Marcus Foster scored 25 points and Kansas State overcame a stretch which saw them go the first seven minutes of the game without a Field Goal to rally and defeat Oral Roberts 71-63 Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum to pick up their first win of the 2013-14 season. Oral Roberts jumped out to a 12-2 lead before Nino Williams knocked home that first Field Goal with 13-12 remaining in the first half. The deficit grew to 16-4 before the Wildcats finally got moving and outscored the Golden Eagles 26-11 for the rest of the half to grab a 30-27 halftime…
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ABILENE, Kan. (AP) A former Kansas teacher will spend 15 weekends in jail for having sexual relations with a 17-year-old male student. The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle reports Amber Stroda, 28, will also serve three days of probation under the sentence she received Wednesday in Dickinson County District Court. Stroda taught third grade at Solomon Elementary School and was also a dance team sponsor at Solomon High School. She resigned from her teaching job in October 2012. Stroda was initially charged with six counts of engaging in consensual sex with a student at least 16 years old. She pleaded guilty in August to…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Several Arizona groups want to join a lawsuit opposing efforts by Kansas and Arizona to force a federal agency to help the states’ enforce their proof-of-citizenship rules for new voters. A motion to intervene was filed Wednesday in federal court in Wichita by the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, the Arizona Advocacy Network, League of United Latin American Citizens of Arizona and Arizona state Sen. Steve Gallardo. Kansas and Arizona are seeking a preliminary injunction at a Dec. 13 hearing to force the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to modify a national voter registration form. The groups contend…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A Missouri man who sold counterfeit goods at a store in Kansas has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said in a news release Wednesday that Jehad Shalabi, 45, of Blue Springs, Mo., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit trademark goods. He sold the merchandise at the Joe Black store in Kansas City, Kan. Prosecutors say FBI agents working undercover bought counterfeit items at the store and agents searching the store in June 2011 seized 588 counterfeit items with trademarks including Polo Ralph Lauren, Nike and Major League…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas State Board of Education members are considering a proposal for a multistate group to develop new, standardized tests for public schools. The proposal on Wednesday’s agenda comes from the state Department of Education. Commissioner Diane DeBacker said the department wants the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium to develop math, reading and language arts tests to be given first in spring 2015. Kansas is among 21 states involved in running the consortium, which is based in Washington state. Under the department’s plan, the University of Kansas would still administer the tests developed by the multistate group. The university…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) After years of debate and legal action, construction work has officially begun on the South Lawrence Trafficway. Kansas transportation department spokeswoman Kim Qualls says crews began removing vegetation Tuesday to create a new route for Haskell Avenue. The Lawrence Journal-World reports construction has not begun in the Baker Wetlands, which was the center of the controversy that delayed construction since the mid-1990s. Qualls could not estimate when construction would begin in the wetlands. When completed, the trafficway will connect Interstate 70 northwest of Lawrence with Kansas Highway 10 to the east. Construction on the nearly $130 million…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A former Wichita State student admits that he secretly videotaped his roommates while they were in the shower in their dorm. Keanan Daniel Smith, 21, pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of breach of privacy. As part of the plea bargain, two counts of sexual exploitation of a child were dismissed. The Wichita Eagle reports that Smith was accused of taping the roommates in February 2012. Smith will have to register as a sex offender after he admitted his actions were sexually motivated. Prosecutors agreed to recommend that Smith be placed on probation. In court documents, Smith listed…
CALDWELL, Kan. (AP) A fire at a downtown Caldwell restaurant last week caused an estimated $200,000 in damage. The Wichita Eagle reports that Caldwell fire chief Pat York says the fire at Richard’s Last Chance Bar and Grill is still under investigation but he says there is “nothing suspicious” about the blaze. York said last week that the fire originated in the kitchen of the historic two-story stone building that houses it.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Denise O’Dea, Wamego’s USD 320 Superintendent, and Darrel Stufflebeam, Rock Creek’s USD 323 Superintendent, followed by Stephen Lang, award-winning playright and actor.
Over 300 volunteers showed up to ‘plant’ flags to honor a fallen soldier. On Wednesday, the volunteers gathered at the Wamego Sports Complex for direction from Larry ‘the flagman’ Eckhardt . The Flagman travels around the country with 16-hundred flags, which are installed (planted) along the funeral route of a fallen soldier. This day’s ‘planting’ was to honor Sgt. 1st Class Forrest Robertson, 35, of Westmoreland. He was killed in action November 3rd in Afghanistan. He attended Rock Creek Jr./Sr. High School and graduated in 1996. He later attended Pittsburg State University. He enlisted in the U.S. Army before he…