Kansas State University broke ground on its new, $50 Million College of Business Administration building Friday morning. The 140,000 square foot building will feature tiered classrooms, a large showcase lecture hall, computer rooms, a financial research lab and an executive conference room. Plans include dedicated space for entrepreneurship and sales education, as well as space for study, collaboration and networking throughout the building. The building will be located near North Manhattan Avenue and Lovers Lane, east of President Kirk Shultz’s resident. Construction will begin next fall. For more information, visit www.cba.k-state.edu/newbuilding
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On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Riley County Police Captain Kurt Moldrup, followed by an interview with U-S Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas State Board of Education member is receiving criticism for passing out brochures for his tutoring business at a meeting. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that board member Steve Roberts refers to himself as “Mr. X, Mentor of Mathematics.” Earlier this month, he distributed cards to dozens of high school guests from Topeka. The cards directed the students to an Internet website where clients can subscribe to a math instructional program for $15 per month. The site, but not the cards, say Kansans can access tutorials for free. Several fellow board members are objecting, including chairwoman Jana…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A burglary suspect is jailed after fleeing from authorities and crashing his pickup truck into the house he’d just broken into. Lt. Jason Gill of the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department says that when officers responded Thursday night to a burglary call, the suspect was still at the home. KAKE reports that the suspect fled, leading to a three-minute chase. The chase ended when the truck crashed through the front door of the house where it all began. The suspect knows the person living at the house, and Gill said they had been having “domestic issues.” No one…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The state prison for female inmates in Kansas has received a $25,000 grant for its denture manufacturing lab from a nonprofit organization. The Kansas Department of Corrections announced Thursday that the Topeka Correctional Facility had received the grant from the Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation. The agency says the prison’s dental lab will use the money buy equipment and supplies that will increase its productivity and improve its training of inmates in denture-making. Dentures made in the lab go to health clinics that serve needy Kansans. The foundation was set up in 2003 by Delta Dental of…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Authorities in Wichita say a man suspected of impersonating a police officer and stopping a motorist was actually a Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy. The Wichita Eagle reports a woman called 911 Monday evening saying she’d been stopped by someone in an unmarked car. The woman said the man took her personal information but did not issue a citation. But Sheriff’s Lt. David Mattingly said Thursday it turns out the man was a sheriff’s detective who stopped the woman for speeding and having an expired tag. Mattingly says the detective used his discretion and did not issue a…
LENEXA, Kan. (AP) Federal environmental regulators plan to hold a listening session in northeast Kansas next month on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan. The Environmental Protection Agency says the Nov. 4 session is among 11 being held nationwide. The goal is to solicit ideas from the public about the best approaches under the Clean Air Act to reduce carbon pollution from existing power plants. The four-hour Kansas meeting will be held at the EPA’s regional office Lenexa and starts at 4 p.m. Comments can also be sent to carbonpollutioninput@epa.gov until Nov. 8.
According to the Kansas City Star, K-State coach Deb Patterson received a commitment this week from Olathe South all-state guard Kylee Kopatich. The 5-10 senior averaged 17.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 3.5 steals per game in leading the Falcons to the 6A state tournament last season. Kopatich is a member of the 2014 recruiting class, and will join another Olathe native at K-State, as Wildcat freshman post Jessica Sheble is a North graduate. Stay connected to all things KSU on the go just text EMAW to 88474 For full video wrap-ups, including analysis, highlights, coaches & player interviews of K-State Football & Basketball…
State and County officials in Raleigh, North Carolina plan to investigate the accident at the State Fair Thursday night. Five people went to the hospital after an accident involving a ride called the ‘Vortex.’
The Riley County Police Department received a special award during an international convention for law enforcement hosted by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). The conference, held from October 19th to the 23rd, was located in Philadelphia and had attendance from around the globe. This conference offered workshops, class sessions, panels and other learning opportunities for the department’s representatives. Prior to the conference The Riley County Police Department submitted research for the department’s “Initiative: Laser Point” to the Judging Panel of the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) for the international group. This year, RCPD was informed it would be receiving the 2013 IACP/Sprint…