Tensions have been flaring between Japan and its neighbors over different sets of disputed islands. Japanese authorities arrested activists from Hong Kong and China who landed on one of them.
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Riley County Police report between 1:34 pm and 5:58 pm Wednesday, a pickup truck was stolen from the Wal-Mart parking lot. William Kidney, 26, of Manhattan, reported his 1991 Ford Wrangler was taken. Officers reportedly checked the security footages and obtained a few leads. Following a traffic stop at about 6:30 pm in the 100 block of south 14th street, Jessica Cook, 25 and George Gibson III, 34, both of Topeka, were arrested in connection with the case. The two were taken to the Pottawatomioe County jail with bond set at $5,000 apiece. —- A man’s failure to appear before a judge has…
As President Barack Obama wraps up a three day tour across the battleground state of Iowa one of the major issues on the campaign trail, for both Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, has been health care.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) K-State has wrapped up its weeklong basketball exhibition tour of Brazil with a record of 2-2 after a fifth game was scrubbed because of scheduling conflicts. First-year head coach Bruce Weber says the Wildcats were disappointed by the cancellation of Wednesday night’s scheduled game. They spent the day instead shopping, sightseeing and taking cable cars to the of Rio’s Sugar Loaf Mountain. K-State played two games in Rio and two in Sao Paulo, recording one win and one loss in each city. Angel Rodriguez finished the tour with team-high averages of 10.3 points, 4.8 assists…
In 11 seasons, Lori Martini led the Manhattan High volleyball team to nine state tournaments including the 2003 6A crown. She stepped down following the 2010 campaign, and coached club volleyball in the meantime, but is now back on the sideline at Riley County. Martini coached the Falcons for four years before coming to MHS, including two seasons as head coach. She says she’s excited to be at Riley County, because the high school season has a few advantages over club ball. That includes being able to practice on a consistent basis, so the team can work on areas it…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Will Smith pitched seven strong innings, Chris Getz doubled home the go-ahead run and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Wednesday night. Smith (4-4), a 23-year-old rookie left-hander, limited the A’s to two runs and five hits, while striking out five and walking one. With two outs in the seventh, Eric Hosmer, Lorenzo Cain and Getz hit consecutive doubles, the first Kansas City extra-base hits of the game. Cain, who was in a 2-for-24 skid, doubled home Hosmer to tie the score. Left-handed reliever Sean Doolittle was brought in to face…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) Peering through heavy rain, Dexter McCluster backpedaled to catch the punt, cut left and sprinted a Kansas City team-record 94 yards for a touchdown to spark a season-opening victory over San Diego in 2010 that led to the AFC West championship. That’s the last time the Chiefs returned a punt for a touchdown. Nearly two years. Even worse for the Chiefs, it’s going on three years since anybody ran a kickoff all the way back to the end zone. Not surprisingly, special teams coach Steve Hoffman lost his job and his replacement, Tom McMahon, has…
The Manhattan Ogden school board had a lot to go over at their meeting on Wednesday night. The board started off with the public hearing for the budget. There were no comments made by the public, so the meeting moved forward to the regular business items. Construction began with three change orders. All three passed with a 6-0 vote. The went to reports as some schools are finishing up with construction and teachers are getting back into the classrooms before classes begin next week. The group from Adolfson & Peterson were there to give the good news that the high…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A former employee of the Kansas attorney general’s office is charged with a misdemeanor following a prostitution sting in Topeka. Online court records show Steve Rarrick charged in Shawnee County District Court with one count of patronizing a prostitute. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported Wednesday that Rarrick was one of 12 people arrested in the sting, which focused on Internet solicitations of prostitutes. A call to Rarrick’s home was unanswered Wednesday. His attorney did not return a call seeking comment. Rarrick is currently an attorney for the Citizens’ Utility Ratepayers Board, which represents residential customers and small businesses…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The main organizer of a three-day Christian workshop says he’s moved the event out of the Kansas House chamber because he needs more space. The Thursday-through-Sunday event will be held instead at the Topeka Performing Arts Center, several blocks from the Statehouse. Dave DePue said Wednesday that 180 people want to attend the $100-per-person workshop for pastors and other church leaders. The House chamber at the Statehouse has space for 150. The workshop is described as a beginner’s course in preparing for a transforming revival. It includes evening sessions Thursday and Friday and an all-day session Saturday.…