The National Weather Service says a big winter storm with near-hurricane force winds could drop up to two feet of snow in New England Friday and Saturday.
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Aaryn Ellenberg scored 18 points and Sharane Campbell added 14 to lead a balanced scoring attack as 23rd-ranked Oklahoma held off a scrappy Kansas State squad for a 74-68 victory in Women’s Basketball action Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State started fast thanks to the three-point basket and took an early 8-4 lead on the second place Sooners but a cold spell allowed Oklahoma to go on a 23-7 run and take a 27-15 lead. The Wildcats were able to cut the deficit to eight points late in the first half but two three-pointers by OU allowed the Sooners to…
The elementary and high school schedules were put on hold, but that did not stop the Manhattan Ogden School board from exploring other items during Wednesday night’s meeting. The board was asked for approval to refinance the series 2008A bonds. Greg Vahrenberg, Managing Director with PiperJaffray, gave his presentation showing the increase in savings that could be had. The board approved the motion with a 5-0 vote. Summer 2013 was also on the radar, as Carol Adams, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, and Pam Russell, Executive Director of Special Education and Special Services, presented their proposed programs. The board again unanimously approved…
Kansas officials are trying to sell a historic home west of the Statehouse and have received bids from two prospective buyers. The Department of Administration said Tuesday a Topeka development firm has bid $205,000 and a law firm has offered $351,000 for the Hiram Price Dillon house. The state has owned the 12,000-square-foot house since 1998, when a nearby church traded the property for a parking lot. Dillon was a prominent attorney who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. He built the home in 1913 in an Italian Renaissance revival style common at the time. The state has used the…
A Canadian man who was found last year in Michigan with a 12-year-old Kansas girl he met on the Internet is expected to change his plea. Court records list a change-of-plea hearing Wednesday in federal court in Wichita for Stewart Kenneth Cody McGill, of Bewdley, Ontario. McGill is charged with one count of transporting a minor out of state to have sex. Authorities say McGill traveled in May 2012 to El Dorado to meet the girl. They were found a few days later near Potterville, Mich. The girl told authorities at the time she went with McGill willingly. Prosecutors say…
A Salina woman has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and driving under the influence in a 2011 crash that killed a Hutchinson girl. The Salina Journal reports 18-year-old Tara Pfeifer entered the plea Tuesday just before a jury was to be chosen for her trial. Pfeifer was driving a car that went off the paved road around 3:40 a.m. May 26, 2011, hit a concrete culvert and flipped. Her front-seat passenger, 15-year-old Journi Maas, was thrown out and fatally injured. The plea agreement calls for Pfeifer to receive consecutive sentences. She faces up to 18 months for vehicular homicide and…
Kansans can use their vehicles to show they support pets. Revenue from a new “I’m Pet Friendly” license plate will be used to reduce the stray animal population. Proceeds from the sale of the plates will support scholarships for Kansas State veterinary students who will work with local animal shelters, particularly in spay/neuter programs. With a one-time production fee of $45.50 and an annual donation of $50, the new plate can be picked up at county tag offices across the state. The dean of Kansas State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Ralph Richardson, says the program can help improve the quality…
The former director of the Kansas African American Museum in Wichita has returned to the job. The museum announced Tuesday that Mark McCormick returned to lead the museum, beginning this week. He replaces Prisca Barnes, who resigned Dec. 27. The Wichita Eagle reports McCormick was director at the museum for about eight months in 2009 before being replaced by Barnes. McCormick is a former columnist at The Eagle and past communications director at the Kansas Leadership Center. He most recently was a reporter for the Springfield News-Leader in Missouri.
Wamego’s City Commission heard future expansion plans. At Tuesday’s meeting, Nemaha County Coop General Manager Jay Ronnebaum approached the Commission with the plan to build a grain handling facility on the site of the recently demolished existing building, which borders the Railroad tracks on Highway 99. Ronnebaum said the plans are still in their infancy, but wanted to allow the City to voice any concerns before spending the money to do all the necessary testing. He said they are looking at multiple options that would be more in line with today’s demands for grain storage. Mayor Bill Ditto said they…
A Kansas State researcher has developed a technique that enriches ground beef with omega-3 fatty acids. The enriched ground beef is named GreatO Premium Ground Beef. It is being sold through Manhattan-based company NBO3 Technologies LLC. Kansas State says in a news release that it will be available mid-February at select retailers in Buffalo, N.Y. The plan is to expand to retailers and restaurants nationwide later this year. Animal sciences and industry professor Jim Drouillard is credited with developing the technique for giving ground beef the same kind of heart-healthy fatty acids found in fish and plant oils. Drouillard says…