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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Longtime Leipold assistant Jim Zebrowski promoted to offensive coordinator at Kansas

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LAWRENCE, Kan. — Jim Zebrowski will replace Jeff Grimes as offensive coordinator at Kansas, coach Lance Leipold announced Saturday. Zebrowski had been co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach since joining the Jayhawks staff in 2021. He is a quality mentor to our student-athletes and takes pride in …

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Harrowing update on tourist who spent 20 hours trapped between rocks during whitewater expedition on Tasmania's Franklin River as distressing details of the major rescue emerge

Daily Mail

A Lithuanian tourist is fighting for life after having his leg amputated in a bid to save his life during a dramatic, 20-hour whitewater rescue in Tasmania. The 69-year-old Lithuanian man remains in hospital in a critical condition following a dramatic rescue on Saturday after he became trapped wedged between rocks on the Franklin River a day earlier. Tasmania Police …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Boson Whitewater's Innovative Project Turns Sewage Water into Potable Water

New Indian Express

Boson Whitewater's project converts treated water from sewage treatment plants (STPs) into high-quality drinking water. The project, located in Devanahalli, uses a managed aquifer recharge method to recover up to 75% of the potable water from the STP. The treated water is then pumped into Bagalur Lake, where it is blended with rainwater. From there, water is piped to Sihineeru …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump says migrants caused a ‘surge in crime’ in a small Wisconsin city. Its residents reject that.

Politico

“There are people who believe it, who believe that it’s not hyperbole, that it’s not political, that it is the truth,” said Kristine Zaballos, a co-founder of Whitewater’s Community Space, a volunteer-run organization providing free food, clothing, toys, books and housewares to local residents. Undocumented immigrants, allowed by Democrats to run free, are to blame for inflation, compromised “election integrity” …

Trump

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Asheville has been largely cut off after Helene wrecked roads and knocked out power and cell service

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympian paddling sisters Jess and Noemie Fox to have island named in their honour at Penrith Whitewater Stadium in Western Sydney

ABC

Olympic champions Jess and Noemie Fox will have an island at Penrith Whitewater Stadium in Western Sydney named in their honour. The announcement comes alongside a $3.2 million funding boost to Paddle Australia, ahead of the International Canoe Slalom World Championships being hosted at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium in just over a year. "We know Penrith is primed to provide …

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4 months, 1 week ago

A rare and wild adventure on the Colorado River

BBC

A rare and wild adventure on the Colorado River Cassidy Randall Cataract Canyon was once one of the most ferocious stretches of whitewater on the Colorado River Imagine running rapids that haven't been seen in six decades and camping on beaches that didn't exist a mere few months earlier. The muddy current of the Colorado River carries our rafts through …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

RFK Jr. denies eating a dog while sidestepping sexual assault allegations in Vanity Fair article

CNN

CNN — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has denied allegations made in a new Vanity Fair report that he had previously eaten a dog while sidestepping accusations of sexual assault levied by a former nanny in the magazine, saying, “I’m not a church boy.” In an interview with the “Breaking Points” political podcast released Tuesday, Kennedy called the …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rising American canoe/kayak star Evy Leibfarth, 20, ready for second Olympic trip

Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — Evy Leibfarth’s first trip to the Olympics didn’t quite go as she had hoped. And so I’m just excited to see where that takes me.” Evy’s father and coach, Lee Leibfarth, believes his daughter is ready to handle the pressure and distractions that go along with the Olympics. I’m as excited for her as a dad as …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Kerala: 4 tourism hotspots to host adventure sporting events in 2024

Hindustan Times

With an aim to put Kerala on the global adventure tourism map, the government has decided to host four international adventure sporting events this year, state Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas said in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Kerala: 4 tourism hotspots to host adventure sporting events in 2024 Tourist hotspots Vagamon, Varkala, Mananthavady and Kozhikode would be the venues for …

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1 year ago

Inside Andy Kotelnicki’s path to Penn State: What does the new OC bring to Nittany Lions?

New York Times

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — When Andy Kotelnicki posed the question to his Division III University of Wisconsin-Whitewater quarterbacks, they were unsure how to respond. The guys loved that.” Once players understood the messaging from Kotelnicki, hired Dec. 1 from Kansas as Penn State’s offensive coordinator, they were reminded of the two characters all the time. “He used to always tell …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Indoor pools crowded due to rainy weather

NL Times

Indoor pools are attracting a large number of visitors due to poor summer weather, according to a survey by ANP. For example, tickets for the Aqua Mundo pools from the holiday park organization Center Parks are almost all sold out for Thursday. The more guests at the parks that want to visit the pools, the fewer tickets Center Parks makes …

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1 year, 7 months ago

River rafters say big California snowmelt means epic season

Associated Press

COLOMA, Calif. — Triple Threat. Even with the snowmelt only starting, the American River, which originates high in the Sierra Nevada just west of Lake Tahoe, is already seeing more than three times the volume of water rushing by per second compared to previous years, said Jessica Wallstrom of OARS, one of dozens of rafting companies offering trips on the …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin-Whitewater coach Kevin Bullis announces retirement

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! WHITEWATER, Wis. — Wisconsin-Whitewater coach Kevin Bullis has retired after posting a 78-13 record in seven seasons at the Division III program, school officials announced Tuesday. Kathy and I have lived truly amazing coaching lives, and it is time for us to live life.” Jace Rindahl, …

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2 years, 1 month ago

The joy of being outdoors while Black

LA Times

Rue Mapp grew up in Oakland but got her first taste of the outdoors on her family’s ranch in Lake County, just north of Santa Rosa, Calif. This week, Mapp’s first book, “Nature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors,” hits store shelves. As Mapp told me, “It was important to illustrate all the ways people are …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Leipold happy at No. 19 Kansas despite links to Wisconsin

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LAWRENCE, Kan. — The long-suffering football fans at Kansas mostly thought it flattering when Nebraska fired Scott Frost and rumors began that the Huskers would be interested in hiring the Jayhawks’ Lance Leipold as their next coach. We have no plans on going anywhere,” Leipold said …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Ken Starr, the prosecutor on the Clinton Whitewater investigation, has died at 76

NPR

Ken Starr, the prosecutor on the Clinton Whitewater investigation, has died at 76 Enlarge this image toggle caption Joyce Naltchayan/AFP via Getty Images Joyce Naltchayan/AFP via Getty Images Kenneth Starr, the one-time federal prosecutor who led the Whitewater investigation into Bill and Hillary Clinton during the 1990s, died Tuesday at a Houston hospital due to complications from surgery, his family …

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2 years, 6 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Nature’s forces on display in Yellowstone flood

Associated Press

Some of the forces of nature that helped shape Yellowstone National Park into one of America’s most beloved landscapes unleashed a frightening flood this week as warm rains combined with a rapidly melting snowpack to overwhelm waterways. Damage came into sharp view from above where a flight by helicopter showed huge sections of roadway inside the park’s north entrance that …

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2 years, 7 months ago

New Mexico wildfire now ranks as largest in state history

India Today

A wildfire burning for 40 days in New Mexico on Monday became the largest in the Southwestern state's recorded history as it forced the evacuation of a small ski resort and villages in drought-hit mountains east of Santa Fe. Residents of the Sipapu ski resort and communities around 13 miles south of Taos received evacuation alerts over their cellphones late …

Santa Fe

2 years, 7 months ago

Birkdale Community Precinct draft master plan, including proposed Olympics venue, approved by Redland City Council

ABC

A draft master plan for a major new community precinct in the Redlands, east of Brisbane, has been approved by council, paving the way for a "South Bank-style" public lagoon, restoration of a 150-year-old heritage-listed farm, and new walking trails through a large nature reserve. Key points: Redland City Council has approved its draft master plan for a 62-hectare site …

Community Council Plan Farm Precinct Master Ms Williams

2 years, 8 months ago

Former Whitewater chancellor quit over free speech survey

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s former interim chancellor said he resigned over the UW System leader’s decision to query students about free speech rights. He told the Wisconsin State Journal for a story published Wednesday that he was upset over Interim System President Michael Falbo’s decision to send out the survey after initially deciding that institutions wouldn’t do …

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3 years ago

Record-breaking Central QB Hawkins leads D-III All-Americans

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Linemen - Sharmore Clarke, senior, North Central; Boomer Warre, junior, Hardin-Simmons; John Valentine, senior, Mount Union; Jake Hibben, senior, Wheaton ; JR Woods, junior, Johns Hopkins, Lou Cocozza, senior, Springfield. Defensive backs - Jefferson Fritz, senior, Mary Hardin-Baylor; Jamir Prevard, junior, Delaware Valley; Jake Beesley, senior, …

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3 years ago

Will Smith puts his fears to the test in TV nature series

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Will Smith rappelled into a live volcano and kayaked down an Icelandic whitewater river for his latest project. Smith, a Hollywood leading man who admits that he’s far from outdoorsy, has put himself in danger’s way while filming “Welcome to Earth,” a kinetic Disney+ original series from National Geographic. “I think the ability to see how beautiful …

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3 years ago

‘I was very lucky’ – British teenager savaged by crocodile describes ordeal

The Independent

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Longtime Leipold assistant Jim Zebrowski promoted to offensive coordinator at Kansas

Harrowing update on tourist who spent 20 hours trapped between rocks during whitewater expedition on Tasmania's Franklin River as distressing details of the major rescue emerge

Boson Whitewater's Innovative Project Turns Sewage Water into Potable Water

Trump says migrants caused a ‘surge in crime’ in a small Wisconsin city. Its residents reject that.

Asheville has been largely cut off after Helene wrecked roads and knocked out power and cell service

Olympian paddling sisters Jess and Noemie Fox to have island named in their honour at Penrith Whitewater Stadium in Western Sydney

A rare and wild adventure on the Colorado River

RFK Jr. denies eating a dog while sidestepping sexual assault allegations in Vanity Fair article

Rising American canoe/kayak star Evy Leibfarth, 20, ready for second Olympic trip

Kerala: 4 tourism hotspots to host adventure sporting events in 2024

Inside Andy Kotelnicki’s path to Penn State: What does the new OC bring to Nittany Lions?

Indoor pools crowded due to rainy weather

River rafters say big California snowmelt means epic season

Wisconsin-Whitewater coach Kevin Bullis announces retirement

The joy of being outdoors while Black

Leipold happy at No. 19 Kansas despite links to Wisconsin

Ken Starr, the prosecutor on the Clinton Whitewater investigation, has died at 76

AP PHOTOS: Nature’s forces on display in Yellowstone flood

New Mexico wildfire now ranks as largest in state history

Birkdale Community Precinct draft master plan, including proposed Olympics venue, approved by Redland City Council

Former Whitewater chancellor quit over free speech survey

Record-breaking Central QB Hawkins leads D-III All-Americans

Will Smith puts his fears to the test in TV nature series

‘I was very lucky’ – British teenager savaged by crocodile describes ordeal