President Barack Obama inherited a wreck of an economy, “put a floor under the crash” and laid the foundation for millions of good new jobs, former President Bill Clinton declared Wednesday night in a Democratic National Convention.
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The Manhattan Ogden school board had their first meeting since school started and the year has started off well according to Board President Dave Colburn. The board went through a report to review what is happening at the schools, as construction is winding down. A reminder to the board and to the community was given concerning the Manhattan High School dedication ceremony that will be Thursday, Sept 20 beginning at 4:30 pm until 7 at the school and the program will begin at 5:30 pm in the North Gym. Ogden Elementary was praised by receiving the Title 1 reward at the…
President Barack Obama ditched plans to deliver his speech at an outdoor stadium, citing iffy weather for Thursday. With a chance of thunderstorms on the horizon, Obama will accept his party’s nomination at the Time Warner Cable Arena.
Kaitlynn Pelger had a double-double with 11 kills and 10 blocks as the K-State volleyball team swept Missouri State 25-19, 25-22, 25-15 on Wednesday night at Ahearn Fieldhouse. The Cats blocked the fifth-most balls in a three-set match in school history with 16, as Alex Muff added six stuffs. Muff and Lilla Porubek each added eight kills, while Caitlyn Donahue dished out 36 assists. The Bears (3-5) were led by 10 kills from Christine McCarthy. K-State (7-0) will play two more matches this week at home. St. Mary’s (CA) will matchup with the Cats at 7:00pm on Thursday night, with…
Always a fan favorite at the U.S. Open, and the 2003 champion, Andy Roddick headed into retirement with a 6-7 (1), 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-4 loss to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday.
Platform changes did not sit well with some Democratic delegates gathered in Charlotte, N.C. Many in the audience booed after the convention chairman ruled that the amendments had been approved.
CALDWELL, Kan. (AP) A 4-foot alligator that caused some concern while wandering through a small southern Kansas town is in police custody. Police in Caldwell caught the alligator Wednesday evening at a hardware store. The animal was seen wandering on main street earlier in the day. Because it escaped from a home about a block from an elementary school, students at the school were kept inside for recess. No one was injured. It was not immediately clear what would happen to the alligator now. Caldwell is about 60 miles southwest of Wichita.
OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) A major theft at an eastern Kansas farm has authorities wondering just how to track down some stolen livestock. After all, says Franklin County Sheriff Jeffry Curry, chickens aren’t tagged or branded. KCTV reports that 100 chickens were taken over the weekend from a farm in a rural part of the county. The thief or thieves also took a $1,000 mower and a four-wheel ATV. Curry estimates the chickens’ value at $600. The farm is owned by Bo Tran, who lives about 40 miles away in the Kansas City suburb of Leawood and works the property on…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas doctor and his wife convicted in a moneymaking conspiracy linked to 68 overdose deaths are attacking a federal prosecutor’s changing position now that the case has reached the appeals court. In a filing with the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, new lawyers for Stephen and Linda Schneider say the prosecutor is “debasing” justice by now claiming the couple had conflict-free attorneys at trial. The same prosecutor aggressively pursued the opposite stance in the lower court. At issue is the involvement of a national patient advocate in the case. The Haysville couple was convicted in…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A committee overseeing state employee pay is recommending about $11.4 million in raises for underpaid state workers, with corrections officers at Kansas prisons among the groups benefiting most. The Joint Committee on Employee Pay Plan Oversight on Tuesday recommended 7.5 percent raises for more than a thousand corrections officers. The funds were appropriated during the 2012 legislative session. Corrections Secretary Ray Roberts told the committee that the increases would bring officers who haven’t had a pay raise since 2009 closer to the market rate. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported the pay raises are part of a state program…