Rescue crews in the Solomon Islands are reported to be trying to reach remote villages, hit by five foot waves following a magnitude 8.0 earthquake.
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In a game with numerous ties and lead changes, Manhattan High had the last laugh against Topeka West, 59-54 in overtime on Tuesday night in the Capital City. The Indians would lead by six points in the final minute of the third quarter, but an 11-0 run led to a 46-41 Charger advantage with 2:15 to go. MHS closed regulation on a 7-2 burst, keyed by a pair of layups by post man Payton Stephens, including the tying bucket with 18 seconds left. The Tribe sealed the win in OT by knocking down nine of ten free throws, including six…
An unclassified Justice Department memo reveals the government does not need evidence that a specific attack is imminent when launching a drone attack to kill U.S. citizens working abroad with terrorists.
Rodney McGruder scored 18 points while his Kansas State teammates were able to overcome inconsistent periods and hold off Texas Tech runs as the 13th-ranked Wildcats defeated the Red Raiders 68-59 Tuesday night at United Spirit Arena in Lubbock. K-State jumped out to a 23-13 first half lead over the talented but inexperienced Red Raiders in the first half, but Tech would not back down and went on a 15-8 run to slice the lead to 31-28 late in the first half. However the Wildcats then closed out the first half on a 6-1 run to lead 37-29 at halftime.…
A stretch of Kimball Avenue that had been closed earlier Tuesday evening has re-opened after a closure that lasted approximately five hours. Authorities had closed Kimball from Hudson to Little Kitten Avenue at around 5 p.m. so crews could perform work on electrical lines in the area. With the road now re-opened, motorists can proceed normally through the area.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Ron Fehr, Manhattan City Manager. [mp3-jplayer]
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Authorities are asking again for help finding an ex-convict who’s been traveling around Kansas posing as a law enforcement officer and cashing phony personal and payroll checks. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation released a list Tuesday of 24 cities throughout the state where Robert Wayne Helms, 45, of Pittsburg, has pulled the scam. The ruse was first reported Jan. 6 in southeastern Kansas, where Helms flashed a fake badge and showed a gun. He claims to be a deputy from Adams County which does not exist in Kansas. The Hutchinson News reports Helms has recently been in western…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita man serving nearly 27 years in prison for getting a 14-year-old girl to text him a nude photo of herself has dropped his appeal. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request Tuesday from Shane McClelland, 26, to dismiss his appeal. A federal judge in Wichita sentenced McClelland last year as a repeat sex offender, saying the long prison term was necessary to deter him from further crimes and to protect the public. McClelland’s lawyer argued the sentence for a single nude photo amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. A jury found McClelland…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Police in a northeast Kansas county are putting extra officers at schools and bus stops after the third report of an attempted child abduction. The Kansas City Star reports the latest happened Tuesday in the Johnson County town of Overland Park. A 14-year-old girl said a man ordered a girl into his white pickup truck but drove off when the girl ran toward her bus stop. On Jan. 25, a Shawnee girl told police three men in a gold sedan tried to abduct her on her way to school. The girl said she was chased as…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A Kansas City, Kan., man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of his 34-year-old girlfriend and her 2-year-old niece at a local apartment complex. Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome Gorman says Curtis Horn, 37, also is charged with one count of aggravated arson and 15 counts of child endangerment in the fire early Saturday morning. Gorman says Horn killed Brandi Johnson before setting a fire at the apartment complex that also killed Johnson’s niece, Amiyah McClenton. Officials say the fire started around 5:45 a.m. at Legend Oaks Apartments. Neighbors were alerted…