A sheriff’s official says 56-year-old Nick Morale has been arrested for making a terroristic threat during the investigation into the killings of a Texas prosecutor and his wife, but there is no indication he’s connected to the deaths.
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An endangered Florida panther rescued as a kitten and raised in captivity has made a rare run back into the wild. The state’s wildlife agency released the panther into a wildlife management area in the Florida Everglades.
After many months, and much anticipation, the Flint Hills Discovery Center has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED certification of the Discovery Center was based on a variety of design and construction features, some of which include: a geo-thermal Heating and cooling system, use of LED or low-voltage lighting components, and two on-site bioswales used for groundwater filtration. “Achieving LEED certification was a goal for the design team and steering committee from the early planning stages.…
A man from St. Marys has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for drug trafficking. That announcement came from U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom Wednesday. Aljandro Oviedo-Tagle, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Grissom commended Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Hough for their work on the case.
It was local board report time again in Wamego. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, The Planning Commission reported several significant accomplishments last year, with one being the review of the City’s Zoning Ordinance concerning Day Care, in order to bring the day care catagories and definitions in conformity with the new State definitions. The Board of Zoning Appeals Chairman Woody Surs said they granted seven zoning variances and one special use permit. The special use permit was issued for a home occupation for a licensed day care, which is again to comply with the new State day care licensing requirements. Surs…
Rodney McGruder will put on a K-State uniform one last time as he’ll take part in a pair of events this weekend in Atlanta at the Final Four. First up on Thursday, McGruder will be one of eight male competitors in the State Farm College 3-point Championship at Georgia Tech. McGruder will be joined by Iowa State’s Tyrus McGee in the competition. The men’s winner then takes on his female counterpart in the Battle of the Champions. The event, which also features a dunk contest, will be shown live on ESPN at 6:00pm. On Friday following the Final Four team practices at the…
The Obama administration on Tuesday warned North Korea to halt a recent spate of “unacceptable” rhetoric and actions that Secretary of State John Kerry called “provocative, dangerous and reckless.”
New York State Senator Malcolm Smith was arrested Tuesday along with several other politicians in an alleged plot to bribe his way into the race for mayor of New York City.
Authorities in West Virginia say a star of the MTV reality show ‘BUCKWILD’ and two passengers all died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
The Manhattan Regional Airport is getting the go ahead nod from the Manhattan city commission to keep their airtraffic control towers operational after funds are cut from the contractors on May 5th. City officials approved city staff to enter negotiations with Midwest Air Traffic Control to keep the control tower open until September 13th of 2013. Commissioner Jim Sherow says the tower is vital for ensuring continued growth of the airport, and believes the tower is essential for drawing in a new airline. Commissioner Wynn Butler says he is worried the tower will have to be funded by the city…