and killing an El Dorado teenager who led a secret life as an Internet porn model. Capital appellate defender Debra Wilson argued during a Wednesday hearing on behalf of Israel Mireles. He received a life sentence for the 2007 death of Emily Sander, 18, in an El Dorado motel room. Wilson said jurors should have been instructed they could find that Mireles was so intoxicated after leaving a bar with Sander that he could not have formed the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Public schools and state colleges in Kansas could designate workers to carry concealed guns even if such weapons are banned inside their buildings for others under a bill a legislative committee has approved. The measure approved Wednesday by the House Federal and State Affairs Committee also would require the state, cities, counties and townships to allow concealed guns in their buildings unless they have electronic equipment and officers to check for weapons at public entrances. State law now generally bans concealed weapons in courthouses, state offices and other public buildings where officials post notices. The committee’s voice…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A lawyer representing a 3-year-old girl who is at the center of a sperm donor child support case is seeking input from a psychologist. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported Wednesday that Jill Dykes wants a Shawnee County judge to order a psychologist to evaluate the child and offer a recommendation. Dykes made the request in a motion filed Monday. A Topeka man says he signed a contract waiving his parental rights and responsibilities when he answered an online ad from a lesbian couple seeking a sperm donor. But because no doctor was involved in the artificial insemination, the…