WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has scheduled an October trial for a Topeka resident whose true identity is unknown to the courts. The woman is charged with producing a false document, aggravated identity theft and misuse of a Social Security number. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren on Tuesday scheduled her trial for Oct. 30. Court records identify her only with an acronym that means “first name unknown, last name unknown.” The Department of Homeland Security has filed a notice saying she may be an illegal immigrant. On Monday, a federal magistrate judge concluded the woman is a flight risk…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 55-year-old Wichita man has lost a hand after getting it caught in a machine at his workplace. The Wichita Eagle reports the man works at a custom cabinetry company with about 200 employees. A dispatcher told the newspaper the man’s hand was fully separated from his arm in the accident just after 1 p.m. Tuesday. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A three-judge panel is set to hear final arguments in a lawsuit by parents and school districts challenging the way Kansas funds public education. Wednesday’s hearing was expected to last all morning in Shawnee County District Court. Attorneys for a coalition of 54 school districts and parents filed suit in 2010. They contend the state has failed to live up to its promises to increase K-12 funding as ordered by the Kansas Supreme Court in 2006. Lawyers for the state argue the Legislature did its best to mitigate the effects on schools of the recession that began…
MANHATTAN — The nation’s highest-ranking military officer is coming this fall to Kansas State University. Gen. Martin Dempsey, the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will present the university’s 161st Landon Lecture at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 1 in McCain Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Dempsey is the highest-ranking military officer in the U.S. Armed Forces and the principal military adviser to the president, the secretary of defense and the National Security Council. Before becoming chairman, he served as the Army’s 37th Chief of Staff. A New Jersey native and career armor officer, Dempsey…
For the second straight day, K-State has closed the door on tickets for a home football game. Tuesday, it’s the Sunflower Showdown against KU on Saturday, October 6th that’s officially sold out at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Cats’ game with defending Big 12 champ Oklahoma State was announced on Monday at capacity. K-State has limited tickets remaining for just three games, Miami, FL, Texas Tech and Texas.
– The Manhattan High girls golf team again finished 2nd to Washburn Rural, this time at the Topeka West Invitational at Cypress Ridge Golf Course in Topeka. The Indians turned in a team score of 341, while the Junior Blues shot 330. MHS senior Blake Fingalsen (Fing-al-son) came in fourth place with an 83, Kelsey McCarthy had a career-best 84 and was 6th, plus Kylie McCarthy added an 84 for 7th. – The Riley County volleyball swept both matches they played at Wabaunsee, defeating Chapman 25-13, 25-21, and Horton 25-21, 25-23. The Falcons are led by former Manhattan High coach…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Mike Moustakas had three hits and three RBIs and the Kansas City Royals roughed up Justin Verlander in a 9-8 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Verlander, the reigning AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner, was charged with eight earned runs, matching his career high, in 5 2-3 innings. It was the third time in Verlander’s career he had surrendered eight earned runs and first since April 6, 2009, at Toronto. Moustakas hit a tiebreaking RBI double off Phil Coke with two down in the eighth inning.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Matt Kenseth is expecting to lose his Kansas Speedway lap record in the near future. Kenseth was among eight drivers to check out the repaved surface of the 1.5-mile tri-oval on Tuesday during tire testing for Goodyear. New variable banking combined with the smoother asphalt surface made for some quick lap times, even during the shortened runs. Kenseth set the record of 29.858 seconds in October 2005, but said he ran 30.30 on his last lap. Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he turned a lap of 29.90 in race trim. Drivers had been reticent about the…
Another bicycle theft was reported by the Riley County Police Department. Early Wednesday morning, behind the 1200 block of Moro, at Pat’s BarBQ a grey specialized mountain bike was taken. Sean O’Brien, of the 2500 block of Stagghill Rd, reported the theft. The total loss was $1,300. —- Tuesday morning, a car was T-boned at the intersection of College and Claflin. Steven Prockish (64), of 1416 Cambridge, was heading east on Claflin when he ran a red light and hit a vehicle driven by Thomas Wittkoph (30), of the 800 block of Church Ave, who was northbound on College Ave. Prockish and his passenger…
Local media got a chance to get a first-hand look at the construction site for the West Stadium Center Project at Bill Snyder Family Stadium Tuesday afternoon. Kansas State Athletics Director John Currie along with Senior Associate Athletics Director for Operations and Event Management Casey Scott took the media members around the area where the new TV compound will be on the stadium’s Northwest corner as well as the new Main concourse level. So far concrete has been poured for the concourse level south of the current Dev Nelson Press Box and work continues on both sides of the structure.…