IN LOCAL NEWS...
THANKS TO FIVE DAYS OFF USD 383 THE MANHATTAN OGDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TALKING OF EXPANDING THE SCHOOL DAY TO ACCOMMODATE THE MERCURY WRITES...THE DAYS WERE TAKEN OFF DUE TO INCELEMENT WEATHER AND THE MEETING TO DECIDE IF THESE DAYS WILL BE TAKEN OFF WILL BE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH AT SIX THIRTY IN THE ROBINSON EDUCATION CENTER.
IN JUST TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS….KSTATE’S CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENTREPENEURSHIP IS ONE OF THE NATION’S EMERGING PROGRAMS. THE UNITED STATE SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPENUERSHIP (USASBE) AWARDED K-STATE WITH ITS 2011 EMERGING PROGRAM AWARD. THE EMERGING PROGRAM AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE BEST ENTREPENURSHIP PROGRAM IN THAT NATION THAT IS THREE YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR CHAD JACKSON SAID THE CENTER LOOKS TO WIN PLENTY MORE AWARDS IN THE UPCOMING YEARS.
IN STATE NEWS...
A MAN USES HIS SON AS A SHIELD WHILE FLEEING POLICE...THE KANSAS CITY STAR WRITES...JASON P. TROXEL, 33 OF OLATHE KANSAS, WAS CHARGED WITH BATTERY ON A LAW OFFICER, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, AND CHILD ENDANGERMENT AFTER HE USED HIS THREE YEAR OLD SON AS A HUMAN SHIELD...THE OFFICER DISPACTHED TO TROXEL'S HOUSE WAS THERE ON A CHILD REMOVAL ORDER WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY TASERED THE YOUNG BOY AS TROXEL WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLEE THE PREMISES...THE CHILD WAS TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES AND HAS BEEN LEFT IN THE CARE OF HIS MOTHER...TROXEL WAS RELEASED ON THREE MISDEMEANOR CHARGES.
ACCORDING TO THE TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL…GOVERNOR SAM BROWNBACK IS DONE CAMPAIGNING FOR HIS GOVERNORSHIP AND NOW HAS TURNED HIS ATTENTION TOWARDS THE BOEING CORPORATION. BROWNBACK IS HOPING THE CORPORATION CAN WIN A CONTRACT FOR AN AIRFORCE REFUELING TANKER. BOEING IS IN DIRECT COMPETITION WITH THE EUROPEAN-BASED EADS. THE GOAL OF THE COMPANY IS TO HELP BUILD A NEW GENERATION OF REFEULING AIRCRAFTS. WHILE THE WORK WOULD BE DONE IN FORTY STATES, A BULK OF THE MANUFACTURING WOULD BE DONE IN KANSAS AND WASHINGTON.
THE KANSAS CITY STAR REPORTS POLICE HAVE FOUND A DRIVER WHO DROVE HIS CAR IN TO A LENEXA HOUSE. THE MALE DRIVER WAS BEING TRACKED BY OFFICERS NEAR 95TH AND MONROVIA…BUT DROVE OFF ACCORDING TO KCTV-5. POLICE AND POLICE DOGS HAVE SEARCHED THE AREA FOR THE DRIVER. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE WRECK.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS…
GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING SINGER/SONGWRITER BRUNO MARS IS SET TO PLEAD GUILTY BEFORE A LAS VEGAS JUDGE ABOUT COCAINE POSSESSION. MARS GUILTY PProxy-Connection: keep-alive
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A IS THOUGHT TO BE A DEAL WITH NEVADA PROSECUTORS THAT WOULD WIPE THE FELONY CONVICTION OFF HIS RECORD AFTER A YEAR. MARS OR PETER HERNANDEZ IS NOT CONTESTING THAT HE WAS FOUND WITH 2-POINT-6 GRAMS OF COCAINE IN A CASINO MEN’S ROOM AFTER A PERFORMANCE. MARS WILL BE PLACED ON PROBATION, PAY A TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE AND PERFORM TWO HUNDRED HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
February 14, 2011 News
IN LOCAL NEWS.....
- A WOMAN AND CHILD WERE TRANSPORTED TO AN AREA HOSPITAL SUNDAY AFTER THE VEHICLE THEY WERE IN FLIPPED AND LANDED ON A GUARDRAIL ALONG INTERSTATE 470, TOPEKA POLICE SERGENT KRISTEN HREN SAID.
THE WOMAN, JENNIFER HINRICHSEN, OF KECHI, WAS WESTBOUND IN A BLUE MAZDA ON I-470 NEAR THE S.W. 21ST EXIT AT 3:15PM.
SERGENT HREN SAID "IT APPEARS SHE WAS INATTENTIVE AND DROVE OFF THE ROADWAY.
IN NATIONAL NEWS.....
- INVESTIGATORS LOOKING INTO THE CAUSE OF A GAS EXPLOSION THAT KILLED FIVE PEOPLE IN ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA LAST WEEK ARE FOCUSING ON AN "IMPERFECTION" IN A PIPE NEAR THE BLAST SITE. WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S EXPLOSION FLATTENED A PAIR OF HOUSES AND SET FIRE TO A BLOCK OF HOMES, KILLING FIVE PEOPLE -- INCLUDING A 4-MONTH-OLD BOY AND A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
- A NEW YORK TIMES REPORT SAYS REPRESENTATIVE GABRIELLE GIFFORDS' EFORTS TO RELEARN HOW TO SPEAK INCLUDE MOUTHING THE WORDS TO SONG LYRICS, SUCH AS "TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR."
GIFFORDS HAS BEEN RECEIVING BEDSIDE BRIEFINGS FROM AIDES ON THE UPRISING IN EGYPT AND LOCAL UPDATES FROM HER HOME STATE OF ARIZONA. HER CHIEF OF STAFF, PIA CARUSONE, SAYS GIFFORDS DEFINITELY UNDERSTANDS WHAT IS BEING SAID AND HAS BEEN PROVIDING SHORT, VERBAL RESPONSES.
- EGYPT'S MILITARY RULERS TOOK SWEEPING ACTION TO DISMANTLE THE LEGACY OF FORMER PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK ON SUNDAY, DISSOLVING PARLIAMENT, SUSPENDING THE CONSTITUTION AND PROMISING ELECTIONS IN MOVES CAUTIOUSLY WELCOMED BY PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTERS.
THE CARETAKER GOVERNMENT, BACKED BY THE MILITARY, SAID RESTORING SECURITY AFTER THE 18-DAY UPRISING THAT OUSTED MUBARAK WAS A TOP PRIORITY
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS.....
- THE 53RD ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS TOOK PLACE SUNDAY NIGHT RECOGNIZING THE BIGGEST NAMES IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
"THE SUBURBS" BY ARCADE FIRE WON ALBUM OF THE YEAR. LADY ANTEBELLUM WON RECORD OF THE YEAR AND SONG OF THE YEAR WITH THEIR HIT "NEED YOU NOW". BEST NEW ARTIST WENT TO ESPERANZA SPALDING WHO BEAT OUT JUSTIN BIEBER AND DRAKE FOR THE AWARD.
- A WOMAN AND CHILD WERE TRANSPORTED TO AN AREA HOSPITAL SUNDAY AFTER THE VEHICLE THEY WERE IN FLIPPED AND LANDED ON A GUARDRAIL ALONG INTERSTATE 470, TOPEKA POLICE SERGENT KRISTEN HREN SAID.
THE WOMAN, JENNIFER HINRICHSEN, OF KECHI, WAS WESTBOUND IN A BLUE MAZDA ON I-470 NEAR THE S.W. 21ST EXIT AT 3:15PM.
SERGENT HREN SAID "IT APPEARS SHE WAS INATTENTIVE AND DROVE OFF THE ROADWAY.
IN NATIONAL NEWS.....
- INVESTIGATORS LOOKING INTO THE CAUSE OF A GAS EXPLOSION THAT KILLED FIVE PEOPLE IN ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA LAST WEEK ARE FOCUSING ON AN "IMPERFECTION" IN A PIPE NEAR THE BLAST SITE. WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S EXPLOSION FLATTENED A PAIR OF HOUSES AND SET FIRE TO A BLOCK OF HOMES, KILLING FIVE PEOPLE -- INCLUDING A 4-MONTH-OLD BOY AND A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
- A NEW YORK TIMES REPORT SAYS REPRESENTATIVE GABRIELLE GIFFORDS' EFORTS TO RELEARN HOW TO SPEAK INCLUDE MOUTHING THE WORDS TO SONG LYRICS, SUCH AS "TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR."
GIFFORDS HAS BEEN RECEIVING BEDSIDE BRIEFINGS FROM AIDES ON THE UPRISING IN EGYPT AND LOCAL UPDATES FROM HER HOME STATE OF ARIZONA. HER CHIEF OF STAFF, PIA CARUSONE, SAYS GIFFORDS DEFINITELY UNDERSTANDS WHAT IS BEING SAID AND HAS BEEN PROVIDING SHORT, VERBAL RESPONSES.
- EGYPT'S MILITARY RULERS TOOK SWEEPING ACTION TO DISMANTLE THE LEGACY OF FORMER PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK ON SUNDAY, DISSOLVING PARLIAMENT, SUSPENDING THE CONSTITUTION AND PROMISING ELECTIONS IN MOVES CAUTIOUSLY WELCOMED BY PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTERS.
THE CARETAKER GOVERNMENT, BACKED BY THE MILITARY, SAID RESTORING SECURITY AFTER THE 18-DAY UPRISING THAT OUSTED MUBARAK WAS A TOP PRIORITY
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS.....
- THE 53RD ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS TOOK PLACE SUNDAY NIGHT RECOGNIZING THE BIGGEST NAMES IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
"THE SUBURBS" BY ARCADE FIRE WON ALBUM OF THE YEAR. LADY ANTEBELLUM WON RECORD OF THE YEAR AND SONG OF THE YEAR WITH THEIR HIT "NEED YOU NOW". BEST NEW ARTIST WENT TO ESPERANZA SPALDING WHO BEAT OUT JUSTIN BIEBER AND DRAKE FOR THE AWARD.
Monday, January 24, 2011
1-23-10
IN LOCAL NEWS…
THE K-STATE COLLEGIAN REPORTS…K-STATE SEES HAS A RECORD ENROLLMENT IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND HISPANIC STUDENTS. ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM THE REGISTARS OFFICE THERE ARE 993 AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS AND 1,077 HISPANIC STUDENTS. IN FIVE YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN NEARLY TWO HUNDRED AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS AND NEARLY EIGHT HUNDRED HISPANIC STUDENTS.
THE TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL REPORTS…A 15-PASSENGER VAN TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON I-70 CRASHED. THE KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL SAID THAT BLACK ICE CONTRIBUTED TO THE WRECK. THE VAN ENTERED THE MEDIAN AND THEN CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE. THE DRIVER WAS UNINJURED, BUT EIGHT PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO MERCY REGIONAL HOSPITAL. SEVERAL OF THE PASSENGERS WERE CLOUD COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS.
THE MANHATTAN MERCURY REPORTS…THE MANHATTAN AIRPORT HAS GROWN CONSIDERABLY OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE REGIONAL AIRPORT ADDED FLIGHTS TO CHICAGO AND DALLAS OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD. THE NEW FLIGHTS INCREASED TICKET SALES FROM OVER 19 THOUSAND TO 39 THOUSAND.
IN STATE NEWS…
A TEXAS WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF SELLING HER SON’S IDENTITY TO AN ARKANSAS CITY WOMEN. MARIA DE JESUS SOTO, A BROWNSVILLE TEXAS RESIDENT SOLD HER SON’S SOCIAL SECURITY CARD AND BIRTH CERTIFICATE. SOTO HAS ALREADY BEEN INDICTED ON ILLEGAL SALE OF A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT AND POSSESSION OF UNLAWFULLY OBTAINED DOCUMENTS. JESUS SOTO HAD A CHANGE OF PLEA-HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY IN WICHITA.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
USA TODAY REPORTS…A STUDY FOUND HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD IN REUSABLE BAGS. BAGS SOLD BY WALGREENS, SAFEWAY AND BLOOM ALL HAD LEAD CONTENT 100 PARTS OVER MILLION. THIS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL THAT MANY STATES ALLOW. SAFEWAY SAID IT IS PULLING THE O ORGANICS BAG AND IS QUESTIONING THE BAGS MAKER. WALGREENS IS CURRENTLY TESTING ITS BAGS AND SAYS ALL OF ITS BAGS HAVE PASSED.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
Hollywoodnews.com reports...NICOLE POLIZZI BETTER KNOWN AS SNOOKI ON THE HIT MTV SHOW JERSEY SHORE, IS NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. POLIZZI REVEALED THE NEWS ON TWITTER. POLIZZI TWEETED OMG I’M A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MY FANS, FAMILY AND EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE! LOVE YOU ALL !!. POLIZZI’S BOOK IS CALLED A SHORE THING AND REGISTERED #24 ON THE LIST.
THE K-STATE COLLEGIAN REPORTS…K-STATE SEES HAS A RECORD ENROLLMENT IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND HISPANIC STUDENTS. ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM THE REGISTARS OFFICE THERE ARE 993 AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS AND 1,077 HISPANIC STUDENTS. IN FIVE YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN NEARLY TWO HUNDRED AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS AND NEARLY EIGHT HUNDRED HISPANIC STUDENTS.
THE TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL REPORTS…A 15-PASSENGER VAN TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON I-70 CRASHED. THE KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL SAID THAT BLACK ICE CONTRIBUTED TO THE WRECK. THE VAN ENTERED THE MEDIAN AND THEN CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE. THE DRIVER WAS UNINJURED, BUT EIGHT PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO MERCY REGIONAL HOSPITAL. SEVERAL OF THE PASSENGERS WERE CLOUD COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS.
THE MANHATTAN MERCURY REPORTS…THE MANHATTAN AIRPORT HAS GROWN CONSIDERABLY OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE REGIONAL AIRPORT ADDED FLIGHTS TO CHICAGO AND DALLAS OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD. THE NEW FLIGHTS INCREASED TICKET SALES FROM OVER 19 THOUSAND TO 39 THOUSAND.
IN STATE NEWS…
A TEXAS WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF SELLING HER SON’S IDENTITY TO AN ARKANSAS CITY WOMEN. MARIA DE JESUS SOTO, A BROWNSVILLE TEXAS RESIDENT SOLD HER SON’S SOCIAL SECURITY CARD AND BIRTH CERTIFICATE. SOTO HAS ALREADY BEEN INDICTED ON ILLEGAL SALE OF A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT AND POSSESSION OF UNLAWFULLY OBTAINED DOCUMENTS. JESUS SOTO HAD A CHANGE OF PLEA-HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY IN WICHITA.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
USA TODAY REPORTS…A STUDY FOUND HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD IN REUSABLE BAGS. BAGS SOLD BY WALGREENS, SAFEWAY AND BLOOM ALL HAD LEAD CONTENT 100 PARTS OVER MILLION. THIS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL THAT MANY STATES ALLOW. SAFEWAY SAID IT IS PULLING THE O ORGANICS BAG AND IS QUESTIONING THE BAGS MAKER. WALGREENS IS CURRENTLY TESTING ITS BAGS AND SAYS ALL OF ITS BAGS HAVE PASSED.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
Hollywoodnews.com reports...NICOLE POLIZZI BETTER KNOWN AS SNOOKI ON THE HIT MTV SHOW JERSEY SHORE, IS NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. POLIZZI REVEALED THE NEWS ON TWITTER. POLIZZI TWEETED OMG I’M A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MY FANS, FAMILY AND EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE! LOVE YOU ALL !!. POLIZZI’S BOOK IS CALLED A SHORE THING AND REGISTERED #24 ON THE LIST.
Friday, January 21, 2011
1-21-10 (Audition information)
KING ARTHUR’S QUEST Audition
An audition will be held for the Missoula Children's Theatre production of KING ARTHUR’S QUEST on Monday, January 24th at the Manhattan Arts Center from 4pm to 6pm. Those auditioning should arrive at 4pm and plan to stay for the full two hours. Some of the cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the audition.
Approximately 60 roles are available for local students. All students, grades first through 12th grade, are encouraged to audition. No advance preparation is necessary. Most students rehearse approximately 4 ½ hours each day, Monday through Friday. Performances are scheduled for January 29th at 3 and 7 pm at the Manhattan Arts Center, 1520 Poyntz Avenue.
For more information call the Manhattan Arts Center at 785-537-4420.
KING ARTHUR’S QUEST is part of the Missoula Children's Theatre's unique international touring project and is presented in Manhattan by the Manhattan Arts Center.
The Manhattan Arts Center is funded in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Additional funding comes from the City of Manhattan and MAC members and friends.
An audition will be held for the Missoula Children's Theatre production of KING ARTHUR’S QUEST on Monday, January 24th at the Manhattan Arts Center from 4pm to 6pm. Those auditioning should arrive at 4pm and plan to stay for the full two hours. Some of the cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the audition.
Approximately 60 roles are available for local students. All students, grades first through 12th grade, are encouraged to audition. No advance preparation is necessary. Most students rehearse approximately 4 ½ hours each day, Monday through Friday. Performances are scheduled for January 29th at 3 and 7 pm at the Manhattan Arts Center, 1520 Poyntz Avenue.
For more information call the Manhattan Arts Center at 785-537-4420.
KING ARTHUR’S QUEST is part of the Missoula Children's Theatre's unique international touring project and is presented in Manhattan by the Manhattan Arts Center.
The Manhattan Arts Center is funded in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Additional funding comes from the City of Manhattan and MAC members and friends.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
12-07-10
IN LOCAL NEWS…
MORE THAN TWELVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE THEIR DEGREES. ONE THOUSAND OF THE DEGREES WITH BE BACHELORS DEGREES. COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AND HUMAN ECOLOGY WILL KICK OFF COMMENCEMENT ON SATURDAY AT 9 IN THE MORNING. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING WILL SHUT COMMENCEMENT DOWN. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER….GRADUATION WILL BE STREAMED LIVE ONLINE AT WWW.KSTATE.EDU/GRADUATION.
ACCORDING TO THE MANHATTAN MERCURY…TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT CITY COMMISSIONERS WILL VOTE ON A PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT WOULD MAKE GENDER IDENTITY AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION A PROTECTED CLAUSE. RALLIES TOOK PLACE IN THE K-STATE STUDENT UNION LAST WEEK. THE VOTE WILL END MONTHS OF RESEARCH AND SPECULATION. AT THE END OF THE AUG. 24 MEETING WHEN COMMISSIONERS LAST DISCUSSED THE ORDINANCE, 3 OF THE 5 COMMISSIONERS APPEARED TO BE IN FAVOR OF THE NEW ORDINANCE.
IN STATE NEWS…
THE TOPEKA CAPITAL JOURNAL REPORTS…A PREGNANT WOMEN AND ANOTHER MAN WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER THEIR CAR WAS STRUCK BY A SEMI. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON INTERSTATE 470. KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL LT. HAROLD TILLMAN SAID THE VICTIMS 1988 GRAND MERCURY MARQUIS BLEW A TIRE. THIS CAUSED THE 28 YEAR OLD DRIVER TO OVERCORRECT. THE OVERCORRECTION CAUSED THE CAR TO SPIN ACROSS THE WESTBOUND LANES. THE DRIVER MIGUEL PANUCO AND HIS WIFE WERE TRANSPORTED TO STORMONT-VAIL REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER. PANUCO WAS LISTED IN HIS SERIOUS CONDITION. HIS WIFE WAS LISTED IN FAIR CONDITION.
ACCORDING TO THE TOPEKA CAPITAL JOURNAL…IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL…THE TOPEKA POLICE DEPARTMENT VISITED 23 LOCAL BUSINESSES INCLUDING LIQUOR STORE, GROCERY STORES AND CONVENIENCE STORES AS UNDERAGE UNDERCOVER OFFICER. FIVE OF THE TWENTY THREE BUSINESSES SOLD TO THE OFFICER.
ACCORDING TO THE KANSAS CITY STAR…THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HAS REOPENED A SCIENCE BUILDING THAT WAS SHUT DOWN TO A STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR. OFFICIALS SEARCHED THE BUILDING BUT WHERE UNABLE TO FIND THE ORIGIN OF THE ODOR. ONE WORKER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER COMPLAINING OF DIZZINESS AND A HEADACHE. THE BUILDING WAS EVACUATED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
CARRIE UNDERWOOD WAS THE STAR OF THE NIGHT AT THE INAUGURAL AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS. THE FORMER AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANT TOOK HOME SIX AWARDS INCLUDING ARTIST AND ALBUM OF THE YEAR. UNDERWOOD IS FRESH OFF OF HOSTING THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION AWARDS. WINNERS WERE CHOSEN BY AN ONLINE VOTE. THE AWARDS SHOW AIRED LAST NIGHT ON FOX.
MORE THAN TWELVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE THEIR DEGREES. ONE THOUSAND OF THE DEGREES WITH BE BACHELORS DEGREES. COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AND HUMAN ECOLOGY WILL KICK OFF COMMENCEMENT ON SATURDAY AT 9 IN THE MORNING. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING WILL SHUT COMMENCEMENT DOWN. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER….GRADUATION WILL BE STREAMED LIVE ONLINE AT WWW.KSTATE.EDU/GRADUATION.
ACCORDING TO THE MANHATTAN MERCURY…TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT CITY COMMISSIONERS WILL VOTE ON A PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT WOULD MAKE GENDER IDENTITY AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION A PROTECTED CLAUSE. RALLIES TOOK PLACE IN THE K-STATE STUDENT UNION LAST WEEK. THE VOTE WILL END MONTHS OF RESEARCH AND SPECULATION. AT THE END OF THE AUG. 24 MEETING WHEN COMMISSIONERS LAST DISCUSSED THE ORDINANCE, 3 OF THE 5 COMMISSIONERS APPEARED TO BE IN FAVOR OF THE NEW ORDINANCE.
IN STATE NEWS…
THE TOPEKA CAPITAL JOURNAL REPORTS…A PREGNANT WOMEN AND ANOTHER MAN WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER THEIR CAR WAS STRUCK BY A SEMI. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON INTERSTATE 470. KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL LT. HAROLD TILLMAN SAID THE VICTIMS 1988 GRAND MERCURY MARQUIS BLEW A TIRE. THIS CAUSED THE 28 YEAR OLD DRIVER TO OVERCORRECT. THE OVERCORRECTION CAUSED THE CAR TO SPIN ACROSS THE WESTBOUND LANES. THE DRIVER MIGUEL PANUCO AND HIS WIFE WERE TRANSPORTED TO STORMONT-VAIL REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER. PANUCO WAS LISTED IN HIS SERIOUS CONDITION. HIS WIFE WAS LISTED IN FAIR CONDITION.
ACCORDING TO THE TOPEKA CAPITAL JOURNAL…IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL…THE TOPEKA POLICE DEPARTMENT VISITED 23 LOCAL BUSINESSES INCLUDING LIQUOR STORE, GROCERY STORES AND CONVENIENCE STORES AS UNDERAGE UNDERCOVER OFFICER. FIVE OF THE TWENTY THREE BUSINESSES SOLD TO THE OFFICER.
ACCORDING TO THE KANSAS CITY STAR…THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HAS REOPENED A SCIENCE BUILDING THAT WAS SHUT DOWN TO A STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR. OFFICIALS SEARCHED THE BUILDING BUT WHERE UNABLE TO FIND THE ORIGIN OF THE ODOR. ONE WORKER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER COMPLAINING OF DIZZINESS AND A HEADACHE. THE BUILDING WAS EVACUATED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
CARRIE UNDERWOOD WAS THE STAR OF THE NIGHT AT THE INAUGURAL AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS. THE FORMER AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANT TOOK HOME SIX AWARDS INCLUDING ARTIST AND ALBUM OF THE YEAR. UNDERWOOD IS FRESH OFF OF HOSTING THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION AWARDS. WINNERS WERE CHOSEN BY AN ONLINE VOTE. THE AWARDS SHOW AIRED LAST NIGHT ON FOX.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
11-30-10
In Local News…
According to the Manhattan Mercury…A 23-year old Manhattan women was found dead inside her home. Laura Rickstrew did not show up for work and her employer asked police to make a welfare check. No foul play is suspected and police believe Rickstrew died from medical complications.
The Manhattan Mercury Reports…Riley County Commissioners approved 135,000 dollars that will be used to pay for public works projects and the Riley County Police Department. 35 thousand of the 135 thousand will pay for the paving of the Riley County Law Enforcement Center.
In State News…
According to the Topeka Capital Journal…58 year old Robert Donald Clark who was convicted in 2009 by a jury for lewd fondling of two female relatives under the age of 14 was sentenced to life in prison. The fondling started when the girls were 9 and 11. The sexual assault took place over an 18 month period. District Attorney Chad Taylor says…This sentence all but guarantees that a dangerous sex offender will be permanently removed from our community. Clark will serve his life sentence at the Kansas Department of Corrections.
The Topeka Capital Journal Reports…A female arrived at the Osage County Sheriffs office around 5 p.m. and reported she had been shot and stabbed. Police later spotted a car matching the victim’s description. Deputies attempted to stop the golden mini-van, but there efforts were useless. The driver made his way from Osage County to Shawnee County. Deputies from both counties were involved in the chase that reached speeds in excess of 90 miles per hour. The driver of the golden mini-van eventually hit a pillar. This caused the mini-van to catch fire. Authorities pulled the man from the burning vehicle. The driver of the vehicle is dead. Authorities have not released his name. Nor have they released the name of the female victim. The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating the wreck.
Hallmark Cards will honored Wednesday for its help with childhood immunizations. In 1995…Hallmark began donating cards to state governors who would send the cards to new parents to remind them about childhood immunizations. The fifteen year program began in Missouri and Kansas and has expanded to 33 states. Hallmark will be honored at the Plaza Library among 6 other quote…heroes.
For more on the even you can head to In Local News…
According to the Manhattan Mercury…A 23-year old Manhattan women was found dead inside her home. Laura Rickstrew did not show up for work and her employer asked police to make a welfare check. No foul play is suspected and police believe Rickstrew died from medical complications.
The Manhattan Mercury Reports…Riley County Commissioners approved 135,000 dollars that will be used to pay for public works projects and the Riley County Police Department. 35 thousand of the 135 thousand will pay for the paving of the Riley County Law Enforcement Center.
In State News…
According to the Topeka Capital Journal…58 year old Robert Donald Clark who was convicted in 2009 by a jury for lewd fondling of two female relatives under the age of 14 was sentenced to life in prison. The fondling started when the girls were 9 and 11. The sexual assault took place over an 18 month period. District Attorney Chad Taylor says…This sentence all but guarantees that a dangerous sex offender will be permanently removed from our community. Clark will serve his life sentence at the Kansas Department of Corrections.
The Topeka Capital Journal Reports…A female arrived at the Osage County Sheriffs office around 5 p.m. and reported she had been shot and stabbed. Police later spotted a car matching the victim’s description. Deputies attempted to stop the golden mini-van, but there efforts were useless. The driver made his way from Osage County to Shawnee County. Deputies from both counties were involved in the chase that reached speeds in excess of 90 miles per hour. The driver of the golden mini-van eventually hit a pillar. This caused the mini-van to catch fire. Authorities pulled the man from the burning vehicle. The driver of the vehicle is dead. Authorities have not released his name. Nor have they released the name of the female victim. The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating the wreck.
Hallmark Cards will honored Wednesday for its help with childhood immunizations. In 1995…Hallmark began donating cards to state governors who would send the cards to new parents to remind them about childhood immunizations. The fifteen year program began in Missouri and Kansas and has expanded to 33 states. Hallmark will be honored at the Plaza Library among 6 other quote…heroes.
For more information you can click the following link: http://www.mchc.net/pdfs/MAIC%20Annual%20Immunization%20Awards.pdf
In Entertainment News…
According to the AP…Disney execs were less than thrilled with Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Captain Sparrow. Depp sat down for an interview in January’s Vanity Fair with rocker Patti Smith. In the interview…Depp says one Disney exec asked if the flamboyant Sparrow was gay. To which Depp responded all my characters are gay. Depp adds that this made her very nervous. Depp was nominated for an Oscar for his role as Captain Sparrow.
According to the Manhattan Mercury…A 23-year old Manhattan women was found dead inside her home. Laura Rickstrew did not show up for work and her employer asked police to make a welfare check. No foul play is suspected and police believe Rickstrew died from medical complications.
The Manhattan Mercury Reports…Riley County Commissioners approved 135,000 dollars that will be used to pay for public works projects and the Riley County Police Department. 35 thousand of the 135 thousand will pay for the paving of the Riley County Law Enforcement Center.
In State News…
According to the Topeka Capital Journal…58 year old Robert Donald Clark who was convicted in 2009 by a jury for lewd fondling of two female relatives under the age of 14 was sentenced to life in prison. The fondling started when the girls were 9 and 11. The sexual assault took place over an 18 month period. District Attorney Chad Taylor says…This sentence all but guarantees that a dangerous sex offender will be permanently removed from our community. Clark will serve his life sentence at the Kansas Department of Corrections.
The Topeka Capital Journal Reports…A female arrived at the Osage County Sheriffs office around 5 p.m. and reported she had been shot and stabbed. Police later spotted a car matching the victim’s description. Deputies attempted to stop the golden mini-van, but there efforts were useless. The driver made his way from Osage County to Shawnee County. Deputies from both counties were involved in the chase that reached speeds in excess of 90 miles per hour. The driver of the golden mini-van eventually hit a pillar. This caused the mini-van to catch fire. Authorities pulled the man from the burning vehicle. The driver of the vehicle is dead. Authorities have not released his name. Nor have they released the name of the female victim. The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating the wreck.
Hallmark Cards will honored Wednesday for its help with childhood immunizations. In 1995…Hallmark began donating cards to state governors who would send the cards to new parents to remind them about childhood immunizations. The fifteen year program began in Missouri and Kansas and has expanded to 33 states. Hallmark will be honored at the Plaza Library among 6 other quote…heroes.
For more on the even you can head to In Local News…
According to the Manhattan Mercury…A 23-year old Manhattan women was found dead inside her home. Laura Rickstrew did not show up for work and her employer asked police to make a welfare check. No foul play is suspected and police believe Rickstrew died from medical complications.
The Manhattan Mercury Reports…Riley County Commissioners approved 135,000 dollars that will be used to pay for public works projects and the Riley County Police Department. 35 thousand of the 135 thousand will pay for the paving of the Riley County Law Enforcement Center.
In State News…
According to the Topeka Capital Journal…58 year old Robert Donald Clark who was convicted in 2009 by a jury for lewd fondling of two female relatives under the age of 14 was sentenced to life in prison. The fondling started when the girls were 9 and 11. The sexual assault took place over an 18 month period. District Attorney Chad Taylor says…This sentence all but guarantees that a dangerous sex offender will be permanently removed from our community. Clark will serve his life sentence at the Kansas Department of Corrections.
The Topeka Capital Journal Reports…A female arrived at the Osage County Sheriffs office around 5 p.m. and reported she had been shot and stabbed. Police later spotted a car matching the victim’s description. Deputies attempted to stop the golden mini-van, but there efforts were useless. The driver made his way from Osage County to Shawnee County. Deputies from both counties were involved in the chase that reached speeds in excess of 90 miles per hour. The driver of the golden mini-van eventually hit a pillar. This caused the mini-van to catch fire. Authorities pulled the man from the burning vehicle. The driver of the vehicle is dead. Authorities have not released his name. Nor have they released the name of the female victim. The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating the wreck.
Hallmark Cards will honored Wednesday for its help with childhood immunizations. In 1995…Hallmark began donating cards to state governors who would send the cards to new parents to remind them about childhood immunizations. The fifteen year program began in Missouri and Kansas and has expanded to 33 states. Hallmark will be honored at the Plaza Library among 6 other quote…heroes.
For more information you can click the following link: http://www.mchc.net/pdfs/MAIC%20Annual%20Immunization%20Awards.pdf
In Entertainment News…
According to the AP…Disney execs were less than thrilled with Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Captain Sparrow. Depp sat down for an interview in January’s Vanity Fair with rocker Patti Smith. In the interview…Depp says one Disney exec asked if the flamboyant Sparrow was gay. To which Depp responded all my characters are gay. Depp adds that this made her very nervous. Depp was nominated for an Oscar for his role as Captain Sparrow.
Monday, November 29, 2010
11-29-10
IN LOCAL NEWS…
THE MANHATTAN MERCURY RECENTLY LOOKED AT THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS AND CITATIONS DUE TO ALCOHOL FROM SEPTEMBER SECOND TO NOVEMBER TWENTY-FIRST. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WERE THE TWO BIGGEST DAYS FOR ARRESTS AND CITATIONS. THOSE ARRESTS AND CITATIONS DOUBLED ON SATURDAY WHETHER THE FOOTBALL GAME WAS AWAY OR HOME. THE MERCURY DID FIND THAT THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS AND CITATIONS GIVEN DURING HOME FOOTBALL GAMES ARE NOWHERE NEAR THE NUMBERS FOR FAKE PATTY’S DAY OR COUNTRY STAMPEDE.
FORMER TWO-TIME GOVERNOR KATHLEEN SEBELIUS IS RETURNING HOME…WELL…AT LEAST TO HER HOME STATE. SEBeLIUS IS CURRENTLY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. SEBELIUS WILL DELIVER THE FIRST LANDON LECTURE TODAY.
IN STATE NEWS…
ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS…94 PERCENT OF INCOMING UNIVERSITY KANSAS STUDENTS HAVE TAKEN A REQUIRED ALCOHOL EDUCATION CLASS. THE LAWRENCE-JOURNAL WORLD REPORTS….259 STUDENTS HAVE YET TO TAKE THE CLASS. IF STUDENTS DO NOT TAKE AND COMPLETE THE CLASS…THEIR ENROLLMENT WILL BE PUT ON HOLD. UNIVERSITY DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES CAROL SEAGER SAYS STUDENTS RECEIVE 4 EMAIL REMINDERS ABOUT ENROLLING FOR THE CLASS. THERE IS NO INDICATION ON WHETHER THE SECOND-YEAR CLASS HAS DETERRED UNDERAGE DRINKING. THE UNIVERSITY PLANS TO OFFER THE CLASS FOR AT LEAST TWO MORE YEARS.
ACCORDING TO THE TOPEKA CAPITAL JOURNAL…THREE FRESHMAN GIRLS AT WASHBURN RURAL HIGH WERE HONORED BY GIRL SCOUT. MEGAN MANN, ALYSSA WHITE AND ELIZABETH PENTON EARNED THE SILVER AWARD, THE HIGHEST HONOR A CADETTE GIRL SCOUT CAN EARN. THE THREE GIRLS COMPILED OVER 120 HOURS IN SERVICE. THEY SPENT THEIR SERVICE HOURS BUILDING A RESTAURANT AND GROCERY STORE LEARNING STATION FOR THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
A SUNDAY FIRE AT AN OVERLAND PARK APARTMENT COMPLEX FORCED THE EVACUATION OF SEVERAL RESIDENTS. OVERLAND PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN JASON RHODES SAID THE BLAZE WAS CAUSED BY A CIGARETTE. RHODES SAID THE CIGARETTE WAS FLICKED IN TO THE BUSHES WHICH RAN UP THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND IN TO THE ATTIC. THE FIRE TOOK MORE THAN AN HOUR TO BRING UNDER CONTROL. RHODES ENCOURAGED SMOKERS TO USE A DEEP ASHTRAY OF SAND OR WATER WHEN PUTTING THEIR CIGARETTES OUT.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
ACCORDING TO USA TODAY…ACTOR LESLIE NIELSEN DIED ON SUNDAY IN A FORT LAUDERDALE HOSPITAL. NIELSEN APPEARED IN MORE THAN 200 MOVIES, MOST FAMOUS FOR HIS ROLES IN FILM AIRPLANE AND NAKED GUN. ACCORDING TO THE STATE JOURNAL, THE CANADIAN ACTOR WAS NAMED AN HONORARY WEST VIRGINIAN IN 2002 BY THEN-GOVERNOR BOB WISE. NIELSEN MADE SEVERAL TRIPS BACK TO THE MOUNTAINEER STATE INCLUDING IN 2001 WHEN HE PROMOTED SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL GAMES FOR MICROSOFT. NIELSEN WAS 84.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KSfkR8eT9s
-AP Video report on Nielsen's Death
THE MANHATTAN MERCURY RECENTLY LOOKED AT THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS AND CITATIONS DUE TO ALCOHOL FROM SEPTEMBER SECOND TO NOVEMBER TWENTY-FIRST. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WERE THE TWO BIGGEST DAYS FOR ARRESTS AND CITATIONS. THOSE ARRESTS AND CITATIONS DOUBLED ON SATURDAY WHETHER THE FOOTBALL GAME WAS AWAY OR HOME. THE MERCURY DID FIND THAT THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS AND CITATIONS GIVEN DURING HOME FOOTBALL GAMES ARE NOWHERE NEAR THE NUMBERS FOR FAKE PATTY’S DAY OR COUNTRY STAMPEDE.
FORMER TWO-TIME GOVERNOR KATHLEEN SEBELIUS IS RETURNING HOME…WELL…AT LEAST TO HER HOME STATE. SEBeLIUS IS CURRENTLY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. SEBELIUS WILL DELIVER THE FIRST LANDON LECTURE TODAY.
IN STATE NEWS…
ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS…94 PERCENT OF INCOMING UNIVERSITY KANSAS STUDENTS HAVE TAKEN A REQUIRED ALCOHOL EDUCATION CLASS. THE LAWRENCE-JOURNAL WORLD REPORTS….259 STUDENTS HAVE YET TO TAKE THE CLASS. IF STUDENTS DO NOT TAKE AND COMPLETE THE CLASS…THEIR ENROLLMENT WILL BE PUT ON HOLD. UNIVERSITY DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES CAROL SEAGER SAYS STUDENTS RECEIVE 4 EMAIL REMINDERS ABOUT ENROLLING FOR THE CLASS. THERE IS NO INDICATION ON WHETHER THE SECOND-YEAR CLASS HAS DETERRED UNDERAGE DRINKING. THE UNIVERSITY PLANS TO OFFER THE CLASS FOR AT LEAST TWO MORE YEARS.
ACCORDING TO THE TOPEKA CAPITAL JOURNAL…THREE FRESHMAN GIRLS AT WASHBURN RURAL HIGH WERE HONORED BY GIRL SCOUT. MEGAN MANN, ALYSSA WHITE AND ELIZABETH PENTON EARNED THE SILVER AWARD, THE HIGHEST HONOR A CADETTE GIRL SCOUT CAN EARN. THE THREE GIRLS COMPILED OVER 120 HOURS IN SERVICE. THEY SPENT THEIR SERVICE HOURS BUILDING A RESTAURANT AND GROCERY STORE LEARNING STATION FOR THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
A SUNDAY FIRE AT AN OVERLAND PARK APARTMENT COMPLEX FORCED THE EVACUATION OF SEVERAL RESIDENTS. OVERLAND PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN JASON RHODES SAID THE BLAZE WAS CAUSED BY A CIGARETTE. RHODES SAID THE CIGARETTE WAS FLICKED IN TO THE BUSHES WHICH RAN UP THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND IN TO THE ATTIC. THE FIRE TOOK MORE THAN AN HOUR TO BRING UNDER CONTROL. RHODES ENCOURAGED SMOKERS TO USE A DEEP ASHTRAY OF SAND OR WATER WHEN PUTTING THEIR CIGARETTES OUT.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
ACCORDING TO USA TODAY…ACTOR LESLIE NIELSEN DIED ON SUNDAY IN A FORT LAUDERDALE HOSPITAL. NIELSEN APPEARED IN MORE THAN 200 MOVIES, MOST FAMOUS FOR HIS ROLES IN FILM AIRPLANE AND NAKED GUN. ACCORDING TO THE STATE JOURNAL, THE CANADIAN ACTOR WAS NAMED AN HONORARY WEST VIRGINIAN IN 2002 BY THEN-GOVERNOR BOB WISE. NIELSEN MADE SEVERAL TRIPS BACK TO THE MOUNTAINEER STATE INCLUDING IN 2001 WHEN HE PROMOTED SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL GAMES FOR MICROSOFT. NIELSEN WAS 84.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KSfkR8eT9s
-AP Video report on Nielsen's Death
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