TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) House and Senate negotiators have reached an agreement on a Kansas school funding measure, setting the stage for an evening vote to satisfy a court order. The deal reached Saturday would increase state spending in an effort to address unconstitutional funding levels flagged by the Kansas Supreme Court in its March 7th ruling. Several dozen teachers converged on the Statehouse on Saturday to lobby legislators on the tenure issue.
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Nate Griep pitched eight-plus strong innings for Kansas State but Frank Duncan of Kansas was just a little bit better in a much-anticipated match-up between two of the best pitchers on the respective teams as the Jayhawks held on for a 2-1 over the Wildcats before 3,470 Sunday afternoon in Big 12 action at Tointon Family Stadium, Tucker Tharp, one of the hitting heroes for KU in Saturday’s 6-3 Jayhawk win greeted Griep in the second inning with a towering first-pitch home run to left field. Kansas added to its lead in the top of the fifth on a sacrifice…
Searchers of the missing Malaysia jet raced toward a patch of the southern Indian Ocean on Sunday to see if sounds picked up by underwater equipment came from the plane’s black boxes, whose battery-operated pingers are on the verge of dying out.
NASA released a spectacular video on Sunday from its Solar Dynamics Observatory of a flare erupting from the sun.
Tucker Tharp, Colby Wright and Michael Suiter had two hits apiece and Robert Kahana held Kansas State to three hits over six innings as Kansas evened a Big 12 Series in the second game of the Sunflower Showdown by holding on for a 6-3 victory before a sellout crowd of 3,847 Saturday afternoon at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State won Game 1 of the series 10-0 on Friday night. KU strung together four hits in the top of the first inning, two of them on bunts to jump out to a 2-0 lead against K-State starting pitcher Jared Moore (5-2). The…
Initial estimates indicate that over seven million votes were cast Saturday in Afghanistan’s presidential elections.
A Chinese ship involved in the hunt for a missing Malaysian jet reported hearing a “pulse signal” in the Indian Ocean on Saturday with the same frequency emitted by flight data recorders, as Malaysian officials vowed not to give up the search.
Around 20,000 people flock the Kansas State University campus every year to enjoy the university’s open house. Food, entertainment, exhibits, demonstrations, food, and information can all be enjoyed during the day-long event. Booths were spread out throughout the buildings, allowing prospective students to have the opportunity to explore and learn about the different majors K-State has to offer. K-State offers 250 majors, 475 campus clubs, and nine colleges. Each of those nine colleges had staff members and current students on hand to share what opportunities they have for incoming students. Live bands played on a stage outside of the student…
The Junction City/Geary County Drug Operations Group, assisted by Junction City/Geary County SWAT team, executed a search warrant on the 500 block of South Franklin Street Friday. Two arrests were made as a result of this search warrant. Marcel McGill (38), of Junction City was arrested. He was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute, No Kansas Drug Tax Stamp, Felony Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Cody T. Dodge (25), of Junction City, was also arrested. He was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute, No Kansas Drug Tax Stamp, Felony…
Manhattan High pitcher Jesse Steinbring threw a seven inning perfect game to help the Indians sweep Topeka High 7-0 and 2-0 Friday at Hummer Sports Complex in Topeka. Steinbring needed just 73 pitches in the 2-0 win in game two. He struck out nine Topeka High Trojans en route to the perfect game as well. The Indians racked up 12 hits to get the seven runs in game one. They struck for two in the third and three in the fifth to blow the game open. Catcher Alex Huerta led Manhattan with 3 RBI’s in the two wins.