The Big East has filed a lawsuit against TCU for failing to pay the conference $5 million after the school reneged on an agreement to become a member and chose to join the Big 12 instead. The Big East filed the lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court in Washington. TCU agreed in November 2010 to join the Big East, beginning this July. The Big East contends TCU agreed to pay the league $5 million if it did not follow through on that agreement. In October 2011, TCU accepted an invite to the Big 12. In the lawsuit, the Big East…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) A University of Missouri men’s basketball fan who regularly traveled with the team to NCAA Tournament games is among 10 Columbia residents facing federal drug conspiracy charges. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that Levi Coolley was on the team plane on four Tiger tournament trips from 2009 to 2011. Coolley also joined a team flight from Austin, Texas, in January and received complimentary tickets from Missouri players at nine games over two seasons. In March, FBI agents arrested Coolley on felony cocaine distribution charges at the Missouri team hotel in Omaha, Neb., before their most…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A former executive of a Manhattan high-tech company has been charged with defrauding the United States by creating false invoices on government contracts to help the struggling firm. Aaron Madison was executive vice president and chief operating officer of Manhattan-based NanoScale, a small company that makes advanced chemistry products. Prosecutors filed a criminal information Monday in federal court in Wichita charging Madison with wire fraud. Prosecutors say 90 percent of the firm’s business came from government contracts, most with the Defense Department. The government alleges that between 2009 and 2011 Madison manipulated contract costs. Prosecutors also contend he…
An Ogden convenience store was the victim along with two employees of an aggravated robbery. Monday morning around 2, 21 year old Carolyn Thornton and 20 year old Shanequa Martin were working at the Casey General Store when a thin, white male entered the store and demanded cash. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken from the location by the man who was described as wearing a blue hoodie, camo mask, wire framed glasses with thick frames and weighing about 130 to 150 pounds. The suspect said he was armed but no weapon was ever displayed and neither of the employees was harmed. The…
The noon deadline on June 11 has passed for those wishing to file for state positions. According to the Secretary of State’s website, there are four candidates for 22nd district State Senator, including democrat Tom Hawk of Manhattan, and republicans Joe Knopp, Bob Reader, and Roger Reitz all from Manhattan. Candidates for area house seats include Democrat Sydney Carlin and republican Lee Modesitt for the 66th District and Democrat Aaron Estabrook and republican Tom Phillips for the 67th district, all from Manhattan. Another seat of local interest is the 51st, showing Dee McKee of Manhattan as a republican, along with republicans Ron Highland…
As reported earlier, USD 378 Superintend Brad Starnes and his family had significant damage to their home due to a fire Sunday evening. At about 5:45 pm, the call came in and it took firefighters about two hours to get the blaze under control due to high winds. According to Eric Swanson, the Riley County High School principal, the family was able to salvage most of the items in their basement, but only a few pieces of furniture and dishes upstairs were saved For anyone looking to help the family, the district is making arrangements. “Right now we are taking names and…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A former executive of a Kansas high-tech company has been charged with defrauding the United States by creating false invoices on government contracts to help the struggling firm. Aaron Madison was executive vice president and chief operating officer of Manhattan-based NanoScale, a small company that makes advanced chemistry products. Prosecutors filed a criminal information Monday in federal court in Wichita charging Madison with wire fraud. Prosecutors say 90 percent of the firm’s business came from government contracts, most with the Defense Department. The government alleges that between 2009 and 2011 Madison manipulated contract costs. Prosecutors also contend…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Big changes appear in store for the Kansas Legislature now that the state’s candidate filing deadline has passed. Dozens of newcomers filed for legislative seats before Monday’s noon deadline, and several legislators opted not to run again. Also, several Kansas House members launched campaigns for the state Senate. The flurry of activity meant six of the 40 Senate seats have no incumbent running, and 43 of 125 House seats are open. But new political boundaries that reflect population changes over the past decade also mean that in two Senate districts and at least 10 House districts, incumbents…