K-State’s regular season schedule for the 2014 football season will last from August to December, includes two Thursday night games and will include five Saturday’s without a game. The slate is highlighted by a match up with Auburn on Thursday, September 18th. The Wildcats’ Big 12 home games will be against Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma State and Kansas, while K-State hits the road to play Iowa State, Oklahoma, TCU, West Virginia and Baylor. The game with Iowa State on September 6th will be just the second game of the season. There are plenty of home games on the schedule early,…
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State driver licensing offices in Kansas will be close on Tuesday due to the major winter storm system forecast to sweep through the state.
Release from the Kansas Adjutant General’ Office: Topeka, KS- With a major winter storm system forecast to hit the state Tuesday, Feb. 4, state officials are urging all Kansans to make sure they are prepared. “This storm is looking to be the largest winter storm we have had in 2014,” said Governor Sam Brownback. “Although the storm will hit most of the state, the most affected areas will be the northeast, north central and south central regions. We urge motorists to be prepared for snowy road conditions and limited visibility due to blowing snow.” “Our State Emergency Operations Center is…
Two inmates with area convictions are up for public comment sessions and possible parole next month. Michael Long, 60, who was convicted in a 1982 Riley County second degree murder case, was passed over for parole two years ago. Long was sentenced in March of 1983, in connection with the murder case, which occurred in August of 1982. He’s currently held at the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility and has been there many of the years he’s served. The other individual up for a public comment session is Carlos Rodriguez-Martinez, 43, who has been serving time in jail for a…
The City of Junction City has declared a Traffic Snow Emergency effective midnight Monday until further notice. Junction City declared the emergency in order to clear the streets in a safe and effective manner. Projected snow storm accumulation is (8”-10”), and will primarily fall from midnight Monday until 4 p.m. Tuesday. All vehicles parked on signed/posted emergency snow routes must be removed within 2 hours after notice of the Traffic Snow Emergency. Any vehicle parked on an emergency snow route after the two-hour grace period may be removed to a place of safety. The vehicle may not be recovered until the towing and storage charge are paid in full…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Kansas City, Kan., firefighters found a body while fighting a blaze at a home in the city. The fire was reported about 2 a.m. Monday. The woman’s body was found inside. Police said in a news release that they are investigating the death as a homicide. Police spokesman Officer Tom Tomasic said the home was vacant and it’s unclear why the woman was inside the structure. The name of the victim was not released.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A 19-year-old woman charged with killing a Lawrence businessman is scheduled to have her first appearance in a northeast Kansas courtroom. Monday afternoon’s hearing for Sarah Brooke Gonzales McLinn is in Douglas County District Court before District Judge Paula Martin. McLinn is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Harold Sasko, 52. Sasko owned pizza restaurants in Lawrence and Topeka. McLinn was an employee, and Sasko’s relatives have said he let her move into his home while she was having personal problems. She was arrested in Florida but declined to fight extradition. She returned Saturday to…
ROELAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Law enforcement officers are investigating after a decomposed body was found in a wooded area of a Kansas City suburb. The body was found Sunday evening in Roeland Park, Kan. Police say it was so badly decomposed that detectives were not able to determine the race, gender or age of the deceased. Police took the body to the Johnson County Crime lab for further investigation.
Progress continues to be made on the possibility of adding a public building commission to Riley County. This was a briefly discussed item during Monday’s Riley County Commission meeting, but the commissioners mentioned they need to wait for the planning board to decide on the matter during their upcoming meeting. If the planning board decides it sounds like a good idea, commissioners indicated they may look into finalizing a formal document in the near future. ——————- County Counselor, Clancy Holeman and Commissioner, Dave Lewis recently made a trip to Topeka for a discussion regarding Senate Bill 298. The proposed legislation…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas Spencer Museum of Art says its director is now an endowed position, thanks to a recent contribution from longtime employee. Museum officials say the gift from Marilyn Stokstad will enable it to retain its current director and attract a well-qualified director in the future. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Stoksdad began working at the museum in 1958 and was director from 1961 to 1968. She declined to release the amount of the gift. Stoksdad, who retired in 2000 but continues to be a part of the museum, wrote “Art History,” which is used…