TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The state prison for female inmates in Kansas has received a $25,000 grant for its denture manufacturing lab from a nonprofit organization. The Kansas Department of Corrections announced Thursday that the Topeka Correctional Facility had received the grant from the Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation. The agency says the prison’s dental lab will use the money buy equipment and supplies that will increase its productivity and improve its training of inmates in denture-making. Dentures made in the lab go to health clinics that serve needy Kansans. The foundation was set up in 2003 by Delta Dental of…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Authorities in Wichita say a man suspected of impersonating a police officer and stopping a motorist was actually a Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy. The Wichita Eagle reports a woman called 911 Monday evening saying she’d been stopped by someone in an unmarked car. The woman said the man took her personal information but did not issue a citation. But Sheriff’s Lt. David Mattingly said Thursday it turns out the man was a sheriff’s detective who stopped the woman for speeding and having an expired tag. Mattingly says the detective used his discretion and did not issue a…
LENEXA, Kan. (AP) Federal environmental regulators plan to hold a listening session in northeast Kansas next month on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan. The Environmental Protection Agency says the Nov. 4 session is among 11 being held nationwide. The goal is to solicit ideas from the public about the best approaches under the Clean Air Act to reduce carbon pollution from existing power plants. The four-hour Kansas meeting will be held at the EPA’s regional office Lenexa and starts at 4 p.m. Comments can also be sent to carbonpollutioninput@epa.gov until Nov. 8.
According to the Kansas City Star, K-State coach Deb Patterson received a commitment this week from Olathe South all-state guard Kylee Kopatich. The 5-10 senior averaged 17.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 3.5 steals per game in leading the Falcons to the 6A state tournament last season. Kopatich is a member of the 2014 recruiting class, and will join another Olathe native at K-State, as Wildcat freshman post Jessica Sheble is a North graduate. Stay connected to all things KSU on the go just text EMAW to 88474 For full video wrap-ups, including analysis, highlights, coaches & player interviews of K-State Football & Basketball…
State and County officials in Raleigh, North Carolina plan to investigate the accident at the State Fair Thursday night. Five people went to the hospital after an accident involving a ride called the ‘Vortex.’
The Riley County Police Department received a special award during an international convention for law enforcement hosted by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). The conference, held from October 19th to the 23rd, was located in Philadelphia and had attendance from around the globe. This conference offered workshops, class sessions, panels and other learning opportunities for the department’s representatives. Prior to the conference The Riley County Police Department submitted research for the department’s “Initiative: Laser Point” to the Judging Panel of the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) for the international group. This year, RCPD was informed it would be receiving the 2013 IACP/Sprint…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) A Salina woman is accused of scamming sellers on Craigslist by sending fake money orders for purchases. The Salina Journal reports the 51-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of multiple felonies. Police Lt. Jim Norton says an investigation turned up at least eight victims with total losses of more than $5,000. The victims had advertised items for sale on Craigslist, including a guitar, silverware set, an electric dryer and a set of animal traps. Norton says investigators seized a stack of fake Western Union MoneyGrams made out for $975 each from the suspect’s apartment. Authorities believe…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Federal officials are watching for possible reports of illnesses linked to packaged foods from a plant in Kansas that have been recalled over concerns about potential Listeria contamination. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that it is monitoring for potential cases and working with both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. Officials were not reporting any illnesses, however. Oregon-based Reser’s Fine Foods is recalling 109,000 cases of refrigerated, ready-to-eat items distributed in the U.S. and Canada. The items include cole slaw and potato salad, as well as products…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A journalism professor suspended over a tweet that angrily targeted the National Rifle Association after the Navy Yard shootings will not return to his University of Kansas classroom in 2013. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little announced Thursday that David Guth, who was placed on administrative leave Sept. 20, would not teach the rest of this semester and would take a planned sabbatical in the spring. Teaching assignments for the fall of 2014 are not yet set. Guth posted the tweet after the September shootings killed 13 people in Washington, D.C. It said, “The blood is on the hands of…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Mercy Regional Health Center with RN Ramona Stueve and Dr. Debra Doubek on Mercy Light, followed by Robbin Cole, Executive Director of Pawnee Mental Health.