Due to the Riley County offices being closed on Monday in observance of Veteran’s Day, County Commissioners waited until their meeting Thursday to canvass this year’s election votes. Commissioner, Dave Lewis was absent during this meeting, so Manager of Human Resources, Cyndi Volanti briefly stepped in as a substitute. County Clerk, Rich Vargo, with the help of the county election staff, canvassed the ballots. The 489 provisional ballots were sent through a machine to be counted, and only one did not go through. The one ballot had a wrinkled corner, which ripped when it was sent through the machine, therefore this ballot will…
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K-State coach Bruce Weber announced the signings of two high school seniors from Texas for the 2013 class on Wednesday. Wichita Falls shooting guard Marcus Foster picked the Cats over a number of other scholarship offers including Cal, Creighton, Lehigh, Oklahoma and SMU. Weber says the 6 foot 3 inch 195 pound Foster, is a quick, combo guard who has a great motor, and can score beyond the arc or taking it to the basket. Houston small forward Wesley Iwanadu signed with K-State over Brown, Drake, Lehigh, Nebraska, Colorado and Richmond. The 6 foot 6 inch Iwanadu has grown six…
NEW YORK (AP) The Big 12 and Southeastern Conference have agreed to a 12-year deal with ESPN for the rights to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The contract reportedly is worth about $80 million per year. The Big 12 and SEC recently picked the Sugar Bowl as the site of it new marquee game, starting in the 2014 season. The champions of each conference will play in the game, unless those teams are selected for the four-team playoff that also starts that season. The Sugar Bowl will be one of six sites in the playoff rotation.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Matt Cassel will start at quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday against Cincinnati because Brady Quinn still has not been cleared to play following a concussion. Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said that Quinn feels better and that he could be cleared by the end of the week, but he couldn’t take the chance that he wouldn’t be ready for the Bengals. As a result, Cassel will start his third consecutive game. Cassel was the starter earlier this year before sustaining his own concussion in a game against Baltimore. Quinn was the fill-in starter for…
A Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General probe is investigating the U.S. Border Patrol’s use of force policies along the border with Mexico. The AP takes an inside look at how candidates are trained to become agents.
In his first news conference since winning a second term, President Obama was pressed for a deal to avoid the “fiscal cliff” — and saidhe doesn’t think national security was breached in the sex scandal that brought down his CIA chief.
Andie Malloy and Victoria Hurtt combined for 31 kills as #19 Iowa State defeated #20 K-State 25-14, 23-25, 25-18, 25-15 on Wednesday night at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. Kaitlynn Pelger topped the Cats with 12 kills, and Lilla Porubek had 11. Iowa State (17-7, 10-3 Big 12) held K-State (21-6, 8-6 Big 12) to a season-low hitting percentage of .072. Caitlyn Donahue had a team-high 36 assists and 18 digs. Alex Muff had five blocks. K-State will go back out on the road to Texas Tech on Saturday night for a 6:00 pm first serve in Lubbock. The Standard Plumbing,…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A judge has given final approval to a $3.79 million settlement over claims by thousands of Kansas landowners against three of the nation’s largest telecommunications companies. The deal settles a class action property rights dispute over installation of fiber optic cable on railroad rights of way. Wednesday’s ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenneth Gale affects about 3,700 Kansas landowners with property adjacent and underlying the railroad rights of way. Under terms of the settlement, more than $2.4 million in benefits will be available for landowners. An additional $1 million goes for attorneys’ fees and $321,000 pays administrative…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas transportation officials have released a list of more than 430 construction projects totaling $1.1 billion to be carried out in the next two budget years, including several that are already under way. The list released Wednesday includes some major projects that were previously announced by the Kansas Department of Transportation. They include completion of the South Lawrence Trafficway in Douglas County; expansion of U.S. 54/Kellogg Avenue in Wichita; and improvements to the junction of Kansas 10 and Interstates 35 and 435 in Johnson County. The projects are part of the state’s 10-year program for improving highways,…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The executive director of the Kansas Lottery will step down next month for health reasons. Dennis Wilson’s resignation was accepted Wednesday by Gov. Sam Brownback, who appointed him to the job. Wilson became the Lottery’s executive director in July 2011 and will resign Dec. 3. Wilson is a Republican from Johnson County. He served in the Kansas House from 1995-1999 and in the state Senate from 2001-2005. In his letter to Brownback, Wilson said he needs to concentrate on recovering from what he calls a serious knee injury. Brownback will name an acting Lottery director in the…