WINFIELD, Kan. (AP) Newell Rubbermaid’s decision to expand its plant in Winfield was a cause of celebration in southern Kansas town. State, local and federal officials were in Winfield Thursday for a groundbreaking of Rubbermaid’s new, 500,000-square-foot distribution center. Rubbermaid announced in December that it would build the new distribution center, as well as closing its Greenville, Texas, plant and moving those jobs to Winfield. The Winfield Daily Courier reports the distribution facility is scheduled to be completed by the end of October. About 30 new jobs are expected to be created when the center opens. Rubbermaid is increasing capacity…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas House committee is expected to hold hearings on a new Senate redistricting plan similar to one that failed to get enough votes from senators. House Speaker Mike O’Neal said the House Redistricting Committee would hear testimony Friday with the goal of endorsing a plan early next week. The move breaks from legislative tradition where each chamber draws its own political boundaries. A new Senate map approved by that chamber Wednesday was defeated Thursday in the House over concerns that it diluted minority votes by collapsing two western Kansas districts. That map put Republican Sen. Garrett…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas military school embroiled in a lawsuit alleging abuse of cadets is denying it destroyed photos and videos on students’ cellphones related to the case. Families of former cadets who have sued St. John’s Military School in Salina have asked a federal judge to issue an order protecting any remaining photos and videos. The plaintiffs also want a computer forensics expert appointed as a “special master” at the school’s expense to attempt to recreate material they say was deleted from student cellphones. In its response Thursday, St. John’s called the request a fishing expedition and an…
Arrests Mahfuza Hao Lima, 28, 1541 International Ct., Apartment 9, for aggravated assault and domestic battery. Bond set at $3,000. Chad Anderson Smith, 35, 1027 Yuma St., Apartment 1, for sexual exploitation of a child. Bond set at $5,000. Jennifer Christine Burton, 25, Junction City, Kan., for failure to appear. Bond set at $1,500. Jesse Lee Hammond, 65, Junction City, Kan., for rape. Bond set at $250,000. Aaron Lewis Beck, 24, 717 Kearney St., for driving with a suspended license. Bond set at $500. Ashley Lenae Cieslak, 22, 2018 Shirley Ln., for domestic battery. Bond set at $500. Christopher T.…
IRVING, Texas (AP) The Big 12 Conference has scheduled a Friday news conference to introduce former Stanford University athletic director Bob Bowlsby as the new conference commissioner. The news conference is scheduled for the conference headquarters in the Dallas suburb of Irving. He’ll succeed interim commissioner Chuck Neinas, who succeeded the ousted Dan Beebe in September. Bowlsby is scheduled to take the Big 12 reins on June 15 after six years running the Stanford athletic programs. The 60-year-old Bowlsby had passed up several chances to leave Stanford over the years. He’s a nationally respected college administrator whom Stanford hired away…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Mike Moustakas matched a career high with three RBIs and made a defensive gem in the ninth, helping the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory Thursday night over the New York Yankees, who were anxiously awaiting news on injured closer Mariano Rivera. Baseball’s career saves leader twisted his right knee while shagging fly balls near the outfield wall during batting practice. Rivera grimaced in pain as he was loaded onto a cart and taken from the field. Results of an MRI exam were not available by the game’s conclusion. Danny Duffy (2-2) pitched well…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Bruce Weber landed his second 2012 recruit Thursday as Michael Orris announced his intention to play at Kansas State next season. A three-star prospect according to Rivals.com, Orris averaged 10.2 points and 6.2 assists this past season as a senior at Crete (Ill.) Monee, helping lead the Warriors to a 25-4 record and the school’s first-ever sectional championship. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Orris describes himself as an “old-fashioned” point guard saying “I’m a pass first point guard. I like to get everyone involved. I like to pass first and be a leader. I want to put my teammates in the best position…
ATLANTA (AP) More than 100 former NFL players have filed a federal lawsuit in Atlanta claiming that pro football didn’t properly protect its players from concussions. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit include former Atlanta Falcon Jamal Anderson, ex-Georgia star Lindsey Scott and veteran quarterback Don Majkowski. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in Georgia, claims the league failed to protect NFL players from brain injuries linked to football-related concussions. They are among more than 1,000 former NFL players suing the league. The cases say not enough was done to inform players about the dangers of concussions in the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals have put infielder Yuniesky Betancourt on the disabled list with a sprained right ankle and purchased the contract of Irving Falu from Triple-A Omaha. The move was made before Thursday night’s game against the New York Yankees. Betancourt hurt the ankle toward the end of spring training, but still managed to play in 15 of the Royals’ first 23 games. He was hitting .280 with a homer and three RBIs. Falu has spent parts of 10 seasons in the minors and was in his fourth straight year at Omaha, where he…