Wednesday, October 28, 2009

News 10-28-09

THE UFM COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER IS RECEIVING A PUBLIC TELECOMMUNITCATIONS FACILILTY PROGRAMS GRANT. THE GRANT OF TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS IS BEING GIVEN BY THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION AGENCY. THE GRANT WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE A TRANSMITTER, ANTENNA, AND HARDWARE NEEDED FOR THE NEW COMMUNITY RADIO STATION, KONZ: FLINT HILLS COMMUNITY RADIO. THE UFM IS NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR RAISING $72,000 TO MATCH THE EQUIPMENT PURCHASES.

THE RILEY COUNTY POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATHS OF AN ADULT AND A YOUNG CHILD. THE PARTIALLY BURIED BODIES WERE DISCOVERED BY A HUNTER. THE HUNTER DISCOVERED THE BODIES ON SUNDAY EVENING IN SOUTHWEST MANHATTAN. POLICE AND THE SHAWNEE COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE SAY THAT THE SHALLOW GRAVE CONTAINED THE BODIES OF AN ADULT WOMAN AND A SMALL BOY, POSSIBLY 3 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER. AUTOPSIES ARE BEING PERFORMED TO DETERMINE HOW THE TWO DIED.

THE CITY BY THE BAY IS A BIT EMPTY TODAY. THE SAN FRANCISCO – OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE IS CLOSED DOWN THIS MORNING BECAUSE A ROD AND METAL BRACE FELL INTO WESTBOUND LANES ON THE SPAN. THERE ARE NO INJURIES, BUT TWO VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED.

COLDS FRONTS ARE HITTING WYOMING AND COLORADO TODAY. EARLY SEASON COLD FRONTS ARE PROMPTING WARNINGS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE TWO WESTERN STATES.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORCASTERS ARE PREDICTING TWO DAYS OF SNOW AND NEAR – BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BEGINNING EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THIS STORM HAS ALREADY BROUGHT 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW TO CHEYENNE. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE BEING POSTED FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING, COLORADO AND NEBRASKA.

CONNECICUT POLICE ARE CHARGING A MAN FOR MURDER IN THE STABBING DEATH OF UNIVERSITY OCNNECICUT FOOTBALL PLAYER JASPER HOWARD. JOHN WILLIAM LOMAX III, HAKIM MUHAMMAD AND JAMAL TODD ARE THE ONES BEING CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF THE UCONN CORNERBACK.

A NEW GROUP OF ADVENTURE SEEKERS IS HITTING THE EAST COAST. THE TEAM OF BIG FOOT ENTHUSIASTS WILL BE SEARCHING FOR THE LEGENDARY CREATURE IN THE THICK FOREST AND BOGS OF WEST VIRGINIA. BILLY WILLARD, THE FOUNDER OF THE GROUP, SAYS THAT THEY WILL BE LOOKING IN PLACES WHERE BIGFOOT HAS BEEN RECENTLY SIGHTED. WILLARD SAYS THAT HE HAS NEVER SEEN BIGFOOT HIMSELF. THE GROUP IS TAKING PLASTER CASTS OF SUSPICIOUS PRINTS BUT DIDN’T SPOT THE CREATURE DURING THE SEARCH LAST WEEKEND.

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