Monday’s edition of “Wildcat Insider” recaps the Sunflower Showdown in Lawrence on Saturday afternoon as Bruce Weber and the Wildcats come up short against the Jayhawks 86-60. How will the Cats rebound with a dangerous Oklahoma team in town Tuesday night inside Bramlage? The Kansas State women fell in Norman against the Sooners over the weekend 61-50. Can Deb Patterson’s bunch turn this season around and start picking up some wins in a very tough Big 12 conference? The guys will go in depth in breaking down the Big 12 conference to this point in the season and speculate how the season could end up shaking up. All that and much more on “Wildcat Insider” on Newsradio 1350 KMAN.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for a Kansas doctor accused of illegally distributing prescription drugs from his Manhattan pain clinic. Dr. Michael P. Schuster has been in federal custody since he pleaded not guilty to a four-count indictment in May 2013. Schuster is now scheduled to appear Thursday in U.S. District Court in Topeka. His attorney did not immediately return messages Monday seeking comment on the planned change of plea. Federal prosecutors allege Schuster allowed unlicensed employees to write prescriptions for strong painkillers while he was traveling, using blank forms that he had signed.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A disciplinary panel has recommended the lowest possible penalty for a former Kansas courts research attorney who used foul language in tweets about former Attorney General Phill Kline. The special three-judge panel on Monday recommended that Sarah Peterson Herr receive an informal admonition for the comments she posted on Twitter in November 2012. Herr tweeted during an appearance by Kline before the Kansas Supreme Court as part of an ethics case about his investigation of abortion clinics. She was quickly fired by the Kansas Court of Appeals. The special panel ruled last month that Herr had violated…
In a showdown of sorts between President Obama and Senate Republicans, the Supreme Court took on a highly charged political issue Monday: a president’s ability to make recess appointments to positions that typically require Senate confirmation.
Workers inspect an area outside a retaining wall around storage tanks where a chemical leaked into the Elk River at Freedom Industries storage facility in Charleston, Va., Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. The ban on tap water for parts of West Virginia was lifted on Monday, ending a crisis for a fraction of the 300,000 people who were told not to drink, wash or cook with water after the chemical spill tainted the water supply. Gov. Earl Tomblin made the announcement at a news conference, five days after people were told to use the water only to flush their toilets.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The American Civil Liberties Union says an official email sent by a Kansas Corporation Commission employee discussing his religious beliefs may have opened the KCC to legal liability. Jared Bowes, a KCC media specialist, tried to put a veiled reference to Jesus into the commission’s December newsletter, but it was edited out. Bowes then used his state-issued email address to send a message to his colleagues saying “King Jesus” is “the reason for the season.” Doug Bonney, legal director for the ACLU Foundation of Kansas, says while state employees have free speech rights, problems arise when religious…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Transportation has chosen a team to design and build changes to a congested intersection of three major highways in Johnson County. The project will be completed by Gateway Interchange Constructors, a joint venture led by Clarkson Construction Co., of Kansas City, Mo. The improvements will be made near and along the intersection of Kansas Highway 10, Interstate 435 and Interstate 35. The contract, announced Friday, is worth $288 million and includes a $3 million incentive for early completion. Construction is scheduled to begin in the late spring and completed by late December 2016.…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Dr. Bob Larson, Professor and Coleman Chair in Food Animal Production medicine at Kansas State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, followed by Linda Teener, Executive Director of UFM Community Learning Center.
Before the were able to switch around their roles, the Pottawatomie County Commission had some work to take care of during Monday’s meeting. First up they heard an update on how weather has been impacting the public works department and how they’re preparing for upcoming storms. Bob Cole, Economic Development Director, brought his year-end report on how they have progressed on their fund raising efforts. A more in-depth discussion is going to take place Tuesday night in Wamego. The commission was asked to switch hats, before given the health department update. Leslie Campbell, Health Director, requested they make appointments as…
TOPEKA, KAN. – A former Marshall County insurance agent was sentenced Monday to 21 months in federal prison for stealing customers’ premiums, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. In addition, she was ordered to pay $160,000 in restitution. Monica Smart, 49, Frankfort, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud. In her plea, she admitted the crime occurred from January 2009 to Aug. 27, 2010, while she worked for United Insurance, a small insurance company located in Marysville, Kan. Smart changed United customers’ mailing addresses so that the customers would not receive policy statements and notices. She also changed United…