HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A hailstorm that pummeled Hutchinson in July has meant a lot of new roofs in the city. The city says it’s issued $4.4 million in new roofing permits since the July 23 hailstorm. The total was helped last week by two big projects re-roofing the Hutchinson Mall and the Dillon Living Center. A total of 202 roofing permits worth $2.4 million were issued just last week. The city has issued 476 permits since 2.5- to 4-inch hail pounded the eastern half of the city, leaving baseball-sized holes in some structures. The Hutchinson News reports the city issued…
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EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) An 82-year-old Missouri man suffered minor injuries when his experimental aircraft crashed near Emporia. The Kansas Highway Patrol says James Zerkel, who lives near Joplin, Mo., was flying a Challenger Experimental Light Sport aircraft from Herington to Joplin when the plane went down Wednesday afternoon in a creek. Trooper Chris Markham says the accident is being investigated but it appears to have been caused by mechanical failure. The Emporia Gazette reports that Zerkel was able to walk to a nearby highway and sought medical treatment on his own.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas is promoting a new license plate aimed at raising money for arts programs in the state. The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission says in a release that the goal of the “Driving the Arts” license plate program is to raise at least $100,000 a year for arts programs. The arts commission is a division of the state Commerce Department. The program hopes to sign up at least 2,000 people who will pay the annual $50 fee for the license plate by April 1, 2014. All the revenue from sales of the license plate will be used…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas high school coach who pleaded guilty to patronizing a prostitute wants to teach again. Todd Puetz pleaded guilty in June to a misdemeanor count of patronizing a prostitute and was given a 30-day suspended sentence. His lawyer, Lee Kinch, told The Wichita Eagle that Puetz, a tenured physical education teacher and coach in the Renwick school district, has requested a due-process hearing. The Renwick district chose not to renew Puetz’s contract in 2011 after police arrested him and six other men in a case authorities said involved a detective posing as a 15-year-old to catch…
On today’s InFocus, Norma is in for Cathy and is talking with Jeff Morris, President of the United Way Riley County, and Bria Taddiken-Williams, campaign chair, on the kickoff campaign, followed by Ella Casey, Marketing Development Officer with Sunset Zoo. [mp3-jplayer]
The Obama administration may have to act alone, if it decides to take military action against Syria. Britain’s parliament voted against military action on Thursday.
The NFL agreed Thursday to spend close to $800 million to diagnose and compensate potentially thousands of retired players who develop dementia or other brain injuries they blame on violent, bone-crunching collisions.
Despite not having many starters on the field, Tyler Bray and the Chiefs were fantastic in the final tune up before the regular season with a 30-8 victory against Green Bay at Arrowhead Stadium. Bray, the undrafted rookie from Tennessee threw for 169 yards and three touchdowns, leading Kansas City to a win as both teams rested their starters for the regular season. Bray hit Junior Hemingway for his first touchdown pass late in the first half, and connected with Josh Bellamy and Frankie Hammond Jr. for TDs in the second half, outplaying Chiefs backup QB Chase Daniel and Packers backups…
U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power talks with British delegate Michael Tatham in the United Nations Security Council, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the Inspection team in Syria is expected to complete its work Friday and report to him Saturday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Protesting fast food workers fill a McDonald’s restaurant on New York’s Fifth Avenue, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Organizers say thousands of fast-food workers are set to stage walkouts in dozens of cities around the country Thursday, part of a push to get chains such as McDonald’s, Taco Bell and Wendy’s to pay workers higher wages. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)