Author: KMAN Staff

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A University Daily Kansan columnist has resigned after his editors found that he lifted much of a recent column from another publication. In an editorial published Thursday, the Kansan reported writer Bryenn Bierwirth had resigned and apologized for the column. It says Bierwirth’s column on hospice care and dying “borrowed” its key points from an article published last year by The Guardian. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Bierwirth was an opinion columnist and account executive for the Kansan. Editor-in-chief Trevor Graff wrote that the paper would be reviewing procedures to try and prevent similar problems in the…

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On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen, followed by U-S Congressman Tim Huelskamp of Kansas.

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The Kansas Highway Patrol worked a couple of injury accidents in Riley County Thursday afternoon and evening, both on I-70. One accident occurred a little after four on westbound I-70, 12 miles from Manhattan. A 2003 Ford driven by Vicki Patton-Deunk,56, of Effingham, Illinois was westbound when Patton-Deunk lost control while trying to slow down on an icy bridge. The Ford entered the north ditch and struck a vehicle that was already disabled. Patton-Deunk was taken to Mercy Regional Health Center for treatment. And at 5:45 on I-70 Eastbound half a mile east of Tallgrass Road, a 1995 Nissan driven…

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Manhattan Metropolitan area unemployment numbers just released for October were down from the previous month, but still a bit higher than last year at the same time. The Kansas Department of Labor indicates Manhattan metro, which includes Riley, Pottawatomie, and Geary Counties is 4.7 percent, compared to 5.2 in September and 4.5 in October of last year. The city of Manhattan by itself had a 3.9 percent rate compared to 4.4 in September and 3.8 last year. County numbers included Rilely County with four percent, Pottawatomie with 4.5, Geary with 6.7, and Clay County with 4.1. The Manhattan Metropolitan area…

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Spectators view the presidential limousine of John F. Kennedy that is on display at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich., Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the president’s assassination in Dallas. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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A Boeing 747 “Dreamlifter” takes off Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, the day after it mistakenly landed at Col. James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kan. The jet landed Wednesday evening at the airport, about 8 miles (13 kilometers) north of its intended destination, the McConnell Air Force Base. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Thursday’s edition of “The Game” brings in some solid guests to get you ready for the sports weekend. The Kansas State men’s basketball team took another step back with a loss to Charlotte on Thursday morning in the opening round at Puerto Rico. The guys react to what the season now looks like for Bruce Weber and the cats. The women’s team gets taken down by the Shockers inside Bramlage Coliseum. Former WWF ring side announcer Jim Ross gets you ready for KSU and Oklahoma on Saturday inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Plus Jamey Eisenberg of CBSsports.com talks fantasy football and much more on a jam packed version of “The Game”.

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