Update as of Noon Monday: TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Authorities say a man suspected in the fatal shooting of two Topeka police officers has died after an armed standoff with law enforcement at a house in the city. The man is suspected of killing 50-year-old Cpl. David Gogian and 29-year-old Jeff Atherly as they responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle Sunday night. Shawnee County officials say in a statement that Kansas Bureau of Investigation officers tried to negotiate with the suspect before firing tear gas into the home. The statement says he emerged from the home carrying a gun…
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President Barack Obama is offering the Connecticut town grappling with the aftermath of a deadly school shooting “the love and prayers of a nation.”
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Wichita School District says it will have crisis teams on hand Monday for students who have questions about the shootings in Connecticut. The district says on its website that Superintendent John Allison sent an email to parents Friday saying the district’s crisis teams would be available Monday to support students who have questions or concerns about the shootings in Newtown, Conn. Connecticut authorities say 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 children and six adults at Newtown’s Sandy Hook Elementary School, before killing himself Friday. Allison also reassured parents in the email that the Wichita…
Despite trailing by 11 points in the second half, the UTEP women’s basketball team rallied past K-State 52-50 on Sunday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. The Cats led the Miners 39-28 with 10:12 to play when sophomore guard Haley Texada made a layup. K-State pushed their lead to 10 at 48-38 on a Chantay Caron jumper with 5:27 to go, but UTEP would score 14 of the final 16 points in the game. The Miners’ Anete Steinberga connected a layup with 1:24 to go and was fouled, but would miss the free throw to keep the score 50-48, K-State. UTEP pulled…
A competitive first half turned into a nightmarish second half as things got away from the Kansas State Wildcats during the 10th annual Battle in Seattle. Kelly Olynyk led three Gonzaga players in double figures as the 14th-ranked Bulldogs used an 8-0 run to begin the second half while pulling away from K-State 68-52 Saturday night at Key Arena. Gonzaga used a late run in the first half to take a 27-23 lead but Angel Rodriguez’ four-point play just before halftime pulled the Wildcats to within 27-26. However much like what happened in the Preseason NIT Championship Game against Michigan,…
As the names of the 26 children and adults who were gunned down at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. were made public on Saturday, the shock of Friday’s massacre gave way to a profound grief.
The State Department says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who skipped an overseas trip this past week because of a stomach virus, sustained a concussion after fainting.
HARVEYVILLE, Kan. (AP) A Harveyville resident has compiled a book with the stories of people who survived the tornado that hit the small Kansas community in February. The EF2 tornado cut a 150-yard swath through Harveyville on Feb. 28, injuring 14 people and killing one resident. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Debbie Roberts, whose home was destroyed, has put together a book called “Heart of Harveyville: Surviving the Tornado!” a 162-page collection of survivors’ stories. Harveyville is a town of about 235 people located southwest of Topeka. Roberts, a retired teacher, says the book contains a map of the tornado’s…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Two people who were in a speeding car that crashed in Wichita abandoned a 20-year-old woman who suffered a broken neck and other serious injuries in the crash. Wichita police say the woman was thrown from the passenger seat of the speeding vehicle when the driver apparently lost control and crashed into a concrete wall and a tree Saturday. Police Sgt. Scott Brunow told The Wichita Eagle that alcohol was found in the car. He says the woman suffered “numerous broken bones” in addition to the neck injury and was taken to a hospital, where she was…
The ground shook as the explosion began that would bring the Dev Nelson Press Box to the ground. On Saturday, December 15, the 20 year life of the press box came to an end. As construction efforts for the new facility are moving forward, the current box needed to come down quickly. Therefore, the implosion was scheduled. As a precaution, during the time College and Kimball saw road closures, but the event captivated spectators both inside the club house across from the press box and those on the street. Though only taking a few…