TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The chairwoman of the Kansas Senate’s budget committee has won a Republican primary contest against a conservative challenger. Sen. Carolyn McGinn, of Sedgwick, received 55 percent of the vote against Park City businessman Gary Mason in final, unofficial results Tuesday in the Wichita-area 31st Senate District. McGinn has served in the Senate since 2005 and has been chairwoman of the Ways and Means Committee for the past two years. She was among a dozen moderate GOP incumbents in the Senate targeted by conservatives and the powerful Kansas Chamber of Commerce. There are no Democrats or minor party…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Robert Tillman has won the Democratic primary for Kansas 4th District U.S. House seat, advancing to challenge Republican incumbent Rep. Mike Pompeo in November. Tillman, a retired court services officer from Wichita, received 71 percent of the vote to beat self-employed Wichita painter Esau Freeman, according to unofficial results Tuesday. Tillman failed at his first crack at the seat, losing the 2010 Democratic primary to state Rep. Raj Goyle. The 4th District centers on Wichita, the state’s largest city and home to several aviation manufacturers. Pompeo beat Goyle by a 59-36 percent margin in November 2010. He…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka minister Tobias Schlingensiepen has won the Kansas Democratic primary for the right to challenge GOP incumbent Lynn Jenkins for her 2nd District U.S. House seat. Unofficial results Tuesday showed Schlingensiepen finished first ahead of Lawrence attorney Robert Eye and Ottawa farmer Scott Barnhart. None of the candidates had held elected office before, though Barnhart had previously sought state and county offices. The district covers much of eastern Kansas, including the cities of Topeka, Lawrence and Pittsburg, as well as Fort Leavenworth. Jenkins is seeking her third term in office, winning the seat in 2008 against Democratic…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) greeted Kansas World War II veterans during their recent trip to Washington, D.C. Veterans from Manhattan and across Kansas traveled to the nation’s capital on Wednesday, August 1, to visit the WWII Memorial which was built in their honor and completed in 2004. “The WWII memorial serves as an important reminder to all citizens to never forget what the previous generations sacrificed so that we can live with freedom and liberty today,” Sen. Moran said. “It was an honor for me to spend time with some of our nation’s true heroes –…
A quick rundown from Tuesday night’s primary results. For the 22nd Republican Kansas Senate nominee we have Bob Reader with 43 percent of the votes. In the Senate 1st district republican race Marge Cochran lost to Dennis Pyle. In the District 17 Republican race Jeff Longbine just beat out James Fawcet to go on to general elections. District 18 wasn’t as tight as Dick Barta defeated Cristina Fischer, and Gary Parnell to represent Republicans in November. In the 61st District Republican Richard Carlson beat out Daniel Brenner, and Trent Ledoux to go forward into the election. The 51st district House of Representatives Democratic candidate…
Members of the Riley County Police Department executed a search warrant at 514 Kearney Street Apartment A in Manhattan in reference to the distribution of marijuana. Marijuana, drug paraphernalia, U.S. currency, and a firearm were seized during the search warrant. 19 year old Benson Jackson of the 500 block of Kearney was arrested for possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute within 1000 feet of a school, felony possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful acquisition of drug proceeds, no Kansas Drug Tax Stamp, and criminal use of a weapon. He was held at the Riley County Jail in lieu of…
Another “Sweet 16” has been raised at Ahearn Fieldhouse after last season’s upset of #2 Nebraska, and the Cats have plenty of expectations with virtually their entire roster back. The Big 12 conference named three K-Staters preseason all-league. Junior middle blocker Kaitlynn was a unanimous choice after an all-American season a year ago. Junior outside hitter Lilla Porubek was honorable mention all-Big 12 last season, and receives a preseason nod. Senior Caitlyn Donahue receives the first mention from the Big 12 in her career, as she was named preseason all-Big 12. The Cats open the season on Friday, August 24th…
CHICAGO (AP) Bruce Chen outpitched Jake Peavy for his first win in six weeks, Billy Butler hit his career-high 22nd homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 on Tuesday night. The White Sox had won 10 of 13 but saw their lead over Detroit in the AL Central shrink to a half game with the Tigers beating the New York Yankees 6-5 earlier in the night. Gordon Beckham hit his first career leadoff homer for Chicago, and the White Sox scored again in the sixth after Kansas City tied it in the top half. …
An Ohio man allegedly brought a gun, ammunition and several knives to a showing of the latest Batman movie because he wanted to protect himself in case of a shooting. Scott A. Smith was arrested without incident.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton put on her dancing shoes in Johannesburg Tuesday night. Clinton danced as the crowd of attendees cheered at a dinner hosted by South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.