WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A top executive for SandRidge Energy says the company plans to spend $350 million next year to drill another 100 horizontal wells and build associated infrastructure in the Mississippian Lime formation in Kansas David Lawler, executive vice president and chief operating officer for the Oklahoma-based firm, says that plan should make people understand the company’s interest in the Kansas formation. His comments, made last week, are in sharp contrast to the recent announcement from oil giant Shell Oil Co. that it was pulling up stakes and selling its Kansas assets. The Shell move was the latest in…
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Some local Kansas governments will follow a new state law allowing concealed carry of guns at public buildings because they don’t want to spend the money for added security measures required to keep the ban in place. The Kansas Legislature passed legislation prohibiting many state and local government agencies from banning concealed guns on their premises unless they provide security measures. Counties and cities could get a six-month exemption from imposing the measure, but the extension expires Dec. 31. The Hutchinson News reports buildings can continue to be exempt if they have security measures. But Melissa Wangemann,…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita man was sentenced to two years of probation for helping a former police officer try to bribe a witness. Forty-year-old Patrick Melendrez was sentenced Monday for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He admitted that he helped former police officer Joletta Vallejo in the bribery scheme to help Vallejo keep her job. Prosecutors say Vallejo didn’t properly report alleged crimes against two people. During a police department investigation, Vallejo and Melendrez tried to bribe a witness to recant his statements to the department’s professional standards bureau. Instead, the witness cooperated with an undercover investigation into the…
BEL AIRE, Kan. (AP) The city of Bel Aire has received nearly $1 million in grants and a low-interest loan to install a rail siding at an industrial park. Bel Aire says it received $566,000 in grants from the Kansas Department of Transportation and a $421,000, 2 percent interest KDOT loan for the siding project at the Sunflower Commerce Park. Bel Aire, located just outside Wichita, will provide $316,000 toward the project, which is expected to cost $1.3 million. Bel Aire officials say they have been working with Buzzi Unicem to buy a 12-acre lot at the industrial park, and…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A new report by a children’s advocacy group shows that nearly one in four Kansas children are living below the poverty line as the effects of the Great Recession linger. The data released Tuesday by Kansas Action for Children finds the state’s childhood poverty rate at 23.15 percent, up more than 5 percent from 2008. Shannon Cotsoradis, president and CEO of the group, says many parents are finding it difficult to land work and continue to be dependent on public assistance to provide food, shelter and pay other bills. She says eligibility requirements for public assistance programs…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas African American Affairs Commission is urging black families to compile oral histories through interviews this year after Thanksgiving. The commission is calling the project “A New Black Friday.” The title is a play on the nickname for the Friday after Thanksgiving, typically the busiest holiday shopping day of the year. The commission is encouraging people to speak with grandparents, great-grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, or any other elders about their memories. It even has posted a brochure with potential topics for interviews on its website at www.kaaac.ks.gov . The commission is asking people to write short…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Manhattan Mayor John Matta and City Manager Ron Fehr.
Tuesday’s edition of “The Game” brings you sound from Wildcat head coach Bill Snyder as Oklahoma comes rolling into Manhattan on senior day for K-State. Surprised that Kansas State is a favorite on Saturday against the Sooners? Reaction to the Chiefs loss in Denver on Sunday night. Are the guys more encouraged or less encouraged by what happened with the Chiefs? The NFL saw some controversial calls over the weekend and the guys debate what they think should have been called. Tuesday always brings you “Get Fit” plus “You can’t be serious” to close out the show.
Tuesday’s edition of “The Game” brings you sound from Wildcat head coach Bill Snyder as Oklahoma comes rolling into Manhattan on senior day for K-State. Surprised that Kansas State is a favorite on Saturday against the Sooners? Reaction to the Chiefs loss in Denver on Sunday night. Are the guys more encouraged or less encouraged by what happened with the Chiefs? The NFL saw some controversial calls over the weekend and the guys debate what they think should have been called. Tuesday always brings you “Get Fit” plus “You can’t be serious” to close out the show.
Courtesy, K-State Athletics Communications: Kansas State junior defensive end Ryan Mueller was one of 10 players nationally to be named a semifinalist for the Burlsworth Trophy as the most outstanding player who began his career as a walk-on, the Burlsworth Foundation announced Tuesday. Mueller’s honor marks the second-straight season a Wildcat has been named a semifinalist, joining offensive lineman B.J. Finney, while he is one of just two semifinalists in the Big 12 in the running for the 2013 honor along with Texas Tech quarterback Baker Mayfield. Mueller, who walked-on at K-State prior to the 2010 season, has put together…