By Tom Gilbert KStateSports.com (Original Story) MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber announced the hiring of former Southern Illinois player and assistant coach Brad Korn as the program’s director of operations on Tuesday. Korn is the third member of the Weber’s initial coaching staff at K-State, which includes assistant coaches Chris Lowery and Alvin Brooks III. “Brad is terrific young coach and a great addition to the staff,” said Weber. “Brad played for Matt Painter and me at Southern Illinois and then got his start in coaching as an assistant to Chris (Lowery),” said Weber. “He was part of one of the winningest…
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The Flint Hills Discovery Center celebrated their 10,000th visitor on Mother’s Day. 5 year old AJ Mumford crossed the threshold in the afternoon to receive a surprise of balloons and a big celebration. City Manager, Ron Fehr, mentions the winner received a gift basket from the gift shop, tickets to the Symphony in the Flint Hills and a gift certificate to Old Chicago. The fact that the center reached the 10,000th customer mark in only a months time proves how successful the facility has been thus far.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas legislators have resumed their discussions about reducing taxes, but Senate negotiators are finding they don’t have as much room as they’d like to bargain with House members. Three senators and three House members met Tuesday to work on an alternative to massive tax cuts that the Republican-controlled Legislature sent to GOP Gov. Sam Brownback last week. That package cuts individual income tax rates and eliminates income taxes for 191,000 businesses. The state’s sales tax rate already was set to drop to 5.7 percent from 6.3 percent, starting in July 2013. Many lawmakers want to reconsider those…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Former Kansas Attorney General Phil Kline is asking two Kansas Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from ruling in his ethics case. He contends the judges hold biases that could influence their decision. An attorney for Kline says in documents released late Monday that Chief Justice Lawton Nuss and Justice Carol Beier should not be allowed to rule on an administrative panel’s recommendation that his law license be suspended indefinitely. The case stems from Kline’s criminal investigation of Kansas abortion providers that began during his one term as attorney general. The state Board for Discipline of Attorneys…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Secretary of State Kris Kobach plans to discuss legal issues surrounding redistricting before a debate in the Kansas Senate on a new plan for redrawing the chamber’s 40 districts. Kobach is the state’s chief elections officer but also a former law professor. He planned a Tuesday news conference. It was scheduled only hours before senators were to debate a new map favored by moderate Republicans. Majority Leader Jay Emler, a Lindsborg Republican, expects the plan to pass. But passage probably wouldn’t break a stalemate with GOP conservatives, who have a majority in the House and have blocked…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Negotiators for the Kansas House and Senate have settled some key issues on pensions legislation but they’re still haggling over the details of a new retirement plan for future public employees. Three senators and three House members met Tuesday to work on the final version of a pensions bill. They agreed on using some revenues from state-owned casinos to bolster the long-term health of the state pension system. And House members dropped a proposal to create a new, voluntary 401(k)-style plan for new hires. But they haven’t agreed on details of new plan for public employees hired…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Workers at the Jostens plant in Topeka say they are surprised by news that the plant will close and move its work to Tennessee. The company announced the move Monday, affecting 372 jobs. It says the move to Clarksville, Tenn., will help it become more efficient. The Minnesota-based company, which makes yearbooks, class rings and other products, has been in Topeka since 1969. It has been moving jobs and production out of the city for several years. Still, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports many workers say they were surprised by Monday’s announcement because they believed the plant would…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback has a law that expands the types of work that dental hygienists will be allowed to do. The new law will allows specially-trained dental hygienists to perform such tasks as pulling baby teeth, teeth cleaning and providing temporary fillings. The Kansas City Star reports the bill was designed to address a shortage of dentists in Kansas, particularly in rural areas. But critics say it doesn’t go far enough. The bill also requires the Board of Regents to add more slots for Kansas residents at the University of Missouri-Kansas City dental school. Those students would…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) The Salina City Commission has given first round approval to a proposal to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the city’s anti-discrimination ordinance. The commission voted Monday to add those categories to an ordinance that prohibits discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodation. The vote came after four hours of discussion and public comment. Commissioners will take the issue up on second reading during their regular meeting next week. The Salina Journal reports even if the commission passes the issue next week, opponents and proponents both have promised an appeal that could put the issue to…
LANSING, Kan. (AP) A former Lansing police officer and school board member has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison without parole for trying to entice a minor to have sex. Federal prosecutors announced that 41-year-old William Brian Duncan of Leavenworth was sentenced Monday. When he gets out of prison, he will be on supervised release for the rest of his life. Duncan pleaded no contest last October to using the Internet to try to persuade a 14-year-old boy to engage in sex and crossing the state line to meet the minor for sex. Duncan was a Lansing police…