WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Officials are reaching out to the public to promote the impact passenger rail service could have in Wichita. The issue is slated as the discussion topic at the Tuesday Topics program to be held at noon at the Wichita central library auditorium on Aug. 27. The Wichita Eagle reports the brown-bag lunch seminar will feature Wichita Vice Mayor Pete Meitzner and Dale Goter, the city’s government relations manager. Kansas and Wichita are seeking nearly $13 million in federal grant money to complete the planning phase of a proposed project that would extend Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer passenger service…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas doctor is returning to court in her legal fight to regain her medical license after state regulators revoked it over her referrals of young patients for late-term abortions. Attorneys for both Dr. Ann Kristin Neuhaus and the State Board of Healing Arts expected a hearing Friday in Shawnee County District Court to be the final one before Judge Franklin Theis rules. Neuhaus is appealing the board’s revocation of her license in July 2012. Neuhaus provided second opinions that the late Dr. George Tiller needed under Kansas law to perform some late-term abortions at his Wichita…
So far the Riley County commissioner has been able to reduce the proposed mill levy increase 1.9, which is quite different than the little over three mill levy numbers the group started out with Thursday. That’s thanks to a clerical error discovered during a work session Thursday afternoon. A missed formula on an excel spreadsheet cell was found on Wednesday, and added a substantial boon for the mill levy reduction process. Commission Chair Dave Lewis explains the error involved around $177,000. Lewis adds that throughout the work session, commissioners have been able to cut hundreds of thousands of dollars, including…
In the consolation round of the World University Games in Russia, K-State volleyball, representing Team USA, fell on Friday to Slovakia in three sets, 25-10, 25-18, and 25-19. The Cats were competitive in both sets two and three before the Slovaks pulled away for the win. K-State was led by four kills each from Kaitlynn Pelger and Courtney Traxson. The Cats blocked 16 balls as a team, topped by Taylor Johnson with five, and Chelsea Keating had four. Pelger posted 12 digs, while Keating also reached double-digit digs with 10. The Cats will next play either Norway or Hong Kong…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy has a lot to talk about as US Congressman Tim Huelskamp of Kansas calls in, followed by Dave Lewis, Riley County Commission Chair, with a budget update, followed by Penny Peirce, Sunflower CASA’s Fundraising Coordingator, and Bridget Howland, Resource Development Director, on some upcoming events, and lastly Lynda Bachelor, Allie Hentry and Eli Schooley with School of Leadership studies and Hands On Kansas State with furniture amnesty day and other events. [mp3-jplayer]
For the second straight day, K-State senior Ty Zimmerman has been nominated for a national postseason award. This time it’s the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the best defensive back in college football. Zimmerman is the first Wildcat safety to be a candidate for the Thorpe Award since Jarrod Cooper in 2000. The native of Junction City had five interceptions last season, all in Big 12 play, to go with 50 tackles including three for loss. Nigel Malone was a semifinalist for the Thorpe in both 2011 and 2012. Zimmerman was also named to the preseason watch list for the Bronko…
A number of former K-State football players are in town as the annual Wildcat Legends for Charity Weekend will be held to raise money for the No Stone Unturned Foundation. The foundation provides care for children with rare diseases, and will have a banquet and auction on Friday night at the K-State Alumni Center from 6:00 to 9:30pm. The Legends Celebrity Golf Classic will be held Saturday at Colbert Hills with registration at 8:00am, and the teams will tee off at 9:00. Space is still available for the both the dinner/auction and golf tournament. To buy tickets for either part…
Wamego and Pottawatomie county authorities were called to the Kansas River bank near First and Walnut in Wamego at 5:00 Friday morning to a report of someone sliding down the river bank. An adult female was found to have slipped, and the Wamego Fire Department performed a rescue technique with a basket, to bring the woman back up. She reportedly had a possible broken arm, lacerations, and bruises. She was transported to an unknown medical facility for treatment. Her name and age are not yet available. In addition to Wamego fire, Pottawatomie county EMS and sheriff’s department responded. Wamego police…
NEW YORK (AP) Derek Jeter was back, and the New York Yankees felt a whole lot better. The Yankees captain singled on his first pitch of the season, scored a run and went 1 for 4 with an RBI groundout in his return from a nine-month layoff to help New York beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 Thursday for a four-game series split. He left in the eighth inning with a tight right quadriceps. Jeter is expected to start at shortstop tonight. Andy Pettitte (7-6) settled down after another shaky first inning to win consecutive starts for the first…
Video released by The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Colorado shows massive mudslide in action. A quick thinking driver was able to video tape the moment the mudslide hit his vehicle.