SALINA, Kan. (AP) A Salina woman is accused of scamming sellers on Craigslist by sending fake money orders for purchases. The Salina Journal reports the 51-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of multiple felonies. Police Lt. Jim Norton says an investigation turned up at least eight victims with total losses of more than $5,000. The victims had advertised items for sale on Craigslist, including a guitar, silverware set, an electric dryer and a set of animal traps. Norton says investigators seized a stack of fake Western Union MoneyGrams made out for $975 each from the suspect’s apartment. Authorities believe…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Federal officials are watching for possible reports of illnesses linked to packaged foods from a plant in Kansas that have been recalled over concerns about potential Listeria contamination. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that it is monitoring for potential cases and working with both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. Officials were not reporting any illnesses, however. Oregon-based Reser’s Fine Foods is recalling 109,000 cases of refrigerated, ready-to-eat items distributed in the U.S. and Canada. The items include cole slaw and potato salad, as well as products…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A journalism professor suspended over a tweet that angrily targeted the National Rifle Association after the Navy Yard shootings will not return to his University of Kansas classroom in 2013. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little announced Thursday that David Guth, who was placed on administrative leave Sept. 20, would not teach the rest of this semester and would take a planned sabbatical in the spring. Teaching assignments for the fall of 2014 are not yet set. Guth posted the tweet after the September shootings killed 13 people in Washington, D.C. It said, “The blood is on the hands of…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Mercy Regional Health Center with RN Ramona Stueve and Dr. Debra Doubek on Mercy Light, followed by Robbin Cole, Executive Director of Pawnee Mental Health.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Riley County Schools as USD 378 Superintendent Brad Starnes and Blue Valley/Randolph’s USD 384 Superintendent Brady Burton stop in.
K-State concluded its nine-month sesquicentennial celebration Thursday afternoon on the Anderson Hall lawn. “It seems like just a short time ago that we had that opening gala. We had all the stuff as we celebrated 150 years of meeting the needs of the great state of Kansas,” said Kirk Shultz, K-State President. The university will take a step closer its goal of becoming a top research university by the year 2025 with the dedication and groundbreaking of several building projects on campus. “Mary and Carl Ice Hall will be dedicated over in the Research Park and then we open up our state-of-the-art…
The Junction City Police Department arrested Michael C. Jackson (42) Thursday in connection with an aggravated robbery, which occurred on Saturday, October 19th. Police originally requested assistance from the public on Monday in identifying a subject that committed an aggravated robbery at Check N Go, located at 1009 W. 6th in Junction City. Jackson was charged with aggravated robbery and felony possession of a firearm. He is being confined at the Geary County Detention Center, with no bond, pending first appearance in Geary County District Court on Friday.
Students at Danvers High School in Massachusetts created a makeshift memorial in honor of their slain math teacher Colleen Ritzer. Student Philip Chism has been charged with murder in her death.
Key contractors on the troubled Healthcare.gov website told Congress Thursday the government failed to fully test the site before it went live. Still, they insist the bugs can be fixed and won’t prevent uninsured Americans from getting coverage.
A jam packed Thursday edition of “The Game” on KMAN features Royals GM Dayton Moore talking about the Royals franchise and what lies ahead for the Royals. Jamey Eisenberg from CBSsports.com drops in to give his fantasy football weekend update. Plus, Full Throttle with the hitman talks about the Nascar weekend that lies ahead in the Nationwide series. West Virginia Powercat Gameday reporter Garrett Cullen joins the show to get you prepared for the West Virginia perspective for the match up at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Plus the guys close out the show with a fan favorite, “You can’t be serious”.