WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Officials in Kansas are bracing for blue-green algae problems after toxic blooms sickened more than a dozen people last year. The Wichita Eagle reported that a small lake in Great Bend is the only body of water in Kansas with an official algae bloom so far. But officials say more algae blooms are expected. Tom Langer is the head of environmental health for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. He says his office is already getting phone calls about algae blooms in other waters. Some major lakes in nearby Oklahoma have officially reported blooms. The problem…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas will be overhauling its state arts agency this summer, but funding for arts programs remains uncertain. Kansas Citizens for the Arts spokeswoman Sarah Carkhuff Fizell said Saturday funding remains the key issue as the state prepares to merge its Arts and Film Services commissions on July 1. Gov. Sam Brownback proposed the merger and signed a bill enacting it this week. It will create a new Creative Arts Industries Commission to focus on creating new arts-related jobs within the state Department of Commerce. House and Senate negotiators were working Saturday on budget issues. Both chambers have…
CHANUTE, Kan. (AP) The National Transportation Safety Board says three people died when a small plane crashed in southeastern Kansas. NTSB spokesman Peter Knudson says five people were aboard the twin-engine Cessna 401 when it went down around 4:30 p.m. Friday northwest of Chanute. Knudson says the eight-seat plane caught fire after the crash. Details about the victims weren’t immediately available. The Federal Aviation Administration is also investigating and says the crash occurred about seven miles northwest of Chanute. That’s a generally rural area. The plane was en route to Council Bluffs, Iowa. Knudson says the plane lost contact with…
CHICAGO (AP) Luke Hochevar allowed three hits in seven shutout innings Saturday night and the Kansas City Royals scored three first-inning runs off Chris Sale to beat the Chicago White Sox 5-0. Hochevar (3-3) cruised as the White Sox mustered only one real scoring threat against him all night. That came in the second on a walk and single by Alex Rios before Alexei Ramirezhit into a double play. Hochevar walked one and struck out five, and his strong effort came after two rough outings against Detroit and New York Yankees when he surrendered a total of 19 hits and 16 runs in 6 1/3 innings. Greg Holland pitched the eighth and Aaron Crow walked two…
By Ryan Lackey KStateSports.com (Original Story) MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas starting pitching Wes Benjamin threw a six-hit shutout and Kansas State surrendered four late runs as the Jayhawks evened the series with a 6-0 win Saturday evening at Tointon Family Stadium. With the win, KU improved to 20-30 overall and 5-14 in Big 12 play, while the Wildcats fell to 23-28 on the year and 4-16 in league action. Benjamin (3-7) allowed three K-State hits in the first two innings but did not see a Wildcat reach third base due to a double play and a caught stealing. Another double…
CHICAGO — Adam Dunn shrugged off his horrendous first season with the Chicago White Sox by pretty much starting over. He’s seeing the ball well and approaching his at-bats the way he did through successful years with the Reds and Nationals. And so far, it’s working. Dunn hit his 11th homer to match his total from all of last year and the White Sox got strong pitching from Gavin Floyd during a 5-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. “I’m definitely not where I want to be. This is one of those starts to a season I expect to do,” Dunn said. “There are a…
The Kansas State Baseball team didn’t let a 90-minute rain delay deter them in their quest to make the Big 12 Tournament as the Wildcats opened the Sunflower Showdown against the arch-rival Kansas Jayhawks with a 2-0 victory on Friday night at Tointon Family Stadium. The Batcats plated single runs in the second and sixth innings while Kayvon Bahramzedeh worked five and two thirds scoreless innings to pick up the win with Matt Applegate and Gerardo Esquivel providing the relief. It was K-State’s first shutout of KU in more than four years and the first time they held a conference…
A Manhattan woman reported an alleged date rape that happened to her earlier this week. A 25 year old female reported she was raped by an aquaintence sometime on Tuesday in the southwest portion of Manhattan.