THE FUNERAL FOR FORMER K-STATE QUARTERBACK DYLAN MEIER HAS BEEN SET. THE SERVICES WILL BE THIS MORNING AT 10 AM AT THE PITTSBURG MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM. THE MEIER FAMILY IS ASKING MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE SENT TO EITHER THE KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL PROGRAM, PITTSBURG YMCA, OR PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL QUARTERBACK CLUB. ALL DONATIONS CAN BE MADE THROUGH THE BRENNER FUNERAL HOME IN PITTSBURG KANSAS. MEIER DIED LAST WEEK IN A HIKING ACCIDENT IN ARKANSAS.
THE NEW COMMANDER OF THE KANSAS AIR NATIONAL GUARD HAS BEEN CHOSEN. COLONEL BRAD LINK WILL BE SUCCSEEDING BRIGADE GENERAL ED FLORA WHO IS RETIRING. THE CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY IN TOPEKA WITH A RECEPTION FOR FLORA’S RETIREMENT AFTERWARDS. LINK BEGAN HIS CAREER IN THE 1980S AND HAS FLOWN VARIOUS AIRCRAFT INCLUDING B-52 AND B-1 BOMBERS AND KC-135 REFUELING TANKERS.
THE SON OF TOPEKA’S CONTRAVERSIAL PASTOR FRED PHELPS SPOKE OVER THE WEEKEND. NATE PHELPS MADE HIS FIRST RETURN TO TOPEKA IN 20 YEARS AND ENCOURAGED PEOPLE TO HAVE SYMPATHY FOR THE MEMBERS OF HIS FATHER’S CHURCH. HE SAID ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN WHO ARE “STUCK IN THAT SITUATION.” THE CAPITAL JOURNAL SAYS NO ONE FROM WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH PICKETED NATE’S TALK.
FEMA WILL TAKE A LOOK TODAY AT THIS WEEKENDS TORNADO AND STORM DAMAGE IN THE SOUTH. THEY WILL CONCENTRATE IN MISSISSIPPI WHERE 10 TO 12 FATALATIES OCCURRED. THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE PRESIDENT POSSIBLY DECLARING A DISASTER. MISSISSIPPI’S GOVENOR SAYS THE TORNADO WENT THROUGH 16 COUNTIES WITH WINDS OF 160 MILES PER HOUR AND A DESTRUCTION PATH OF AT LEAST 50 MILES.
A 16-YEAR OLD CALIFORNIA GIRL WHO WAS ATTEMPTING TO SAIL SOLO AROUND THE WORLD HAS ENDED HER QUEST. ABBY SUNDERLAND WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO MAKE THE TRIP NON STOP WILL BE STOPPING IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR BOAT REPAIRS. SUNDERLAND BLOGGED SATURDAY THAT IT WOULD BE “FOOLISH AND IRRESPONSIBLE” TO KEEP GOING AFTER HER LOSING HER BOAT’S MAIN AUTOPILOT. SHE PLANS TO CONTINUE THE VOYAGE EVEN THOUGH HER NONSTOP ATTEMPT IS OVER.
BRET MICHAELS REMAINS IN INTENSIVE CARE AFTER SUFFERING A BRAIN HEMORRHAGE. FURTHER TESTING IS SCHEDULED TO HELP LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE BLEEDING. THE 47-YEAR OLD ROCKER’S WEBSITE SAYS A REPORT FROM DOCTORS IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK AND ADDS “PLEASE REMEMBER BRET IS, AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN A FIGHTER AND SURVIVOR AND IS UNDER THE BEST MEDICAL CARE POSSIBLE.” THE HOSPITAL MICHAELS IS IN HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.
THE ANIMATED FLICK HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON RE-GAINED THE TOP SPOT IN THE BOX OFFICE AFTER BEING RELEASED FOR A MONTH. J-LO’S “THE BACK UP PLAN” WAS A NO-GO OPENING IN SECOND FOLLOWED BY DATE NIGHT AND THE NEW RELEASE THE LOSERS.
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