WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The final day of the 100th convention of the Kansas Livestock Association will include a report by an analyst on the drought’s effect on the nation’s cattle inventory and prices. CattleFax executive vice president Randy Blach was scheduled to address the gathering Friday morning. Blach will talk about how livestock producers can better manage their risks amid extremely volatile price swings. Also on tap in the market session is a forecast for global protein supplies, consumer demand and grain prices.
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The Riley County Police Department received word from the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office that there have been an number of thefts from vehicles over the past month. According to RCPD, the thefts have been from the tool box of pick-up trucks parked in hotel or motel parking lots. The most recent theft occurred sometime between Wednesday at 7 pm and Thursday at 7 am at the Comfort Suites at 1020 Hostetler Drive. Timothy McGuigan, 53, employee for Pocono Propane out of Pennsylvanian , reported that $1100 worth of miscellaneous tools were taken from the unsecured tool box in the back of the pickup…
Macy Ubben, Krista Degeest, and Megan Lehman each had 11 kills as Northern Iowa defeated K-State 25-18, 25-13, 25-21 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday afternoon in Lincoln, NE. The Wildcat offense struggled throughout the match as they hit with just a .164 hitting efficiency. Kaitlynn Pelger led the team with seven kills. The Wildcats lose five seniors, right side hitter Kathleen Ludwig, setter Caitlyn Donahue, middle blocker Alex Muff, libero Kuulei Kabalis, and defensive specialist Ali Boehler. Pelger, Lilla Porubek, Courtney Traxson, and Tristan McCarty will be returning starters in 2013 for K-State. The season…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Suspended Missouri guard Michael Dixon has left the team after two sexual assault claims by a female student and a Mizzou graduate. School officials confirmed Dixon’s intent to transfer Thursday night. He has been benched all season for #13 Missouri (5-1). The senior averaged 13.5 points as Missouri’s sixth man last season and was a projected starter. Dixon also was briefly suspended for violating unspecified team rules in December 2010. That suspension involved a woman who told The Associated Press on Thursday that she declined to press charges after Dixon threatened her. The woman asked that…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Right-hander Felipe Paulino and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $1.75 million contract that avoided salary arbitration, a cut of $150,000. The deal announced Thursday contract $250,000 in performance bonuses. Paulino opened the season on the disabled list because of a strained forearm, then went 3-1 with a 1.67 ERA in seven starts before tearing a ligament in his right elbow. He underwent ligament-replacement surgery, spent the rest of the summer rehabbing and is expected to be ready to pitch again sometime during the middle of next season. The only remaining Royals players…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Chiefs have claimed offensive lineman Hayworth Hicks off waivers. The 6-foot-3, 336-pound Hicks entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Colts in April. He spent time on their practice squad before being acquired by the New York Jets on Nov. 6. He spent three games on their roster but was inactive each week. The former Iowa State standout takes the roster spot of linebacker Bryan Kehl, who was released earlier this week. He also provides additional depth if the Chiefs have to shuffle their line this Sunday against Carolina with Branden Albert…
The Treasury Secretary holds closed-door meetings with congressional leaders on avoiding the fiscal cliff, but no progress is reported.
The United Nations General Assembly voted 138-to-9 to recognize Palestine as a non-member observer state. The US strongly opposed the vote, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling it counterproductive.
GODDARD, Kan. (AP) Authorities in Sedgwick County say a collision involving two school buses and a car west of Wichita left several people with minor injuries. The sheriff’s department says the accident happened shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday in Goddard. Details of the collision weren’t immediately clear, but no one was sent to the hospital. The Goddard school district says the buses were carrying elementary school students. Paramedics checked about a dozen people at the scene.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas officials have certified the results of this month’s general election amid a debate over a law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. The Board of Canvassers met briefly Thursday and unanimously approved figures provided by county election officials. The board consists of Secretary of State Kris Kobach, Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Gov. Sam Brownback, who sent his chief counsel. Kobach defended the state’s photo ID law, noting that 838 Kansans cast provisional ballots because they lacked the proper ID at the polls Nov. 6. That’s out of 1.18 million voters who cast…