Tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Benedict XVI’s final audience before his resignation. The Pope spoke in English, and asked Catholics to pray for both him and the new Pope.
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A teenager charged with killing three students at an Ohio high school pleaded guilty to all charges Tuesday, the eve of the first anniversary of the deadly incident.
The Manhattan Parks and Recreation department may get a new home. Tuesday night’s Manhattan city commission working session covered the possible consolidation, or renovation of several facilities including the parks and recreation Manhattan offices. Assistant City Manager Jason Hilgers says the current offices weren’t meant for long term use as they were built in the 1980’s as a supposed temporary measure. Bruce McMillan architects presented several different options including renovating the old structure, and consolidating several outlying facilities into a new City Hall renovation. Commissioner Richard Jankovich says he thinks consolidating makes sense, but wants to make sure currently overburdened…
A moment of silence was held Tuesday to honor six people who died 20 years ago in the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. More than 1,000 people were injured in the 1993 blast eight years before the 9/11 attacks.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that low interest-rate policies are giving key support to the economy. He also urged them to replace the automatic spending cuts due to start Friday with more gradual reductions.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Lawrence police say they arrested a 31-year-old man after two connected and strange crimes. Sgt. Trent McKinley says the caper began Sunday evening when someone entered a mobile home in Lawrence and made off with a Japanese-style sword, a blind black cat and some Chinese meditation balls, among other things. Police were called later when residents at a nearby home reported they fled when a man barged in with no shirt or shoes but wearing the sword on his waist and carrying the cat and meditation balls. He then began eating their food. The balls, sword and…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A south-central Kansas sheriff is warning potential lawbreakers that his jail is so full they will find themselves with a blanket on a cold hard floor if they get arrested. Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson posted on his department’s Facebook page the weather was preventing inmates from being transferred to jails in other counties. The Hutchinson News reports about one-fourth of the county’s inmates are housed elsewhere at a cost of $35 per day because of limited capacity at the Reno County facility. Henderson’s post warns that “if you get arrested, you will be on the concrete…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Transportation says all highways that were closed by snow and ice have reopened. But a couple of crossings at the Oklahoma border in southwest Kansas remained blocked late Tuesday afternoon while crews in the neighboring state made the roads passable. Those closing affected U.S. 83 and Kansas 23, while U.S. 183 and 283 were open into Oklahoma. Southbound lanes on several highways connecting southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle were shut down Tuesday as heavy snow blanketed the region. KDOT says conditions improved enough Wednesday to allow the roads to reopen. Sections of…
It’s Pottawatomie County Day as Cathy sits down to talk with Commission Chair Pat Weixelman, Emergency Management Director Chris Trudo, Fire Supervisor Bruce Brazzle, and Econ. Dev. Corp. Dir. Bob Cole. [mp3-jplayer]
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with the Flint Hills Tea Party Educational Fund, Inc., represented by Robert Deemie, Chuck Henderson, and Marvin Rodriguez. [mp3-jplayer]