TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran and Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins have been elected to leadership positions by fellow congressional Republicans. GOP senators picked Moran on Wednesday to serve as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, their campaign organization. Moran was elected to the Senate only in 2010. But he served in the House for 14 years before that, and he also is a former Kansas legislator. House Republicans named Jenkins as their conference vice chairwoman, their fifth-highest leadership position. Jenkins was first elected in the 2nd Congressional District of eastern Kansas in 2008 after serving six years as…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Supreme Court is preparing to take up an ethics case against former Attorney General Phill Kline over his actions during investigations of abortion providers. The court was hearing arguments from attorneys Thursday. Five of the seven justices removed themselves from the case, requiring the appointment of substitutes. Kline was Kansas attorney general from 2003 to 2007 and Johnson County district attorney in 2007 and 2008. A three-member panel of the state Board of Discipline of Attorneys has recommended Kline’s law license be suspended indefinitely. Kline has strongly denied any ethics violations. The disciplinary panel contends…
LECOMPTON, Kan. (AP) Lecompton residents are hoping Steven Spielberg’s new movie about Abraham Lincoln will spur interest in the historic eastern Kansas town. The movie, “Lincoln,” which is scheduled to be released this week, is based on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book “Team of Rivals.” Events in Kansas and Lecompton that led up to the Civil War are covered in the book. It was the Lecompton Constitution, which would have admitted Kansas as a slave state and was rejected, that split the national Democratic Party and helped Lincoln get elected as president in 1860. Lecompton Historical Society president Paul Bahnmaier told…
Authorities say at least four people are dead after a train slammed into a parade float headed to a West Texas event honoring wounded veterans.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the BP settlement is the just the latest step in ongoing efforts to seek justice for the massive 2010 Gulf oil spill.
Riley County Police received a report Wednesday of a vehicle that had been stolen. John Ruggen (21) reports that his light blue 1990 Jeep Wrangler had been taken sometime in September of this year, from the 100th block of 15th Street in Ogden. The total loss is $4,000, and police are investigating. ———————————————————————————————————————————————- A Manhattan man reported to Riley County Police Wednesday that his vehicle had been broken into and his wallet had been stolen. Johnathan Harner (22) says that sometime between 1:50 p.m. and 6:44p.m. Wednesday, his unlocked vehicle, located in the parking lot of Manhattan Town Center Mall, was entered and his…
Due to the Riley County offices being closed on Monday in observance of Veteran’s Day, County Commissioners waited until their meeting Thursday to canvass this year’s election votes. Commissioner, Dave Lewis was absent during this meeting, so Manager of Human Resources, Cyndi Volanti briefly stepped in as a substitute. County Clerk, Rich Vargo, with the help of the county election staff, canvassed the ballots. The 489 provisional ballots were sent through a machine to be counted, and only one did not go through. The one ballot had a wrinkled corner, which ripped when it was sent through the machine, therefore this ballot will…
K-State coach Bruce Weber announced the signings of two high school seniors from Texas for the 2013 class on Wednesday. Wichita Falls shooting guard Marcus Foster picked the Cats over a number of other scholarship offers including Cal, Creighton, Lehigh, Oklahoma and SMU. Weber says the 6 foot 3 inch 195 pound Foster, is a quick, combo guard who has a great motor, and can score beyond the arc or taking it to the basket. Houston small forward Wesley Iwanadu signed with K-State over Brown, Drake, Lehigh, Nebraska, Colorado and Richmond. The 6 foot 6 inch Iwanadu has grown six…
NEW YORK (AP) The Big 12 and Southeastern Conference have agreed to a 12-year deal with ESPN for the rights to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The contract reportedly is worth about $80 million per year. The Big 12 and SEC recently picked the Sugar Bowl as the site of it new marquee game, starting in the 2014 season. The champions of each conference will play in the game, unless those teams are selected for the four-team playoff that also starts that season. The Sugar Bowl will be one of six sites in the playoff rotation.