SALINA, Kan. (AP) Some farmers in north-central Kansas say they are preparing to begin wheat harvesting weeks earlier than normal. The wheat crop is sprouting early because of a mild winter and spring. Wheat harvests generally begin in Kansas around mid-June. But The Salina Jounal reports some are predicting that combines could roll into Saline County this year during the last week of May, or no later than the first week of June. The harvest has already begun in Oklahoma and Texas. Pam Shmidl is operations manager for the U.S. Custom Harvesters Association, based in Hutchinson. She says the fast-ripening…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says a dramatic increase in the number of methamphetamine labs in the state is not as alarming as it sounds. The KBI says meth manufacturing cases increased 43 percent between 2010 and 2011 from 143 in 2010 to 204 last year. Deputy KBI Director Kyle Smith says the increase is partly due to changes in how reports are counted. And he says the operations uncovered last year were “one-pot” operations involving small amounts of methamphetamine. And Smith told The Wichita Eagle the number of meth labs isn’t close to the 600 to…
MULVANE, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Star Casino is looking for another 300 workers, as it begins a second phase of expansion. Casino officials say most of the workers hired this summer for the casino near Mulvane will be needed in the food and beverage areas. A temporary casino in an equestrian arena opened in December. The permanent casino is scheduled to open by the end of the year. The Wichita Eagle reports the next phase of expansion will include a permanent gaming area, as well as a hotel and space for restaurants and bars. Peninsula Gaming, based in Dubuque, Iowa,…
OSWEGO, Kan. (AP) Officers are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy who was run over by a truck while walking through a pasture in southeast Kansas. Clayton James of Labette City was struck on Saturday in the pasture one mile southwest of Oswego in Labette County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the driver of the truck, 30-year-old Christy Dunnic of Oswego, wasn’t able to see the boy before running over him. KAKE-TV reports it is unclear why the boy was wandering in the field.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Johnson County Community College is planning a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Hospitality Culinary Academy. The event is planned for 1 p.m. on May 22. Classes will begin in fall 2013 in the $12 million, 36,000-square-foot building. It will house offices, classrooms, a library, five culinary labs, an innovation kitchen and a demonstration kitchen in a culinary theater. The school says the culinary labs include two for professional cooking classes, one for pastry classes, a cold foods kitchen and a restaurant kitchen. The restaurant kitchen will adjoin a dining room on the east end of the…
By Kenny Lannou KStateSports.com (Original Story) MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State Director of Athletics John Currie announced today that volleyball coach Suzie Fritz has signed a new multi-year contract, securing the services of the program’s all-time winningest coach through the 2016 season. The new five-year deal, approved in April by the K-State Athletics (KSA) Board of Directors, is retroactive to January 1, 2012, extends to December 31, 2016, and replaces the five-year contract Fritz signed in 2008. Fritz will be paid $130,000 in 2012-13 and will receive a $3,500 base salary increase each year plus be eligible for a $20,000 per-year…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Big East Commissioner John Marinatto has resigned. The conference said Monday that Marinatto had decided to step down after less than three years in the position. The Big East lost several high-profile members under his watch. In a statement from the conference, Marinatto says he is “proud of what we have been able to accomplish.” Former Miami Dolphins CEO Joseph A. Bailey III will serve as interim commissioner. Pittsburgh and Syracuse made plans to leave for the Atlantic Coast Conference in September, and West Virginia bolted for the Big 12 the following month. The Big East then…
Arrests Robert Lee Green, Jr., 28, Topeka, Kan., for three counts of failure to appear. Bond set at $29,000. Paul David Mann, 44, 430 Warner Park Rd., for abusing toxic vapors. Bond set at $500. Shaun Andrew Studey, 23, 2301 Candlewood Dr., for domesitc battery, criminal restraint. Bond set at $1,000. Stephen Eugene Terrill, 28, 3000 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Lot 531, for probation violation. Bond set at $500. Cherita Andre Thomas-McElveen, 22, Fort Riley, Kan., for driving with a suspended license. Bond set at $750. Keeley Shaye Williams, 21, 210 Ridge Dr., for domestic battery. Bond set at $500. Incidents…