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By AP NEW YORK (AP) — Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will be sentenced on corruption charges as scheduled at the end of January, and his wife’s trial will be moved from January to February, a judge said Monday. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan rejected Menendez’s request to delay his sentencing

By The Manhattan Mercury, Kan. (TNS) Dec. 30—The K-State Veterinary Health Center is putting a pause on treatment of poultry and wild birds with the resurgence of bird flu in Kansas and the rest of the country. Officials said the step is a precautionary measure to protect staff members and other health patients — including

By Megan Moser – The Manhattan Mercury, Kan. (TNS) Dec. 30—Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, spoke at K-State in a 1991 Landon Lecture about Middle East relations, a topic that defined his presidency and still confounds the world today. Carter, the first president to reach the century mark, grew up

By Emma Loura – The Manhattan Mercury, Kan. (TNS) Dec. 30—The Riley County commissioners on Monday swapped out their citizen appointment to the county police board after uncovering a potential conflict of interest. Orville Maupin now will fill one of the seven roles on the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board after the commission previously

By TARA COPP – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A 34-year-old soldier serving with the Indiana National Guard in Iraq has died in a non-combat incident, the Army said Monday. Capt. Eric Richard Hart, 34, of Indianapolis, Indiana, died Saturday in Iraq, the Army National Guard said in a statement. Hart was assigned to the

By MELISSA GOLDIN NEW YORK (AP) — The crystal-covered ball that descends down a pole in Times Square to ring in the new year was taken for a test run Monday, as New York City officials laid out their plans for the iconic New Year’s Eve event. Officials flipped a switch to light up the

By The Associated Press The FBI is warning sports leagues about crime organizations targeting professional athletes following a string of burglaries at the homes of prominent NFL and NBA players. The athletes’ homes are targeted due to the perception they may contain high-end goods like designer handbags, jewelry, watches and cash, the FBI said in

By AP PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Cybercriminals who hacked Rhode Island’s system for health and benefits programs have released files to a site on the dark web, a scenario the state has been preparing for, Gov. Daniel McKee said Monday. The state has an outreach strategy to encourage potentially impacted Rhode Islanders to protect their

By Taylor Eldridge – The Wichita Eagle (TNS) Dec. 30—It isn’t lost upon Xavier Bell that this is the final season he will wear a Wichita State men’s basketball uniform. And that makes the current hot streak the Wichita native is on all the more special. Bell delivered his third straight 20-point explosion, this time

By Lindsay Smith – The Wichita Eagle (TNS) Dec. 30—Have you ever been pulled over and asked to take a sobriety test? That can happen at DUI checkpoints, when drivers are randomly pulled over and tested for alcohol or drugs. These checkpoints are usually done during the weekends or holidays to keep as many drunk