KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A New York author and literary agent has co-written a memoir about her husband’s liver transplant at a Kansas hospital. From Monday to Wednesday, Barbara Zitwer will be in the Kansas City area to talk to broadcasters and sign copies of “Still Livin’: The True Story of How One Couple Defied All Odds and Found the Gift of Life.” She wrote it with her husband, Gil Alicea. Because the transplant waiting list was long in New York, the couple went to the University of Kansas Hospital. While Alicea was recovering, she also finished her first book,…
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(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) K-State opened the game with three quick 3-pointers to jump on top of the Mississippi Valley State Devilettes immediately and never look back. The Wildcats never trailed in their 64-57 victory on Friday evening at Bramlage Coliseum as Brittany Chambers led the way with 25 points. Chambers shot 7-of-11 from long range and helped K-State score the first 14 points of the game. The Wildcats drained a total of nine shots from beyond the arc as they used Chambers’ hot hand in the first half to their advantage. K-State (5-0) has made a 3-pointer in 179…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities in the Kansas City area are confirming the Chiefs player involved in an apparent murder/suicide was Linebacker Jovan Belcher. Belcher reportedly killed his girlfriend, twenty-two year old Kasandra M. Perkins, before driving to Arrowhead Stadium and committing suicide. Reports from numerous Kansas City area media outlets indicate officials told them Belcher thanked Head Coach Romeo Crennel and General Manager Scott Pioli for everything they had done for him before killing himself in front of them. Police spokesman Darin Snapp said authorities received a call Saturday morning from a woman who said her daughter had…
Tis the season, and the Mayor’s Spirit of the Holidays Parade showcased Manhattan’s spirit on Friday night. The downtown area was lit up in festive lights and a signs of the upcoming holiday seasons. The parade started at 6pm and threaded through the downtown area, and ended in a lighting ceremony in Triangle Park. The parade featured many participants, and of course Santa Claus made his appearance. Many families gathered to watch the parade, and enjoy the lights and sounds of the holiday. The event also celebrated the giving spirit of the season as they accepted donations of canned food…
The announcement was made on Friday, that Bill Raymond will be named City Attorney for Manhattan effective December 17th. Raymond will be replacing Katharine Jackson who has put in her resignation effective December 14th, after accepting a position as Axxociate Graduate Faculty and Academic Advisor for the Department of Political Science at Kansas State University. Raymond will be responsible for providing legal expertise in a broad variety of municipal matters, including legal advice and counsel to City staff, elected officials, contracts and franchises, land use, real estate, employment law, ordinances and code provisions, intergovernmental agreements, as well as directing prosecution, litigation…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Sedgwick County officials say they will close a ranch for troubled boys if the state does not provide more financial help. County officials told south-central lawmakers on Thursday that the county can’t afford to keep the Judge James V. Riddel Boys Ranch at Lake Afton open past next year. The home offers rehabilitation programs for boys considered at high or moderate risk of reoffending. The Wichita Eagle reports the state pays $126 a day for each boy at the ranch. County officials say the actual cost is $201 per boy. The county says the ranch’s graduates have…
OSKALOOSA, Kan. (AP) A judge has approved a Kansas inmate’s request to re-test DNA evidence in a 1993 murder. Fifty-five-year-old Bradley Wade Johnson is serving a life sentence for the March 1993 death of Benjamin Creek. Johnson and a co-defendant, Frank Sutton, met Creek in a Topeka bar. Prosecutors said the two men robbed and beat Creek before his body was found in rural Jefferson County. Sutton is also serving a life sentence. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Johnson always claimed his conviction was a case of mistaken identity. On Tuesday, a Jefferson County judge ordered that hairs found on Creek’s…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka’s 82-year-old mayor has decided that two terms in office are enough. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Bill Bunten held a news conference Thursday to say he won’t seek re-election next year. The city holds its municipal primary in February and the general election in April. Bunten says three people have indicated to him that they would seek the office he first won in 2005. He declined to name the potential candidates. Bunten began his public service career in November 1962 when he was elected to the Kansas House. He served 28 years in the House. In…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Revenue is preparing to issue a report on whether state tax collections in November met expectations. The report due out Friday afternoon is the first since officials issued a new fiscal forecast that projects revenues for the current and next fiscal years. Legislative researchers now project a budget shortfall of $328 million by June 2014 that will have to be closed by lawmakers next year. The state expects to collect $458 million in taxes in November and $6.2 billion in total revenues during the current fiscal year. It anticipates revenues dropping to less…
LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) A 24-year-old southwest Kansas social studies teacher has been charged with sexually exploiting and soliciting a child. A joint statement by the Liberal police chief and Seward County attorney says Liberal High School teacher Drake Foster was arrested Tuesday and is cooperating with authorities. The Hutchinson News reports Foster also taught geography and history and coached the boys’ soccer team. Deputy school superintendent Paul Larkin says Foster has resigned his position. He declined to discuss further details of the case. Bond has been set at $50,000, and Foster was scheduled to appear in court Dec. 3. A…