TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Readers who prefer e-books from Kansas libraries might be out of luck for a few weeks. A contract dispute between the state library and its provider of e-books is likely to cause public libraries to stop checking out e-books until a new contract is in place. The Wichita Eagle reports the state’s provider of e-books, Overdrive, is proposing a 700 percent price increase over three years. It also wants the state to relinquish ownership of the e-books it bought for statewide use. The state interprets the current contract to mean it owns the e-books, rather than having…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A debate over whether state lawmakers could use campaign funds to buy water coolers for their offices has been settled. During the last session, legislators said tax dollars can’t be used for the water coolers. That meant the only water fountains in the six-floor Statehouse were on the first two floors. But Sen. Dick Kelsey of Goddard decided that he wanted to be able to offer visitors to his office a drink of water. He asked all 165 legislators to pay $65 each to provide the water fountains. He also requested an opinion from the ethics commission…
The Riley County commission formally approved new district lines during a meeting on Monday. The motion to accept the new boundaries passed unanimously amongst the board of commissioners. “It’s important to get those commission districts established because we will have two seats that will be up for election next year,” cou Each district will now have some sort of rural representation. Additionally, the commission districts are not contiguous as they have been in past years.nty clerk Rich Vargo said. To view the new boundaries that will be in place during next year’s August primaries, click here. *** The Riley County Historical Society and Museum…
The Big 12 Conference says school leaders have agreed to equally share first- and second-tier television money if its members agree to give the league their TV rights for at least six years. Interim commisioner Chuck Neinas says the vote should be seen as a positive sign for Missouri, which is reportedly considering whether to stay in the conference or join Texas A in the Southeastern Conference. Neinas says he plans to visit with Missouri officials this week to state the league’s case for staying put, but not before the school’s curators meet Tuesday. The revenue-sharing model had been proposed…
Two K-Staters have been named Big 12 player of the week following K-State’s 36-35 upset victory over #15 Baylor. Linebacker Arthur Brown is the Big 12 defensive player of the week, and is the second straight Wildcat to receive the honor after Tre Walker did so a week ago. Brown became the first player to intercept a pass thrown by Bears’ QB Robert Griffin this season. Brown’s pick set up the Cats’ game winning field goal in the fourth quarter, and he had a sack and a tackle on Baylor’s final drive of the game. He recorded eight tackles in…
The Big 12 Conference announced on Monday there will be a 6:00 pm kickoff for K-State’s game on October 15th at Texas Tech. The contest to be played in Lubbock was selected for television by Fox Sports Net. The 20th ranked Cats will host Missouri this Saturday at 2:30pm at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State announced Monday morning that fewer than 3,500 tickets remain for the game. Powercat Gameday will start on SportsRaKMAN at 10:30am on the west side of the stadium.
The Manhattan community is shocked by the weekend death of a community leader. 77-year old Eleanor Stolzer died Sunday after the vehicle she was traveling in overturned on U.S. 24 in Leavenworth County. Reports show Stolzer was traveling east in her 2009 four-door Mercedes about three-fourths of a mile north of Reno, Kansas. She failed to negotiate a curve in the road, losing control of her vehicle as it struck the guardrail on the right shoulder. Police arrived at the scene shortly after 5 p.m. to find the vehicle overturned. Stolzer, who was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State has climbed right back into the Top 25. The Wildcats used a 36-35 upset of Baylor on Saturday to enter the AP poll at No. 20 on Sunday. It’s the first time they’ve been ranked since 2007, and the highest since `04. The Wildcats needed a late touchdown pass to beat Eastern Kentucky, and looked mediocre against Kent State, but have put together two confidence-building wins in a row. They stopped Miami four times at the goal line to preserve a 28-24 win two weeks ago, and then scored 10 points in the final…
The K-State volleyball team couldn’t extend its winning streak to double digits as Texas A&M earned a sweep on Saturday night in College Station. The Aggies halted the Cats’ string at 9 wins in a row with a 25-22, 25-20, 25-18 victory at Reed Arena. The A&M block was key with 10 stuffs including nine from Lindsey Miller. The Aggies gameplanned against K-State’s Kaitlynn Pelger, who wound up with just eight kills. Lilla Porubek led the Cats with 12 kills and a .473 hitting percentage. Kelsey Black led the A&M effort with 16 kills. K-State will host #16 Iowa State…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs are winless no more. The Minnesota Vikings wish they could say the same. Matt Cassel hit Dwayne Bowe for a 52-yard fourth-quarter touchdown pass, Ryan Succop was perfect on five field-goal attempts and the Chiefs held on for a 22-17 victory Sunday. Succop’s accurate right leg had already staked Kansas City (1-3) to a 15-10 lead by the start of the fourth quarter when Cassel dropped back to pass. He saw Bowe get around Cedric Griffin, who had slipped just after the snap, and hit his Pro Bowl wide receiver in…