LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Fire investigators are trying to determine what caused a fire at the Sigma Chi Fraternity at the University of Kansas. All 82 members of the fraternity were able to get out of the building safely after the fire was reported Wednesday afternoon. No injuries were reported. The fire was confined to the fraternity’s roof. Firefighters had it under control within two hours. Fraternity members were able to move back into the building Wednesday night. No damage estimate was immediately available.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) An event focused on telling the stories of the black Buffalo Soldiers and American Indians is planned for this weekend in the south-central Kansas town of Haysville. The Wichita Eagle reports that the 8th annual Mid-Kansas Indian Wars Rendezvous takes place from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday. Events include mounted military maneuvers and drills by Buffalo Soldiers. There also will be quick draw shoot-outs, blacksmithing, tomahawk throwing and other late 19th century-era demonstrations and activities. Nicodemus Buffalo Soldier Foundation is sponsoring the events. Frontier-era Indians bestowed the name “Buffalo…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The rotunda of the Kansas Statehouse will reopen next month, four years after workers sealed it off as part of the massive, ongoing renovation of the Capitol. It’s a sign that the renovation of the building’s interior from the first to its top, fifth floor is nearing completion. Statehouse Architect Barry Greis says construction workers will start the first week of September to remove temporary walls that have closed off the rotunda and north wing since 2008. They plan to start on the fifth floor and work their way down. Greis says the last of the temporary…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback has appointed an Overland Park attorney to serve on a state court in northeastern Kansas. Kevin M.P. O’Grady will fill the vacancy on the 10th Judicial District court in Johnson County created by the retirement of Judge Peter V. Ruddick. Brownback announced the appointment Wednesday, selecting O’Grady from a list of three nominees. O’Grady earned his law degree from the University of Kansas and was admitted to the bar in 1987. He is a shareholder in the Overland Park firm of Ferree, Bunn, O’Grady and Rundberg.
Riley County Commissioners heard from a variety of local individuals during their Thursday meeting. Riley County Attorney, Barry Wilkerson, started off the meeting by giving his regular staff update. Wilkerson addressed various issues such as the major cases that took place this summer, and the rumor of having a four day work week. Although there has been no serious discussion involving the new work week rumor, Wilkerson says it has been brought up before. Wilkerson does not believe it is a good idea, saying “There’s no way if we went to four day work weeks the court’s could get done…
A motion to suppress in a high profile Manhattan murder case has been denied. The ruling came from Riley County District Court Judge David Stutzman this week in the homicide case involving Cole Drake, 16, of Manhattan. The motions hearing was held earlier this month for Drake, charged with the homicide of fellow Manhattan High school student Tyler Dowling in April of last year. The motion to suppress involved statements made by Drake after the body of Dowling was found in a field near Eisenhower middle school. Drake reportedly confessed to shooting Dowling and defense attorneys have argued he was…
All three of K-State’s non-conference games can been seen across the country, as the school and the Big 12 released television information on Wednesday. The sold-out season opener against Missouri State on Saturday, September 1st will be on the online subscription service, K-State HDTV at 6:10pm at Bill Snyder Stadium. The next week, the Cats will face Miami at 11:00am on FX, and K-State’s 6:00pm tilt on September 15th against North Texas will be shown nationally by Fox Sports Net. In addition, K-State announced on Thursday that the Cats’ tilt with the Mean Green has also been declared a sellout. …
Kansas State athletics director John Currie announced today that junior guard Stephanie Wittman has been dismissed from the Wildcat women’s basketball team for a violation of program rules. As a sophomore, Wittman played in 22 games and averaged 0.5 points and 1.1 rebounds in a reserve role.
The Kansas Volleyball Association released it’s preseason rankings, and both Manhattan and Wamego are mentioned in 6A and 4A, but are not in the top five. In our area conferences, Washburn Rural is #1 in 6A, Seaman checks in at #4 in 5A, Silver Lake and Marysville are ranked #4 & #5 in 3A, Washington County is #2 and Wabaunsee is #5 in 2A, Centralia is #2 in 1A Division I, and B&B is top ranked in 1A Division II. 6A 1. Washburn Rural 2. Blue Valley North 3. Gardner-Edgerton 4. Olathe East 5. Blue Valley West Others: Blue Valley…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) James Shields took a three-hitter into the eighth inning, leading Tampa Bay over the Kansas City Royals 5-3 Wednesday for the Rays’ 16th win in 21 games. Shields (12-7) retired 12 in a row after Alcides Escobar’s two-out single in the third and allowed three runs and five hits in 7 2-3 innings. The right-hander struck out seven and walked one, improving to 4-0 with a 2.15 ERA in his last five starts. Escobar ended Shields’ day with a two-out RBI triple in the eighth that pulled Kansas City to 4-2. Jake McGee allowed a…