TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka police say officers shot and killed a man who came at them with a knife. The 44-year-old man was killed early Thursday at an apartment south of downtown Topeka. His name was not released. Police Lt. Steve Taylor said officers went to the apartment after getting a report of an assault in progress. Taylor says the two officers shot the man after he approached them with a knife. The two police officers weren’t injured. They are on administrative leave pending an investigation.
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SALINA, Kan. (AP) A Salina hospital is closing its psychiatric residential treatment program in Ellsworth County. Saint Francis Community Services says a lack of referrals forced it to consolidate its operations in Saline and Ellsworth counties. The hospital’s lawyer, Kevin Carrico, says the programs will be consolidated within 60 days. He says in March the programs had 500 placements but by September less than 300 youth were screened for the programs. The agency has a total of 30 residents at its two facilities. That’s roughly half the programs’ capacity. The Salina Journal reports that the program administrators did not believe…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Kansas City, Kan., police say a man died early Thursday after crashing his car into a building while fleeing from police. Police say the chase began when they tried to stop a man who was speeding. When the driver, who was in his 20s, swerved to miss stop sticks, he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a building. The driver was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. The man’s identity was not released. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash remains under investigation.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) A student journalist is suing Johnson County Community College over the price it charged for public documents. Twenty-one-year-old Marcus Clem of Stilwell says in the lawsuit that the college was trying to stall release of emails by charging the student newspaper $47,426 for seven months of emails. The Kansas City Star reports that the emails involve a former college employee who was fired and the employee’s supervisor. After the newspaper, The Campus Ledger, reduced the request to 20 emails, the college said it would cost nearly $10,000. College executive Joe Sopcich says the college was not…
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…
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…