Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the middle class has been “buried” during the past four years, a statement that Republicans immediately seized upon as an unwitting indictment of the Obama administration.
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Manhattan City commissioners chose the larger regional map for the intial start up of the organization. The metropolitan planning organization map 4a was voted in, and Commissioner Wynn Butler was appointed as Manhattan’s interim policy board representative. Commissioners John Matta and Butler opposed the larger map 4a option due to questions about the MPO process, but were out voted by the rest of the commission. Commissioner Richard Jankovich says the MPO can be scaled back if needed. Commissioner James Sherow said there is a strong sense of support from the surrounding community’s that was conducive to the operation of a…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Researchers at Kansas State University say they’ve developed a blood test that can detect some cancers in their earliest stages. The test was developed by chemistry professor Stefan Bossmann and anatomy and physiology professor Deryl Troyer. It can detect breast cancer and the most common type of lung cancer before symptoms start. The researchers expect that testing designed to detect pancreatic cancer will begin shortly. Troyer says the test would be most helpful to people with an increased cancer risk because of such factors as a family history of the disease. The researchers hope that people in…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) A former northeast Kansas sheriff’s deputy has been charged with inappropriately touching a female inmate. Vernon Finkenbinder, 39, was charged Tuesday in Johnson County with unlawful sexual relations and posted bond. The sheriff’s office says the incident occurred Sept. 23 while the female inmate was in custody at a central booking location for those suspected of a crime in Johnson County. A news release says the allegation was reported two days later, leading to a criminal investigation. Finkenbinder was placed on administrative leave and since has resigned from the sheriff’s office. The news release says investigators have…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has appointed a Topeka lawyer to fill a vacancy on the Shawnee County District Court. Mary Mattivi replaces District Judge Daniel Mitchell, who retired at the end of August. Mattivi was among 12 applicants for the judgeship and one of three finalists chosen by a local nominating commission. Brownback cited her experience both as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney in appointing her Tuesday. Mattivi already has been substituting for judges in Shawnee County and in Topeka’s municipal court as a judge pro tem. She’s a former Shawnee County assistant district attorney…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) History buffs visiting Topeka are in for a treat. They’re now able to call a phone number (785-338-4041) and listen to information about historic places in the city. The sites range from a Statehouse mural of abolitionist John Brown to the school that played a key role in the Brown v. Board of Education desegregation case. The audio tours are part of a campaign that will include the publication of driving guides and the addition of interpretive signage at the historic sites. More details will be announced Wednesday during a news conference at Constitution Hall, one of…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) In a time when law school applications are declining nationally, The University of Kansas School of Law had a 19 percent increase in applications for 2012. The school announced Monday that it received 973 applications in 2012, compared with 819 in 2011. In 2010, the school had 1,120 applications. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the increase comes at a time when the number of people applying for law school admission across the country fell 13.7 percent in 2012. The university says it was one of only 11 of the 198 law schools accredited by the American Bar Association…
CALDWELL, Kan. (AP) A 52-year-old man from Oklahoma died when his semi-trailer truck overturned in southern Kansas. The accident Monday evening four miles north of the Kansas-Oklahoma border killed Eugene Ewing III of Sand Springs, Okla. The Kansas Turnpike Authority says Ewing was leaving Kansas 166 to turn onto northbound Interstate 35 when he lost control of the truck, which rolled over and landed on its side. KFDI reports Ewing died at the scene.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A new state program that pays tuition for high school students who take technical training is being credited with increasing the number of students at Wichita Area Technical College by 25 percent this year. The Kansas Board of Regents census says the school has 2,652 full- and part-time students, an increase from 541 from last fall. Sheree Utash, the college’s vice president for academic affairs, says the new program pushed by Gov. Sam Brownback is the main reason for the enrollment increase. She says 455 students from Wichita-area schools are taking classes that lead to certifications in…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) More than 50 Kansas schools will participate in International Walk to School Day on Wednesday. The idea is to encourage physical activity and teach children pedestrian safety. The schools plan organized walks to school and lessons on safety. The Wichita Eagle reports Safe Kids Kansas Inc. is one of several groups promoting the annual event. Cherie Sage of Safe Kids Kansas says parents are encouraged to participate in the events. Sage says adults should show children hazards they might encounter while walking, act as role models and help them learn to be safer pedestrians.