On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks about schools as USD 383 Board member Leah Fliter and Associate Supt. Bob Seymour, followed by Kansas State’s Sue Peterson, assistant to the president on governmental relations at Kansas State University, stop by for a visit. [mp3-jplayer]
Author: KMAN Staff
The 2013-2014 school year has official began as the new board has taken their seats at the table. At their meeting Wednesday, Aaron Estabrook, Marcia Rozell, and Pat Hudgins joined the others to begin their term. During the meeting, a new president and vice president were chosen and Curt Herrman will be holding the position of board president and Leah Fliter will be vice president. The board also went into a brief discussion of budget, specifically the parents as teachers budget commitment, which the board unanimously approved, and the federal title program budget for 2013-2014. According to Carol Adams, Executive…
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Florida’s “stand your ground” law came up in a criminal justice course that George Zimmerman enrolled in five years ago. The prosecution says it shows he knew the self-defense law when he allegedly shot and killed Trayvon Martin.
The streets of Cairo erupted in cheers after an announcement by Egypt’s military chief that President Mohammed Morsi was being replaced with the head of Egypt’s powerful constitutional court.
The Big 12 Champion Kansas State Men’s Basketball team’s 2013-14 Non-Conference schedule was released on Wednesday morning. The schedule features a visit to Bramlage Coliseum by 2013 SEC Tournament Champion Ole Miss a game in Wichita against Gonzaga which will mark K-State’s third game against the Bulldogs in the last four seasons and a match-up with Tulane at Baclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. the brand new home of the Brooklyn Nets. Bruce Weber’s squad will also take part in the Puerto Rico Tipoff Classic. The complete release from K-State Athletic Communications is below: MANHATTAN, Kan. – Reigning Big 12 men’s…
Deputies from the Geary county sheriff’s department responded to Humboldt Creek Rd. and Schmedemann Rd. just after 6:30 Tuesday evening for a one vehicle injury accident. Jacquelyn L. Barbieri of Junction City was traveling South of Humboldt Creek Rd. when she lost control of her 2006 Jeep. The vehicle rolled on its top into the east ditch. Barbieri’s passenger, Anthony Goodwin, also of Junction City was flown by Lifestar to Stormont Vail Hospital. Goodwin was treated and released from Stormont Vail.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — With one swing of the bat, Alex Gordon wiped clean five innings of sketchy pitching with a grand slam to right field to tie the Kansas City Royals with the Cleveland Indians at 4. Gordon is the ninth Royals player to hit two grand slams in a season. The Kansas City bullpen though would continue to hand out more free passes to the Cleveland Indians. Three of them in the seventh inning resulted in the go-ahead runs knocked in by Carlos Santana and Jason Giambi in what turned out to be a 6-5 defeat at Kauffman Stadium.…
The Junction City Brigade have pushed their winning streak to eight with a 6-5 win on Tuesday night over the North Central Kansas Knights at Rathert Stadium. The Brigade will play a three game series at the Rossville Rattlers starting Thursday night. All three games are at 7:00pm in Rossville.
TOPEKA, KAN. – According to U.S. Attorney, Barry Grissom, Nine students from Nepal attending Kansas State University have been indicted on charges of visa fraud. A grand jury indictment, unsealed Tuesday, alleges the students conspired to maintain their non-immigrant visas by making false statements that they possessed adequate funds to pursue their proposed course of study and support themselves and their dependents. The indictment alleges that beginning in the fall of 2008, all nine students obtained temporary possession of financial resources for the purpose of obtaining statements from financial institutions to support their false claims that each personally had the…