ASSARIA, Kan. (AP) Three central Kansas brothers who became an Internet sensation this summer with their parody song “I’m Farming and I Grow It” have a new tune that’s become an overnight hit. The Peterson brothers on Tuesday night released a parody of the song”Gangnam Style,” changing the title to “Farmer Style.” The Wichita Eagle says the song by Greg, Nathan and Kendal Peterson had well over 130,000 hits on You Tube by noon Wednesday. The video features the brothers dancing Gangnam style with other family members and includes farming scenes from their farm near Assaria. Their first video, a…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka residents soon will be allowed to carry loaded handguns in their vehicles. The city council and Mayor Bill Bunten voted Tuesday to approve an ordinance that deletes a current ban on loaded handguns in vehicles. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that in exchange for that vote, the governing board will be asked in the near future to make it illegal to possess a firearm while committing more than a dozen specific misdemeanors. Police Chief Ron Miller says the arrangement is an attempt to allow law-abiding people to carry loaded guns in their vehicles but ban gun possession…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback says Kansas lawmakers should take another look at his suggestions to pay for massive income tax cuts he signed into law earlier this year. The Republican governor told hundreds of people at a forum in Overland Park on Tuesday that he won’t consider restoring tax rates to previous levels. In January, the state will reduce individual income tax rates, drop the top tax rate to 4.9 percent from 6.45 percent and increase the standard deductions claimed by married couples and heads-of-household. The state also will exempt the owners of 191,000 partnerships, sole proprietorships…
MULVANE, Kan. (AP) Part of the permanent Kansas Star Casino near Mulvane will open next week as the venue begins the move out of its temporary facility. Officials with Kansas Star said Tuesday that the partial opening will reduce the number of days the casino will have to be closed during the transition. The Wichita Eagle reports the temporary casino will be open through midnight Dec. 9, close Dec. 10 and 11, then reopen at 8 a.m. Dec. 12 in a portion of the permanent casino. The entire permanent casino will open Dec. 21. The permanent casino will include 1,829…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) Salina city commissioners are considering a $3.1 million proposal to upgrade lighting downtown. The Salina Journal reports that commissioners said this week that they liked the $3.1 million proposal by Johnson Controls to replace 347 outdated lights downtown with LED lights. If approved, the lights would be installed by Nov. 23, 2013. Johnson Controls says the current decorative lights, which the city owns, were installed in the 1980s and are outdated. The lights cost the city $6,995 a year to replace and maintain. Johnson Controls says the LED lights are lower maintenance and would eventually save the…
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) A Fort Riley military police company has been honored by the Army’s Corrections Command for its service in operating the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks. The Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Military Police Battalion of the 15th Military Police Brigade, was presented Tuesday with the Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Barr Award. The unit competed against 13 other military police companies in the Army, including those stationed in Germany and South Korea. The award covers accomplishments by the unit from October 2011 through this September, the federal fiscal year. During that time the unit returned from a deployment to…
The next scheduling issue was brought before the Manhattan Ogden school board at their Wednesday meeting. Beginning the night, a report was given from the Manhattan High school scheduling task force on the different options for the board to consider. Of the three options, the present schedule at the high school was given, along with a six period schedule and a six plus one period schedule. The board had some discussion, but will open the issue to a public hearing early in January. Other issues that were on the agenda included the final approval for the senior early release that ended with a 5…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Top Republicans in the Kansas Senate plan to meet next week to discuss filling committee chairmanships. The all-GOP Organization, Calendar and Rules Committee is expected to meet Monday. Under the Senate’s rules, it designates committee chairmen and makes committee assignments. The panel includes incoming Senate President Susan Wagle of Wichita, Vice President Jeff King of Independence and Majority Leader Terry Bruce of Hutchinson. It has six other members selected by their fellow Republicans. The Senate is likely to see widespread turnover in committee chairmanships because GOP conservatives ousted eight moderate incumbents during August primaries and broke the…
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) University of Kansas researchers have received a $40,000 grant to study how a southwest Kansas community’s 30-year population shift has changed local schools and what the results can teach educators across the country. The Wichita Eagle reports associate professor Jennifer Ng and professor Don Stull will conduct the study in Garden City, which has seen continuous immigration from around the world since the early 1980s. The professors say their work will have broad significance as communities across the Midwest, southeast U.S. and Canada are experiencing many of the same challenges and opportunities. The duo will interview…
Uncertainty still follows as to who is running for the Manhattan Ogden school board, but another member has put in there bid to not run again. At Wednesday’s USD 383 school board meeting, Beth Tatarko made her statement saying that she has no intention of running for a seat. Tatarko came to the board after board member Doug Messer resigned his position leaving a vacant seat.