No foul play is suspected in the weekend death of a Manhattan woman. Riley County Police Captain Kurt Moldrup tells KMAN 31-year-old Erin Westgate was found dead in the bedroom of her residence in the one-thousand block of Pottawatomie Court by a friend just after ten Sunday morning. Moldrup reports Westgate did have a history of medical issues, but declined to specify. An autopsy is underway to determine the specific cause of death.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas City police have issued an Amber Alert for a 10-month-old girl who apparently was abducted from her bedroom overnight. The girl, Lisa Irwin, was last seen sleeping in her crib about 10:30 p.m. Monday. Police say in a news release that is appears someone entered and left the bedroom through a window. Lisa has blue eyes and blond hair. She is 30 inches tall and weighs between 26 and 30 pounds. Police say she has two bottom teeth, a small bug bite under her left ear and a beauty mark on her right thigh. She…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) BP Wind Energy has announced plans for what it says will be the largest wind farm in Kansas. Gov. Sam Brownback joined company officials Monday in Wichita to announce the $800 million project. BP says its 419-megawatt Flat Ridge Wind Farm will be spread over 66,000 acres in Barber, Harper, Kingman and Sumner counties. Associated Electric Cooperative will buy most of the energy. Kansas and BP officials expect the project to mean 500 construction jobs. The wind farm is expected begin operating next fall, with about 30 full-time employees.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback plans to join officials and ranchers from Colorado and Montana on a 12-day trade mission to Russia and Kazakhstan to promote the U.S. livestock industry. Brownback’s office announced Monday that the delegation will be traveling from Thursday through Oct. 17. Kansas Agriculture Secretary Dale Rodman also is in the delegation. In Russia, the delegation will attend a livestock exposition, tour farms and ranches and meet with beef producers to discuss livestock genetics. The delegation also will market agricultural equipment, animal feed ingredients and animal health goods and services. In Kazakhstan, a former Soviet…
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Former K-State quarterback Josh Freeman threw for 287 yards and a touchdown, LeGarrette Blount ran for 127 yards and a score, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Indianapolis Colts 24-17 on Monday night. Freeman, who ran for a touchdown early in the game, scrambled for a huge first down on the winning drive as the Buccaneers (3-1) won their third consecutive game. The Colts fell to 0-4 for the first time since 1998, Peyton Manning’s rookie season. Manning has watched all four games, unable to play because of a neck injury. Curtis Painter started this…
ROSSVILLE, Kan. (AP) Kansas wildlife officials are trying to reassure the public after a reported sighting of a mountain lion about 15 miles north of Topeka. A woman taking a predawn walk Friday reported seeing a mountain lion near Main Street in Rossville. On Monday, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism told WIBW-TV the agency has not confirmed the sighting. As for reports that a ranger found a paw print on the south side of Rossville, the agency says it’s not sure if the print was made by a mountain lion. It also says rangers don’t confirm sightings…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A new report says Kansas farmers saw no measurable rain last week in what was the driest week of the year so far. Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service said in its weekly update Monday that the dry conditions allowed farmers to harvest their row crops. Corn harvest is 53 percent done, while 16 percent of the soybeans have now been cut. Sunflower growers have brought in 9 percent of the crop, and the sorghum harvest is 5 percent complete. Wheat growers have now seeded 23 percent of their 2012 crop. Northwest Kansas is leading the state with 75…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Transportation Department is naming a highway interchange for a retired state lawmaker who was active in transportation debates. The honoree is former House member Margaret Long, a Democrat from Kansas City. The interchange at Kansas 7 and U.S. 24/40 in Bonner Springs will be named for Long at a ceremony Oct. 13. Long served in the House from 1998 through 2010 and was a member of the Transportation Committee throughout her tenure. During her time on the committee, legislators enacted major transportation programs, in 1999 and 2010. Long was the committee’s ranking Democrat from 2001…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas emergency management officials are urging residents to prepare for an invasion of zombies as part of a national disaster readiness campaign. October is Zombie Preparedness Month, a tongue-in-cheek campaign to get people nationwide to prepare for any type of disaster including attacks by killer zombies. The point is to get people to take an all-hazards approach to preparing themselves for things like tornadoes, floods and terrorist attacks. The Kansas Division of Emergency Management says if people are prepared for zombie attacks, they’re ready for anything. Several Topeka events are scheduled as part of the awareness effort,…
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) Four graduates of the Army’s Command and General Staff College are being inducted into the International Officer Hall of Fame at Fort Leavenworth. The graduates will be honored at a ceremony Thursday at the northeast Kansas post. The graduates come from Kenya, Ireland, Moldolva and the Philippines. The Hall of Fame was established in 1973 by the Command and General Staff College, the Kansas City Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars and the Command and General Staff College Foundation. The honor recognizes graduates of the military college who have attained the highest rank…