Today's News from K-state
Randi and Patty Berney announced a 5 million dollar commitment to Kansas State University. The donation will name the athletic field adjacent to the Memorial Stadium welcome center the Berney Athletic Field and the pre-function reception lobby in the basketball training facility as the Berney Family Reception Center. The Berneys have contributed to Kansas State for nearly 30 years. The couple will be honored on the field of today's football game.
For more information visit ksu.edu.
Information gathered from Kstate's media release.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
10-26-10
IN LOCAL NEWS…
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AND EPIDEMOLOGIST (EH-PI-DEE-ME-AH-LO-GIST) H. MORGAN SCOTT RECEIVED A TWO MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. SCOTT WILL USE THE MONEY TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY IN BEEF BY TEAMING UP WITH OTHER RESEARCHERS FROM UNIVERSITIES LIKE TEXAS TECH, TEXAS A&M AND COLORADO STATE. SCOTT SAYS THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT CAN BE USED QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY INDUSTRY WIDE.
PERLA SALAZAR EARNED A THREE THOUSAND DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO SENIOR STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR DEGREE DUE TO FINANCIAL REASONS. SALAZER, A MEXICAN NATIVE, IS THE FIRST IN HER FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE. SALAZAR’S GOALS INCLUDE NOT ONLY GRADUATING FROM KANSAS STATE BUT ALSO PURSUING A GRADUATE DEGREE IN MATHEMATICS.
IN STATE NEWS…
KVOE RADIO OF EMPORIA REPORTS….24 YEAR OLD CHRISTINA NICOLE DEVINE FACES A FIRST APPEARANCE IN LYON COUNTY COURT. DEVINE’S CHILD WAS FOUND IN A DUMPSTER ON FRIDAY WITH THE UMBILICAL CORD STILL ATTACHED. TWO MAINTENANCE WORKERS FOUND THE CHILD IN A BAG. DEVINE SAYS SHE WAS RAPED AND DID NOT KNOW WHO THE FATHER WAS. DEVINE FACES A COUNT OF ATTEMPTED INTENTIONAL FIRST-DEGREE WORKER.
THE CAP J REPORTS…POLICE ARE STILL TRYING TO DETERMINE THE MOTIVE OF THE TOPEKA WEST SHOOTINGS THAT TOOK PLACE SATURDAY NIGHT. POLICE SAY 19 YEAR OLD AUSTIN TABOR (TAY-BER) AND 21 YEAR OLD COTY (CO-DEE) NEWMAN FIRED THE SHOTS THAT KILLED MATTHEW MITCHELL AND INJURED A 17 YEAR OLD STUDENT. MATTHEW MITCHELL’S MOTHER TABETHA (TAB-ITH-UH) BOATRIGHT SAYS MITCHELL WAS FRIENDS WITH TABOR AND BELIEVES THE TWO MEN WENT TO THE SCHOOL TO KILL HER SON. MITCHELL WAS EXPECTING HIS FOURTH CHILD AND WAS ALSO RECENTLY ENGAGED.
KCTV 5 REPORTS…POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING OF A 4 YEAR OLD BOY. POLICE SAY THE SHOOTING OCCURRED MONDAY NIGHT AROUND 10 P.M. THE CHILD WAS HIT IN THE LEG AND IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER.
IN REGIONAL NEWS…
THE AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMEN REPORTS…FACULTY MEMBERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS WANT TO BE IN THE LOOP ON BUDGET DECISIONS. THE FACULTY RECENTLY EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT LOW-PAID STAFF MEMBERS, GRADUATE STUDENTS SERVING AS TEACHING ASSISTANTS. THOSE TWO GROUPS HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR MANY OF THE RECENT LAY-OFFS. TEXAS GOVERNOR RICK PERRY ANNOUNCED THAT THE UNIVERSITY WOULD FACE A 10 PERCENT CUT IN ITS STATE FUNDING. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESIDENT WILL POWERS SAID THE 10 PERCENT CUT WOULD RESULTS IN THE RELEASE OF 600 FACULTY MEMBERS AND STAFF.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
PAUL THE OCTOPUS PREDICTED THE WORLD CUP, BUT DID HE ALSO PREDICT HIS OWN DEATH? THE OCTOPUS APPEARED TO BE DOING FINE ON MONDAY NIGHT, BUT WAS FOUND DEAD TODAY. THE ANIMAL WAS TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS OLD AND IS THOUGHT TO HAVE DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AND EPIDEMOLOGIST (EH-PI-DEE-ME-AH-LO-GIST) H. MORGAN SCOTT RECEIVED A TWO MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. SCOTT WILL USE THE MONEY TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY IN BEEF BY TEAMING UP WITH OTHER RESEARCHERS FROM UNIVERSITIES LIKE TEXAS TECH, TEXAS A&M AND COLORADO STATE. SCOTT SAYS THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT CAN BE USED QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY INDUSTRY WIDE.
PERLA SALAZAR EARNED A THREE THOUSAND DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO SENIOR STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR DEGREE DUE TO FINANCIAL REASONS. SALAZER, A MEXICAN NATIVE, IS THE FIRST IN HER FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE. SALAZAR’S GOALS INCLUDE NOT ONLY GRADUATING FROM KANSAS STATE BUT ALSO PURSUING A GRADUATE DEGREE IN MATHEMATICS.
IN STATE NEWS…
KVOE RADIO OF EMPORIA REPORTS….24 YEAR OLD CHRISTINA NICOLE DEVINE FACES A FIRST APPEARANCE IN LYON COUNTY COURT. DEVINE’S CHILD WAS FOUND IN A DUMPSTER ON FRIDAY WITH THE UMBILICAL CORD STILL ATTACHED. TWO MAINTENANCE WORKERS FOUND THE CHILD IN A BAG. DEVINE SAYS SHE WAS RAPED AND DID NOT KNOW WHO THE FATHER WAS. DEVINE FACES A COUNT OF ATTEMPTED INTENTIONAL FIRST-DEGREE WORKER.
THE CAP J REPORTS…POLICE ARE STILL TRYING TO DETERMINE THE MOTIVE OF THE TOPEKA WEST SHOOTINGS THAT TOOK PLACE SATURDAY NIGHT. POLICE SAY 19 YEAR OLD AUSTIN TABOR (TAY-BER) AND 21 YEAR OLD COTY (CO-DEE) NEWMAN FIRED THE SHOTS THAT KILLED MATTHEW MITCHELL AND INJURED A 17 YEAR OLD STUDENT. MATTHEW MITCHELL’S MOTHER TABETHA (TAB-ITH-UH) BOATRIGHT SAYS MITCHELL WAS FRIENDS WITH TABOR AND BELIEVES THE TWO MEN WENT TO THE SCHOOL TO KILL HER SON. MITCHELL WAS EXPECTING HIS FOURTH CHILD AND WAS ALSO RECENTLY ENGAGED.
KCTV 5 REPORTS…POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING OF A 4 YEAR OLD BOY. POLICE SAY THE SHOOTING OCCURRED MONDAY NIGHT AROUND 10 P.M. THE CHILD WAS HIT IN THE LEG AND IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER.
IN REGIONAL NEWS…
THE AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMEN REPORTS…FACULTY MEMBERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS WANT TO BE IN THE LOOP ON BUDGET DECISIONS. THE FACULTY RECENTLY EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT LOW-PAID STAFF MEMBERS, GRADUATE STUDENTS SERVING AS TEACHING ASSISTANTS. THOSE TWO GROUPS HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR MANY OF THE RECENT LAY-OFFS. TEXAS GOVERNOR RICK PERRY ANNOUNCED THAT THE UNIVERSITY WOULD FACE A 10 PERCENT CUT IN ITS STATE FUNDING. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESIDENT WILL POWERS SAID THE 10 PERCENT CUT WOULD RESULTS IN THE RELEASE OF 600 FACULTY MEMBERS AND STAFF.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
PAUL THE OCTOPUS PREDICTED THE WORLD CUP, BUT DID HE ALSO PREDICT HIS OWN DEATH? THE OCTOPUS APPEARED TO BE DOING FINE ON MONDAY NIGHT, BUT WAS FOUND DEAD TODAY. THE ANIMAL WAS TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS OLD AND IS THOUGHT TO HAVE DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES.
Monday, October 25, 2010
10-25-10
IN LOCAL NEWS…
K-STATE’S VET SCHOOL EARNED ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL ON EDUCATION. THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS TAKES PLACE EVERY SEVEN YEARS. DEAN FOR THE COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE RALPH RICHARDSON SAYS THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS IS FOUNDATIONAL TO EVERY ONE OF OUR GRADUATES BECAUSE IF THEY DO NOT GRADUATE FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE, THEY CANNOT GET LICENSED.
SALINA.COM REPORTS…KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-SALINA STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE SEVENTH ANNUAL TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT THIS THURSDAY. STUDENTS WILL DECORATE THEIR CARS AND HAND OUT CANDY TO TRICK OR TREATERS FROM 5-7 PM IN THE SOUTH PARKING LOT.
IN STATE NEWS…
KSNT 27 IN TOPEKA REPORTS..SHOTS WERE FIRED AT TOPEKA WEST HIGH SCHOOL SATURDAY AROUND 10:30 P.M.. OFFICERS WERE CALLED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. TWO PEOPLE WERE SHOT DURING THE INCIDENT. ONE MAN MATHEW MITCHELL WAS SHOT AND KILLED. ANOTHER MAN WAS SHOT BUT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THREE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED BY THE OFFICERS. COTY NEWMAN AUSTIN TABOR AND SAMANTHA HOCAHARD WERE ARRESTED ON COUNTS OF 1ST DEGREE MURDER AND 1ST DEGREE ATTEMPTED MURDER.
GARDEN CITY’S FINNEY COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER HAS EUTHANIZED 879 ANIMALS THIS YEAR. SPOKESMAN FOR THE DENVER-BASED DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE MICHELLE RAYS SAYS THE POOR ECONOMY HAS CONTRIBUTED TO PEOPLE DROPPING OFF THEIR ANIMALS. OFFICIALS FROM THE FINNEY COUNTY SHELTER SAY THEY HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY BUSY SINCE THEY OPENED UP. THE SHELTER CAN HOLD UP TO 60 DOGS AND 40 CATS.
KC STAR REPORTS…DARLING INTERNATIONAL REPORTED 2.5 TO 3 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGES AFTER A SATURDAY FIRE. THE ANIMAL FEED PROCESSING MANUFACTURER SAYS ALL EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCT INVENTORY WERE DESTROYED. FIREFIGHTERS ADD THAT INITIAL REPORTS SHOW THE FIRE WAS ACCIDENTAL AND WAS CREATED BY A PROCESSING BY-PRODUCT OVERHEATING.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
JOHNNY CASH’S PERSONAL BELONGINGS WILL BE UP FOR SALE ON DECEMBER 5TH. AMONG THE ITEMS INCLUDED ARE HANDWRITTEN LYRICS, A HARMONICA AND VINTAGE GUITARS. THE AUCTION WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY JULIE’S AUCTIONS. PORTIONS OF THE AUCTION WILL GO TO MUSICARES, A CHARITY SET UP BY THE RECORDING ACADEMY FOR MUSICIANS IN NEED.
K-STATE’S VET SCHOOL EARNED ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL ON EDUCATION. THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS TAKES PLACE EVERY SEVEN YEARS. DEAN FOR THE COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE RALPH RICHARDSON SAYS THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS IS FOUNDATIONAL TO EVERY ONE OF OUR GRADUATES BECAUSE IF THEY DO NOT GRADUATE FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE, THEY CANNOT GET LICENSED.
SALINA.COM REPORTS…KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-SALINA STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE SEVENTH ANNUAL TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT THIS THURSDAY. STUDENTS WILL DECORATE THEIR CARS AND HAND OUT CANDY TO TRICK OR TREATERS FROM 5-7 PM IN THE SOUTH PARKING LOT.
IN STATE NEWS…
KSNT 27 IN TOPEKA REPORTS..SHOTS WERE FIRED AT TOPEKA WEST HIGH SCHOOL SATURDAY AROUND 10:30 P.M.. OFFICERS WERE CALLED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. TWO PEOPLE WERE SHOT DURING THE INCIDENT. ONE MAN MATHEW MITCHELL WAS SHOT AND KILLED. ANOTHER MAN WAS SHOT BUT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THREE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED BY THE OFFICERS. COTY NEWMAN AUSTIN TABOR AND SAMANTHA HOCAHARD WERE ARRESTED ON COUNTS OF 1ST DEGREE MURDER AND 1ST DEGREE ATTEMPTED MURDER.
GARDEN CITY’S FINNEY COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER HAS EUTHANIZED 879 ANIMALS THIS YEAR. SPOKESMAN FOR THE DENVER-BASED DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE MICHELLE RAYS SAYS THE POOR ECONOMY HAS CONTRIBUTED TO PEOPLE DROPPING OFF THEIR ANIMALS. OFFICIALS FROM THE FINNEY COUNTY SHELTER SAY THEY HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY BUSY SINCE THEY OPENED UP. THE SHELTER CAN HOLD UP TO 60 DOGS AND 40 CATS.
KC STAR REPORTS…DARLING INTERNATIONAL REPORTED 2.5 TO 3 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGES AFTER A SATURDAY FIRE. THE ANIMAL FEED PROCESSING MANUFACTURER SAYS ALL EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCT INVENTORY WERE DESTROYED. FIREFIGHTERS ADD THAT INITIAL REPORTS SHOW THE FIRE WAS ACCIDENTAL AND WAS CREATED BY A PROCESSING BY-PRODUCT OVERHEATING.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
JOHNNY CASH’S PERSONAL BELONGINGS WILL BE UP FOR SALE ON DECEMBER 5TH. AMONG THE ITEMS INCLUDED ARE HANDWRITTEN LYRICS, A HARMONICA AND VINTAGE GUITARS. THE AUCTION WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY JULIE’S AUCTIONS. PORTIONS OF THE AUCTION WILL GO TO MUSICARES, A CHARITY SET UP BY THE RECORDING ACADEMY FOR MUSICIANS IN NEED.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
10-21-10
In Local News…
According to KTKA…Kansas State University is a national leader in Ecological Genomics. Although, the university is the only school presently exploring the new science. Now, most of you are probably wondering what ecological genomics means. An associate professor of biology at K-state Mark Herman says ecological genomics is the study of how organisms deal with their environment at the genetic level. Herman with host an annual symposium at Kansas City this November.
The Manhattan Mercury Reports…Brad Paisley will be joined by Lady Antebellum at this year’s Country Stampede. President of Country Stampede Wayne Rouse said approximately thirty thousand people voted for Lady Antebellum and Paisley to headline the event. Paisley was announced in June.
Twenty Six teachers from China will arrive in Manhattan next Friday. During their visit, the teachers will peek in on classes at Amanda Arnold Elementary as well as the Stone House Early Childhood Education Center. A group of teachers from Kansas State visited China in 2009. The chinese teachers will get a feel for american culture by dining at a Pizza Hut and take part in horseback riding at a flint hills ranch.
In State News…
KCTV 5 reports…During parents and teachers conference…shots are usually aimed at students. In olathe last night parent-teacher conferences were shut down after people reported shots being fired nearby. Police have not confirmed shots were fired. Streets in the surrounding area were shut down as police scoured the area looking for evidence.
In National News…
Reported by Fox 8 in Cleveland…3 year old Vince Lamatie (Lamb-uh-tee) had to call 911. Lamatie’s dad fell down the stairs and without hesitation…called 911. Vince’s parents did not teach the boy to call the number instead the child learned from spongebob. Vince’s father suffered a concussion and a sore back and ribs but is fine nonetheless.
In Entertainment News…
It’s been a rough week for parents from classic sitcoms. Barabara Billingsley who played June Cleaver on Leave it to Beaver died on Monday. Now..83 year old Tom Bosley died due to heart failure. His agent confirmed the death adding that Bosley also had lung cancer. Bosley is most famous for his role as Howard Cunningham in Happy Days. TV Guide ranked Cunningham ninth on its list of the 50 greatest TV dads.
According to KTKA…Kansas State University is a national leader in Ecological Genomics. Although, the university is the only school presently exploring the new science. Now, most of you are probably wondering what ecological genomics means. An associate professor of biology at K-state Mark Herman says ecological genomics is the study of how organisms deal with their environment at the genetic level. Herman with host an annual symposium at Kansas City this November.
The Manhattan Mercury Reports…Brad Paisley will be joined by Lady Antebellum at this year’s Country Stampede. President of Country Stampede Wayne Rouse said approximately thirty thousand people voted for Lady Antebellum and Paisley to headline the event. Paisley was announced in June.
Twenty Six teachers from China will arrive in Manhattan next Friday. During their visit, the teachers will peek in on classes at Amanda Arnold Elementary as well as the Stone House Early Childhood Education Center. A group of teachers from Kansas State visited China in 2009. The chinese teachers will get a feel for american culture by dining at a Pizza Hut and take part in horseback riding at a flint hills ranch.
In State News…
KCTV 5 reports…During parents and teachers conference…shots are usually aimed at students. In olathe last night parent-teacher conferences were shut down after people reported shots being fired nearby. Police have not confirmed shots were fired. Streets in the surrounding area were shut down as police scoured the area looking for evidence.
In National News…
Reported by Fox 8 in Cleveland…3 year old Vince Lamatie (Lamb-uh-tee) had to call 911. Lamatie’s dad fell down the stairs and without hesitation…called 911. Vince’s parents did not teach the boy to call the number instead the child learned from spongebob. Vince’s father suffered a concussion and a sore back and ribs but is fine nonetheless.
In Entertainment News…
It’s been a rough week for parents from classic sitcoms. Barabara Billingsley who played June Cleaver on Leave it to Beaver died on Monday. Now..83 year old Tom Bosley died due to heart failure. His agent confirmed the death adding that Bosley also had lung cancer. Bosley is most famous for his role as Howard Cunningham in Happy Days. TV Guide ranked Cunningham ninth on its list of the 50 greatest TV dads.
Monday, October 18, 2010
10-18-10
IN LOCAL NEWS…
ACCORDING TO THE KSTATE COLLEGIAN…19 YEAR OLD DENVER BARR AND 72 YEAR OLD ELIZABETH BERTELS DIED ON FRIDAY JUST OUTSIDE OF NORTONVILLE. THE KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE CRASH OCCURRED AROUND 7 P.M. THE PATROL ADDS THAT BARR WAS HEADING NORTHBOUND ON US ROUTE 59 WHEN BARR’S VEHICLE CROSSED OVER THE CENTER LINE TO THE SOUTH BOUND SHOULDER. BARR OVERCORRECTED AND STRUCK BERTEL’S VEHICLE. BARR WAS DECLARED DEAD AT THE SCENE. BARR WAS A SOPHOMORE IN INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND PRODUCT DESIGN AND WAS HEADING HOME FOR THE WEEKEND.
THE MANHATTAN MERCURY REPORTS…78 STUDENTS FROM NEARBY RILEY, POTTAWATOMIE AND CLAY COUNTY WILL BE RECOGNIZED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND ENDOWMENT FOR THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS. THE STUDENTS WILL BE NAMED KANSAS HONOR SCHOLARS AT THE MANHATTAN COUNTRY CLUB ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 1ST. THE KANSAS HONORS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE IN THE TOP TEN PERCENT OF THEIR CLASS REGARDLESS OF THEIR GOALS UPON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.
IN STATE NEWS…
THE TOPEKA CAPITAL JOURNAL REPORTS…YESTERDAY AROUND TWELVE HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS WALKED A THREE MILE ROUTE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF BREAST CANCER. MANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS WERE DECKED OUT IN PINK TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT. THE CANCER SOCIETY’S REGIONAL COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR JILL SITTENAUER SAYS THE WALK SHOULD BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT. SITTENAUER ADDS THAT SUNDAY’S EVENT RAISED AROUND SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, HALF OF ITS INTENDED GOAL. THE GROUP WILL BE TAKING DONATIONS THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH.
IN REGIONAL NEWS…
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI FACULTY WILL GET THEIR FIRST CHANCE TO REVIEW CHANCELLOR BRADY DEATON’S PERFORMANCE. DEATON TOOK OVER THE JOB IN 2004. THE COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE REPORTS THAT MOST CHANCELLORS PERFORMANCES ARE REVIEWED AFTER EVERY FIVE YEARS BUT DEATON’S WAS POSTPONED. FACULTY WILL ALSO BE REVIEWING PROVOST BRIAN FOSTER AS WELL. ONLINE SURVEYS WILL BE SENT OUT TO FACULTY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. FACULTY MEMBERS HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RAISE IN TWO YEARS.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
CNN REPORTS… AFTER A WEEKEND OF DRINKING, RESIDENTS OF ANY COLLEGE TOWN CAN EXPECT TO FIND FOUR LOKO CANS LITTERED ACROSS SIDEWALKS. RAMAPO COLLEGE IN NEW JERSEY IS TRYING TO CHANGE THAT. THE COLLEGE IS BANNING THE CAN FOR FEARS OF WHAT THEY CALL BLACKOUT IN A CAN. POLICE CHIEF JAMES BATTELI TOLD THE NEWSPAPER, THE RECORDER THAT THREE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE FOUND DRINKING THE POPULAR DRINK. THE BEVERAGE CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT IN LIQUOR STORES IN NEW JERSEY DUE TO ITS 12 PERCENT ALCOHOL CONTENT.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
BARABARA BILLINGSLEY, NINETY FOUR, DIED IN HER SANTA MONICA HOME ON SATURDAY. FANS MAY REMEMBER BILLINGSLEY BETTER FOR HER PORTRAYAL AS JUNE CLEAVER ON TV’S LEAVE IT TO BEAVER. BILLINGSLEY APPEARED IN THE MOVIE AIRPLANE, WHERE SHE WAS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH A GROUP OF PASSENGERS BY SPEAKING JIVE. TONY DOW WHO PLAYED WALLY SAID AMERICA’S FAVORITE MOTHER IS NOW GONE.
ACCORDING TO THE KSTATE COLLEGIAN…19 YEAR OLD DENVER BARR AND 72 YEAR OLD ELIZABETH BERTELS DIED ON FRIDAY JUST OUTSIDE OF NORTONVILLE. THE KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE CRASH OCCURRED AROUND 7 P.M. THE PATROL ADDS THAT BARR WAS HEADING NORTHBOUND ON US ROUTE 59 WHEN BARR’S VEHICLE CROSSED OVER THE CENTER LINE TO THE SOUTH BOUND SHOULDER. BARR OVERCORRECTED AND STRUCK BERTEL’S VEHICLE. BARR WAS DECLARED DEAD AT THE SCENE. BARR WAS A SOPHOMORE IN INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND PRODUCT DESIGN AND WAS HEADING HOME FOR THE WEEKEND.
THE MANHATTAN MERCURY REPORTS…78 STUDENTS FROM NEARBY RILEY, POTTAWATOMIE AND CLAY COUNTY WILL BE RECOGNIZED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND ENDOWMENT FOR THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS. THE STUDENTS WILL BE NAMED KANSAS HONOR SCHOLARS AT THE MANHATTAN COUNTRY CLUB ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 1ST. THE KANSAS HONORS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE IN THE TOP TEN PERCENT OF THEIR CLASS REGARDLESS OF THEIR GOALS UPON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.
IN STATE NEWS…
THE TOPEKA CAPITAL JOURNAL REPORTS…YESTERDAY AROUND TWELVE HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS WALKED A THREE MILE ROUTE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF BREAST CANCER. MANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS WERE DECKED OUT IN PINK TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT. THE CANCER SOCIETY’S REGIONAL COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR JILL SITTENAUER SAYS THE WALK SHOULD BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT. SITTENAUER ADDS THAT SUNDAY’S EVENT RAISED AROUND SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, HALF OF ITS INTENDED GOAL. THE GROUP WILL BE TAKING DONATIONS THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH.
IN REGIONAL NEWS…
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI FACULTY WILL GET THEIR FIRST CHANCE TO REVIEW CHANCELLOR BRADY DEATON’S PERFORMANCE. DEATON TOOK OVER THE JOB IN 2004. THE COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE REPORTS THAT MOST CHANCELLORS PERFORMANCES ARE REVIEWED AFTER EVERY FIVE YEARS BUT DEATON’S WAS POSTPONED. FACULTY WILL ALSO BE REVIEWING PROVOST BRIAN FOSTER AS WELL. ONLINE SURVEYS WILL BE SENT OUT TO FACULTY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. FACULTY MEMBERS HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RAISE IN TWO YEARS.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
CNN REPORTS… AFTER A WEEKEND OF DRINKING, RESIDENTS OF ANY COLLEGE TOWN CAN EXPECT TO FIND FOUR LOKO CANS LITTERED ACROSS SIDEWALKS. RAMAPO COLLEGE IN NEW JERSEY IS TRYING TO CHANGE THAT. THE COLLEGE IS BANNING THE CAN FOR FEARS OF WHAT THEY CALL BLACKOUT IN A CAN. POLICE CHIEF JAMES BATTELI TOLD THE NEWSPAPER, THE RECORDER THAT THREE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE FOUND DRINKING THE POPULAR DRINK. THE BEVERAGE CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT IN LIQUOR STORES IN NEW JERSEY DUE TO ITS 12 PERCENT ALCOHOL CONTENT.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
BARABARA BILLINGSLEY, NINETY FOUR, DIED IN HER SANTA MONICA HOME ON SATURDAY. FANS MAY REMEMBER BILLINGSLEY BETTER FOR HER PORTRAYAL AS JUNE CLEAVER ON TV’S LEAVE IT TO BEAVER. BILLINGSLEY APPEARED IN THE MOVIE AIRPLANE, WHERE SHE WAS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH A GROUP OF PASSENGERS BY SPEAKING JIVE. TONY DOW WHO PLAYED WALLY SAID AMERICA’S FAVORITE MOTHER IS NOW GONE.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
10-14-10
IN LOCAL NEWS…
RILEY COUNTY POLICE ARE ASKING FOR ANYONE WHO HAS ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEATH OF BRADLEY MURRAY TO COME FORWARD. LAST FRIDAY MURRAY WAS FOUND CONSCIOUS BUT INTOXICATED. ACCORDING TO POLICE, MURRAY HAD A WOUND ABOVE HIS EYE AND A SEVERE HEAD INJURY. POLICE ALSO SAW TWO MEN HELPING MURRAY WHEN THEY ARRIVED BUT WERE NOT ATTAINED BY POLICE. RILEY COUNTY POLICE KURT MOLDRUP SAID MURRAY WAS TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT ON TUESDAY.
US DEPARTMENT SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES KATHLEEN SEBELIUS IS HAVING A HOMECOMING OF SORTS. ON NOVEMBER 29TH THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF KANSAS WILL DELIVER THE FIRST LANDON LECTURE. SEBELIUS HAS BEEN A KEY FIGURE WHILE UNDER OBAMA. SHE HAS HELPED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND COORDINATED THE GOVERNMENTS RESPONSE TO THE H1N1 VIRUS IN 2009. SEBELIUS WAS GOVERNOR IN THE STATE OF KANSAS FROM 2003-2009.
IN STATE NEWS…
ACCORDING TO THE KANSAS CITY STAR…TEACHERS IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA SHOULD START TO SEE AN EXTRA BULGE IN THEIR POCKETBOOKS. THE KANSAS CITY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED A ONE PERCENT INCREASE IN TEACHERS SALARIES DUE TO A 15 MINUTE INCREASE IN THE LENGTH OF THE SCHOOL DAY. THE EXTRA 850 THOUSAND DOLLAR COST WILL COME FROM THE DISTRICTS RESERVE FUND. THE INCREASED DAY IS PART OF SUPERINTENDENT JOHN COVINGTON’S TRANSFORMATION PLAN.
KSNT CHANNEL 27 REPORTS...27 YEAR OLD JASON CROUCHER OF OSAGE CITY PLEAD GUILTY TO COUNTS TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES. US ATTORNEY BARRY GRISSOM SAYS CROUCHER WAS GUILTY OF 2 COUNTS OF RECEIVING OR DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND ONE COUNT OF POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS THE ACTS TOOK PLACE DURING A ONE-MONTH PERIOD IN 2009. CROUCHER FACES A MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF 50 YEARS.
IN REGIONAL NEWS….
SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL. ACCORDING TO KCTV 5 AN EARTHQUAKE SHOOK THROUGH PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND EVEN BOOGIED ITS WAY UP TO PARTS OF KANSAS CITY. TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE QUAKE AND TAKEN TO A NORMAN HOSPITAL. GEOPHYSICIST DON BLAKEMAN ADDS THE QUAKE REGISTERED A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF FOUR POINT FIVE.
IN NATIONAL NEWS….
USA TODAY REPORTS….TRAVELERS MAY SOON BE ABLE TO TAKE THEIR BOTTLES OF WATER, SHAMPOOS AND EVEN BOTTLES OF CHAMPAGNE ABOARD AIRCRAFTS. A NEW BODY SCANNER IS BEING TESTED AT THE LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY. THE SCANNER WAS PUT TO THE TEST AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON WEDNESDAY. THE SCANNER USES A MAGNETIC RESONANCE TO TEST THE LIQUID. IF IT IS DANGEROUS THAN THE MACHINE FLASHES A RED LIGHT. IF IT IS OKAY TO PASS THROUGH THAN A GREEN LIGHT. THE TECHNOLOGY IS STILL A FEW YEARS AWAY FROM BEING USED ON A REGULAR BASIS.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
PAULA ABDUL, RECENTLY FAMOUS FOR HER ROLE AS A JUDGE ON AMERICAN IDOL WILL CONTINUE IN THE SAME ROLE ON HER CBS SHOW LIVE TO DANCE. CBS ANNOUNCED THAT ABDUL WILL BE JOINED BY FOMER AUSTRALIAN IDOL CO-HOST ANDREW GUNSBERG, CHOREOGRAPHER TRAVIS PAYNE AND FORMER PUSSYCAT DOLL MEMBER KIMBERLY WYATT.
RILEY COUNTY POLICE ARE ASKING FOR ANYONE WHO HAS ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEATH OF BRADLEY MURRAY TO COME FORWARD. LAST FRIDAY MURRAY WAS FOUND CONSCIOUS BUT INTOXICATED. ACCORDING TO POLICE, MURRAY HAD A WOUND ABOVE HIS EYE AND A SEVERE HEAD INJURY. POLICE ALSO SAW TWO MEN HELPING MURRAY WHEN THEY ARRIVED BUT WERE NOT ATTAINED BY POLICE. RILEY COUNTY POLICE KURT MOLDRUP SAID MURRAY WAS TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT ON TUESDAY.
US DEPARTMENT SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES KATHLEEN SEBELIUS IS HAVING A HOMECOMING OF SORTS. ON NOVEMBER 29TH THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF KANSAS WILL DELIVER THE FIRST LANDON LECTURE. SEBELIUS HAS BEEN A KEY FIGURE WHILE UNDER OBAMA. SHE HAS HELPED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND COORDINATED THE GOVERNMENTS RESPONSE TO THE H1N1 VIRUS IN 2009. SEBELIUS WAS GOVERNOR IN THE STATE OF KANSAS FROM 2003-2009.
IN STATE NEWS…
ACCORDING TO THE KANSAS CITY STAR…TEACHERS IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA SHOULD START TO SEE AN EXTRA BULGE IN THEIR POCKETBOOKS. THE KANSAS CITY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED A ONE PERCENT INCREASE IN TEACHERS SALARIES DUE TO A 15 MINUTE INCREASE IN THE LENGTH OF THE SCHOOL DAY. THE EXTRA 850 THOUSAND DOLLAR COST WILL COME FROM THE DISTRICTS RESERVE FUND. THE INCREASED DAY IS PART OF SUPERINTENDENT JOHN COVINGTON’S TRANSFORMATION PLAN.
KSNT CHANNEL 27 REPORTS...27 YEAR OLD JASON CROUCHER OF OSAGE CITY PLEAD GUILTY TO COUNTS TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES. US ATTORNEY BARRY GRISSOM SAYS CROUCHER WAS GUILTY OF 2 COUNTS OF RECEIVING OR DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND ONE COUNT OF POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS THE ACTS TOOK PLACE DURING A ONE-MONTH PERIOD IN 2009. CROUCHER FACES A MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF 50 YEARS.
IN REGIONAL NEWS….
SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL. ACCORDING TO KCTV 5 AN EARTHQUAKE SHOOK THROUGH PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND EVEN BOOGIED ITS WAY UP TO PARTS OF KANSAS CITY. TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE QUAKE AND TAKEN TO A NORMAN HOSPITAL. GEOPHYSICIST DON BLAKEMAN ADDS THE QUAKE REGISTERED A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF FOUR POINT FIVE.
IN NATIONAL NEWS….
USA TODAY REPORTS….TRAVELERS MAY SOON BE ABLE TO TAKE THEIR BOTTLES OF WATER, SHAMPOOS AND EVEN BOTTLES OF CHAMPAGNE ABOARD AIRCRAFTS. A NEW BODY SCANNER IS BEING TESTED AT THE LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY. THE SCANNER WAS PUT TO THE TEST AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON WEDNESDAY. THE SCANNER USES A MAGNETIC RESONANCE TO TEST THE LIQUID. IF IT IS DANGEROUS THAN THE MACHINE FLASHES A RED LIGHT. IF IT IS OKAY TO PASS THROUGH THAN A GREEN LIGHT. THE TECHNOLOGY IS STILL A FEW YEARS AWAY FROM BEING USED ON A REGULAR BASIS.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
PAULA ABDUL, RECENTLY FAMOUS FOR HER ROLE AS A JUDGE ON AMERICAN IDOL WILL CONTINUE IN THE SAME ROLE ON HER CBS SHOW LIVE TO DANCE. CBS ANNOUNCED THAT ABDUL WILL BE JOINED BY FOMER AUSTRALIAN IDOL CO-HOST ANDREW GUNSBERG, CHOREOGRAPHER TRAVIS PAYNE AND FORMER PUSSYCAT DOLL MEMBER KIMBERLY WYATT.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
10-12-10
IN LOCAL NEWS…
THE RILEY COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR ANYONE WHO HAS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON BRADLEY MURRAY TO COME FORWARD. MURRAY WAS FOUND IN A DITCH INTOXICATED BUT CONSCIOUS IN A DITCH WITH SEVER HEAD TRAUMA. CURRENTLY MURRAY REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT MURRAY PLEASE CALL THE RILEY COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS AT 785 539 7777
IN STATE NEWS…
A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE APPEARED IN THE PARKING LOT OF NORTH TOPEKA WAL-MART. THE TOPEKA BOMB SQUAD WAS CALLED BUT RENDERED THE PACKAGE SAFE.
3 PEOPLE DIED AFTER A HEAD-ON CRASH IN LEAVENWORTH COUNTY. POLICE SAY THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER…BASEHOR RESIDENT MATTHEW NUZIK, 30, TRIED TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, BUT COLLIDED WITH 21-YEAR OLD DANIEL HENRY AND 22 YEAR OLD STEPHAIE CONN.
THE KC STAR REPORTS….AUTHORITIES DISCOVERED A LARGE MARIJUANA FARM IN HAVEN, KS. RENO COUNTY SHERIFF RANDY HENDERSON SAYS THERE WERE 3,000 TOWERING MARIJUANA PLANTS. HENDERSON ESTIMATES THEIR VALUE AT 1 THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH OR 3 MILLION DOLLARS TOTAL. TWO PEOPLE FOUND THE FARM AFTER CLEARING AREA FOR DEER-HUNTING STANDS.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
POLICE IN NORTH CAROLINA ARE ASKING FOR HELP FROM THE PUBLIC IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A 10 YEAR OLD GIRL. CNN.COM REPORTS THAT POLICE ARE HAVING THEIR DOUBTS ABOUT THE GIRL’S STEPMOTHER’S STORY. THE GIRL ZAHRA CLARE BAKER WAS LAST SEEN AT 2:30 AM IN HER BEDROOM ON SATURDAY AND WAS REPORTED MISSING LATER 2 PM BY HER FATHER. A RANSOM NOTE WAS FOUN BUT POLICE ARE QUESTIONING THE VALIDITY OF THE NOTE. BAKER’S STEPMOTHER IS IN JAIL AFTER BEING ARRESTED ON AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT FOR WRITING A BAD CHECK. THE FBI IS ASSISTING THE HICKORY POLICE WITH THE INVESTIGATION.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
COURTNEY COX AND DAVID ARQUETTE MAY STILL BE FRIENDS BUT THEY ARE LONGER HUSBAND AND WIFE. ACCESS HOLLYWOOD IS REPORTING…THE COUPLE HAS DECIDED TO CALL IT QUITS AFTER 11 YEARS OF MARRIAGE. ARQUETTE AND COX MET WHILE ON THE SET OF WES CRAVEN’S SCREAM. THE COUPLE HAS ONE CHILD TOGETHER. THEY WILL BE WORKING TOGETHER ON THE SET OF SCREAM 4 WHERE THE TWO ARE REPRISING THEIR ROLES.
THE RILEY COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR ANYONE WHO HAS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON BRADLEY MURRAY TO COME FORWARD. MURRAY WAS FOUND IN A DITCH INTOXICATED BUT CONSCIOUS IN A DITCH WITH SEVER HEAD TRAUMA. CURRENTLY MURRAY REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT MURRAY PLEASE CALL THE RILEY COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS AT 785 539 7777
IN STATE NEWS…
A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE APPEARED IN THE PARKING LOT OF NORTH TOPEKA WAL-MART. THE TOPEKA BOMB SQUAD WAS CALLED BUT RENDERED THE PACKAGE SAFE.
3 PEOPLE DIED AFTER A HEAD-ON CRASH IN LEAVENWORTH COUNTY. POLICE SAY THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER…BASEHOR RESIDENT MATTHEW NUZIK, 30, TRIED TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, BUT COLLIDED WITH 21-YEAR OLD DANIEL HENRY AND 22 YEAR OLD STEPHAIE CONN.
THE KC STAR REPORTS….AUTHORITIES DISCOVERED A LARGE MARIJUANA FARM IN HAVEN, KS. RENO COUNTY SHERIFF RANDY HENDERSON SAYS THERE WERE 3,000 TOWERING MARIJUANA PLANTS. HENDERSON ESTIMATES THEIR VALUE AT 1 THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH OR 3 MILLION DOLLARS TOTAL. TWO PEOPLE FOUND THE FARM AFTER CLEARING AREA FOR DEER-HUNTING STANDS.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
POLICE IN NORTH CAROLINA ARE ASKING FOR HELP FROM THE PUBLIC IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A 10 YEAR OLD GIRL. CNN.COM REPORTS THAT POLICE ARE HAVING THEIR DOUBTS ABOUT THE GIRL’S STEPMOTHER’S STORY. THE GIRL ZAHRA CLARE BAKER WAS LAST SEEN AT 2:30 AM IN HER BEDROOM ON SATURDAY AND WAS REPORTED MISSING LATER 2 PM BY HER FATHER. A RANSOM NOTE WAS FOUN BUT POLICE ARE QUESTIONING THE VALIDITY OF THE NOTE. BAKER’S STEPMOTHER IS IN JAIL AFTER BEING ARRESTED ON AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT FOR WRITING A BAD CHECK. THE FBI IS ASSISTING THE HICKORY POLICE WITH THE INVESTIGATION.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
COURTNEY COX AND DAVID ARQUETTE MAY STILL BE FRIENDS BUT THEY ARE LONGER HUSBAND AND WIFE. ACCESS HOLLYWOOD IS REPORTING…THE COUPLE HAS DECIDED TO CALL IT QUITS AFTER 11 YEARS OF MARRIAGE. ARQUETTE AND COX MET WHILE ON THE SET OF WES CRAVEN’S SCREAM. THE COUPLE HAS ONE CHILD TOGETHER. THEY WILL BE WORKING TOGETHER ON THE SET OF SCREAM 4 WHERE THE TWO ARE REPRISING THEIR ROLES.
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