ST. LOUIS (AP) Missouri is hoping to join the Southeastern Conference but would have preferred an offer from the Big Ten that never came, a university official said Wednesday. Missouri hoped to join the Big Ten last year but the league instead chose Nebraska. The university official said the Big Ten remains Missouri’s top choice but that conference “has no interest.” “That’s what’s left,” the official said, referring to the SEC. State Sen. Kurt Schaefer, a Republican whose Columbia district includes the Missouri campus, said his constituents are “hands down” in favor of an SEC move. Now that Missouri…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Board of Regents Chairman Ed McKechnie says the Big 12 remains the best fit for Kansas and Kansas State, regardless of whether Missouri is looking at other conferences. McKechnie said Wednesday he’s disappointed in Missouri’s decision and believes it’s not in the best interests of academics or student athletes. He also says Kansas and Kansas State have options, but the Big 12 is the best option at this time.
Without starting setter Caitlyn Donahue, the K-State volleyball team battled #16 Iowa State, but fell 27-25, 25-21, and 25-23 to the Cyclones. Backup setter Ashley Kelican made her first career start, and contributed 31 assists and 8 digs. Lilla Porubek led the offense with 11 kills, and Kathleen Ludwig added 10. With the loss, K-State drops to 13-5 overall and 2-2 in the Big 12. The Cats will play at Texas Tech this Saturday afternoon at 1:00pm. Coverage on 1350kman.com will begin with the pregame at 12:30 from Lubbock.
K-State’s Brittany Chambers and Jalana Childs have been named to the 2011-12 preseason All-Big 12 honorable mention. Chambers and Childs are the first Wildcat teammates to earn preseason honors since Kendra Wecker, Laurie Koehn and Megan Mahoney were named to the 2004-05 preseason All-Big 12 team. Not surprisingly Baylor’s Brittany Griner was named the Big 12 preseason player of the year for a second straight year.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Green Bay has become home for Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson, and it will be for at least another three seasons. The former Riley County and K-State standout confirmed Wednesday that he has signed a contract extension that will keep him on the team through the 2014 season. According to ESPN, the deal is worth $13.35 million. Nelson, a second-round pick out of K-State in 2008, began to blossom toward the end of last season and caught nine passes for 140 yards and a touchdown in the Super Bowl. He’s showing no signs of slowing…
There was a lot of information and discussion that took place during the Manhattan Odgen school board. The board started off the night with the reports. This portion consisted talk of the enrollment report, the overtime report and the summer program report. Carol Adams, executive director of teaching and learning, and Pam Russell, director of special education, gave a small presentation detailing the STEM program that occurred this past summer. The board then moved on to construction issues. Woodrow Wilson is looking to be moving the 6th graders back sometime soon, but there is still more phases that need to be completed on…
The Konza Prairie Biological Station , or KPBS, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The long term research facility encompasses over 8,500 acres, and houses many long term research projects. Director of the KPBS and Professor of Biology at Kansas State University John Briggs says that one of the research projects concerning the importance of fire in prairie systems has been conducted for the past 40 years. Briggs explains that without occasional burnings the prairie would revert to woodland scrub, and drastically change the ecosystem currently in place. To find out more about KPBS, and the current research, you can…
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) Apple Inc. said the company’s co-founder Steve Jobs died Wednesday. He was 56. “We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,” the company said in a brief statement. “Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.” Steve Jobs has died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Jobs is credited for pioneering many advances in personal computing, and for being the man behind such technological staples as the iPod and iPhone. Jobs first created…
A homeless man was taken into police custody on Tuesday. Riley County police arrested 21-year old Caleb Sullivan in connection with a robbery that occurred on August 8 of this year. Sullivan is believed to be one of two individuals who held 33-year old Armando Cantu-Penafort at gunpoint and forcibly entered his home located at 1031 Yuma. The victim fled the scene, escaping through the backdoor. The burglars stole the victim’s wallet which contained $500. Only Sullivan has been arrested at this time but RCPD has identified a suspect for the accomplice. Sullivan is expected to face one felony charge of aggravated robbery. Sullivan is being…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas health officials say two additional cases of listeria have been linked to tainted cantaloupes from Colorado, bringing the total to seven. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Tuesday the seven cases include two resulting in deaths. The agency did not say when or where the cases occurred. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 100 confirmed illnesses and 18 deaths nationwide linked to bacteria in cantaloupes from a single Colorado farm. Symptoms of a listeria infection include fever, muscle aches, diarrhea and vomiting and can show up two months after the tainted…