TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback and top Kansas officials are assessing the state’s response to the winter storms that blanketed most of the state in the past week. Brownback scheduled a news conference Wednesday to report on the impact of the weather and how state agencies handled the challenges. Transportation Secretary Mike King, Adjutant Gen. Lee Tafanelli and Highway Patrol Col. Ernest Garcia planned to join the governor. The storms that crossed Kansas last Thursday and again this week dropped more than 2 feet of snow in some places and knocked out power to thousands of customers, mostly in…
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) An age discrimination lawsuit filed by a former University of Kansas employee has been dismissed in Douglas County District Court. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Cynthia Cook filed suit in state and federal court in 2011 claiming she was laid off in 2009 and passed over for another job at the school because of her age. The university contended Cook and several other people were laid off for budget reasons. Cook was hired in 1980 as a secretary and was working as an information specialist in customer service when she was laid off. Cook’s federal lawsuit was dismissed…
It’s time to catch up with the Riley County Schools, as Cathy talks with Brady Burton, Superintendent of Blue Valley/Randolph USD 384, and Brad Starnes, Superintendent of USD 378. [mp3-jplayer]
K-State coach Bruce Weber announced the signing of point guard Jevon Thomas, who is the third member of the recruiting class of 2013. Thomas joins fellow Wichita Falls, Texas guard Marcus Foster, and Houston, Texas forward Wesley Iwandu. Thomas is from Queens, NY, and played his high school ball at St. John’s Northwest Military Academy in Delafield, WI. He’s a freshman mid-year enrollee at K-State with four years of eligibility, who has been granted an initial eligibility waiver by the NCAA and will be eligible to practice and compete at the conclusion of the 2013 Fall semester. Thomas is a…
After 31 years at Riley County, 26 of those as the head boys basketball coach, Kelly Hammel is stepping down as coach and retiring as a teacher at the end of the current school year. Hammel was a varsity assistant from 1982 to 1987, and then took over as the Falcons’ head coach in 1988. He won 348 games during his Riley County tenure, and lost 251. Hammel led Riley County to six state tournaments, four straight from 2000-2003, followed by another pair in 2005 and 2006. The Falcons finished 2nd in 3A with a controversial loss to Maur Hill…
Rodney McGruder has joined exclusive company at K-State as he was named as one of 30 candidates for the 2013 Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year Award. McGruder joins Michael Beasley (2008) and Jacob Pullen (2010) as one of only three Wildcats to be included in the top 30 for the award. Three other players from the Big 12 are on the 2013 list, Ben McLemore and Jeff Withey of Kansas, and Marcus Smart of Oklahoma State. The list will be whittled to four finalists in late March, and the Naismith Award winner will be announced on April 7th…
Brittany Chambers broke her career high with 36 points, but unfortunately it was not enough as K-State fell 66-57 to West Virginia on Tuesday night at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown. Chambers connected on 14-of-25 shots including 6-of-10 from three-point range, plus grabbed eight rebounds and dished out three assists. The Cats sprinted out of the gates against the Mountaineers, leading by as many as 10 points in the first half before taking a 31-23 halftime lead. West Virginia tied K-State at 34 with an 11-3 run to begin the second half, but didn’t take their first lead over K-State until…
A mobilization farewell ceremony is planned for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 538th Transportation Detachment, Movement control Teams this coming weekend. The event will be at the VFW on South Fourth Street in Manhattan Sunday afternoon at two. The unit is supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and will provide theater transportation by providing support operations and in-transit visibility of personnel and cargo. The teams mobilized to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2008.
A probation violation landed a Manhattan man with a large bond. Richard Jones (39) was arrested around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday morning. Jones violated his probation on a Geary County warrant and his bond was set at $5,000. —— Numerous items were damaged in a man’s home Tuesday afternoon. Around 1:30 p.m., a criminal damage to property incident was reported to have happened on the 400 block of 12th Street in Ogden. Dannett Rentals, of Manhattan, said windows, a water heater and a door were damaged by a suspect known to him. The total loss was $2,000. No arrests have been…
Daniel Hogan, a candidate for Manhattan City Commission, will withdraw from four upcoming candidate forums due to a family matter. He will be spending time with his wife, and his newborn daughter who is currently in a neonatal intensive care unit in Topeka. While Hogan is excited by his daughter’s arrival, he is disappointed that he will not be able to stand alongside the other candidates to address the issues facing Manhattan. He says “I am eager to discuss the important matters vital to the people and the future progress of Manhattan, and I look forward to continuing to reach…