Friday, September 25, 2009

News 9-25-09

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICALLY HAS A NEW PRESIDENT TODAY. YESTERDAY KIRK SCHULZ WAS INAUGURATED AS THE THIRTEENTH PRESIDENT OF KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY. THE HOUR AND A HALF LONG CEREMONY TOOK PLACE AT BRAMLAGE COLISEUM IN FRONT OF STUDENTS, FACULY, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND HIGHER EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVES. PRESIDENT SCHULZ WILL BE ADDRESSING THE UNIVERSITY'S GOALS AT THE STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS TODAY AT 3:30 PM IN THE K – STATE ALUMNI CENTER BALLROOM.



A CAR CRASH THAT KILLED TWO PEOPLE ON HIGHWAY 10 NEAR DE SOTO IS BEING FURTHER INVESTIGATED TODAY. A REPORT SAYS THAT ERIC SILL OF OLATHE WAS DRIVING EAST IN WEST BOUND LANES ON KANSAS 10. THE KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THAT A DIFFERENT DRIVER IS NOW AT FAULT FOR THE CRASH THAT KILLED TWO PEOPLE. THE SEPTEMBER TWELFTH CRASH KILLED SILL AND KARA MORGAN OF LAWRENCE.



OLATHE CHILDREN WILL BE RIDING THE BUS TO SCHOOL AGAIN. BUS DRIVERS IN THE OLATHE SCHOOL DISTRICT AGREED ON A NEW CONTRACT TODAY WITH THE BUSING COMPANY FIRST STUDENT. EARLIER IN THE WEEK BUS DRIVERS IN THREE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS REJECTED OFFERS AND BEGAN A STRIKE.



FEDERAL OFFICIALS IN ILLINOIS AND TEXAS HAVE CAPTURED TWO MEN WHO WERE PLANNING TO BLOW UP SEPARATE BUILDINGS IN THE U.S. THIS WEEK. MICHAEL FINTON OF SPRINGFIELD, ILL. AND HOSAM MAHER HUSEIN SMADI, A JORDANIAN NATIONAL, ARE BEHIND BARS TODAY. FINTON WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET OFF EXPLOSIVES AT THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE NEAR THE ILLINOIS CAPITAL AND SMADI WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE PLACED A CAR BOMB BENEATH A SIXTY STORY OFFICE TOWER. BOTH MEN FACE A CONVICTION OF LIFE BEHIND BARS. AUTHORTIES SAY THAT THE MEN DIDN’T KNOW ONE ANOTHER.



PITTSBURGH IS BRACING FOR A FLOCK OF PROTESTORS TODAY. THE G-20 ECONOMIC SUMMIT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE CITY TODAY. RIOT POLICE TURNED BACK HUNDREDS OF DEMONSTRATORS AND ARRESTED NEARLY SEVENTY PEOPLE YESTERDAY. AT THE SUMMIT LEADERS OF FRANCE, BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES ARE WARNING IRAQ THAT IT WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE UNLESS IT COMES CLEAN ABOUT ITS NUCLER AMBITIONS.



THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR WILL BE GETTING A BIT MORE WONDERFUL THIS YEAR. REO SPEEDWAGON IS SET TO RECORD A CHRSITMAS ALBUM CALLED “NOT SO SILENT NIGHT – CHRISTMAS WITH REO SPEEDWAGON.” THE ALBUM WILL INCLUDE 13 SONGS AND WILL BE RELEASED OCTOBER 27TH.

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