GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) Kansas environmental officials are seeking volunteers to help count birds at Cheyenne Bottoms near Great Bend from Saturday through the first week of January. The Wichita Eagle reports the Christmas Bird Count is an annual tradition across the U.S. More than 40 such counts are held across Kansas. The Kansas Wetlands Education Center and the Nature Conservancy are asking for help counting birds at Cheyenne Bottoms, an important migratory stopover for thousands of shorebirds and waterfowl. More than 148 species of birds have been recorded spending their winters in the area. Volunteers are asked to help…
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas has censured a former senior scientist in the Kansas Geological Survey over plagiarism allegations. The Lawrence Journal-World reports a university committee found that Marios Sophocleous, a hydrology scientist, engaged in plagiarism and self-plagiarism in seven journal articles dealing with hydrology and groundwater. Sophocleous denies the allegations. He says he never copied the work of others or his own. Sophocleous joined the Kansas Geological survey in 1978 as an assistant scientist and was a senior scientist from 1987 to 2013, when he retired. Jill Jess, a university spokeswoman, declined to elaborate on details of…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A flamingo that escaped from the Sedgwick County Zoo in 2005 has been spotted again, this time in Texas. A Massachusetts birder says the flamingo, known as No. 492 because of the number on its leg band, was seen last week off the Texas Gulf Coast. The bird was with a companion, a Yucatan-born Caribbean flamingo with a band reading “HDNT.” Two flamingoes escaped from the zoo in Wichita after employees did not clip their wings to prevent them from flying. No. 492 has been spotted many times since then, from Wisconsin to Louisiana. No sightings of…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Wearing a light blue Sporting Kansas City scarf, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback said he’s proud of the state’s first team to win a major professional sports championship. Brownback said Thursday that winning the Major League Soccer title put the Kansas City region firmly in the center of the United States soccer map. Sporting KC defeated Real Salt Lake on penalty kicks to claim its second MLS title. The governor says there could be more soccer on the way with Sporting KC’s owners working with U.S. Soccer to bring a national training and coaching development center to the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Shawnee County jury has found a 39-year-old Topeka man guilty on dozens of counts of sexually exploiting children. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Jason Hachmeister was convicted Thursday on 105 counts of sexual exploitation of children. He was found not guilty on three counts of the same charge. Hachmeister’s trial began Monday. Prosecutors said Hachmeister possessed 108 illegal photographs of children in sexually explicit conduct. Defense attorney Jim Chappas said Shawnee County prosecutors failed to prove Hachmeister had committed the crimes. Hachmeister also is charged with premeditated first-degree murder in the 2011 strangulation death of his mother,…
Found along Linear Trail near the Four Points by Sheraton, Kristi L. and Stephen G. are the winners of the search for the Jingle Bell Rock. Beginning the search on December 2, it took the two to discover the rock near an orange construction barrel and a bunch of sticks that according to Kristi “was like a little home for an animal”. For Kristi, she has been out looking for the rock for about the past ten years and for Stephen this was his first year, but they both walked away with a number of prizes and the cash. Below are the clues and the explanations…
A Manhattan man convicted of first degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated battery, was sentenced Thursday afternoon in Riley County District Court. Judge John Bosch sentenced Matthew Wilson, 43, to life in prison for the 1st degree murder of Fort Riley Soldier Michael Lowery, 155 months for the Attempted First Degree Murder of Dustin Ferguson, 155 months for the Attempted First Degree Murder of Joel Solano and the Aggravated Battery of both Christine Kim and Alexya Mailea. Wilson will serve each sentence consecutively. He will also pay over $52,000 in restitution fees and over $4,000 in attorney fees. During his closing statement, Wilson addressed his victims and tried to…
Thirsty Thursday’s edition of “The Game” is jam packed with two hours of solid sports talk. Kansas State defensive back Ty Zimmerman was named to the 2nd team All-America team by USA Today. The Mack Brown story continues to surface, will he or will he not coach Texas during the Alamo Bowl? Also news out of the Big 12, Texas Tech QB Baker Mayfield has decided to seek a transfer away from the Red Raider program. Wendell Barnhouse of Big12sports.com joins the show to talk about all that and much more. Plus, Ted Hayes, the former CEO of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame joins the show to talk about his resignation and his time on the job. All that and much more on Thursday’s version of “The Game” on KMAN.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Thomas Wheeler told members of Congress there is no longer a technical reason for the FCC to ban calls on planes, but the Department of Transportation will be moving forward with its own restrictions.
Hours before a budget bill vote, House Speaker John Boehner sharply criticized the tea party and outside conservative groups opposed to the legislation, saying they’re seeking to further their own objectives, not those of the Republican Party.