WASHINGTON (AP) — Although the CEO of Apple says an order from a federal magistrate could threaten the security of millions of iPhones, the White House doesn’t see it that way.
The magistrate ordered Apple to help the FBI hack into an iPhone that had been used by one of the shooters who carried out the massacre in San Bernardino, California last year.
But Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company will resist. He says the administration is trying to get Apple to build a “backdoor” that would bypass digital locks protecting consumer information on iPhones. And he says the software would be “too dangerous to create.”
White House spokesman Josh Earnest disagrees. He says the court isn’t trying to get Apple to “redesign its product” or “create a new backdoor.” Instead, Earnest says, the order would “have an impact on this one device.”
At the center of the debate is the private information carried on nearly 900 million iPhones sold worldwide.
In Congress, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Republican Richard Burr, said, “Court orders are not optional and Apple should comply.” Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein (FYN’-styn) said she thought the government should be able to access the phone. On the campaign trail, Republican Donald Trump said he agreed “100 percent with the courts.”
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Fire crews have extinguished a blaze in a multi-story downtown Kansas City building where part of the movie “In Cold Blood” was filmed.
The Kansas City Star reports that the fire started Wednesday morning at the former Pickwick Plaza complex, which was undergoing a $65 million renovation. The 85-year-old building includes an area that once was the Union Bus Terminal, while another part housed a hotel.
The building is being turned into apartments and commercial space.
The 1967 film that was partially filmed in its lobby is based on Truman Capote’s acclaimed novel about the Holcomb, Kansas, killings of Herb and Bonnie Clutter and two of their children. Two parolees, Richard Hickock and Perry Smith, were eventually convicted of killing the Clutters and were executed in 1965.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Rural Water District (RWD) No. 2 public water supply in Osborne County. KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a loss of pressure. Inadequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.
The advisory took effect on Feb. 17 and will remain in effect until chlorine residuals are adequate and all other conditions which place the system at risk of contamination are deemed by KDHE officials to be adequately resolved.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation, or use bottled water.
Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker.
Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.
Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.
If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears.
Public water suppliers in Kansas take all measures necessary to notify customers quickly after a system failure. Regardless of whether it’s the supplier or KDHE that announces a boil water advisory, KDHE will issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the public water supply in the City of Paradise located in Russell County. KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a loss of pressure. Inadequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.
The advisory took effect on Feb. 17 and will remain in effect until chlorine residuals are adequate and all other conditions which place the system at risk of contamination are deemed by KDHE officials to be adequately resolved.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation, or use bottled water.
Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker.
Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.
Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.
If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears.
Public water suppliers in Kansas take all measures necessary to notify customers quickly after a system failure. Regardless of whether it’s the supplier or KDHE that announces a boil water advisory, KDHE will issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.
WALDO–The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the public water supply in the City of Waldo in Russell County.
KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a loss of pressure. Inadequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.
The advisory took effect Wednesday, February 17, and will remain in effect until chlorine residuals are adequate and all other conditions which place the system at risk of contamination are deemed by KDHE officials to be adequately resolved.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation, or use bottled water.
Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker.
Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.
Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.
If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears.
Public water suppliers in Kansas take all measures necessary to notify customers quickly after a system failure. Regardless of whether it’s the supplier or KDHE that announces a boil water advisory, KDHE will issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.
One man is in custody following a three and a half hour standoff in Hays Wednesday.
The incident began about 5:15 p.m. according to Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler, and the man was arrested in his house about 8:40 p.m.
“HPD received a call that a man was threatening his wife in the house with a rifle and he possibly had an explosive device,” Scheibler said after the suspect was arrested.
The standoff lasted more than 3 hours.
The woman was not in the home when officers from the Hays Police Department responded. The Special Situation Response Team was called in and officers from the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department and Kansas Highway Patrol also responded.
“There was no one else in the house, and there were no injuries. We consider this a success and the neighborhood is safe again,” Scheibler added.
UPDATE 8:40 p.m.: Police Chief Don Scheibler told Hays Post that entry was made into the home, and the suspect is in custody. No other details are available at this time.
Members of the HPD SSRT suit up in the Eagle Media Center parking log, 2300 Hall Street.
Scheibler said officers will be on the scene for some time continuing their investigation and advised people to avoid the area if possible.
“The neighborhood is safe again,” he said.
UPDATE: 8:30 p.m. police have broken a window to gain entry to the home. Curtains and blankets are being cleared from the window.
Hays Post will have additional details on the incident as they become available.
UPDATE 8:00 p.m. Scanner traffic indicated the HPD had received a warrant for the home, and they had probable cause for an arrest. Police are still surrounding the home and traffic on Hall remained blocked.
UPDATE: 6:13 p.m. Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler has told Hays Post that HPD received a report of a man with a gun making threats late this afternoon at 528 W. 17th Street. A wide area in that location is cordoned off.
Scheibler is asking people on foot and vehicle traffic to stay out of the area. Nearby residents have been told to stay in their homes.
The local SSRT has moved into place. KHP officers are also on the scene.
UPDATE: HPD SSRT members have moved from the Eagle Media Center parking lot, 2300 Hall Street, south on Hall to the area of 17th and Elm Streets.
Members of the Hays Police Department were blocking traffic on Hall from 15th St. to 25th St. and a few blocks East of Hall around 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Traffic was being directed around the area.
Thomas More Prep-Marian school was also locked down and students were not being allowed to leave the building as of 5:10 p.m.
The situation that has caused the area to be cordoned off is unknown at this time.
FROM TMP MARIAN:
UPDATE at 6:19 p.m. “No students are on (the TMP) campus at this time. The remaining staff will remain on lockdown until released by the HPD.”
“Late this afternoon, the Hays Police Department contacted TMP-Marian administration and recommended a precautionary lockdown based on a situation off of campus. The softball parent meeting scheduled for 6:00 p.m. will be rescheduled.
All students and staff still on campus are safe and will remain on campus until the Hays Police Department releases the lockdown. TMP-Marian administration is in contact with the Hays Police Department and will follow their direction in this matter. Thank you.”
Hays Post will continue to update as more information becomes available.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers are preparing to set aside $50,000 so the Kansas Legislature can hire attorneys to represent it on school funding issues.
The addition of the spending to a budget-balancing plan prompted Democratic Rep. Jim Ward of Wichita to suggest Wednesday that GOP leaders are preparing to defy a recent Kansas Supreme Court ruling on education funding.
Olathe Republican and House Appropriations Committee Chairman Ron Ryckman Jr. said legislators need legal advice about how to respond to the order.
The Supreme Court ruled that a GOP-backed school funding law enacted last year unfairly shorts poor school districts financially.
The court ruled in a lawsuit pursued by four school districts, and the attorney general’s office has hired a law firm to help represent the state. The Legislature is not a defendant.
Fort Hays State finds itself in good position for a potential berth to the NCAA Tournament with two weeks remaining in the regular season. The Tigers are ranked No. 4 in the first set of Central Region Rankings released by the NCAA on Wednesday.
With the top three teams in the region separating from the rest of the pack, Fort Hays State leads a cluster of seven schools ranked No. 4 through No. 10 in the region rankings that are battling for the final five spots in the Central Regional of the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers are 13-8 against NCAA Division II competition (16-8 overall), but went through the non-conference season undefeated with key in-region wins. Once again, games played at the very start of the season could be critical in the formula for FHSU making the NCAA Tournament.
The MIAA has six schools in the top 10 of the region rankings, showing the strength of the conference as a whole. Northwest Missouri State is No. 3, Lindenwood is No. 6, Nebraska-Kearney is No. 7, Pittsburg State is No. 9, and Missouri Southern is No. 10. Seeing the big cluster of teams from the MIAA in the rankings means conference games in the final two weeks are going to be critical to which teams get in the NCAA Tournament field.
The top two squads from the NSIC, Augustana and Minnesota State-Moorhead, along with Northwest Missouri State of the MIAA, have separated from the pack sitting comfortably in the top three positions. The Great American Conference has only one team in the region rankings, East Central, which sits at No. 8 in the rankings. With the parity in the MIAA, NSIC, and GAC this year, the rest of the teams in the rankings will be uncomfortable heading into conference tournaments. Winners of conference tournaments get an automatic bid to the NCAA Central Regional regardless their records or where they rank regionally, essentially with the ability to steal bids from teams on the bubble. Eight teams make the NCAA Tournament.
Below are the NCAA Central Region Rankings for February 17, 2016.
Fort Hays State Women’s Basketball is ranked No. 3 in the first set of NCAA Regional Rankings, released on Wednesday. The top three teams in the region are from the MIAA as the picture for NCAA Tournament selections starts to take shape.
Fort Hays State, the host of the NCAA Central Region last year as the top ranked team in the region, finds itself in good position once again entering the final two weeks of the regular season schedule. The Tigers are third behind Missouri Western and Pittsburg State. Pittsburg State and Fort Hays State are dead even with the Griffons in amount of wins against in-region and Division II competition this year. PSU is 20-4 and FHSU is 20-3, while MWSU is 20-2.
Though FHSU has one less loss than Pittsburg State, the Gorillas have a win over the top ranked team in the region. FHSU lost its only meeting with MWSU this year, while PSU met MWSU twice in the regular season and split the series 1-1. FHSU and PSU do not have a head-to-head advantage against each other as the schools split their regular season games.
With Winona State at 21-2 against NCAA Division II opponents and 18-2 against in-region opponents, the rankings show the strength of the MIAA schedule compared to the NSIC and GAC. Arkansas Tech was 19-2 against Division II competition at the time this poll released, but its loss on Monday was not factored into this set of rankings.
Emporia State is the fourth team from the MIAA inside the top eight of the region rankings at No. 6. A cluster of teams from the NSIC round out the remainder of the list.
Below are the NCAA Central Region rankings for February 17, 2016.
The Libertarian Party of Kansas fully supports and endorses the passage of Kansas House Bill 2691 (HB 2691): The Kansas Safe Access Act.
This bill would allow the legal use of Cannabis, and products derived from Cannabis, for medicinal use. It would also create a licensing system similar to those of other states that have already established a legal, medical cannabis industry.
Cannabis was a part of the American pharmacopoeia until 1942 and is currently available by prescription in the Netherlands, Canada, Spain, and Israel in its whole plant form. The analgesic, anticonvulsant, and antiemetic properties of cannabinoids have been well-documented in more than 100 years of medical research. Cannabinoids have fewer side effects than commonly prescribed medications, and mortality rates approaching zero.
This bill has taken multiple other states’ legislation into consideration — not only the other states’ wording, but also their implementation concerns. Because of the research and due diligence done on this bill, this proposed HB 2691 is the most compassionate and comprehensive medical marijuana bill in the nation.
The Libertarian Party has long endorsed the legalization of Cannabis and hemp farming/cultivation, possession, sale, and use, as is represented in our Party Platforms.
HB2691 is a smart, strong, common sense step in the right direction.
The Executive Committee of the Libertarian Party of Kansas
Rob Hodgkinson – LPKS Chair
Libertarian Party of Kansas
P.O. Box 2456
Wichita, KS 67201
(913) 980-9269
Email: [email protected]
Rob Hodgkinson chairs the Libertarian Party of Kansas.
The Liberal Fire Department, in conjunction with the Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office investigated a Tuesday morning fire at 1027 N. Western Ave., apartment D in Liberal photo/Jessica Crawford-Leader & Times online
LIBERAL — A Kansas man died in an apartment fire early Tuesday, according to a media release from Liberal Fire Department.
The man was identified as Tekoa Calloway, 37, Liberal.
Officials with the Kansas State Fire Marshal’s office and Liberal Fire Department determined the cause of the fire as unattended cooking.
Fire crews were called just before 2:30 a.m. after smoke was reported inside of of apartment at 1027 North Western Avenue and someone possibly inside, according to the media release.
Firefighters and Liberal police officers initially encountered moderate to heavy smoke upon entry into the apartment.
They quickly located and removed the man from inside the apartment and also located and extinguished a fire in the kitchen area.
Seward County EMS transported the victim to Southwest Medical Center where he died.
Estimated loss in the fire was $30,000. The American Red Cross is assisting residents of other apartments within the complex.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Royals have announced that additional netting at Kauffman Stadium is being installed and will extend toward the outfield end of each team’s dugout.
The idea is to improve the safety for fans sitting along the foul lines.
Several clubs have considered ways to protect fans from foul balls hit into those seats, and some have suggested that similar netting should be mandatory in major league ballparks.
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling more than 1.1 million small SUVs in the U.S. because the seat belts might fail in a crash.
The recall covers RAV4 SUVS from the 2006 through 2012 model years, as well as the RAV4 electric vehicle from 2012 through 2014.
Toyota says it’s possible that the belts in both second-row outside seats could come in contact with the metal seat cushion frame in a severe frontal crash. If that happens, the belts could become cut and would not restrain passengers.
The company says it will add plastic covers to the seat cushion frame at no cost to owners. It was unclear when the recall would begin.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Although the CEO of Apple says an order from a federal magistrate could threaten the security of millions of iPhones, the White House doesn’t see it that way.
