KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli tells The Associated Press he is not concerned about his job status despite a 1-5 start by the team in his fourth season in charge. Pioli says he has made mistakes, though he refused to discuss any of them in detail He did say they encompass all facets of his job: player personnel, fan relationships and a failure to fully understand the role of the GM in Kansas City. Pioli admitted that changes are necessary, though he said “getting into the specifics publicly is not in anybody’s best interest right…
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Rain Wednesday delayed and cut short NASCAR’s first full testing session at Kansas Speedway since the track was repaved. The drivers were limited to half of the planned 4-hour session. The testing passed uneventfully after the 2 1/2-hour delay, unlike a tire testing session Aug. 29 in which Dale Earnhardt Jr. hit the wall and sustained a concussion when a tire blew. That, combined with another concussion at Talladega, sidelined Earnhardt for last week at Charlotte and again this week at Kansas. The 1.5-mile tri-oval, which opened in 2001, was torn up, repaved and reconfigured…
Already an outcast in cycling after a massive doping report, Lance Armstrong absorbed hits much closer to home Wednesday: to his wallet and his heart. The AP’s John Mone has the story from Armstrong’s hometown. <iframe width=”425″ height=”239″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/sTkV0AnrFpw” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
A Bangladeshi man who came to the United States to wage jihad was arrested in an elaborate FBI sting on Wednesday after attempting to blow up a fake car bomb outside the Federal Reserve building in Manhattan, authorities said. <iframe width=”425″ height=”239″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/SrPHJUu0lV0″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka police say two fatal shootings within 90 minutes of each other were not related. In the first shooting on Tuesday, police found the victim inside a car at a west Topeka apartment complex. His name was not released. Lt. Ron Gish says a preliminary investigation indicates the man was not shot where his body was found. The second case involved a man found dead at a Latino bus service in downtown Topeka. Gish says a witness heard a shot and found the victim, whose name also is not being released.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Topeka Zoo director is recommending the zoo keep its two elephants and improve their habitat. Critics have been urging the zoo to send the elephants to a sanctuary in Tennessee. They contend the zoo does not provide enough space, causing the elephants physical and emotional harm. Director Brendan Wiley recommended to the city council Tuesday that the city spend an initial $60,000 to improve the elephants’ habitat, plus another $30,000 per year. The changes would include installing more outdoor places to encourage the elephants to explore and act more like wild elephants. Wiley says once the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The state’s education commissioner says possible policy changes will make next year one of the busiest years in a decade for Kansas educators. Commissioner Diane DeBacker told the State Board of Education Tuesday that 2013 could be the busiest year since the No Child Left Behind law was enacted in 2001. DeBacker said the board will consider changes such as adopting new science standards, new history and government standards and deciding how to tie teacher evaluations to student achievement. Educators also will be implementing Common Core State Standards and deciding what type of assessments will be used.…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) The nuclear reactor at Kansas State University has turned 50. To mark the anniversary, the reactor was powered up Tuesday at 8:27 p.m. the exact time it was brought online on Oct. 16, 1962. Students, administrators and current and past faculty were on hand for the occasion. The university says the reactor is one of only 25 operating university research reactors in the nation. Kansas State reactor manager Jeff Geuther says it gives the university an advantage in performing research and training nuclear engineers. The reactor is licensed to operate at up to 1250 kilowatts of thermal…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Police in Wichita say a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a freight train may have been unaware he was in danger. KSNW-TV reports police identified the man Wednesday as 41-year-old Wichita resident Cedale Lamont Brown. Family and friends told police Brown sometimes became oblivious to his surroundings because of a medical condition for which he took medication. They also said he often walked in the area where he was struck and killed Witnesses said Brown stepped into the path of the oncoming Union Pacific train shortly before noon Tuesday after walking pass activated cross arms.…
Though there were other issues to discuss at Wednesday’s Manhattan Ogden school board, the issue of open closed lunch at the high school was probably the most awaited. A few weeks ago, the board opened the issue to the public to get feedback on the issue to either keep the lunch period open or to move to a closed lunch. At the meeting, discussion sounded the pros and cons of the issue and what should be done. Superintended Bob Shannon took the opportunity to present a recommendation to the board that would seem a compromise to the all or nothing…