LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas won’t join a growing trend of banning all tobacco use. An advocacy group, Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, says 562 college campuses banned all tobacco use as of July 1. The University of Missouri will implement a campuswide ban on tobacco on Jan. 1, 2014. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Kansas officials say the university won’t follow the trend. Spokesman Tim Caboni says the university’s medical campuses in Kansas City, Kan., and Wichita have banned all tobacco since 2006. On the Lawrence campus and the Edwards campus in Overland Park, smoking is not allowed in…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The city of Topeka plans to appeal U.S. Department of Agriculture findings concerning care of two elephants at the Topeka Zoo. After an inspection in August, the USDA cited the zoo for violating the Animal Welfare Act. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the specific violations won’t be made public until after the appeal process is completed. The city’s announcement comes the same week the zoo received a five-year accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. City manager Jim Colson says the city “respectfully disagrees” with the USDA inspector’s findings. He says receiving accreditation shows the zoo has…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Star Casino near Mulvane is continuing to easily exceed revenue projections. The Kansas Lottery said Wednesday that entering September, the casino generated $129.5 million since it opened in mid-December 2011. It has been averaging more than $15 million a month. The lottery owns and operates the casino’s games. The Wichita Eagle reports if that pace continues, the casino will bring in more than $180 million this year. In 2010, consultants predicted the casino would generate $159.1 million in 2012. The revenue numbers are expected to increase when the Kansas Star’s permanent casino opens early next…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Police in Kansas City, Kan., say the suspect in an early-morning homicide has been found dead inside a home. Officers entered the home around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, nearly eight hours after getting a tip that the suspect might be inside. Tactical officers surrounded the home, and neighbors were warned to stay indoors during the standoff. The case began with a report of a shooting around 3:30 a.m. Police found a man shot to death outside a house and were told the suspect was inside another home nearby. Names of the homicide victim and the suspect have…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Three members of the Kansas National Guard are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan with an unusual assignment. The guardsmen are members of the 102nd Military History Detachment. They’ll spend their time in Afghanistan recording the missions of U.S. troops through interviews, photos, and document collections. Officials say the goal is the preserve the history of Operation Enduring Freedom, including the role of the Kansas National Guard. A departure ceremony for the three soldiers is scheduled Friday afternoon at the State Defense Building in Topeka. They head next to Fort Dix, N.J., to complete their training before deploying…
A day after the Kansas Objections Board sought further information before making a decision, a Manhattan man has withdrawn his objection to having President Barack Obama on the Kansas ballot for the General Election in November. Claiming that the President was not a “natural born citizen” Joe Montgomery who works at Kansas State University had filed his objection on Monday and a hearing was held on Thursday before the board which consists of the Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State, all Republicans. The board stated they had wanted to gather more information from cases in other states that…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A man convicted of kidnapping a northeastern Kansas couple has lost his bid for damages from a Topeka police officer who shot him while making the arrest. Twenty-six-year-old Jesse Dimmick was a fugitive from criminal charges in Colorado when he burst into a home in the Topeka suburb of Dover in September 2009. The couple escaped and called police when Dimmick fell asleep. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports a Shawnee County jury on Thursday ruled against Dimmick in a lawsuit seeking up to $436,000 in damages from the city of Topeka and police Sgt. Guy Gardner. Gardner says…
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…
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…