A car smashed into an Orlando-area daycare Wednesday killing a girl and injuring 14 others. Police are now searching for the 26-year-old driver who fled the scene.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick is trying to blunt criticism of a proposal passed by legislators to end tenure for public school teachers. The Stilwell Republican said Wednesday the measure does not strip teachers of their right to due legal process when they face dismissal. The Kansas National Education Association contends the measure included in a school funding plan will eliminate protections against arbitrary firings. The teachers’ union called Merrick’s comments misleading. The measure would overturn Kansas law says a teacher who faces being dismissed after three years in the classroom has the right to have his…
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive for a memorial ceremony, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Fort Hood Texas, for those killed there in a shooting last week. President Barack Obama is reprising his role as chief comforter as he returns once again to a grief-stricken corner of America to mourn with the families of those killed last week at Fort Hood and offer solace to the nation.(
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Dave Camp , R-Mich., and Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., the committee’s ranking member, right, exchange words on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, during a disagreement over procedure as the panel debates whether IRS official Lois Lerner’s refusal to testify to Congress deserves criminal prosecution. After Rep. Levin’s insistence that he, the top Democrat, be heard, Chairman Camp told Levin to “chill out.” Levin replied that he was “very chilled out.” Ways and Means wants the Justice Department to open a criminal probe against Lerner.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Wamego USD 320 Superintendent, Denise O’Dea and Rock Creek USD 323 Superintendent, Darrel Stufflebeam as well as Executive Director of RSVP of the Flint Hills, Lori Bishop and Program Coordinator for Schools of Hope, Candice McIntosh.
A Manhattan physician was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison for unlawfully prescribing prescription drugs, according to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom. Michael P. Schuster (54) of Manhattan, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. In his plea, Schuster admitted the crime occurred from April 2007 to Aug. 2012, while he was doing business as Manhattan Pain and Spine at 1135 Westport Drive in Manhattan. To carry out daily operations at his clinic he employed up to 12 office staff members at a time, none of whom had lawful authority to distribute controlled substances. He…
A Manhattan man has been sentenced to two years of supervised release in connection with a fatal arson that occurred more than a year ago. Gavin Hairgrove is also to serve home confinement for six months, following his sentencing Wednesday in U-S District Court. Hairgrove pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact in the February sixth, 2013 fatal fire at a Manhattan apartment building, which resulted in the death of Vansanta Pallem. During his plea in December of last year, Hairgrove admitted to being present when three co-defendants talked about what to do to keep the Riley…
Two major intersections will be under construction next week. Beginning Monday, additional turning lanes will be constructed at the Tuttle Creek Boulevard and McCall Road intersection, and at the U.S. Highway 24 and East Poyntz Avenue intersection. Lane reductions will occur throughout the project at both locations, and delays should be expected. The projects will begin Monday and are expected to be completed by August 1st. The U.S. 24 and Poyntz project is located at the entrance to Manhattan Town Center, and will include construction of new double left turn lanes. The McCall and Tuttle Creek Boulevard project will include…
Colton Kalmus pitched five strong innings, and K-State closer Jake Matthys went the rest of the way, earning a rare, four-inning save in a 3-2 victory over Wichita State on Tuesday night at Tointon Family Stadium. Kalmus gave up just two hits, and one earned run, a solo homer by the Shockers’ Garrett Bayliff in the fourth innning. Matthys struck out five, and scattered five hits and two walks over his four scoreless frames. K-State got on the board first when RJ Santigate knocked in two runs with a single in the bottom of the first. Wichita State scored an unearned…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) James Loney hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays over the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Tuesday night. Loney’s grounder to right scored Wil Myers, who snapped an 0-for-15 slump when he reached on an infield single to start the ninth. Myers advanced on a two-out wild pitch by Greg Holland. Rays starter Chris Archer wriggled out of two bases-loaded jams and went seven innings in an impressive pitchers’ duel between top young arms. Royals rookie Yordano Ventura dazzled in his 2014 debut, holding Tampa Bay…