Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States celebrate after placing first in the ice dance free dance figure skating finals at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 43-year-old woman had to have a knife removed from the back of her head at a Wichita hospital after a late-night altercation. The Wichita Eagle reports the woman and a 49-year-old man told police that someone pointed a handgun at them late Friday at an unknown location. They said the man pulled out a pocket knife to defend himself, but the suspect grabbed it and threw it at the woman. Wichita Police Sgt. Ron Hunt said the knife became imbedded in the back of the woman’s head. She walked into Via Christi Hospital with the knife…
“Wildcat Insider” breaks down the Wildcat’s loss to Baylor in double overtime in Waco on Saturday night. The K-State baseball team swept by Cal Poly to open up the 2014 campaign how will they bounce back? The K-State women pick up a win over the weekend against Texas Tech. All that and much more on “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 69-year-old Kansas man ends up with a broken rib and collapsed lung after unsuccessfully trying to get a young woman to dance with him. The Wichita Eagle reports the man attempted to dance with the woman at 1:10 a.m. Sunday at the Driftwood Lounge when she took exception and pushed him. Police spokesman Sgt. John Hoofer says the man was injured when he fell back onto a wooden bench. He was transported to a local hospital. Police are still looking for the woman, who is in her 20s.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Some Kansas dentists say a low reimbursement rate and slow processing of KanCare claims are preventing them from accepting new patients covered by the state’s managed care program. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Manhattan dentist E. Hamrick Swan Jr. says the reimbursement rate for KanCare patients is about 40 percent of his fee. While he still takes KanCare patients, he said he has to limit the number of new ones he can accept. A spokeswoman for Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s health programs says last year’s switch to KanCare included a requirement that rates couldn’t fall below…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) An eastern Kansas Republican who is the main proponent of a House measure that would nullify Common Core reading and math standards in the state admits he hasn’t read what’s in them. Rep. Willie Dove, of Bonner Springs, says he is driven by a firm belief that the federal government shouldn’t be involved in education. He is pushing a bill in the Kansas House that would also nullify recently adopted Next Generation Science Standards and prohibit school districts from administering any tests aligned to those standards. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Dove serves on the House Education Committee,…
A special performance will be held at St. Bernard in Wamego next month. As part of a three night event, John Michael Talbot will be coming to town. Talbot is a music legend, author, and a Christian Evangelist. The event will be March 12, 13, and 14 at 7:00 pm at St. Bernard in Wamego. For more information, call 785-456-7869.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Rural development advocates are seeking passage of a bill that could lead to the expansion of smaller farms and food production in Kansas communities. The bill would create an 18-member task force to explore options for helping the production of locally grown food. A hearing on the proposal is scheduled for Wednesday in the Senate Agriculture Committee. The task force would develop a plan for expanding food systems and removing any obstacles that impede farmers and food producers from developing locally grown crops and products. Such obstacles can include funding, distribution and processing. The task force would…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita family says someone fired a bullet that lodged itself in their daughter’s playroom wall over the weekend. KWCH-TV reports Wichita police responded to a call of shots fired around 2 a.m. Saturday morning in the neighborhood, with some neighbors reporting they heard a car race away shortly afterward. Mike Santee says he first noticed a bulge in the hallway wall, and then found the curtains in her playroom had been torn. Santee says he, his wife and their 4-year-old daughter were sleeping in the room next door to the playroom, just feet away from where…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Rick Petrie, Kevin Clark and John Tviete on the Fairmont Park Disc Golf Course ribbon cutting.