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The link is to the report on the cadets who posed with the black power salute. A few things of note: 1. The cadets were doing a traditional 'Old Corps" photo session (I assume for the yearbook). 2. During this session, one cadet suggests the clenched fist pose. 3. At least two cadets were concerned and asked "are we really doing this?" 4. Later, when questioned, "All participants indicated the intent of the raised fist photograph was intended to display unity, solidarity and pride" 5. The reviewing officer states that there is only one minute elapsed between the concerned 'are...

WICHITA - An investigation has wrapped up, after two Wichita State University students said they were the target of racial slurs; it happened last month at a gas station in northeast Wichita at 21st & Oliver. They said a man on a motorcycle started yelling at them, and was shouting "Trump!". The investigation included video footage of the fight between two men. Wichita police detectives presented the case to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office; the office did not find sufficient evidence to support any felony or hate-crime charges in district court. The case was also presented to the City...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Sedgwick County commissioners are being warned by the state not to ask participants in the federal Women, Infants and Children program about their citizenship. The Wichita Eagle reports the Kansas Department of Health and Environment says asking about immigration status before the state changes eligibility requirements could result in termination of the county's contract to operate WIC.

Week old story...but the video of this 'hate crime' has been released. As expected, its a classic muslim oppression claim. There are kernels of truth in the claim...enough for those who want to believe the story to do just that. But in reality, the claims are exaggerated and mischaracterized...but the muslim student leader turned CAIR stooge as he sheds his crocodile tears.

A brutal beating video has gone viral and now Omaha Police are investigating who's behind the chaos. The video shows dozens of people involved in a knock-down, drag-out fight at the Southside Terrace housing complex 28th and R in South Omaha. The complex is a public, low-income housing property. In the video, a woman is pulled to the ground, kicked in the face and stomach, repeatedly punched, and her attackers pull her hair. Later in the video several men are also attacked. WOWT 6 News spoke with Afiya Madut, a Southside Terrace resident who said fights aren't uncommon at the...

Breaking glass and an arm reaching in through the busted window led to an early morning shooting in midtown Topeka, according to the homeowners. Officers found the person, who was not identified either, a few homes away, 317 SW Clay, and suffering from several gunshot wounds. That person was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.

The $2.73 million project started Oct. 2 with a site layout and installation of panel frames. Dozens of panels had been installed by Wednesday — a total of 2,629 will be installed. Each panel, made by Suniva, is 3 feet by 6 feet, said Jim Gleisberg, spokesman for the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System. Topeka’s project is funded by the VA Central Office and will save the VA in Topeka more than $300,000 in electrical utility costs yearly, Gleisberg said. The solar panels will produce about 700 kilowatts per day, or roughly 8 percent of the power on the...

For October, the results did improve somewhat however, as 1,439 Volts were sold, which was up 3% from last month, but still off 29% from the 2,022 sold last year at this time. For the year, 15,979 Volts have been sold, which is down 14.9% from the 18,782 sold through the first 10 months of 2013. General Motors now faces a couple problems trying to finish out 2014 strong: •Production – the Volt’s Hamtramck, Michigan facility has been idled since mid-August as part of a previously announced $384 million dollar investment into the facility that is currently seeing the Voltec...

The Kansas Supreme Court has ordered the state to remove U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Chad Taylor's name from the ballot

In the video, a man can be heard saying, “He had his (expletive) hands up,” while one of the workers raises his own hands in the air.

WAKEENEY, Kan. (AP) — A northwest Kansas man charged with killing his ex-girlfriend's fetus by putting a crushed abortion pill on her pancake has entered a not guilty plea.

TOPEKA — U.S. Senate candidate Greg Orman once sued actress Debbie Reynolds over a $1 million loan he made to her Hollywood memorabilia museum that had gone unpaid. Orman brought the suit against the “Singin’ in the Rain” star in 2008. The suit names Reynolds, her son Todd Fisher and the Hollywood Motion Picture and Television Museum as defendants. Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/election/article2041862.html#storylink=cpy

Court records show that independent Senate candidate Greg Orman is embroiled in a federal lawsuit in Kansas with an international boxing equipment manufacturer.

Topeka (KSNT) – “Life is sacred, life is valuable and just murdering and killing innocent people is one of the worst crimes that humans can commit.” says Imam Omar Hazim He says the beheadings and other acts of ISIS are not in the Quran, and are not reflective of Muslims or Islamic teachings. When it comes to backlash within the community, Imam Hazim says, “Personally, in our community in Topeka, we didn’t have any.” The Islamic Center has been active in the community for years. Hazim says, “This community knows the people of their community, the Muslims of their community,...

The Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car, meanwhile, logged sales of 2,511, its best performance since August 2013. The deliveries increased its year-to-date total to 13,146. A total of 67,698 Volts have been sold in the U.S. since the December 2010 introduction of the world's highest-production series hybrid vehicle.

Chevrolet Volt: For April 1,548 cars were sold, which bested April of 2013 by 17.5% when just 1,306 Volts were sold. For the year, Chevrolet has now sold 5,154 plug-ins, which is down 7.1% from 2013 when 5,550 were moved. April was mostly good news for the Chevrolet Volt. The month saw GM officially re-confirm its commitment to the next generation of Volt by holding a press conference to announce a new $449 million dollar investment into 2nd gen Volt production. The 2nd gen Chevrolet Volt will be a 2016 model and go on sale in the 2nd half of...

Osborne Reef is an artificial reef off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida constructed of concrete jacks in a 50 feet (15 m) diameter circle.[1][2] In the 1970s, the reef was the subject of an ambitious expansion project utilizing old and discarded tires. The project ultimately failed, and the "reef" has come to be considered an environmental disaster[3][4]—ultimately doing more harm than good in the coastal Florida waters.

High school seniors and their parents packed the USD 501 Board of Education Thursday night with a strong message: don't let Michelle Obama upstage the students' special moment. Topeka Public Schools announced Thursday morning that it is combining its graduation ceremonies because they learned earlier in the week that the First Lady will give her only high school commencement speech in Topeka on May 17, on the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board ruling.

After announcing a short delay “due to a computer systems issue that impacted dealer sales reporting”, General Motors announced that they sold 1,478 Chevy Volts in March – which is exactly the same number of cars they sold a year ago this month. Not the result we were hoping for, as the wind-down of California’s “green sticker” program this week spurred on sales of competitors (like the Toyota Prius – up 92%) to new highs for the year. This month also ‘kind-of ‘ stops a trend of 3 consecutive months (and 5 of 6 overall) of declining sales for the...

After posting a fairly disappointing 918 Volt sales in January – the first time sales were under 4 digits in 2 years (603 - Jan 2012), the extended range Chevy bounced back a little in February notching 1,210 deliveries. Year-over-year, this February’s result was up against some fairly stiff competition as 1,626 were sold this month a year ago, meaning sales were off 25.6%. For the year to date, 2,128 Volts have been sold as compared to 2,766 – off 23.1% There just isn’t enough casr to even get the Volt a fighting chance as the General opted to produce...