Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of iconic childhood treats including Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread is winding down its operations after struggling to keep up with rising labor costs and the ever-changing tastes of Americans.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A research attorney for a Kansas Court of Appeals judge has been temporarily suspended from her job pending an internal investigation about tweets she posted during a court hearing in former Attorney General Phill Kline’s ethics case. Sarah Peterson Herr works for Judge Christel Marquardt. Judicial branch spokesman Ron Keefover says Herr was suspended Friday. Herr’s tweets were posted Thursday during a Kansas Supreme Court hearing deciding whether Kline’s law license should be indefinitely suspended for his conduct during investigations of abortion providers. Herr issued a statement saying she apologized for how the tweets reflected on the…
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) Two western Kansas health care facilities plan to become part of Colorado’s largest health care organization. St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City and St. Rose Ambulatory and Surgery Center in Great Bend will join Centura Health Initiatives, a Denver-based health care group. Centura is jointly operated by Catholic Health Initiatives and Adventist Health System, a mission of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. The Hutchinson News reports St. Catherine and St. Rose currently belong to CHI. The change will integrate all of CHI’s facilities in Colorado and Kansas into one regional group. Directors of the Kansas organizations…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Two Kansas State University researchers were part of a successful international effort to map the complete genome of the domestic pig. The university says in a news release that knowing the complete list of DNA and genes for domestic pigs could eventually help improve the pigs’ health. It also could provide insight into human health, because pigs and humans share similar physiologies. The Kansas State researchers involved were Yongming Sang, a research assistant professor of anatomy and physiology, and Frank Blecha, associate dean for the College of Veterinary Medicine.
DIGHTON, Kan. (AP) Residents of Lane County no longer have to be members of private clubs to buy mixed drinks in public. Lane County residents voted 476-401 last week to allow liquor-by-the-drink in public places without the requirement that an establishment makes a certain amount of its money from food sales. The Hutchison News reports that before the vote, mixed drinks were allowed only in members-only clubs. Before the vote, Lane County was one of 18 Kansas counties that did not allow liquor-by-the-drink. The Kansas Department of Revenue says 25 other counties allow liquor-by-the-drink without the requirement that some portion…
Six counts of failure to appear have landed a man in jail. Dedric Riser, 32, is being held after having six failure to appear on November 8th. The original charges of these include motions to revoke parole on original charge of batter, two with the original charge of theft, one original of writing a worthless check and then the two others include disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing. Riser’s bond is set at $8,000.
FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) Delegations from Italy and Germany will take part in a remembrance of World War II prisoners of war who died in the U.S. and are buried at Fort Riley. Friday’s event is an annual ceremony at the post cemetery. German and Italian officers and enlisted personnel currently stationed at Fort Leavenworth will travel to Fort Riley. Joining them will be Col. William Clark, garrison commander of Fort Riley. As many as 4,500 POWs from Germany, Italy and Japan were held at Fort Riley between 1943 and 1946. They earned about 80 cents a day working on…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback says the Kansas higher education system might get additional funds next year for specific initiatives, but he’s advising officials not to push for general budget increases. Brownback told the state Board of Regents in brief remarks Thursday that he doubts legislators will approve increases in base operating funds for public universities, community colleges and technical colleges. Brownback did not drop any hints about the budget he’ll present to lawmakers for the fiscal year that begins July 1. He said he hasn’t started putting together his recommendations. But the state must close a $328 million…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A central Kansas man has pleaded guilty to using a 9-year-old girl to produce child pornography after an investigation that began earlier this year in Australia. The U.S. Attorney’s office says 50-year-old Philip Grigsby, of Marquette, pleaded guilty Thursday to eight counts of sexual exploitation of a child. He also pleaded guilty to one count each of possessing child porn and unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon. An Australian investigation led to Grigsby after child pornography found on an Australian man’s computer was traced back to Kansas. Prosecutors say more than 400 images and five…
After a third place finish four years ago, the K-State men will return to the Puerto Rico Tipoff next season. The Cats were announced on Friday as part of a loaded 2013 field, which features six teams who played in last season’s NCAA tournament. The seventh annual event will feature Auburn, Charlotte, Florida State, Georgetown, Long Beach State, Michigan, and VCU. K-State could face the Wolverines two years in a row, as both teams will hit the court in the Preseason NIT semifinals next week in New York City. The Puerto Rico Tipoff will also be a homecoming for K-State sophomore point guard Angel Rodriguez, who is a…