TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Shawnee County authorities say a man who was hit by a train simply got back up and kept walking. Sheriff Herman Jones says the conductor of a BNSF train saw the man walking on the tracks Thursday. He and tried to slow down and blew the horn but the train eventually hit the man. Jones says the conductor said the man was quickly back up and walking, while talking on a cellphone. The man, identified as Kristopher Wenberg, 25, apparently called someone, who took him to a hospital. He suffered cuts on his legs and shoulder. Authorities…
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Hutchinson police and fire officials are investigating after the body of a woman was found in a home the day after a fire that wasn’t reported. Police say a relative of the woman went to the house Thursday to check on her and found signs of fire damage. Emergency responders found the woman’s body inside, along with extensive fire damage. Hutchinson police say the fire apparently burned itself out sometime Wednesday and the woman likely died from smoke inhalation. KAKE reports the woman’s name has not been released and the cause of the fire hasn’t been determined.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Even the most muffled clap seemed to echo throughout Arrowhead Stadium last season as the Kansas City Chiefs plodded their way toward one of the worst seasons in franchise history. A group of fans is trying to restore the roar. When the Chiefs host the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, they will be trying to break a Guinness world record for loudest sports crowd roar in an outdoor sports stadium that was set earlier this year by Seahawks fans during a game against the 49ers. The record is 136.6 decibels, or just below what a jet engine…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas is seeking authorization to build a $65.7 million business school building. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the university plans to bring the request to the Kansas Board of Regents next week. The proposed six-story structure would be located on Naismith Drive directly across from Allen Fieldhouse. A memo to the regents say the university already has raised a substantial portion of the cost of the 166,000-square-foot building. The memo says the KU Endowment Association has agreed to advance funds for the project and will be repaid as pledges mature over several years. Summerfield Hall…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas State Board of Education plans to hold its next regular monthly meeting at the Statehouse because the department it oversees is in the midst of moving its offices. The board’s meeting is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. It will be in a room on the first floor of the Statehouse normally reserved for meetings of the House Appropriations and Judiciary committees. But by November, the 10-member board expects to be using a room in its new offices at the Landon State Office Building near the Capitol. The building is named for Alf Landon, who was…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) An industry report shows the sales of combines across the United States plunged nearly 24 percent in September compared to the same month a year ago, but still remain strong so far this year. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers reported Thursday that 1,028 combines were sold last month, down from 1,350 sold for the same month last year. So far this year farm equipment dealers have sold 7,696 combines. That is up more than 16 percent more during the first nine months of 2012. Sales of tractors continue strong with 15,577 sales reported in September. That is…
While 2013 Miss Kansas Theresa Vail did not win last month’s Miss America pageant, the argument can certainly be made that no candidate was more talked about across the nation. In the aftermath, which has included articles and interviews by the hundreds, Vail is using her controversial appearance on the national stage to set a new standard for pageantry. Vail appeared on KMAN’s Morning News this week to talk about her success in the event, in which she finished in the top 15, and the ways her life has been changed since. “I have changed the way people view pageants,”…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback’s office says the Kansas Department of Labor is ending most of the furloughs imposed on its workers because of the federal government’s partial shutdown and won’t put others on unpaid leave. Brownback spokeswoman Eileen Hawley said Thursday that the governor will use the state’s cash reserves to maintain staffing for the program that provides benefits to unemployed workers. Most of the department’s salaries and operations are financed with federal funds. Last week, it announced it was furloughing 66 employees in various divisions, most of them in Topeka. The department said Thursday that all but…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A 14-year-old Hutchinson boy accused of setting a fire that killed his mother and sister is seeking to bar public access to all hearings and court documents in the case. Defense attorney Gregory Bell filed a motion Wednesday for a protective order that would close all hearings, seal the court record and impose a gag order. The court set an Oct. 22 hearing on the request. The teen is charged with first-degree murder of his mother and 11-year-old sister and attempted murder of his father. He also is charged with aggravated arson in the Sept. 26 fire.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas health officials say five Kansas lakes have dangerous levels of toxic algae. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said in a release Thursday high levels of toxic blue-green algae have been detected at Hiawatha City Lake in Brown County, Lake Shawnee in Shawnee County, Lake Warnock in Atchison County, Logan City Lake in Phillips County and Memorial Park Lake in Barton County. The department says a warning means conditions are unsafe, and swimming, wading, skiing or other direct contact with the water are prohibited. The department has also lifted an algae advisory for Mission Lake…