WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Spirit AeroSystems estimates its insurance claim from an April tornado will be about $400 million. The Wichita company said Thursday that it took a $55 million charge, or 26 cents per share, in the second quarter for expenses related to the tornado. The EF-3 tornado on April 14 damaged 40 buildings, knocked out power and took production equipment offline across the company’s complex. None of the nearly 200 employees at the plant were hurt. The Wichita Eagle reports Spirit resumed some shipments three days after the tornado hit. The company is currently replacing temporary fixes made after…
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has formally ended the lawsuit brought by Kansas abortion clinics who won an injunction that kept temporary state regulations from taking effect. U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia on Thursday dismissed the federal lawsuit over the temporary regulations at the request of both sides. The clinics won a ruling last year barring the state from enforcing temporary rules on the drugs and equipment that abortion clinics must stock and the sizes and temperatures of their rooms. The clinics are challenging a separate, final version of the regulations in state court in Topeka. The District…
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) Army and Fort Leavenworth leaders will mark the 20th anniversary of a monument honoring the legendary Buffalo Soldiers with the dedication of a new bronze bust. The bust is the likeness of Brig. Gen. Benjamin Grierson who commanded the 10th Cavalry for nearly 22 years. Buffalo Soldiers were all-black units of the 9th and 10th Calvary that served in the U.S. Army in the years after the Civil War. Grierson was a founder and longest serving commander of the 10th Cavalry. The bust will be dedicated Aug. 8 near the site of the Buffalo Soldier Monument…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) An observatory about 20 miles southwest of downtown Wichita is inviting people to bring their own telescopes. Friday’s event at the Lake Afton Public Observatory is billed as an opportunity for people to get help from members of the Kansas Astronomical Observers. Members of the group also will have several of their own telescopes to look through. The observatory says the event also is a great chance for people considering buying a telescope to get information on the different models.
K-State senior-to-be Erik Kynard took a break from training for the London Olympics with warmup event today (Friday) in Monaco. In a stacked field of nine Olympians among ten athletes in the field, Kynard finished fourth with a leap of 7′ 6 1/2″. An athlete who is also coached by K-State coach Cliff Rovelto won the competition. Defending world champ Jesse Williams jumped 7′ 7 3/4″. Kynard and the rest of the Olympic high jumpers will have their prelims on Sunday, August 5th in London, and the finals are Tuesday, August 7th. Opening ceremonies are a week away on Friday,…
In July, sixty-six primary counties and 16 neighboring counties were declared federal disasters. After his drought tour of the state, Governor Sam Brownback has requested an additional 37 counties to be added to the list. The newest additions would include Atchison, Brown, Chase, Cherokee, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Ellis, Ellsworth, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Jewell, Johnson, Leavenworth, Lincoln, Marion, Miami, Mitchell, Morris, Nemaha, Osage, Osborne, Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Republic, Riley, Rush, Russell, Saline, Shawnee, Smith, Wabaunsee and Wyandotte. Brownback has made the request due to the drought conditions, extreme heat, high winds and wildfire. If the request is approved, one hundred three counties…
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney says Friday is a time to grieve and remember the lives lost in the Colorado shootings. He told supporters in New Hampshire that justice will come another day for the person responsible.
President Barack Obama says the tragic movie theater shooting in Colorado that left 12 people dead is a reminder that life is fragile. He says the event “reminds us of all the ways that we are united as one American family.”
The culmination of a project that’s been ongoing since 1998, Fire Station #3, will be holding a grand opening ceremony on July 28th beginning at 10:30 am. Station and apparatus tours are available after the completion of the opening ceremony. Manhattan Fire Chief Jerry Snyder says that the station will hold rescue equipment, including the jaws of life and other tools. Also constructed on the premises will be a salt storage building to be used by the Public works department to service western Manhattan during and after winter storms. “It’s everything we expected,” Chief Snyder says of the new station.…
Several drug-related arrests have been made in Junction City, following a seven month long investigation. The Junction City-Geary County Drug Operations Group assisted by Junction City-Geary County SWAT, executed search warrants Friday at two locations including the Super 8 motel on East Sixth street and in the 900 block of East fourth street. Arrested were Alfred Wilson, 24, Sharon LIttleton, 44, and Deonerick Friend, 23, all of Junction City. Both Wilson and LIttleton face a variety of charges including possession of marijuana with intent to distribute within 1000 feet of a school and felony possession of drug paraphernalia. Friend was charged…