LAWRENCE, Kan. — The University of Kansas suspended two fraternities for hazing earlier this month, but officials don’t plan to share their investigation with police. Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Delta Theta were both suspended from campus for five years because of the incidents university officials found, which included assaults, sleep deprivation, forced workouts, destruction of pledges’ property and retaliation for reporting the behavior to university officials. KU spokeswoman Erinn Barcomb-Peterson said the students who were hazing victims are free to pursue criminal charges, but university officials don’t want to trigger a criminal investigation that victims don’t want.
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OLATHE, Kan. — Schools in Olathe and Kansas City, Kansas, have canceled classes this week as COVID-19 cases surge among staff and students in the districts. The Kansas City Star reports that Olathe Public Schools and Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools canceled classes for Tuesday and Wednesday. Olathe Superintendent Brent Yeager said the cancellations were unavoidable as more than 800 school employees about 20% of all Olathe schools’ staff were out sick heading into this week. Yeager said more than 1,500 students had the virus last week. Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools reported it had 200 teaching positions unfilled Friday.…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Kristi Ingalls with Red Cross. Sunset Zoo Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood also joined the program. We spoke with Manhattan Regional Airport Director Brandon Keazer. In our final segment we spoke with Manhattan Public Library’s Maddy Ogle.
The Chiefs were going nowhere on offense against Pittsburgh early Sunday night, so coach Andy Reid had wide receiver Mecole Hardman take a shotgun snap and hand off to running back Darrel Williams on a trick play. Their exchange hit the ground, T.J. Watt picked it up and returned the fumble for a touchdown. It was precisely the kind of play that should have energized the heavy underdogs, playing in a tough environment on the road, but it wound up doing something else entirely: It ticked off Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. He proceeded to throw for 404 yards and five…
Two duos were honored for their service to the Manhattan community at Saturday’s virtual celebration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Manhattan’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration was presented in an online format for the second year. The long-running community observance is organized by the Manhattan Martin Luther Jr. Memorial Committee and this year featured music, talk, recognition for winners of the annual art and writing contest, and the presentation of the Spirit of Martin Luther King Community Service Award. Opening prayers were spoken by Rev. Dennis Ackerman of College Avenue United Methodist Church…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Fifth-year senior Mark Smith’s corner 3-pointer with 3:28 remaining sparked a 12-2 run by Kansas State to end the game, as the Wildcats earned their first Big 12 victory of the season in impressive fashion over No. 19/19 Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon before 5,971 fans at Bramlage Coliseum. The victory not only gave the Wildcats (9-7, 1-4 Big 12) their first win in conference play after 4 narrow defeats, it also snapped a 12-game losing streak in the month of January and a 5-game skid against Top 25 opponents. The team’s last win…
LUBBOCK, Texas (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State, ranked 25th in the Associated Press top-25 this week, got off to a slow start on Saturday afternoon at United Supermarkets Arena and were unable to overcome a double-figure halftime deficit to fall at Texas Tech, 64-45. Texas Tech (9-7, 2-3 Big 12) dashed out to a 23-7 lead after the first quarter. The Wildcats were held to 23.1 percent shooting (3-of-13) from the field, while the Lady Raiders checked in at 52.6 percent (10-of-19). The 23 points allowed by K-State in the first stanza were the most the Wildcats have allowed in…
The surge in COVID cases in Riley County, tied to the Omicron variant may soon peak. As students return to Kansas State University in the next few days, Riley County Health Department Director Julie Gibbs is predicting things will get worse before our area gets some reprieve as national levels begin to peak. Gibbs shared those comments during a Facebook Live event Thursday (see below) with other health officials, including Ascension Via Christi President Bob Copple and Riley County PIO Vivienne Uccello. Five COVID-related deaths have been reported at Ascension Via Christi this week, something not experienced at the hospital…
K-State Office of Military and Veterans Affairs Director Dr. Arthur DeGroat was invited to participate Wednesday in a virtual roundtable discussion on veterans suicide prevention efforts. The discussion was hosted by Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chair Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and ranking member Jerry Moran (R-Kans.) and featured participation from representatives of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the Montana Job Service, as well as Kansas State University in Dr. DeGroat. DeGroat’s resume includes years of research into the transition of service members out of the military environment, the findings of which he discussed at the roundtable as well as…
EMPORIA, Kan. — Lyon County authorities say a person is in custody after deputies found a dead woman inside a vehicle near Emporia. The sheriff’s office says deputies were alerted Wednesday night to check on the welfare of two adults and two children inside a vehicle. Deputies stopped the car on U.S. 50 west of Emporia. Sgt. Doug Stump says when the driver got out, deputies heard a sound from inside the car and found a deceased woman. Authorities later said the woman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Stump says the driver was arrested for charges not related to…