IN LOCAL NEWS….
ACCORDING TO THE MANHATTAN MERCURY, NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD MANHATTAN NATIVE KEVIN COFFEY PASSED AWAY SATURDAY. COFFEY, A FIRST-YEAR STUDENT AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY WAS ONE OF FOUR PEOPLE KILLED WHEN A TOURIST BUS THEY WERE RIDING SLAMMED IN TO A LOW RAILROAD BRIDGE. OTHER PASSENGERS WERE CRITICALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.
IN STATE NEWS…
HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM MAY BE A THING OF THE PAST IN THE STATE OF KANSAS. ACCORDING TO THE TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL, THE STATE WILL ELIMINATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO JOURNALISM PROGRAMS BEGINNING IN 2012-2013. THE STATE FEELS THAT ITS SCARCE VOCATIONAL BUDGET SHOULD GO TO HIGH-DEMAND, HIGH SKILL AND HIGH WAGE JOBS AND JOURNALISM FAILED TO MEET THE NEW REQUIREMENTS.
THE LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD REPORTS…FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, DRIVERS WHO USE K-10 IN JOHNSON COUNTY ARE ASKED TO FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. A BRIDGE SPANNING THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD IS BEING REPAIRED. CREWS WILL WORK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD FIRST, THAN THE RIGHT SIDE.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
USA TODAY REPORTS…LOVELAND COLORADO WAS STRUCK WITH A SMALL BLAZE SUNDAY MORNING. BY SUNDAY EVENING AROUND 600 ACRES WERE ABLAZE. DIVISION CHIEF FOR FIRE AND RESCUE IN LOVELAND, MERLIN GREEN SAID THAT THE FIRE DESTROYED ONE HOME, FOUR OUTBUILDINGS AND A RV. THIS FIRE COMES ON THE HEELS OF A FIRE IN BOULDER, COLORADO. WHICH IS BEING CALLED ONE OF THE WORST FIRES IN STATE HISTORY.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS….
COUNTRY SUPERSTAr TAYLOR SWIFT WHO WAS INTERRUPTED BY KANYE WEST AT LAST YEAR’S MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS WROTE A SONG ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND PERFORMED IT LAST NIGHT. THE SONG TITLED INNOCENT IS AVAILABLE ON ITUNES AND WILL BE FEATURED ON HER NEXT ALBUM SPEAK NOW. LADY GAGA LED ALL ARTISTS BY WINNING 8 AWARDS LAST NIGHT.
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