News Talk KIT

UPDATE: Missing Yakima Doctor Believed to be Murdered or Kidnapped

Aaron Nilsson — Sat, 25 May 2013 17:35:21 +0000

The missing Yakima doctor, Jay Sloop, has been missing 11 days now and KIMA-tv reports that Sloop's relatives say his disappearance in Kiev, Ukraine is now a criminal investigation.

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Who Would You Pick for Your NBA Dream Team? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Sat, 25 May 2013 15:46:30 +0000

One common conversation in any sport is picking your "dream team." Out of all the greats, who would you pick first?

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Why Does Yakima Flood Every Time it Rains? We Now Know!

Cefus — Sat, 25 May 2013 00:04:43 +0000

If you ever wonder why it floods certain places when it rains a lot here in the Yakima Valley? Here's what Waterwords division manager, Scott Schafer, says.

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Join Us For The Yakima Memorial Day Parade

Cefus — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:27:05 +0000

You are invited to the annual Yakima Memorial Day Parade.

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13 Awesome Ways to Carve Your Watermelon

Emerald Catron — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:59:01 +0000

Oh, were you just planning on slicing your watermelon into wedges this Memorial Day weekend? We regret to inform you that plain old wedges are now kind of lame.

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Spanish Teacher Fired for Calling Student Racially-Charged Term in Awful Translation Screwup

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:51:45 +0000

You really do need to be careful about the words you use.

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Yakima Area Cemeteries' Memorial Day Weekend Decoration Policies

Brian Teegarden — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:10:38 +0000

We asked the major Yakima area cemeteries what dates Memorial Day weekend flowers would be removed or needed to be picked up by.

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10 BBQ Fails to Avoid on Memorial Day

Cameron Simcik — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:52 +0000

Got any Memorial Day plans? Maybe you’re heading to a parade and dressing up in those American flag shorts (guilty). Or perhaps heading to the public pool to kick off swimming season is more your style. Whatever you do, there’s one Memorial Day staple that all Americans must experience on Monday— the BBQ.

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Yakima Valley Stepping Up to Help Tornado Victims

Mike Bastinelli — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:30:35 +0000

"The Mike Bastinelli Show," will be on the road today to help raise money for tornado victims in Oklahoma. We will be at Bob Hall's Sunfair Chevrolet today from 3 to 6 today to help the Bob Hall Dealerships fundraising drive.

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Polish Pilot Lands Plane Safely Without Landing Gear [VIDEO]

Kelly West — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:57 +0000

A 767 plane is an incredibly huge plane! The way it lands with landing gear, if you ask me, is already scary enough! But with out landing gear, yikes!

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Inspiring Man With Cerebral Palsy Works Out Like a Champ

Emerald Catron — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:08:44 +0000

Let this video be your inspiration/motivation for the day (or perhaps the rest of your life). Scott was born with cerebral palsy. Despite doctors telling his mother when he was a baby that he would be a "vegetable," Scott works out at the gym, and can lift bigger weights than we can. He also walks on a treadmill, which is more cardio than we've done in the past three years or so.

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9 Awesome Tech Gifts Dad Will Love for Father's Day

Maura Chwastyk — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:00:34 +0000

Sure, your dad said he didn't want anything for Father's Day, but that might also have been a not-so-subtle hint that, thanks to the last several holidays, he has quite enough ties and golf balls, thank you.

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Donating to Relief Causes…Better Business Bureau says Do Your Research

Lance Tormey — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:11:39 +0000

Thousands of dollars are now being donated to victims of the tornado in Oklahoma through a number of legitimate organizations including The American Red Cross. But Chelsea Mcguire with the Better Business Bureau of Eastern Washington says the scammers are also looking to get your money

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It Took Six Years for Man to Recover From a Broken Arm — Only to Break It Again

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:41 +0000

Here’s some breaking news -- a British man named Tim Blackburn who spent six years recovering from a broken arm – yes, SIX years -- had the unbelievably bad luck to break it again only one week after the arm finally healed.

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I-5 Bridge Collapses in Washington's Skagit River, Sending Cars and Drivers Into the Water [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:43:26 +0000

A bridge collapse in Mount Vernon, Washington on Thursday miraculously resulted in no fatalities.

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Seahawks Quarterback #51 on NFL's Top 100 List [VIDEO]

Brian Teegarden — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:41:06 +0000

As a rookie, Russell Wilson had a bigger than breakout year as the Seattle Seahawks starting quarterback. His play last season landed him at #51 on the NFL's Top 100 players list.

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Yakima Nurse Best In State

Lance Tormey — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:32:06 +0000

The Washington Health Care Association presented a big honor for a nurse in Yakima. Jennifer Miner is Washington state's assisted living nurse of the year.

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13 Animals Kicking It in Kiddie Pools for Memorial Day

Emerald Catron — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:25:44 +0000

Hooo boy, it is so close to being summer, we can practically hear the incessant song of the ice cream truck already. Frankly we don't want to wait until Monday to kick off the season. We can't. We've lost all control. Here are some pics of animals in kiddie pools to prove it.

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I-5 Skagit River Bridge Detour

Associated Press — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:17:44 +0000

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Transportation Department says 67,000 vehicles a day used the stretch of Interstate 5 through Mount Vernon that is now blocked by the collapse of the Skagit River bridge.

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Watch These People Using the Grill Wrong — Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:00:09 +0000

Memorial Day weekend is a big weekend for grilling, so it's time for a refresher on what exactly not to do with your grill.

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