KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas says “corrective actions” have been taken to address problems that led to all of its athletic programs being placed on probation through 2014. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has said only that the sanctions stemmed from “violations involving ineligible players.” Haskell president James Redman said in a statement Thursday that the school has improved its oversight. In May, the university announced federal and internal investigations into claims that two student-athletes had falsified ACT scores. The school said at the time that the investigations found that three other students’ transcripts…
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Riley County Commissioner, Dave Lewis, will be traveling to a number of local towns for presentations on the new sales tax. Lewis’ next stop will be Ray’s West Apple Market on Saturday, September 15th from 9-11 a.m. here in Manhattan. There is no list of the sales tax presentations currently available, but Lewis raised concern about this during Thursday’s commissioner meeting. Commissioners will be looking further into putting a list of where and when presentations will be located on their website. Riley County Clerk, Rich Vargo, added the presentations will be available to view on the website as well. Community…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Billy Butler had three hits and three RBIs, and the Kansas City Royals’ bullpen picked up struggling starter Luke Hochevar with four scoreless innings in a 10-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night. Hochevar (8-13) won for the first time in eight starts, but he gave up five runs on six hits with four walks and four strikeouts in five innings. Tim Collins pitched two innings before Kevin Herrera and Francisley Bueno finished the game. P.J. Walters (2-4) gave up six runs on seven hits in four innings and Twins left fielder Ryan Doumit was charged…
Hundreds of protesters chanting “Death to America” stormed the U.S. Embassy compound in Sanna, Yemen on Thursday. The protesters burned the U.S. flag.
A former professor to Ambassador Chris Stevens says the diplomat never took the cushy assignments in his foreign service career. Stevens was killed in an attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The trial of a Topeka man accused of assaulting employees at a TV station has been delayed after his attorney requested more time to prepare. Forty-eight-year-old Ray Anthony Miles had been scheduled to go on trial Wednesday in Shawnee County District Court. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the new date is Nov. 5. Miles is accused of forcing his way into WIBW-TV in Topeka on May 23 after the station manager said nobody was there to do a story about his problems. Station employees say Miles punched, kicked and stabbed them before they overpowered him and took the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Former Kansas Congressman and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman plans to speak in Wichita later this month during an annual gathering of the Kansas Democratic Party. DemoFest is scheduled for Sept. 29. Organizers expect at least several hundred party activists from across the state to attend. Glickman served as the nation’s top agriculture official from March 1995 to January 2001, under Democratic President Bill Clinton. Before that, Glickman served 18 years in the U.S. House, representing the 4th Congressional District of south-central Kansas. He lost his seat in 1994 to Republican Todd Tiahrt. After serving as agriculture…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A new report shows the relentless drought did little to dent retail sales of pricey farm machinery around the country last month. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers said Tuesday sales of farm tractors were up nearly 15 percent in August from the same month a year ago. Retailers reported selling slightly more than 14,000 tractors nationwide. Sales of combines were up a little more than 7 percent, with 1,099 sold in August. So far in 2012, sales of farm tractors were up 8.3 percent over the first eight months of last year. But sales of combines were…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas officials say the state will not participate in a federal program that matches local contributions with federal money to build recreation trails. The decision makes Kansas one of only two states to reject the program, which is designed to encourage construction of bike, walking and ATV paths. The trails program requires states to spend a specific amount on recreational trails. Florida is the only other state to opt out. State transportation officials say staying out of the program gives the state more flexibility in how it spends federal money on transportation projects. The Wichita Eagle reports…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The once-troubled Topeka Zoo has earned its national accreditation for the next five years. City manager Jim Colson told the city council Tuesday that the zoo was accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The city in 2009 asked the commission to investigate the zoo after several animal deaths and the zoo’s failure to comply with federal rules. The commission considered revoking the zoo’s accreditation in 2010 but delayed the decision. Inspectors examined the zoo’s operations again in January 2011, leading to the decision to restore the zoo’s full accreditation. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports AZA accreditation…