LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The Dole Institute of Politics is planning to celebrate former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole’s 90th birthday as part of its lineup of summer events. The Lawrence Journal World reports that other activities include an in-depth look at the Battle of Gettysburg. Director Bill Lacy says that on June 20, the center will bring in a panel of historians and military experts to mark the 150th anniversary of the three-day battle. It was the deadliest of the Civil War and was sfought in July 1863. Then on July 22, the institute will celebrate Dole’s birthday with an open…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Advocates for the more than 5,600 Kansas children in the state’s foster care system have scheduled an event to highlight the needs of foster children. Gov. Sam Brownback was scheduled to open Monday’s event at the Statehouse by signing a proclamation declaring May as Foster Care Month. The signing was to be followed by a gathering on the south steps coordinated by the Kansas Department for Children and Family Services. Blue wristbands will be worn to show support for foster children and efforts to find them homes. The agenda also included remarks by Kansas lawmakers and members…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas legislators are returning to the Statehouse to continue their annual session certain they’ll miss their goal of finishing business in 80 days. Monday was the 80th day of the session, and Republican leaders of the GOP-dominated Legislature didn’t expect an agreement on tax cuts and a state budget until later in the week. The Republican leaders have said throughout the year they expected to trim 10 days from what’s normally scheduled as a 90-day session. But the House disagrees with the Senate’s proposal to cancel a sales tax decrease scheduled by law for July to stabilize…
During Monday’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting, representatives from the Westmoreland City Council stopped in to talk about a few concerns. Jim Moore, a council member in Westmoreland, brought forth pictures and a presentation on some of the damage that is being caused by the Justice Center project and the new EMS building. Along the Justice Center, there has been a decrease in area for ditch drainage as dirt and supplies are constantly being moved around, which has raised some concerns to how water flow will be once the project is completed. There has also been some complaints, according to Moore,…
Governor Sam Brownback has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff from sun-up to sun-down in honor of National Peace Officers Memorial Day. National Peace Officers Memorial Day was established in 1961 to recognize local, state and federal law enforcement and peace officials.
Check one more milestone off the list for K-State senior high jumper Erik Kynard. With a jump of 2.26 meters (7-05.00), Kynard broke the R.V. Christian Track Complex facility record in the men’s high jump Saturday during the Ward Haylett Invitational in Manhattan. The previous record was 2.24 meters (7-04.50) held by former Olympian Ed Broxterman. That record had stood since 1998. Kynard also received the Heartbeat of the Team Award from the 299th Brigade Support Battalion, the track and field team’s partner unit from Fort Riley. It was given to the team member who best demonstrated high moral character…
The Riley County Police Department will host the 2013 Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony to honor those local law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. This ceremony will also recognize all employees of the Riley County Police Department and their service to the public. The community is invited to attend this ceremony held on Friday, May 17 starting at 11:00 AM at the Alvin D. Johnson Law Enforcement Center located at 1001 Seth Child Rd. The ceremony will be held in front of the Law Enforcement Center and will include the posting of the Colors by the RCPD Honor…
K-State will play Tulane at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on December 28th as part of the Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival. The game will be second of a triple header scheduled for the Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival. St. John’s and Columbia will lead off the action and VCU and Boston College will be the final game of the day. K-State will play just the single game against the Green Wave. Television coverage and game times will be announced at a later date. “This will be a great opportunity to take our East Coast guys home – especially being Shane’s senior…
The Royals did something over the weekend for the first time this season against the Yankees, and that is get swept in a series. The Royals lost 11-6 on Friday night, 3-2 on Saturday night, and 4-2 Sunday afternoon. On Sunday, the Yankees were powered by Robinson Cano and Vernon Wells who both homered in the third inning. The Royals could only salvage a sacrifice fly from Alex Gordan in the first inning and an RBI ground-out from Alcides Escobar in the eighth inning. The pitching for Kansas City was good on Sunday but again the offense is what sealed…
The Kansas State Wildcat Baseball team wrote another chapter in what is fast becoming a storybook season for the program as they jumped on arch-rival Kansas early then finished off the Jayhawks late as they cruised to a 7-3 victory to complete a three-game sweep of the Sunflower Showdown on Sunday before 1,806 at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence. Mitch Meyer led the way for the Bat Cats driving in a career-high three runs and Blake McFadden allowed just three hits in five innings of work to pick up his fifth win of the season. The Bat Cats jumped on KU…