HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) The Kansas State Fair is entering its final weekend. Country star Billy Currington will take the stage Saturday night for the final grandstand musical performance. And Sunday’s grandstand entertainment is a truck and tractor pull. Weekend fairgoers also will be treated to an exotic animal petting zoo, milking demonstrations, pig races, horse shows, a chainsaw woodcarver and juggling performances. This year saw admission prices increase for the first time in four years, with a regular adult ticket going from $8 to $10. Fair officials have said expenses have increased.
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EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) A southeastern Kansas judge has dismissed a first-degree murder charge against a man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 18-month-old daughter. KAKE-TV reports a Butler County judge on Thursday threw out the charge against Justin Edwards, of El Dorado. Judge David Ricke ruled the state failed to provide sufficient evidence of the cause of death, but prosecutors may refile the charge if the state can produce the evidence. Edwards and his girlfriend, Alyssa Haag, were both charged with killing Haag’s daughter, Jayla, in March of this year. The baby died at a Wichita hospital. A coroner says…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal appeals court has set the date for arguments on behalf of a Kansas doctor and his wife convicted in a moneymaking conspiracy linked to 68 overdose deaths. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday scheduled a hearing Nov. 7 in the case of Stephen and Linda Schneider, who ran a pain clinic. They were convicted in 2010 of conspiracy, unlawfully prescribing drugs, health care fraud and money laundering. Stephen Schneider was sentenced to 30 years, and his wife to 33 years. New lawyers for the Haysville couple contend the Schneiders’ trial attorneys were…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Division of Emergency Management and other state agencies are holding a conference later this month on school safety and preparedness. About 300 people are expected at the fifth annual Kansas Safe and Prepared Schools Conference, taking place Sept. 24 and 25 in Topeka. The conference is designed for educators, administrators, first responders and emergency management personnel. Topics include natural disasters, suicide prevention, bullying, youth sports concussions and reducing sexual and domestic violence. Lessons from the tornadoes that struck Harveyville, Kan., and Joplin, Mo., are also on the agenda.
A Manhattan man is currently behind bars for failing to register as a sex offender. Police say that Andrew Cole (34), 1838 Anderson Ave, failed to register as a sex offender between May 23rd and September 13th of this year. Cole was released on a $4,000 bond. _________________________________ A Florida man who recently moved to Manhattan has been charged with failing to register as a sex offender after moving to the area. Sean Ballinger (31) of 210 Tuttle Creek Blvd was found during a recent investigation to have failed to register and was charged with one count of…
A long-simmering volcano exploded with a series of powerful eruptions outside one of Guatemala’s most famous tourist attractions on Thursday, prompting evacuation orders for more than 33,000 people from surrounding communities.
Unrest continued near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo Friday morning, as the fallout from a film ridiculing Islam’s prophet raged on.
For the fourth straight night, K-State blocked double digit balls in a three set-victory. On Thursday night, the Cats battled thru Tulsa 25-19, 25-22, 25-18 against the hosts in the Golden Hurricane Classic. K-State extended their school record-best start to 10-0, as they were led by Kaitlynn Pelger with 11 kills, 12 digs, and five blocks. Kathleen Ludwig added 10 kills, and Alex Muff led the Cats at the net. NCAA kills leader Tyler Henderson was just above her average with 18 kills for Tulsa (7-5). #19 K-State will clash with #10 Minnesota on Friday afternoon at 4:30pm in the…
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will hold a town hall meeting at Emporia State University during a two-city stop in Kansas next week. Duncan is on a 10-day national tour that ends Sept. 21 in Washington. He’ll be at Emporia State on Tuesday afternoon to hold the town hall meeting. He’ll also visit the National Teachers Hall of Fame, located on the Emporia campus. Duncan will be in Topeka earlier Tuesday to visit the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site. He’ll be joined there by members of the State Board of Education and officials…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A judge has set a January hearing date for a former University of Kansas athletics consultant seeking a shorter sentence for his part in a ticket-scalping conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Monti Belot will hear the case of Thomas Ray Blubaugh on Jan. 16. Blubaugh is serving a 46-month sentence at a federal prison in Oklahoma. He pleaded guilty last year to conspiring to defraud the United States. Blubaugh is the husband of Charlette Blubaugh, former ticket director for KU athletics. They were among seven people convicted in a $2 million scheme involving the theft and sale of…