On today’s In Focus, Cathy had several guests: St. Rep. Susie Swanson of Clay Center; Riley County Extension Health, Nutritition, and Food Safety Agent, Ginny Barnard; Kansas State University Student Body President, Andy Hurtig; and new Regional Transit and Mobility Manager for the Flint Hills Regional Transit Administration, Sondra Clark. Susie Swanson Ginny Barnard Andy Hurtig Sondra Clark
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“Your input matters to me.” That was one of the opening statements made by U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, of Manhattan, during the 2015 Kansas State Association of Letter Carriers State Convention, which was held at the Four Points by Sheraton here in Manhattan. In lieu of Moran’s upcoming meeting with the new postmaster general for Kansas on Tuesday, Moran said he wanted to hear from mail carriers to find out what they want to see. Moran stated he has two suggestions for the new general. The first was to listen to the postal worker people, as he said “she should…
K-State allowed a season-high three home runs on Friday, including a pair of two-run homers in the game-deciding seventh, as the Wildcats fell to Arkansas State, 11-6, at Tointon Family Stadium to open a three-game series. K-State (21-24) took its first and only lead in the sixth when Tyler Wolfe used one of his four hits to drive in two runs and make it 5-3, but Joe Schrimpf and Tanner Ring hit their respective fourth home runs of the season in the seventh off K-State reliever Corey Fischer to seize a 7-5 advantage. Arkansas State (19-24) pulled away in the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Chris Young pitched five no-hit innings and the Detroit Tigers didn’t break through until the eighth in a 4-1 loss Friday night to the Kansas City Royals Young, making his first start of the year after five relief appearances, struck out nine and walked three before exiting with his pitch count reaching 81. Young (2-0) walked the bases full with one out in the fourth, but recovered to strike out J.D. Martinez and Yoenis Cespedes on seven pitches to end the inning. Ryan Madson pitched two perfect innings after Young was pulled. Kendrys Morales drove in…
Former Kansas State Wide Receiver Tyler Lockett will go from being a Wildcat to a Seahawk. The two-time defending NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks drafted Lockett with the 69th pick in the third round of the National Football League draft Friday evening in Chicago. Lockett is the first K-State player selected this year and extends the Wildcats draft streak to 22 years, which is the longest active streak in the Big 12 Conference.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a man who gunned down his wife in front of her children. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the court rejected 28-year-old Kishen Woods’ mental health claim. He said he shouldn’t have been found competent to stand trial because he has schizophrenia. Antonia Woods-Cratic died in November 2011. She was in the process of leaving her husband. Woods argued that the court-ordered competency evaluation was flawed. He also said that the trial judge should have ordered a second competency hearing after personally observing Woods’ erratic behavior in…
The U.S. Attorney for New Jersey held a news conference Friday to announce that three former allies of Gov. Chris Christie were charged in the George Washington Bridge traffic scandal and one of them pleaded guilty.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a media availability, Friday, May 1, 2015 in Baltimore. State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby announced criminal charges Friday, against all six officers suspended after Freddie Gray suffered a fatal spinal injury in police custody in Baltimore.
A Kansas Department of Corrections inmate serving time for first degree murder and rape convictions in Geary County is up for July public comment sessions. Oliver Smith, 53, was convicted in connection with the rape and murder cases in 1988. Public comment sessions will be held July 15th at the Derby Police and Courts Building on North Baltimore, July 17th at the Municipal Court House on Southeast Eighth Street in Topeka, and July 27th at City Hall in Kansas City. Letters may also be sent to the Kansas Department of Corrections. A parole hearing will be held in August, with the…
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has sued a group of Texas pavers for violating the Kansas Consumer Protection Act. Between 2011 and 2014, the attorney general’s office received multiple complaints from Kansas consumers who had done business with Bartholomew “Bud” Jude Daley, Fort Worth, Texas; Mike Gorman, Fort Worth, Texas; and Patrick Dougherty, Houston; all of whom were doing business as Pave All Asphalt Paving. In 2015, Bartholomew “Bud” Daley, who may also identify himself as “Bartley Davis,” has done business as Pave-A-Lot and Daley Contracting. Allegations against the defendants included failing to complete promised work after receiving payment in…