WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The odds are long but hopes are high at the Sedgwick County Zoo that two female tigers will give birth about four months from now. KAKE-TV reports the 7-year-old Amur tigers underwent artificial insemination on Tuesday. The procedure was led by Bill Swanson, a specialist from the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio. The donor and potential father-to-be is Ivan, the zoo’s 4-year-old male Amur tiger. The females, Talali and Zeya, roam the exhibit with Ivan but haven’t mated with him. The cubs would stay in Wichita about a year, then be moved to other zoos. Swanson says Amur…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas residents will soon learn which major transportation projects the state plans to begin in the next two years. Officials of the Kansas Department of Transportation scheduled a news conference Wednesday afternoon in Topeka to announce the list of projects. They’re part of a 10-year program for improving highways, airports and public transportation throughout Kansas. The projects are being financed through bonds and an increase in the state sales tax. The projects will be started in 2013 and 2014.
A Fort Riley soldier is going to trial for first degree murder after his preliminary hearing Wednesday. Daniel Parker is charged with the murder of 21 year old Frederick Beverly on New Year’s Day of this year. Beverly was shot in the head just outside a local motorcycle group’s clubhouse off of Fort Riley Boulevard. Prosecuting Attorney, Barry Disney began the hearing by calling Roy McKenney-Davis, who was in the military with Parker, to the stand. McKenney-Davis, as well as the second witness, Terrance McKenney, gave details about the Assassin’s Street Rider’s Motorcycle Club, which Beverly was a member of. The third witness,…
An auto versus pedestrian accident sends one person to the hospital. Riley County Police report that at approximately 11:37 Tuesday night, Amber Engelbert (21) of the 1000th block of McCollum was looking at her phone as she was crossing Bluemont Avenue when she was struck by a car driven by James Young (19) of the 2000th block of College View Road. Young struck Engelbert on the passenger side of his car, causing her to sustain lacerations and a possible head injury. Englebert was transported to Mercy Regional Health Center, and was admitted for treatment. No citation was issued to Young. ————————————————————————————————————————————————–…
1st team All-Centennial League Junior Tight End Winston Dimel Junior Punter Jonah Webber Senior Defensive Lineman Chance Drake 2nd team All-Centennial League Senior Offensive Tackle Gabe Caldas Senior Quarterback Jacob Holloway Junior Running Back Darian Taylor Honorable Mention Senior Guard Wyatt Charlson Senior Defensive Lineman Chris Hudgins Senior Defensive Lineman Brandon Velez
Three pilots died on Tuesday when their small plane crashed into a house in Jackson, Mississippi. The pilots were heading to an FAA safety conference.
The Deputy Directors of the CIA and FBI meet with Congressional Intelligence Leaders on Wednesday, to discuss the investigation that led to David Petraeus’ resignation as CIA Director.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Shane Southwell had 16 points to lead four players in double-figure scoring, and Kansas State rolled over Division II Alabama-Huntsville 87-26 Tuesday night to reach the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off. The Wildcats (3-0), who easily dispatched Lamar in the opening round, will play Delaware on Nov. 21 at Madison Square Garden for a spot in the championship game. The Blue Hens beat Virginia earlier in the night. Kansas State raced out to a 19-2 lead over the Chargers (2-1), stretched it to 47-11 by the break, and pushed the advantage to 50 by midway through the…
A miscommunication between the Manhattan City Commission and the Social Services Advisory Board, or SSAB, on a key 2013 budget issue prompted a special commission meeting on Tuesday night. The commission previously approved a 5% reduction in the SSAB’s city portion of the budget to their supported agencies. The SSAB then advised the commission to approve the new budget which used the money gained from a cut in a youth program fund to lessen the blow to their supported agencies from the previous 5% to 4.2 %. UFM Executive Director Linda Teener says the youth program under the knife is important to poverty stricken local families, and shouldn’t be considered…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) An immigrant who claims her family was killed in Mexico over a marijuana bust in Kansas now faces deportation after a federal judge tried to set her free. Norma Quintana was sentenced Tuesday to time served for failing to appear at a 2010 federal trial on a charge of possession with intent to distribute 160 pounds of marijuana. The drug charge was dismissed as part of a deal for her guilty plea to a charge of fleeing. Quintana has been in custody since her April arrest. A court filing indicates her husband, son and brother were gunned…