OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) A northeastern Kansas community college has issued a campus alert after an employee found a man with a camera inside a women’s restroom. Johnson County Community College in Overland Park issued the alert Wednesday and released a surveillance photo of a man considered a person of interest. The Kansas City Star reports the man was described as white, in his mid-20s, about 6 feet tall and 150 to 165 pounds. He has short black hair and was wearing glasses and a white shirt.
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Manhattan claims a new record as it welcomes one of the first non-profit restaurant in the nation. “Local” will be located at the current home of “Ingredient” and will donate 100% of its profits to different non-profit organizations in Manhattan. Owner, Dave Dreiling, mentions this is not the only unique aspect of the restaurant. “Local” will also feature locally grown food from area farmers. And a two acre farm less than a half mile from the restaurant will have fresh fruits and vegetables incorporated into the menu. “Local” will benefit a different local non-profit organization every month and will open May…
By Peter Wallner MLIVE.com (Original Story) COMSTOCK PARK, MI. – It was another comeback in a list of comebacks that West Michigan Whitecaps’ Jason King hopes is over. King, a fourth-round selection of the Tigers last year, made his season debut for the Whitecaps on Wednesday. The third baseman, the Tigers’ fourth-round pick in 2011, made his season debut Wednesday in the Whitecaps’ 8-4 win against Fort Wayne after a nearly year-long recovery from a torn ACL and meniscus that cut short his first professional season in Connecticut. King made the most of it, going 1-for-4 batting cleanup. He doubled…
Arrests Shawn Ryan Matheis, 26, 6222 Sparrow Ln., Apartment 64, for probation violation. Bond set at $500. Bradley Caleb Lewis, 24, Wathena, Kan., for probation violation. Bond set at $1,500. James Albert Adams, 27, Riley, Kan., for probation violation. Bond set at $25,000. Dalton James Amaro, 21, 4613 Freeman Rd., for criminal damage to property. Bond set at $500.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Stanford athletic director Bob Bowlsby has been offered the Big 12 commissioner job to replace the ousted Dan Beebe, a person with knowledge of the search said Wednesday night. The person confirmed that Bowlsby had received the offer after ESPN first reported the news, but didn’t know whether he planned to accept the job. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the offer weren’t made public. Bowlsby called an all-staff meeting for Thursday morning, according to an email to the athletic department staff. A copy was sent to The Associated Press. Bowlsby is a…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – For the second straight season, Kansas State’s Petra Niedermayerova will continue her season, as she was selected on Wednesday afternoon as one of the 64 singles players that will compete in the 2012 NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Championships in Athens, Ga., May 23-28 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. Niedermayerova is the second player in school history to make consecutive appearances in the national singles championship, joining Alena Jecminkova who was a three-time participant from 2000-02. Niedermayerova was one of seven players from the Big 12 to be selected into this year’s field. “I’m really excited for Petra and for K-State…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The NCAA has denied an eligibility waiver filed on behalf of Kansas wide receiver Justin McCay that would have allowed him to play during the 2012 season. McCay transferred from Oklahoma at the semester so that he could be closer to family in suburban Kansas City. He filed a waiver request with the NCAA under personal hardship guidelines so that he would not be forced to sit out a season under normal transfer rules. The initial waiver was declined, and McCay appealed to the NCAA subcommittee for legislative relief, which ruled Wednesday that the former top…
DETROIT — The Kansas City Royals started strongly for a change and finished with a rare win. Chris Getz’s infield single in the ninth inning put Kansas City ahead, and the Royals held on to beat Detroit 3-2 Wednesday for their seventh victory this year. Kansas City completed a 4-3 trip — after losing 12 straight — and starts a homestand Thursday night against the New York Yankees. “We’re happy,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. The Tigers are trying not to get too upset about a slump that has prevented them from winning back-to-back games in two weeks and dropped them to .500…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has been suspended without pay for the entire 2012 season by the NFL, one of four players punished for participating in a pay-for-pain bounty system. Defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, now with the Green Bay Packers, is suspended for eight games this season; Saints defensive end Will Smith is barred for four games; and linebacker Scott Fujita, now with the Cleveland Browns, will miss three games. All of the suspensions are without pay. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s ruling was announced Wednesday. All four players have three days to appeal. An NFL…