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…
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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.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The suspect in the death of a 25-year-old Steckline Communications employee and former K-State student has been moved from a hospital and booked into the Sedgwick county jail. The Wichita Eagle reports a 31-year-old identified in a police report as the suspect in Daniel Flores’ death was booked into jail Friday night on suspicion of first-degree murder and aggravated burglary. (Wichita media identified that suspect as Antwon Banks the day after the arrest.) Flores’ body was found around 8 a.m. Monday in a basement area of the Steckline offices. Preliminary autopsy reports indicate he died of blunt-force injuries.…
An explosion tore through a bus filled with South Korean sightseers in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, killing at least four people and raising fears that Islamic militants are trying to wreck Egypt’s tourism industry.
A Fla. man was convicted Saturday of attempted murder for shooting into a carful of teenagers after an argument over what he called their “thug music,” but jurors couldn’t agree on the most serious charge of first-degree murder.
A conference designed to educate women in agriculture concluded Friday, February 14th. Women Managing the Farm 2014 was held at the Hilton Garden Inn, holding countless events for over 200 women across Kansas. “People are in agriculture because of love,” Janet Barrows, Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Frontier Farm Credit said Thursday the 13th. “They either love the industry or they have fallen in love with someone and may find themselves married into a farm operation.” Barrows is a major figure in the conference, coordinating events alongside the Planning Committee. Events are inclusive to a very diverse set of women,…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The attorney for a former Kansas Bureau of Investigation deputy director charged with sexual exploitation of a child says no child was ever in danger. Thomas Haney told The Associated Press on Friday that his client, 57-year-old Kyle G. Smith, isn’t accused of approaching, touching or having any communication with a child. Haney says the charge involves claims that Smith looked at an image. Smith was charged Thursday with one count of looking at a sexually explicit image of a child. He also faces two counts of interference with law enforcement, alleging he tried to destroy evidence…
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce held its first Legislative Coffee Saturday morning at the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan. Several State Representatives including Sydney Carlin, Ron Highland, Tom Phillips, Vern Swanson, and Senator Tom Hawk, made their way to the Zoo’s Nature Exploration Center bright and early to talk about the ongoing Legislative Session. One of the major talking points centered around the status of funding for education in Kansas. Representative Sydney Carlin of Manhattan said that law makers are still waiting for a decision from the Kansas Supreme Court on the issue, but doesn’t think the legislature will be able to…
Nino Williams had a career high 20 points and Marcus Foster added 18, but Kansas State was unable to hold on to a late lead in regulation as Baylor defeated the Wildcats 87-73 in double-overtime Saturday night at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas. K-State held a 30-21 halftime advantage before the Bears opened the second half on an 8-0 run to cut the lead to 30-29. After that the Wildcats used an 18-10 surge to lead 48-39 with 9:17 remaining but Baylor refused to quit and steadily chipped away at their deficit. The key moment of the game came…