MISSION, Kan. (AP) A Kansas City suburb has been considering a ban on hand-held cellphones while driving. A proposed ordinance under consideration in the Johnson County suburb of Mission would allow people to talk on hands-free cellphones. But police would be able to pull over drivers who are holding phones within about 8 inches of their heads. The ordinance is before the Mission City Council’s finance and administration committee and will come up for discussion, possibly in November. The Kansas City Star reports that the only city in Kansas to ban cellphones for drivers is Manhattan. Mission Mayor Laura McConwell…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Copper thieves tore out electrical systems at a Wichita industrial park, causing about $750,000 in damage. The theft was reported Friday at Kamen Industrial Park in Wichita. Police said the vandals stole about 2,000 feet of copper wiring. The Wichita Eagle reports that police received the call Friday afternoon after someone with the company found a large pile of heavy-strand copper wire on the ground. The thieves hit the roof of the building tearing out electrical systems to get to the copper wiring. Sgt. Bart Brunscheen, a spokesman for the Wichita Police Department, says detectives are looking…
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) Pittsburg State University has been recognized as a top tier regional university by U.S. News and World Report. The Pittsburg Morning Sun reports that the magazine has also ranked Pittsburg State as highest among the state’s three regional universities in its 2013 Best Midwest Regional Universities list. The 12-state Midwest region includes Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin. Bill Ivy, associate vice president for enrollment management and student success, at Pittsburg State says it’s the second year in a row that the university in southeast Kansas has been…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas is scheduled to host a naturalization ceremony Monday at the Dole Institute of Politics. About 100 prospective U.S. citizens are expected to attend the event Monday afternoon. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the ceremony is an annual event and will be presided over by U.S. Judge John W. Lungstrum. University of Kansas Provost Jeffrey Vitter and Kansas business school dean Neeli Bendapudi will also be on hand to greet the new citizens.
Thousands of striking Chicago public school teachers packed a city park Saturday in a show of force as union leaders and the district tried to work out the details of a tentative agreement that would end a week-long walkout.
A U.S. official says an elite Marine rapid response team has arrived in Yemen in the wake of violence and protests in the capital of Sanaa.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Collin Klein threw for 230 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, Tyler Lockett returned a kickoff 96 yards for another score and No. 15 Kansas State eased past pesky North Texas 35-21 on Saturday night. Tramaine Thompson caught five passes for 102 yards and two scores, and John Hubert added a touchdown on the ground for Kansas State (3-0), which struggled to put away the tougher-than-expected Mean Green in its tuneup for next Saturday’s showdown with fifth-ranked Oklahoma. North Texas (1-2) scratched and clawed its way within 14-13 late in the third quarter before Klein and Thompson hooked up for their second touchdown.…
Kaitlynn Pelger had 19 kills as #19 K-State beat top 20 opponents in back-to-back matches, this time in straight sets over #20 Dayton, 25-23, 25-20, 25-15. The Cats swept the Flyers just 18 hours after beating #10 Minnesota in five sets on Friday night. The Golden Gophers have already knocked Big 12 favorite Texas in Austin. K-State won their third tournament of the season at the Golden Hurricane Classic at Tulsa. Pelger was named the tourney MVP, while Kathleen Ludwig and Kaitlyn Donahue also made the all-tournament team. In the match against Dayton, Lilla Porubek added 9 kills, Alex Muff…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Switch-hitter Kendrys Moraleshas been struggling from the right side of the plate all season. When he pinch-hit in the eighth inning, the Royals brought in a left-hander trying to play the percentages. The move backfired. Morales hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 9-7 victory over Kansas City on Friday night. Several hours before the game, a man shot and wounded a female parking lot employee between the stadiums that are home to the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals before killing himself, police said. The pair were both in their 40s…
The half-cent sales tax has been taking a tour of the Manhattan community as Riley County representatives and Manhattan city officials have been providing educational presentations. Riley County Commissioner Dave Lewis and Manhattan Mayor Loren Peppard gave their presentation on Saturday at the RockHouse Café next to Ray’s Apple Market. During the presentation, Lewis talked about the breakdown of the half-cent sales tax within a $20 million dollar prioritized distribution. In the Manhattan urban area, $9.3 million dollars would be distributed and then the remaining $10.7 million would be in the rural Riley County. Peppard explained the definition of economic…