TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback and members of his Cabinet are taking the lead in a weight-loss contest aimed at encouraging Kansans to fight obesity and adopt healthier eating habits. The Republican governor on Tuesday challenged other executive, legislative and judicial branch employees to field five-member teams that will compete to lose the largest percentage of body weight. The contest will run Jan. 15 through May 15. Brownback says the rising obesity rates in Kansas and the nation pose serious health risks. The governor said he’s recruiting four members of his Cabinet to join his team. Prizes will be…
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A former teller at a northeast Kansas bank will spend 10 months in home confinement for embezzling more than $27,000 from the bank. The U.S. Attorney’s office says 23-year-old Brittney L. Crane will also serve two years of supervised release under the sentence she received Monday. Crane worked at a branch of US Bank in Kansas City, Kan. In a guilty plea she entered in August, she admitted processing forged counter withdrawal slips totaling $27,700 in late 2011. A video recording of one transaction showed her processing a forged withdrawal slip for 20-year-old Cierra Clayborn at…
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) Diving crews recovered the body of a southeast Kansas man in an old strip mining pit in a Pittsburg park. Police Lt. Cris Hatcher says the body of 22-year-old Mateo V. Lorenzo of Pittsburg was recovered Monday in a mining pit at Wilderness Park. A witness called police Saturday to say man had fallen into the pit. Crews from Pittsburg, Frontenac and Newton County searched the strip pits most of Sunday. The searchers found Lorenzo’s body Monday afternoon in about 14 feet of water. The Pittsburg Morning Sun reports an autopsy will be conducted. The pit where…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The official Christmas tree ornament for Kansas this year honors Washburn University’s 150th anniversary. Gov. Sam Brownback and first lady Mary Brownback unveiled the state ornament Monday at the governor’s mansion in Topeka. Twelve of the official ornaments will be sent to Washington D.C. to decorate the state’s tree, which is part of national Christmas tree display. The ornament bears Washburn’s 150th anniversary logo, which shows the school’s mascot, the Ichabod. The state seal is on the back of the ornament. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the state will also send a dozen ornaments made of wheat to…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Two leaders of the Kansas National Guard are in Armenia this week to help the former Soviet republic improve training of noncommissioned officers. Lt. Col. Brent Salmans and Command Sgt. Maj. James Moberly are taking part in a workshop with members of Armenia’s Defense Ministry. The goal is to develop training and leadership programs for Armenia’s enlisted personnel as the nation transitions to a Western-style military. Kansas has partnered with Armenia since 2003, exchanging delegations to share ideas and best practices for military and emergency management. The partnership is part of a National Guard Bureau program that…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Officials from Salina and the federal government want more time to finalize a proposed financial settlement for cleaning up contamination at a former Air Force base. Lawyers for the city and the Justice Department on Monday asked a federal judge to set a Feb. 13 deadline for final approval of the proposed settlement. The previous deadline was Tuesday. Schilling Air Force base closed in the 1960s, then became part of the city and home to the Salina airport. Salina officials filed suit in 2010 to recoup the cost of cleaning up the leftover pollution, which includes…
A matter involving a dispute about water rights between the city of Manhattan and USD 383 was heard in the Kansas Court of Appeals Monday. A decision is not expected for up to 60 days. The case involves whether the city should continue to provide free water to Manhattan/Ogden public schools in the city, except for outdoor irrigation. The free water had been provided since an agreement in 1887, in which the Purcells deeded three tracts of real estate to Manhattan, stipulating that the city supply free water to all the public schools in “perpetuity.” A reminder that in November…
Calls have been rolling in to the KMAN studio about the number of Kansas Bureau Investigation vehicles seen around the area. KBI Agents from across the state of Kansas will be in Manhattan this week, but don’t be alarmed, it’s just a training exercise. In coordination with Kansas State University and the Tuttle Creek Reservoir staff, KBI Senior Special Agent, Steve Bundy says “they are training for the crime scene response teams that are placed throughout Kansas this week”. There are twelve people participating in the training and their are a number of exercises involved, including: extrication from graves, with…
According to Riley County Police reports a Kansas State Student was involved in an accidental weapon discharge incident on Monday morning. Police say 23-year-old Jake Huber was clearing his semi -automatic handgun when he accidentally shot himself in the leg as he was driving eastbound on Kimball avenue. Huber drove himself to the Manhattan Emergency Surgical Center for treatment, and then was transferred by emergency personnel to Mercy Regional Health Center. Huber was treated at Mercy Regional and then released on Monday afternoon. ——- Police say a Kansas State student and his room mates were victims of a house theft…
Case McCoy will start for the injured David Ash at quarterback for Texas against K-State on Saturday. McCoy has twice come on in relief of Ash this season and picked up the win with two fourth-quarter touchdowns against Kansas. He went 11 of 17 for 110 yards with an interception and a touchdown drive after Ash exited with a rib injury against TCU last Thursday in the Horns’ 20-13 loss to the Horned Frogs. K-State will play in prime time on national television for the seventh time this season on Saturday night against Texas at 7:00pm. The final regular season edition of Powercat…