WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 101-year-old man is expected to become the oldest to fly out of Kansas through a program that sends World War II veterans to see the war’s memorial in Washington. The Wichita Eagle reports that Sam Maier says his bags are already packed for his Honor Flight. When he departs Sept. 26, he’ll break the record set just last month by Don Revert, who was nearly 100 on his trip. The Honor Flight program is a national grass-roots effort that began sending World War II veterans to Washington in 2005. Maier was 30 in early 1942 when…
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LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) A Leavenworth man involved in seven separate police chases has been sentenced to four years in prison. The Kansas City Star reported that 29-year-old Franklin Donnie Stevens Dougherty was sentenced Friday. Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson said the chases spanned from December 2011 to March of this year. During one of them, Dougherty drove 100 mph through a 30 mph school zone in front of Leavenworth High School. The last chase was on March 14. That’s when Leavenworth police chased Dougherty nearly to the Wyandotte County line. Kansas City, Kan., police picked up the pursuit, which continued…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) The Kansas City suburb of Mission is accused of violating the Kansas Open Meetings Act. Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe said Friday that Mayor Laura McConwell signed documents to purchase a building without the City Council’s binding approval. The Kansas City Star reported that the Mission City Council talked about buying the building in a closed meeting, but failed to authorize the purchase. The city paid $280,000 for the building. Howe says he won’t charge any of the council members or mayor with violating the law at this time. But he requested that the mayor and…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) State Sen. Jean Schodorf has announced she is leaving the Republican Party after she was unseated by a conservative Wichita City Council member in the primary. The Wichita Eagle reported that Schodorf said Saturday that there’s no room in the party for “people who actually think in moderation.” Michael O’Donnell defeated Schodorf, a veteran moderate Republican and the Kansas Senate Education Committee’s chairwoman. Schodorf has held the seat since 2001 and served 12 years on the Wichita school board. But O’Donnell had the backing of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce. He also benefited from independent advertising by…
The Fifth Annual Konza Reptile Breeders Expo had a full crowd at the Clarion Hotel on Sunday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. A wide variety of reptiles were not only on display, but also up for sale. Geckos, lizards, frogs, turtles, and scorpions were some of the various pets available for purchase. The goal for the event was to widen the potential market of the Midwest region for vendors to buy, sell and trade product. The expo provides a chance for pet owners to gain information and specialty products from local stores. Mike Bonella, owner of Sunflower Pet Supplies, was at…
After a slow start, the Kansas State Wildcats used a 35-point fourth quarter to bury the pesky Missouri State Bears 51-9 to win their 23rd consecutive home opener before a sellout crowd of 50,007 Saturday night at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State built a 9-6 lead at halftime thanks to three field goals by Anthony Cantele. After Missouri State tied the score 9-9 early in the third period, Quarterback Collin Klein found Tramaine Thompson in the corner of the for an 18-yard touchdown pass. After that, the flood gates opened. Fullback Braden Wilson scored on a four-yard run and then…
Following victories over Denver and host Creighton, the 21st-ranked Kansas State Volleyball team made quick work of Syracuse in the Championship match of the Bluejay Invitational Saturday evening in Omaha with a straight sets 25-17, 25-14, 25-16 win over the Orange. K-State sweeps its second straight tournament after winning the Varney’s Invitational to open the season last weekend in Manhattan with wins over UC-Irvine, Oakland and Oregon State. The Wildcats will now return home for a stretch of three matches in four days at Ahearn Fieldhouse. Wednesday Missouri State comes to town followed on Thursday by Saint Mary’s and on…
Mitt Romney gave a nod to the start of college football season in a speech in Cincinnati, Ohio. Referring to the unemployed, Romney said, “If you have a coach that’s zero and 23 million, you say it’s time to get a new coach.”
President Barack Obama says Mitt Romney and the Republican Party are offering outdated ideas that are ill-suited for the United States today and in the future, and that the GOP doesn’t have the answers to move the country forward.
Lilla Porubek posted 16 kills as K-State volleyball swept host Creighton 25-22, 25-18, 25-21 in the Bluejay Invitational on Saturday afternoon in Omaha. Porubek had at least five kills in each of the three sets for the Cats. K-State rallied from a 18-15 deficit to Creighton in the first set, finishing with a 10-4 flurry. The Cats trailed the Bluejays 10-6 in set two, before scoring 19 of the final 27 points. But, it was K-State in the final frame who jumped out to an 18-5 lead, before allowing Creighton to close within three at 24-21 as the Cats then…