By Dan Page - News Director
LOCAL NEWS
A K-STATE SENIOR WINS A NATIONAL AWARD
Civil Engineering major Rachel Spicer of Shawnee recently received the American Society of Civil Engineer’s Student Leadership Award. The award recognizes leaders in the organization’s student chapter and their involvements as an officer in various activities. The society itself has over 140,000 worldwide members as well as over 300 student chapters.
TRAGEDY STRIKES FT. RILEY
A Fort Riley Soldier was found dead in his barracks room on post Monday. According to the Associated Press, Fort Riley officials indicated late Monday identification of the Soldier is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin. The incident is under investigation. A cause of death has not been announced.
STATE NEWS
Topeka police are investigating two overnight burglaries happening at two businesses in the southwest section of the town. The Topeka Capital Journal reports police say someone pried the doors open, but fled after the alarms sounded. Additional details remain to be released.
Dodge City as well as a few other southwest Kansas communities has voted to ban
fireworks due to an extreme heat wave and continued drought. Previously the city issued a waiver allowing fireworks July 2nd through 4th. The city’s public fireworks display is postponed until a future date.
NATIONAL NEWS
A computer hacker group plans to “cyberattack” several Orlando, Florida government-related websites. The ‘Anonymous’ hackers declare that the attack is a result of an incident in which Orlando police arrested members of a group feeding the homeless. CBS News reports federal agencies around the world have arrested several high-profile young people in response to the attacks.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
A CBS sitcom may kill off its main character. Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre wants to remove character Charlie Harper from the show, to make sure actor Charlie Sheen cannot return. According to sources close to the network, Harper will be killed off with the source of death yet to be determined. The show’s new season will not begin filming until August 5th.
SPORTS
The Kansas City Royals dropped game two of their road series with the Padres last night. After trailing 4-1 through six innings, right fielder Jeff Francoeur hit a solo home run in the top of the seventh to help the Royals try to comeback. The comeback failed again in night number two at Petco Park as the Royals fell 4-2.
College baseball ended last night in Omaha, the South Carolina Gamecocks claimed their second national championship in a row over SEC conference foe, the Florida Gators, 5-2. South Carolina’s second baseman Scott Wingo was named MVP of the entire College World Series. The Gamecocks become the ninth team to repeat as champions in two consecutive years since the Oregon State Beavers did so in 2006 and 2007.
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