VASSAR, Kan. (AP) Authorities in east-central Kansas say a woman has died after being thrown from a mule during a weekend ride. The accident happened Sunday night in the Osage County town of Vassar. The rider’s name had not been released as of Tuesday, but the sheriff’s office says she was not from the county. Investigators said two people were riding the mule when it was spooked by a loud noise from a passing vehicle. The mule bucked, throwing the female rider. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The other rider was unhurt.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A Chinese scientist accused of taking seeds taken from a private Kansas research facility and passing them off to a visiting delegation from China will remain in federal custody at least until his next court appearance. Weiqiang Zhang, an agricultural seed breeder at a biopharmaceutical production facility in Junction City, is charged with conspiracy to steal trade secrets. He’s accused of taking proprietary seeds from the facility and giving them to visiting Chinese agriculture officials this summer. A federal judge in Kansas City, Kan., on Tuesday ordered Zhang detained, but said he’d consider substantial bail amounts…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A federal panel says the KanCare takeover of long-term services for the developmentally disabled should be delayed. KanCare, the state’s privatized program for the poor and disabled, is scheduled to begin providing those services Jan. 1. However, it needs a waiver from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services by Jan. 1. The National Council on Disability is recommending that Medicaid delay the waiver for one year. The panel says the state has not adequately considered concerns raised by clients, guardians and service providers about the expansion. The Wichita Eagle reports the state Department for Aging and…
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) A southeast Kansas factory that produces clay pipe will close Dec. 31 after more than a century in operation. The Joplin Globe reports officials of the Pittsburg plant of Mission Clay confirmed the plan Monday. Office manager Dennis Gatewood says about a dozen of the plant’s 15 employees will lose their jobs. Three will stay on to help with the closing. Mission Clay also has plants in California, Arizona and Texas and will continue to make urethane products. The Pittsburg factory was founded in 1899 as Dickey Clay and made hollow tile brick, sewer tiles and other…
On today’s InFocus, Laura fills in for Cathy and talks with Manhattan Mayor John Matta and City Manager Ron Fehr.
Police say one of the victims of a shooting at a Reno, Nevada, hospital campus has died. Reno Deputy Police Chief Tom Robinson says two people are dead, including the shooter and one of his victims. At least two more were being treated.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. takes a break from the Senate floor, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, after a bipartisan budget compromise cleared a procedural hurdle, advancing past a filibuster threshold on a 67-33 vote that ensures the measure will pass the Democratic-led chamber no later than Wednesday and head to the White House to be signed into law. When enacted, the measure would ease for two years some of the harshest cuts to agency budgets required under automatic spending curbs commonly known as sequestration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Tuesday’s edition of “The Game” on KMAN brings a lot of discussion about many topics. Bill Snyder addresses the podium one final time at media days before the football team heads to Tempe on Monday for the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. How does the coach and players feel about playing Michigan? K-State men’s and women’s basketball are getting ready for weekend match ups. Can the men hang with Gonzaga on Saturday? The Chiefs are in the playoffs, should Jamaal Charles be in the MVP discussion? All that plus “Get Fit” and You can’t be serious on another solid edition of “The Game” on KMAN.
A January 14th status hearing was set Tuesday for a 33-year-old Wamego man, charged in connection with last week’s shooting at Quality Inn and Suites in East Manhattan. Dustin Monroe faces charges of three counts of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer, two counts of criminal discharge of a firearm into an unoccupied building, and one count of criminal damage to property. Monroe’s attorney asked for a reduction in his $250,000 bond during the Tuesday Pottawatomie county court appearance but the bond was left where it is for now.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Royals have finalized a $30.25 million, four-year contract with veteran Omar Infante to become their primary second baseman. An agreement was reached Friday, and the deal was announced Monday night. Infante, who turns 32 on Dec. 26, should stabilize second base after the Royals churned through six players last season. None of them did enough to earn the job. Infante hit .318 with 10 homers and 51 RBIs in 118 games for Detroit last season. He received substantial interest from the New York Yankees, who were seeking a replacement for Robinson Cano. But the…