Author: KMAN Staff
Alex Muff pounded out 11 kills to go with 4 blocks and K-State swept Denver, 25-16, 25-15, 25-19 in the opening match of the Bluejay Invitational at Creighton University in Omaha. K-State pulled away from a 10-all tie in the first set with the Pioneers to score 15 of the final 21 points of the set. Denver was kept at a distance by the Cats for the remainder of the match. Lilla Porubek and Kaitlynn Pelger each added eight kills to help pace K-State (4-0). Caitlyn Donahue had 37 assists as the Cats hit .293 as a team, and Kuulei…
Mitt Romney detoured to hurricane-damaged Louisiana on Friday as he campaigned his way out of the Republican National Convention, touring a flooded community and saying he hoped his visit would rivet public attention on victims’ needs.
President Barack Obama says his administration is determined to help servicemen, veterans and their families with their economic and health care needs as conflicts overseas end or wind down and they return to the nation they have served.
KANOPOLIS, Kan. (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says a few lucky people could win a chance to hunt deer with muzzleloaders on land near Kanopolis Lake. The corps says names will be drawn to hunt at the assigned area. One hunter and a guest will hunt Sept. 17-23, while a second hunter and guest will hunt Sept. 24-30. The Salina Journal reports hunters must have a hunter education certificate and valid hunting license. They also will need to carry a special hunt permit issued by the corps. Normally, only shotgun and archery hunting is allowed below the dam…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico transportation officials say the states don’t have funding to save Amtrak’s Southwest Chief route through the three states. The funding problems could cause western Kansas to lose easy access to Amtrak passenger service. Amtrak wants the three states spend a total of $100 million in the next decade to improve tracks between Hutchinson and Garden City that are in such poor condition the train has to slow down on its daily route. The Hutchinson News reports Amtrak also wants the states to split $10 million a year in operating subsidies with Amtrak…
ELLSWORTH, Kan. (AP) A new minimum-security unit is set to open at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility. Kansas Department of Corrections Secretary Ray Roberts will be among those attending the grand opening Friday at the Ellsworth prison’s east unit. It will house 95 minimum security inmates. The unit will be in the former St. Francis Academy Ellsworth. The state bought the building this summer for about $350,000. Prison spokesman Todd Britton says the state put another $100,000 in renovations into the building. Sixty-eight inmates will be moved into the unit on Tuesday.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Topeka man was sentenced to life in prison for fleeing from police and causing an accident that killed one man and injured several others. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Shawnee County Judge David Debenham will recommend that 34-year-old Kody Shane Godfrey serve his sentence at Larned State Hospital. Godfrey, who suffers from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, was sentenced for felony first-degree murder and other charges. Topeka police say Godfrey hit three cars at a Topeka intersection last November, killing 22-year-old Jordan Dodgen of Shawnee. Godfrey sped off when an officer tried to make a routine traffic stop. The pursuit…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Topeka man will serve 15 consecutive weekends in jail for killing a whitetail buck that would have set a state record if it had been hunted legally. David Kent was sentenced Thursday to 30 days in jail, to be served on weekends, and $1,500 in fines. He also was ordered to pay $8,000 in restitution to the landowner in Osage County where he shot the deer in November 2011. He also lost his hunting privileges for five years. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Kent claimed he shot the 14-point buck in Nemaha County while legally hunting during…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas schools are about to get some help confronting bullying. University of Kansas psychology professor Robert Harrington is creating a certificate program to help schools address the problem. The program will be available online for educators across the state. Kansas is not among the 33 states with statewide policies on school bullying. Instead, districts adopt their own. Harrington analyzed about half of the Kansas policies. Harrington found none included language on when parents should be notified of bullying. Also, very few involved training for teachers or parents on how to handle bullying. The program will show teachers…