NEW YORK (AP) New Orleans will be the site of the new marquee bowl game between the Southeastern Conference and Big 12. The conferences made the announcement Tuesday. The game will still be called the Sugar Bowl and will be played in the Superdome. The agreement between the leagues and the bowl is for 12 years, starting after the 2014 season. The game will match the champions from the SEC and Big 12, unless those teams are selected to the national semifinals. In that case, two other highly-rated teams from the conferences will be paired up.
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An Olsburg man died in a car/pedestrian accident on K-16 Tuesday evening. Wesley Esping, 62, died while walking southbound out of his driveway onto K-16. According to the Kansas Highway patrol Esping was checking on a deer that was hit by an unrelated vehicle, when a 1998 Ford F-150 pickup struck him. The truck was driven by Rabern Vawter, 88, of Randolph who was not injured. The accident was reported at 5:44 p.m. about a half mile east of Olsburg.
President Obama thanked his supporters, spoke about unity and said he wants to work with Republicans and Democrats to move the country forward. He also said he plans to meet with Mitt Romney to discuss how they can work together.
Mitt Romney has conceded defeat in the presidential contest. The Republican nominee told supporters he would pray for President Barack Obama’s success in leading the nation.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas revenue forecasters predict the state will collect nearly $705 million less in the next fiscal year than it will this year as income tax cuts take effect and a sales tax increase expires. The prediction issued Tuesday is the first glimpse at how the experts believe the cuts adopted in May will affect state revenue. The cuts take effect in January. The forecasters shaved $5.2 million from their earlier prediction of revenues in the fiscal year that ends next June 30, bringing it down to $6.17 billion. They also say they expect the state to collect…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) State wildlife officials have found invasive zebra mussels in an eastern Kansas lake. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism says a recent survey found both larval and adult zebra mussels at the 407-acre Wyandotte County Lake. The agency says there are now 17 Kansas reservoirs and lakes infested with the aquatic nuisances. Zebra mussels are bean-sized mollusks with striped shells that have been spread around the world via cargo ships. In Kansas, the communities of Council Grove and Osage City have both had water shortages because of zebra mussel infestations. The department says new…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A small plane crash near Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport killed the pilot. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says the Cessna Caravan struck a tree row Tuesday. The pilot, 52-year-old Brian P. Quinn of Lawrence, was the only person on board. Tony Molinaro, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, says the pilot reported engine trouble shortly after taking off. Molinaro says the pilot was trying to return to the Wichita airport when the crash occurred about two miles from the airport. The plane was headed to Garden City. FAA records show the plane was registered to Fed Ex Corp.…
A raise in Water and Sewer rates was on the table at Tuesday night’s Manhattan City Commission meeting. A 3 percent rate hike in water and sewer rates are actually a reduction when compared to the projected 4% increase which was thought to be coming in 2013. City Officials say the reduction of the hike was brought about by a very dry summer and increased revenues from water rates. The hikes are part of a 2010 City Commission plan to flatten the rates between commercial and residential users. City officials say the rate hikes are mostly due to loans taken…
Unofficial Final results for Riley County Updated at 9:10 pm 22nd District St. Senate Winner:Tom Hawk (D): Votes: 10,715 Percent: 53.86 Bob Reader (R): Votes: 9,146 Percent: 45.97 St. Rep.–66th Dist. Winner: Sydney Carlin (D): Votes: 4,364 Percent: 58.45 Lee Modesitt (R): Votes: 3,089 Percent: 41.37 St. Rep.–67th Dist. Aaron Estabrook (D): Votes: 3,519 Percent: 35.77 Winner:Tom Phillips (R): Votes: 6,312 Percent: 64.15 St. Rep.–51st Dist. Winner: Ron Highland (R): Votes: 143 Percent: 72.22 Richard Pikul (D): Votes: 54 Percent: 27.27 Riley County Commission District 2: Winner: Robert Boyd (R): Votes: 3,738 Percent: 62.89 Scott Seel (D): Votes: 2,200 …
A traffic accident occurring Tuesday evening resulted in two people being injured, one of which was life flighted. Around 6:45 p.m., three vehicles were involved in an accident on the 800 block of Bluemont, just 50 feet from the intersection of Bluemont and 8th street. Vehicle one side swiped vehicle two, and then entered oncoming traffic, striking vehicle three head on. Vehicle one was driven by KSU student, Corey Monley (18). He was driving his 1994 tan Honda Accord. KSU student, Kyle Bannerman (19), was a passenger in Monley’s vehicle as well. Vehicle two was a blue 2006 Honda Accord,…