Four volunteer firefighters responding to an intense pre-dawn house fire were shot Monday morning, two fatally, leading to a shootout between a suspect and police in suburban Rochester, N.Y.
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After a 67-61 victory over then #8 Florida, the K-State men’s basketball has entered the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time this season. The Cats knocked off their first non-conference opponent in the top 10 since they beat #8 Minnesota 31 years ago. K-State at #25, is one of three Big 12 teams in the AP poll, joining #6 Kansas and #22 Oklahoma State. K-State will host UMKC this Saturday night at 6:00pm at Bramlage Coliseum. SportsRadio 1350 KMAN will join the game in progress after the Wildcat women’s contest at UC-Santa Barbara. 101.5 K-Rock will bring you…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of a 2007 Artic Cat ATV. The ATV is described as being lime green with a black box on the back. The ATV was last seen in a wooded area in the 21490 block of Onaga Road in rural Onaga. The victim believes this theft occurred sometime between December 4th and 13th. The victim further stated that secured in the box on the back of the ATV were two handguns. The loss in the theft exceeds one-thousand dollars. The owner is offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction…
For the second time in three weeks, K-State’s Rodney McGruder has been named the Big 12 player of the week. The senior guard averaged 19.5 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists per game as he also shot 55 percent from the field in a pair of victories for the Cats over the last seven days. McGruder made 12 of 17 shots and scored 26 points in a 78-69 victory over Texas Southern on Tuesday night at Bramlage Coliseum. He also played a big role in the 67-61 triumph over then #8 Florida on Saturday at the Sprint Center in Kansas…
Information in the following story is from: The Hutchinson (Kan.) News, http://www.hutchnews.com) GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) Authorities are investigating the death of a 37-year-old inmate at the Barton County Detention Facility. Barton County Undersheriff Larry Holliday tells The Hutchinson News that the man was found dead in a one-man cell Friday evening. The man’s name was being withheld while relatives were notified. An autopsy was being conducted in Hays. Holliday says the inmate had been booked into the facility on November 15th on charges from Hoisington.
(Information in the following story is from: The Hays (Kan.) Daily News, http://www.hdnews.net) HAYS, Kan. (AP) The Kansas state drought task force will meet regularly to discuss ways to deal with the ongoing drought. Governor Sam Brownback said at a meeting Thursday that the task force will meet on a regular basis because the drought in many respects is more severe than the droughts of the 1930s and 1950s. Brownback spoke during a conference call with other state officials to talk about drought conditions in Kansas. The Hays Daily News reports that Tracy Streeter, director of the Kansas Water Office…
(Information in the following story is from: The Hutchinson (Kan.) News, http://www.hutchnews.com) HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Passing the family farm to the next generation takes a lot of planning, but officials say it’s not uncommon for Kansas farmers to avoid solidifying those plans. Attorney Stacey Seibel says that she asked farmers about their inheritance plans at a recent seminar in Plainville. She said 35 of the farmers were between the ages of 50 and 70, and 25 percent of them didn’t have a plan or a will. She said another 25 percent had a will, but it was more than eight…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Members of the all-Republican Kansas congressional delegation and officials in the GOP-dominated state government are resisting calls to tighten access to firearms following the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school earlier this month. So far, no prominent Kansas elected official who’s strongly supported gun rights has backed away from positions that have brought him or her support from the National Rifle Association. Officials in both Washington and Topeka say they want to examine services for the mentally ill and have expressed concern about what they see as a violent culture that fuels shootings. The GOP-led Legislature…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Some legislative leaders, including one from Manhattan, have scheduled training to learn more about the Kansas Open Meetings Act. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the training will be held in January, about a year after dinners at the governor’s mansion led to an investigation. The investigation ended with Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor finding “technical violations” of the law but not enough to prove more substantive violations. KOMA prohibits the majority of a legislative body from meeting behind closed doors to discuss business. Taylor said lawmakers lacked knowledge of open meetings act and recommended further training. The…
Despite amassing 352 yards rushing and 507 yards of total offense, three turnovers did in the Kansas City Chiefs in a 20-13 loss to the playoff-bound Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Indy clinched a playoff berth on Sunday, a year after they lost 14 games. On the Chiefs’ first possession, Darius Butler returned a Brady Quinn interception 32 yards for a TD. Combined with a Jamaal Charles fumble deep in Colts territory in the second quarter allowed Indy a 13-3 halftime lead. Charles though would strike back with a highlight-reel 86 yard scamper to the house on…