Articles from the June 10, 2018 edition
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Kansas residents remember tornado a decade later
CHAPMAN, Kan. (AP) — It took less than a minute for Kent Mills to lose nine buildings, two grain bins, a cattle corral, a pasture fence and multiple farm vehicles and machinery. Just after 10:30 p.m. on June 11, 2008, the Chapman farmer and r...
Schools use yoga, meditation to boost learning, ease stress
PLUMSTEAD, Pa. (AP) — From an area that looks more like a yoga and recreation room than a traditional classroom, a new kind of learning was unfolding at Groveland Elementary School in Plumstead. Fourth-grader Jordan Pieczynski jogged in place b...
St. Louis officers train for active shootings in simulators
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Officer Joshua Gregory was on his third day on the job when he got the call to report to police headquarters for some training. Once there, he was looking over the modified versions of his duty weapons — a handgun, Taser and rif...
Kansas teen pushes for fewer organ donation restrictions
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Starting July 1, those applying for a driver's license, renewing a license or adjusting to an expired license will have a much easier time signing up as organ donors. All this thanks, at least partially, to a kid who isn't e...
Oklahoma Highway Patrol remembers 1978 as its deadliest year
CADDO, Okla. (AP) — Two deadly gunbattles 40 years ago in southern Oklahoma between a pair of heavily armed prison escapees and Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers still impact the way state police are trained and equipped today. Then-Gov. David B...
Oklahoma county seeks more polling workers for elections
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Cleveland County Election Board officials say with three hotly contested elections coming up, they are in need of more precinct workers. The hours are long and the pay is low, but for many, like Noble resident Tracy Mamone, t...
Oklahoma man arrested after body found in backyard of home
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police in Oklahoma City have arrested a 36-year-old man after investigators found a body buried in a shallow grave and covered with tires in the backyard of his home. Authorities say Jimmy Vongphakdy was arrested on a f...
Body recovered from Oklahoma lake investigated as a homicide
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Authorities in central Oklahoma say a man whose body was recovered from Lake Thunderbird is apparently a homicide victim. The body of 32-year-old Kevin Price of Noble was pulled from the water near the southeast side of the l...
Trial to begin for 2 men charged with stealing trade secrets
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two former employees of a Connecticut-based defense contractor accused of stealing trade secrets are set to go on trial. The trial of Jay Williams, of Griswold, and Jared Sparks, of Ardmore, Oklahoma, is scheduled to begin M...
$10,000 reward for information in 2016 Oklahoma slayings
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is doubling a $5,000 reward for information that helps solve the fatal shootings of two women in southeastern Oklahoma. The agency says it's now offering a $10,000 reward for i...
Court to unseal documents in ex-cop's sexual assault case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court has ordered some documents unsealed in the case of a former Oklahoma City police officer convicted of rape. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ruling Friday comes after ex-officer Daniel H...
Arrest made in death of Wichita man found stabbed to death
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police say an arrest has been made in the death of a man found stabbed to death in Wichita. Wichita police said Saturday in a news release that a 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder. Police have n...
Woman sues NASA in Kansas over moon dust possession
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Tennessee woman is suing NASA in Kansas to affirm her ownership of lunar dust she says astronaut Neil Armstrong gifted to her. Laura Murray Cicco filed the federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to establish her moon dust owners...
Compound in marijuana now legal in Kansas with caveat
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Cannabidiol products are coming back to Kansas after lawmakers approved to bring back the marijuana extract often used as alternative medicine. Lawmakers voted in April to exclude cannabidiol, or CBD, from the state's d...
Fort Riley warns of loud training exercises in coming weeks
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Fort Riley is warning residents near the fort in Manhattan to be ready for a lot of noise on certain days up to June 19. The fort said in news release it will be conducting a training exercise involving small arm fire, a...
Salina man charged after cat beaten to death
SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A Salina man is jailed after police said he beat a cat to death and threw it in a garbage can. KSAL reports police Sgt. Jim Feldman says 56-year-old Randy Harris was sitting on his front porch Thursday when he began hitting the c...
Iran, spurned by US, angrily watches Trump-North Korea talks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For Iran, the so-called "Axis of Evil" has boiled down to a party of one, as President Donald Trump prepares for direct talks with North Korea. With Saddam Hussein overthrown and Kim Jong Un now preparing for a planned meeting i...
US Open setup relies as much on science as instincts
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Open prefers to be looked upon as the ultimate test in golf, which can be an invitation for trouble. Mike Davis knows that as well as anyone. He was at Shinnecock Hills early Sunday morning in 2004 — two years bef...
Pope to oil execs: Energy needs mustn't destroy civilization
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis told leading oil executives Saturday that the transition to less-polluting energy sources "is a challenge of epochal proportions" and warned that satisfying the world's energy needs "must not destroy civilization." T...
Marine Corps weighs wooing older members for new cyber force
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The head of the Marine Corps says it's time the U.S. military branch known for its fierce, young warriors becomes a little more mature. The Marine Corps is considering offering bonuses and other perks to entice older, more experience...
Facebook shared user data with select companies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook shared personal information culled from its users' profiles with other companies after the date when executives have said the social network prevented third-party developers from gaining access to the data, the c...
Guatemala's Volcano of Fire emits another hot sediment flow
ESCUINTLA, Guatemala (AP) — Guatemala's Volcano of Fire released a flow of burning sediment and rock Saturday, causing authorities to order new preventative evacuations almost a week after the initial eruption left at least 110 people dead and a...
Sculpted head of mystery biblical king found in Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — An enigmatic sculpture of a king's head dating back nearly 3,000 years has set off a modern-day mystery caper as scholars try to figure out whose face it depicts. The 5-centimeter (2-inch) sculpture is an exceedingly rare example o...
College whiz kid, 13, has scientific research published
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Most students fail the first midterm in Michael Young's organic chemistry lecture at the University of Toledo. In spring 2017, the average was a 50. But one student, Daniel Liu, scored a 99. "He smoked the competition," Young s...
Economist projects New Mexico to reap oil, gas benefits
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — A legislative economist has projected that growth in the production of oil and natural gas in southeast New Mexico will continue to drive up revenues for the state. Economist Dawn Iglesias presented the revenue outlook to member...