Five Kansas State University professors have been honored with national recognition. The educators and their students were filmed for an online professional development program for college faculty, launched by The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE). “Academic success for our students begins in the classroom, and Kansas State University’s exceptional faculty form the foundation of a successful college career,” said Dr. April Mason, K-State’s Provost and Senior Vice President. Those included in the feature are; Michael Wesch, Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology; Gregory Eiselein, Professor of English; Ashley Rhodes, Teaching Associate Professor; Donald Saucier, University Distinguished Teaching Scholar.
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Wildcat Insider on KMAN breaks down the K-State baseball weekend as the Wildcats took two out of three games at West Virginia. Five games on tap this week for the Bat Cats. Hear from associate head coach Andy Sawyers on the K-State baseball weekend. K-State football preparing for the spring game this weekend at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Bruce Weber and K-State men’s basketball in the midst of the offseason with plenty of questions surrounding a program this is also in the search for a new assistant coach. Hear from Bruce Weber and Wildcat LB Mike Moore and RB Justin…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Amtrak says it will use buses to connect people in Wichita with its trains in Oklahoma City and Newton. Several state and local officials announced the bus connection Monday, providing the first Amtrak service in Wichita since 1979. The Wichita Eagle reports one bus route will connect with Amtrak’s Southwest Chief in Newton while another route will connect with the Heartland Eagle in Oklahoma City. The Amtrak connection will run daily out of the Greyhound station in downtown Wichita. Kansas Secretary of Transportation Mike King says the bus service opens a new transportation option along the Interstate…
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, Kan. – The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in solving a rash of arson fires in the 22000 block of Godlove Road. The Onaga arsons were reported on April 14, after 80 acres of native grass and brome pastures were lit on fire without landowner permission early this month and in late March. Police believe the suspect or suspects could be traveling in a vehicle starting fires along roadside ditches. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office at 785-457-3353.
LENEXA, Kan. (AP) A suburban Kansas City nonprofit has sent an official team to Ecuador to determine what type of medical assistance the group can provide in the wake of the deadly earthquake. Rescuers pulled survivors from rubble Sunday after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Ecuador, killing at least 238 people and injuring more than 1,500. Jim Mitchum, CEO of Lenexa-based Heart to Heart International, said Sunday his organization has sent a three-member advance team to Quito, Ecuador. He says the team, which includes Heart to Heart’s chief medical officer, will work with local officials to determine how the group…
NEWTON, Kan. (AP) Another Kansas school district is considering charging parents for all-day kindergarten. KSNW-TV reports that the Newton district in south-central Kansas is looking into a $200-a-month charge. Half-day kindergarten would remain free because the state funds it. Newton Superintendent Deborah Hamm says expenses are rising with no new money. She says districts can’t continue to do the same things with fewer resources. Newton parent Ashley Horchem says the proposal is “frustrating” and that “education shouldn’t be that costly at a young age.” But Hamm says there are no other areas to trim the budget. School board members haven’t…
MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) One of three suspects in the fatal stabbing of a former Oregon resident has been sentenced to nearly 27 years in prison. The Salina Journal reports that 27-year-old Kamra Kay Farrell, of McPherson, was been sentenced last week in McPherson County District Court. Farrell pleaded guilty in February to voluntary manslaughter, kidnapping and aggravated robbery in the 2014 death of 39-year-old James Croft. Additional unrelated charges against Farrell contributed to the sentence. Authorities say Croft’s body was found in a car in a ditch near Galva, 10 miles east of McPherson. Croft lived in Portland, Oregon, before…
On April 17, 2016 at approximately 5:30PM Alice N. Lam (19) of 1500 N. Manhattan Avenue Manhattan, KS reported to police that her 2013 Honda Civic had been stolen sometime in the past two days while it was parked in the 1400 block of McCain Lane. At the time of this report the vehicle has yet to be located. Truth H. Wilson (23) of 605 SW Arbuckle Lawton, OK was arrested on a probation violation warrant on April 17, 2016 at approximately 9:15AM at the Riley County Police Department. The probation violation warrant was issued by the Riley County District…
Riley County Police engaged in a nearly 12 hour standoff Sunday. Officers received the first of several 911 calls from 4400 River Road, an isolated, rural farmhouse in Riley County just before 7:30 a.m. The sole occupant of the home, a 64-year-old man notified police that he was armed and dangerous. As officers attempted to conduct a welfare check, a shot was fired from inside the house. Follow-up investigation revealed that the man had previously threatened relatives and intended to harm himself. A stand-off ensued during which more shots were fired from inside of the house. Officers used tear gas…
(*Courtesy of K-State sports information*) MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – K-State surrendered four runs in the eighth to cap a West Virginia four-run comeback as the Wildcats could not close out the sweep on Sunday at Monongalia County Ballpark and lost to the Mountaineers, 5-4. Leading 4-0 entering the bottom of the sixth, K-State (16-20, 3-9 Big 12) yielded a run in the sixth before a four-spot in the eighth, off relievers Jordan Floyd and Lucas Benenati, allowed the Mountaineers (18-16, 5-6 Big 12) to stave off the Wildcats’ first sweep in a Big 12 series since 2013. West Virginia had…