ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Arkansas City police are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy who was found unresponsive at an apartment over the weekend. The police say in a news release that Manton Kieffer died Sunday at an Arkansas City hospital. When officers and emergency medical personnel arrived at the Garden Walk Apartments, they found neighbors performing CPR on the child. Police say the boy apparently was being cared for by the mother’s boyfriend. The cause of death has not been determined.
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DERBY, Kan. (AP) Authorities have identified a man found dead in a backyard pool in south-central Kansas, but they still don’t know the circumstances of the death. The Sedgwick County sheriff’s department said Wednesday the man has been identified as Kyle Phelps, 34, of Derby. Deputies found Phelps floating in the pool behind a Derby-area home Tuesday afternoon after being asked to check on his welfare. The deputies performed CPR until paramedics arrived and pronounced Phelps dead. Sheriff’s Capt. Mike Stover tells The Wichita Eagle that Phelps was connected to a person who lives at the home and was a…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Riley County Schools as Antoinette Root, new Riley County High School principal, and Jacyln West, new Blue Valley/Randolph elementary principal, stop by. [mp3-jplayer]
Budget discussions continued at Wednesday night’s special Manhattan Ogden school board meeting as Lew Faust, Director of Business Services, presented four options for consideration. Option one had a mill levy at 52.697, Option 2 was at 52.646, Option 3 was 52.596, and Option 4 was 52.444. Though there was some agreement between board members, a set decision was put on hold as there will be more opportunity for discussion by the board. The board also looked at more details concerning the approximate 33 acre land to be purchased within the district lines in Pottawatomie County. This land has the possibility of…
The Senate has passed a bill that would make it less expensive for college students to borrow money this fall to pay for classes, housing and books. But interest rates could soon start climbing.
A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured.
K-State women’s basketball head coach Deb Patterson announced on Tuesday the non-conference schedule for the 2013-14 season. The Wildcats’ slate includes six opponents who reached a postseason tournament last year. K-State will host Tennessee State, Charlotte, Wichita State, Grambling State, and UC Santa Barbara. The Cats will take road trips to UTEP and Hampton, and play in two-game tournaments in both the Bahahmas and San Diego. The Big 12 schedule will be announced at a later date. 2013-14 Kansas State Women’s Basketball Schedule Day Date Opponent Location Time Monday Oct. 28 Washburn (ex.) Bramlage Coliseum TBA Friday Nov.…
The Manhattan Manko Senior 17ers are one win away from the state tournament with an 11-0 victory on Tuesday night over the Leavenworth Diamond Jaxx in their zone tournament. Dustan Whipple led Manko with three hits, and Josh Mullin knocked in three runs. Leavenworth was held to just three hits. The Senior 17ers will face either Atchsion or the Diamond Jaxx in the finals on Wednesday night, and would have to lose twice to not make the state tournament, which will also be in Leavenworth.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) Kansas City Chiefs safety Sanders Commings fractured his left collarbone in his first practice of training camp when he landed on it while trying to defend a pass. The fifth-round draft pick jumped to defend tight end Tony Moeaki and landed hard on one of the practice fields at Missouri Western State University on Tuesday. Commings immediately walked off the field and was taken for X-rays that revealed the break. Commings wasn’t wearing shoulder pads because players are barred from wearing them for the first three practices under terms of the most recent collective bargaining…
This week, the USD 383 school district worked together with 502 media group and Briggs Auto to produce a commercial to help stop drivers from ignoring school bus signs. Production on the commercial began Monday morning at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School and included students as the actors. The commercial will be shown throughout the district and the state to show the impact of ignoring bus stop signs. The school district hopes the commercial will help protect the lives of students in both Kansas and around the country.