A professor at K-State has been awarded a grant to lead a multi-million dollar interdisciplinary agricultural study. K-State Professor of Agronomy Stephen Welch, Oklahoma State Assistant Professor of Agronomy Phillip Alderman and Langston University Chair of the Department of Technology Franklin Fondjo Fotou were granted $4 million from the National Science Foundation to research new ways to improve crop yields, crop breeding programs and in-field management. Welch is bringing together experts in soil chemistry, genetics, engineering, crop management, computer science and other fields for the project. The project is titled Building Field-based Ecophysiological Genome-to-Phenome Prediction and will use wheat as…
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WICHITA — Police have arrested the parents of a 2-month-old boy who died at a west Wichita motel. Police spokesman Charley Davidson says the boy was found dead early Thursday at the Scotsman Inn. His twin brother was unharmed. Davidson says the parents became intoxicated overnight and the 34-year-old father woke up about 6 a.m. and found the boy not breathing. The cause of death in being investigated. Police went to the motel Tuesday after receiving a call about the boys’ welfare. Davidson said the parents were drunk and the children were placed with a family member. The father was…
HARPER — The U.S. Geological Survey says four earthquakes ranging in magnitude from 3.0 to 3.8 were registered in Harper County in less than 24 hours. KWCH reports the agency reported a 3.0 magnitude earthquake just before 7 p.m. Wednesday, about 9.5 miles east of Harper. About 15 minutes later, a second quake registered near the same location, with a magnitude of 3.1. A third earthquake with a magnitude of 3.2 registered just before 10 p.m. Wednesday in the same area. The fourth quake was recorded about 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the same spot as the first quake. The USGS…
OLATHE — The co-founder and administrator of a Christian school in suburban Kansas City has been charged with child sex abuse. Forty-eight-year-old Dennis Creason, of Bonner Springs, Kansas, was charged Thursday with three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. The crimes are alleged to have occurred from January 2015 to August 2018. Creason founded the Oaklawn Christian School in Shawnee, Kansas, with his wife. The school serves pre-K through sixth grade students, with a focus on art, music, and nature-based programs. Bond for Creason is set at $1 million. No attorney is listed for him in online court…
TOPEKA — Authorities say a man in a wheelchair was killed when a pickup truck crashed into him. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that police say the crash happened Thursday night. Lt. Jerry Monasmith says that police believe the man in the wheelchair was trying to cross the street when a vehicle traveling west hit him. The man’s injuries initially were described as serious but not life-threatening. However, the man later died at a local hospital. Police are withholding the victim’s name until his family is notified.
Officers filed a report for burglary in the 12800 block of Kansas Ave. in Riley on August 30, 2018, at approximately 9:30 AM. Officers listed Trisha Reichert, 44, of Riley as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect took tires and rims from her 79′ Chevy Blazer. The estimated loss associated with this case is approximately $1,320.00. Police ask that anyone with information contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00. Dexter Robinson, 26, of Manhattan…
Friday’s guests were KSU PD Chief Ronnie Grice and Lt. Bradli Millington in the first segment. In the second segment we had Manhattan Regional Airport Director Jesse Romo.
A new Thursday tradition starts with Matt Hall of KSO joining John and Mason for the first hour of the show. On today’s show, it is the last episode before the Cats kickoff against South Dakota on Saturday, so in honor of the Coyotes, John has 7 facts about the state of South Dakota. In hour two, the Big 12 might have a tough weekend starting things off and an important dress rehearsal game for the Cats. 0:00 – What do you need to see on Sat.? 11:40 – More QB talk 25:17 – K-State Injuries 32:09 – Kickoffs and…
ABILENE — A man arrested in June in Pennsylvania on a Dickinson County warrant involving 150 counts of rape is back in Kansas. The Hays Post reports 44-year-old Eric Millsap, of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, arrived in Abilene on Monday. Dickinson County Attorney Andrea Purvis says he was extradited from the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A criminal complaint says Millsap faces 178 counts including the alleged rapes, which involved a single victim. The crimes allegedly occurred between 2006 and 2015 when he lived in Abilene and Dickinson counties. Millsap made a first court appearance Monday and remains jailed on a…
WICHITA — Police are investigating the death of a 2-month-old boy at a west Wichita motel. Spokesman Charley Davidson says officers who were called to the Scotsman Inn early Thursday found the child unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The boy’s twin brother was at the motel and was unharmed. Davidson says the two children, their 34-year-old father and 39-year-old mother were living at the motel. The father found the boy not breathing and called 911. The cause of death is unknown.