TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A legal challenge filed against the state of Kansas over the funding of public schools has reached Shawnee County District Court. Attorneys are scheduled to present opening arguments Monday before a three-judge panel. The trial is scheduled to last as long as three weeks. The lawsuit was filed in 2010 by attorneys representing 54 school districts claiming the state is reneging on its promise to maintain suitable levels of funding for education. It is the second time this decade that the Kansas school finance formula has been under judicial scrutiny. The last dispute resulted in legislators increasing…
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1.) Between midnight and 2 a.m. Saturday, Casey Dassel, 21, reports someone forced entry into her home and stole various items from her residence. Stolen was miscellaneous jewelry, clothes, purses, shoes, $100 cash, two iPod touches, two MacBook Pros, and one Sony camera. The estimated loss is around $5000. 2.) What was originally seen as just a theft from a local business has now turned into an aggravated burglary. As reported before on KMAN, the department store, Dillards, had reported to the Riley County Police department about the theft of 20 polo shirts estimated at $1400. The accused was caught by Dillards employees and told not…
A string of intentionally set fires around the area of Denison is now being viewed as aggravated arson. The first fire was set around 2:30 a.m. Monday. Fire was set to a range stove at 1803 College Heights St. # 8. The apartment is owned by McCullough Development and was empty at the time of the incident. The next incident occurred in the parking lot of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 1015 Denison Ave. Austin Burgeron’s , 23, 2001 Ford Ranger sustained small amounts of damage from a fire set in the bed. Just down at 1021 Dension Ave., a 2000 Chevy Cavalier had also sustained…
A pair of Big 12 teams plus TCU remain alive in the NCAA baseball regionals, and all three are battling back after losing their postseason opener. Each has a chance to advance to the super regionals on Monday night. – #4 national seed Baylor was tripped up on Friday night by Oral Roberts, 4-2, but has won three straight elimination games in Waco. The Bears beat UT Arlington 11-6 on Saturday, got their revenge against the Golden Eagles 5-2 on Sunday afternoon, and then defeated Dallas Baptist 9-2 on Sunday night. Baylor must beat the Patriots again in the regional finals again on Monday night at…
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick receiver Justin Blackmon is due in court after he was arrested on an aggravated DUI charge this weekend in Oklahoma. Payne County sheriff Sgt. Brandon Ingham says the 22-year-old former Oklahoma State star is scheduled to go before a judge Monday afternoon. Authorities say Blackmon was arrested early Sunday morning after a breathalyzer test showed he had had three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system. The Jaguars selected Blackmon with the fifth pick in this year’s NFL draft in the hopes that he could upgrade the league’s worst…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Vin Mazzaro pitched six stellar innings and the Kansas City Royals beat punchless Oakland 2-0 Sunday, handing the Athletics their third shutout in four games. Eric Hosmer homered as the Royals sent the A’s to their 10th loss in 11 games. Mazzaro (2-0), who pitched for the A’s in 2009-10 before being traded to the Royals, allowed four singles, walked three and struck out three. Mazzaro escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first after giving up singles to Collin Cowgill and Josh Reddick and walking Kila Ka’aihue. Brandon Inge grounded out to end the inning. …
Despite the rainy weather, a large crowd came to witness the ribbon cutting ceremony for Sunset Zoo’s Nature Exploration Center. The center features numerous multi-purpose classrooms with updated technology. The interactive distance learning lab will even stream classes via web cam to other places throughout the state. Mayor, Loren Pepperd says “many people may not realize about 25% of Sunset Zoo’s animals cannot be exhibited outside, such as various snakes and birds.” The new classrooms will allow children to interact with these animals and learn more about them. Other features include; a new entryway, gift shop, education animal ambassador rooms,…
Animals were seen, wine was had and support of Sunset Zoo continued. On Saturday, June 2, Sunset Zoo had their sixth annual Wine in the Wild event. This year had a little something special to add as it gave guests a chance for a sneak peek into the new Nature Exploration Center. Wine in the Wild began as a way to raise money to building the center and has continued to grow in size and support. This year’s event looked to bring in about 450 to 500 people, said Mark Ellner, vice president of Friends of Sunset Zoo and co-chair…