TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas officials will tour the state next month to gather suggestions and opinions on services funded by the Older Americans Act. Staff members from the state Department for Aging and Disability Services will hold hour-long meetings in five cities between March 5 and March 13. Lunch will follow each meeting. Services funded by the Older Americans Act are directed at people 60 and older. They include legal assistance, caregiver and in-home services, transportation help and nutrition programs. Department Secretary Shawn Sullivan says the agency wants to know what services older Kansans need to remain independent and stay…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas House committee will hear more testimony on legislation to restrict where strip clubs can operate and what activities are permitted inside. The Federal and State Affairs Committee opened a hearing on the measure Thursday and planned to hear from opponents on Friday. Proponents testified Thursday the so-called Community Defense Act would preserve community values and protect women. The proposal would establish where adult businesses can be located, ban lap dances and regulate dancing onstage in various levels of undress. Opponents have argued in the past that such restrictions could cost the state up to 1,000…
The disabled Carnival cruise ship Triumph is being moved from the Alabama dock where it discharged its weary passengers and crew after five days at sea paralyzed by an engine-room fire.
A 150-foot asteroid hurtled through Earth’s backyard Friday, coming within an incredible 17,150 miles and making the closest known flyby for a rock of its size.
Back-to-back run-scoring hits from Jared King and Ross Kivett jump started the K-State offense in the top of the 7th in a 5-1 win over High Point on Friday afternoon in the season opener at Charleston, SC. The Cats stranded six runners in the first six innings against the Panthers, including three in scoring position before finding their spark in the final three innings. Tanner Witt led off the K-State 7th with a single to left field, and Shane Conlin sacrificed him to second. King then busted the door open for the Cats with an RBI triple to right center…
An ongoing investigation is looking into a report of theft, which occurred between December 1, 2011 and March 15, 2012. Penny Nelson, 53, of Randolph, told the Riley County Police Thursday items from her home have gone missing. Nelson believes she knows the suspect. The total amount lost was about $1,400. — An indecent liberties with a child was reported Thursday in Manhattan. Riley County Police stated a teenager and an elementary school student were playing at a park on February 6 when some inappropriate activity took place, which led to the report. The suspect is known to the victim. —…
A meteor streaked across the sky above Russia’s Ural Mountains on Friday morning, causing sharp explosions and reportedly injuring around 100 people, including many hurt by broken glass.
Passengers are now leaving the disabled Carnival Triumph after it was towed to Mobile, Alabama. More than 4,000 people are on board. Passengers raucously cheered the end to an ocean odyssey.
Thursday marked the beginning of many celebrations for K-State’s Sesquicentennial with a special birthday bash held at Ahearn Field House. The celebration featured speeches from K-State President, Kirk Shulz, Governor Sam Brownback, and Kansas Board of Regents President and CEO, Andy Tompkins. Remarks from former Student Body Presidents gave those in attendance a look back at what times were like over the past 60 years. These speakers included Pat Bosco, Kent Bradley, Bernard Franklin, Jackie McClaskey and Greg Musil. Accounts from the former Student Body Presidents show how far K-State has come, with the additions of the Student Union, Bramlage Coliseum, Bill Snyder Family Stadium,…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A central Kansas hospital will double the number of beds in its emergency department under a $5 million expansion and renovation scheduled to begin this fall. Officials of Hutchinson Regional Medical Center announced plans for the project Thursday, after a year of planning. Keith Miller, president and CEO of Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System, says the existing emergency facility has worked well for nearly 40 years. But Miller says it’s too small for the number of patients it now sees. The expansion will increase the number of emergency department beds from 10 to 20, while adding two major…