9-16-10

IN LOCAL NEWS…

THE MANATTAN MERCURY REPORTS…HUMAN NUTRITION PROFESSOR MARK HAUB HAS LOST 10 POUNDS SO FAR ON HIS SNACK CAKE DIET. HAUB IS THREE WEEKS IN TO HIS EXPERIMENT OF EATING FOODS HIGH IN SATURATED FAT AND SUGAR BUT HE IS EATING LESS THAN TWO THOUSAND CALORIES PER DAY.

IT WAS REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT KANSAS STATE WAS THE 16TH MOST DESIRABLE LARGE SCHOOL. WELL, THAT’S NOT EXACTLY TRUE. ACCORDING TO THE KC STAR, K-STATE MISREPORTED INFORMATION. THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING BY SOMEONE IN THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE WHO SAID ONLY 56 PERCENT OF APPLICANTS ARE ACCEPTED WHEN ALMOST 98 PERCENT ARE. FIFTY SIX PERCENT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO CHOOSE TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY. RESEARCHER COURTNEY KENNEDY COMPILED THE RANKING WITH THE CORRECTED INFORMATION AND K-STATE WAS KNOCKED OUT THE TOP 25.

IN STATE NEWS…

THE KC STAR REPORS…SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD ANTONIO C. CARNELL IS BEING CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE STATUTORY SODOMY. JACKSON COUNTY PROSECUTORS SAY CARNELL MOLESTED AN EIGHT YEAR OLD GIRL AT HER HOME A YEAR AGO.

TRADER JOES IS COMING TO KANSAS CITY. FOX 4 IN KANSAS CITY REPORTS THAT THE GROCERY STORE WILL OPEN IN 2011. THE CHAIN WILL OPEN IN SOUTH KANSAS CITY AND LEAWOOD. MOST RECENTLY, THE STORE HAS OPENED LOCATIONS IN DES MOINES AND OMAHA.

IN NATIONAL NEWS…..

CNN IS REPORTING…CALIFORNIA’S ATTORNEY GENERAL EDMUND G BROWN SUED EIGHT FORMER AND CURRENT MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS FROM THE LOS ANGELES SUBURB BELL. BROWN IS LOOKING TO RECOVER MONEY FROM THE EXCESS SALARIES THAT THE OFFICIALS AWARDED THEMSELVES AND REDUCE THEIR PENSION BENEFITS. FORMER CITY MANAGER ROBERT RIZZO EARNED OVER SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR. SINCE 1993 RIZZO’S SALARY WAS INCREASED 16 TIMES. THE DEFENDANTS ARE BEING CHARGED WITH FRAUD, CIVIL CONSPIRACY, WASTE OF PUBLIC FUNDS, AND BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY.

IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…

REUTERS REPORTS…A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THE SITUATION SAID FOX HAS ALREADY SOLD MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF ITS ADS FOR THIS YEAR’S SUPERBOWL. THE RUNNING PRICE FOR A 30 SECOND AD…A COOL 3 MILLION DOLLARS. THE SUPERBOWL REACHES AN AVERAGE OF 100 MILLION VIEWERS. THIS YEAR’S GAME WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE NEW COWBOYS STADIUM ON FEBRUARY 6TH.