COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) A veteran Kansas House member from the state’s southeast corner won’t be running again this year. Seven-term Democrat Doug Gatewood, of Columbus, announced Monday he’s giving up the seat he’s held for 14 years because he’s taking a job in the private sector. The Cherokee County News-Advocate reports the 56-year-old lawmaker said he’ll announce the identity of his new employer in two weeks. But he did say he’ll be part of a private-public partnership that will bring jobs to the area. Gatewood serves on powerful House Appropriations Committee. He’s also the ranking Democrat on the Transportation and…
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A 6-run sixth inning including a Danny Hayes grand slam inning powered Oregon State to a 13-5 victory over K-State in the final game of the San Diego Tournament. Hayes’ grand slam gave the Beavers an 11-4 lead, and was followed up by a Ryan Barnes 2-run double. Oregon State jumped out to a 6-0 lead thanks to two other home runs. Jake Rodriguez hit a solo shot that jumpstarted a 4-run 2nd inning, and Michael Conforto added a two-run home run in the third inning. K-State lefty Jared Moore (0-1) gave up all six runs in his first collegiate…
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Kansas State University students Erin White of Overland Park, and Rachel Hoppins of Wichita, have been named finalists for the 2012 Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Out of 587 students that applied for the scholarship, Hoppins and White are among 191 candidates from 124 colleges and universities who have advanced to the final round. As finalists, they will participate in scholarship interviews March 5 in Kansas City, Mo. Scholarship winners will be announced March 30. First in the nation among all public universities in Truman Scholarship recipients, Kansas State University has had 33 students awarded the scholarship. The Truman Scholarship recognizes college students…
The Riley County Police Department will be paying extra attention to seat belts in the upcoming weeks. Beginning next Monday, the Riley county police department will be working with other Kansas Law Enforcement agencies in addressing the problem of teen deaths in traffic accidents. In particular, the Riley County Police Department will focus its attention in the are of the Riley County High school both before and after school. Officers will be watching closely for seat belt violations, but they will also stop and cite for all oberserved traffic infractions. In 2010, 51 teens lost their lives due to car…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Scott Christopherson scored 29 points as Iowa State knocked off Kansas State 65-61 on Saturday. The win was the seventh in the last nine outings for the Cyclones (21-8, 11-5), who began the streak with an upset of Kansas on Jan. 28. Jordan Henriquez led the Wildcats (19-9, 8-8 Big 12) with 19 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocks. Down 59-56 with 3:50 to go, the Wildcats made a strong push to attempt to complete a comeback from a 10-point halftime deficit. Angel Rodriguez made a free throw to tie it at 61, but Christopherson hit his…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has postponed the sentencing hearing for a mechanic who fled to Ecuador after he was charged with stealing aircraft parts. Former Cessna Aircraft Co. mechanic Diego Alejandro Paz Teran was to be sentenced Monday after he admitted selling stolen parts on eBay. Teran returned to the U.S. after charges were filed. Most of the stolen parts were used or taken from a scrap pile. Sentencing was rescheduled for March 5 after a Cessna employee was unable to answer questions about the value of the stolen parts. The loss amount affects the possible sentence. Before…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell will give the annual Dole Lecture in April. The Dole Institute of Politics announced in a news released Monday that Mitchell will give the address April 4 at the institute in Lawrence. Mitchell was a U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace from January 2009 to May 2011. Before that, he served in the U.S. Senate from 1980 to 1995. He was Senate majority leader from 1989 to 1995. In 2000 and 2001, he was chairman of an international committee on violence in the Middle East. And in 2006 and 2007,…