For the second straight week Kansas State middle blocker Kaitlynn Pelger has been recognized for her prowess on the court being named Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week. Pelger received the honor last week after averaging 5.19 kills per set over four matches. This week she repeats with an amazing average of 5.67 kills in a sweep over the Baylor Bears in K-State’s only action of the week. The Cats head to Missouri on Wednesday with a first serve at 6:30 PM. Pregame coverage starts at 6:00 right here on KMAN.
Author: KMAN Staff
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Melky Cabrera became the first Kansas City player in 11 years to get 200 hits and Mike Moustakas hit the go-ahead home run in a four-run sixth inning as the Royals topped the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Monday night. Cabrera, who hit an infield single and scored the game’s opening run in the first inning and added another infield single in the sixth, became the sixth player in Kansas City history to eclipse 200 hits and the first since Johnny Damon and Mike Sweeney both did it in 2000. Felipe Paulino (4-6) gave up three runs and…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Justice Department is suing to recover more than $1.8 million from a Coffeyville refinery for unpaid cleanup costs stemming from a 2007 oil spill into floodwaters of the Verdigris River. A civil complaint filed Friday in U.S. District Court also seeks a court order forcing Coffeyville Resources Refining Marketing to comply with environmental regulations to prevent further discharges. It also is asking for civil penalties for violations. Company spokesman Steve Eames says the company is aware of the lawsuit but has not been served yet with it. He says the company is working diligently to clean…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) About 200 people turned up in Topeka to tell officials from the U.S. State Department what they think about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would move oil to the Texas coast from Canada. Gov. Sam Brownback and several other Kansas politicians said at the opening of the meeting Monday they support the $7 billion pipeline, which Brownback called “a good thing for America, and a good thing for Kansas.” Rabbi Moti Rieber, coordinator of Kansas Interfaith Power Light, said he’s opposed to the 1,700-mile pipeline, which he considers a “direct threat” to the Kansas environment. Several…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Cessna Aircraft Co. has unveiled a new light business jet it plans to build at one of its Kansas facilities. The Citation M2 announced Monday aims to fill the market gap between the company’s Citation Mustang and the Citation CJ planes. The $4.2 million aircraft has room for two crew members and six passengers. It can go faster and farther than the Mustang with a cruise speed of 400 knots and a range of 1,300 nautical miles. Cessna President Scott Ernest says no decision has been made about whether the plane will be built at Cessna’s Wichita…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A legislative oversight committee is scheduled to get the results of a new audit of state programs aimed at determining if there are disincentives in Kansas policies that keep couples from marrying. The audit was conducted by the Legislative Division of Post Audit staff looking at various state benefit programs. The results will be presented Tuesday at a meeting in Topeka. Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration has put an emphasis on finding ways the state can change its policies to encourage couples to choose marriage. The administration, including the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, has said increasing…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Kansas has asked a federal judge to reject a request to block enforcement of a new law restricting insurance coverage for abortions. Those arguments come in a court filing Monday responding to the American Civil Liberties Union’s challenge of a magistrate’s findings. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenneth Gale recommended the court deny the preliminary injunction because ACLU failed to present sufficient evidence its members will suffer irreparable harm. Kansas argued the ACLU had ample time to assemble evidentiary support and failed to do so. It also contended the group presented no facts supporting its claim the statute was…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback is hosting his latest in a series of summits aimed at reviving the Kansas economy and creating jobs. The next discussion focusing on animal agriculture takes place Wednesday in Garden City. Previous discussions have covered aviation, health care, service sectors and the military. Wednesday’s agenda includes competing in a global economy, technology, developing the workforce, food safety, animal welfare and health and the state’s historic advantages in animal production. The event will be broadcast live over the Internet at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/animalagsummit .
DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) A Dodge City man will go to trial on charges that he accidentally killed a 17-year-old high school student during a fight. Fabian Colorado was bound over for trial Monday in the death of Diego Enriquez-Enriquez. He died after being injured during a May 14 birthday party. Prosecutors say Colorado punched Enriquez-Enriquez, who fell and hit his head on a cement floor. The Dodge City Daily Globe reports that Colorado will enter a plea to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated battery charges at a later hearing.