Several killed, many injured in Kansas workplace shooting

A mass shooting at a Hesston, Kansas, turf-care manufacturerhas left an unconfirmednumber of people dead and many more injured. Original estimates of 2 to 4 casualties are creeping upward as more details are known.

The Washington Times reports that the suspect, who was shot and killed by police, was a disgruntled former employee who was recently fired.The gunman reportedly shot an elderly woman in the parking lot before going inside and attacking employees and security.

Prayers are being said for those injured as well as the first responders.

Not much has been reported about the alleged shooter yet.

Some unverified accounts are naming a different person as the suspect, and we’ve seen claims that the shooter was a “KKK member and Trump supporter.”

Update: The Harvey Co. sheriff has just held a press conference to confirm some details.

About those multiple crime scenes:

Editor’s note: Twitchy will update this developing story as details emerge. The headline has been updated now that fatalities and casualties have been confirmed by law enforcement.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2016/02/25/several-killed-many-more-injured-in-workplace-shooting-in-kansas/

Do this actress’ voting tweets show her to be a raging lunatic? Yes [pic]

http://twitter.com/#!/Destinyuhva/status/528045938175385601

Surely actress Martha Plimpton, to whom that tweet was sent, can’t believe such things herself, can she? Oh, yes. She can. Behold the cuckoo pants:

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Um. So vote Republican then, yes? Self-awareness is hard, Martha.

It got worse:

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You are disgusting, as always, pro-abort Martha. Unborn babies? Whatever! Just a lump of icky old “medical expense.” No voice for them at all, but a voice for …

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What? The cuckoo pants is strong with this one.

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OK, we can agree there:

Bingo.

Related:

Twitchy coverage of actress Martha Plimpton

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/10/31/do-these-actress-voting-tweets-show-her-to-be-a-raging-lunatic-boy-do-they-photo/

Rick Perry: Children monitored after possible contact with Ebola patient

http://twitter.com/#!/mkhammer/status/517365659832180736

A man in Texas who has been diagnosed with Ebola had been in the country for several days before being hospitalized and quarantined.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry held a press conference today and said that school children are being monitored after having been near the Ebola patient:

Breaking: Gov. Rick Perry says "some school age children had contact" with the #Ebola patient in Dallas. #khou pic.twitter.com/XeuOmPnCTA

— The Bishop (@BillBishopKHOU) October 1, 2014

TX Gov. Perry: Some school-aged children have been in contact with #Ebola patient http://t.co/FbQhOGVto6 @NewsHour pic.twitter.com/mHJbifx7nk

— Joshua Barajas (@Josh_Barrage) October 1, 2014

Gov. Rick Perry says some school-age children had contact with Ebola patient and are being monitored for the disease. pic.twitter.com/ouKZ27LtTB

— CNBC (@CNBC) October 1, 2014

Texas Gov. Perry says school-aged children had contact with #Ebola patient; they’ve been identified & being monitored http://t.co/FnYmXmj0Ar

— FOX59 News (@FOX59) October 1, 2014

Not good :(. Gov Perry announcing acc to CNN Ebola patient in contact with school aged children.And hospital didn't inquire about his travel

— C Foote (@technolibrary) October 1, 2014

Rick Perry is on TV to tell us that school age children have been exposed to Ebola. But not to panic!

— Trisha Lemons (@trishmunky) October 1, 2014

Updates:

Patient had contact with five children who attend four different Dallas-area schools, per school official. #Ebola

— Elise Viebeck (@eliseviebeck) October 1, 2014

A few parents at Sam Tasby Middle School have picked up students– #DHHS says student may have been exposed to #Ebola pic.twitter.com/4j02P79gyl

— Sebastian Robertson (@wfaasebastian) October 1, 2014

#Dallas #HHD says student at LL Hotchkiss Elementary may have come in contact with #Ebola — parents picking up #wfaa pic.twitter.com/f7dxwiMBHm

— Sebastian Robertson (@wfaasebastian) October 1, 2014

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Related:

Brad Thor nails it on why we should be worried about Team Obama’s response to Ebola

Inevitable: Newsweek blames Ebola outbreak on man made global warming

CNN: Ambulance ‘in use for two days after the EBOLA patient was transported’

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/10/01/rick-perry-school-age-children-being-monitored-after-possible-contact-with-ebola-patient/