Posted by Nick on April 18, 2009 ·
TROY, Kan. – Residents of a northeast Kansas town are mourning the deaths just hours apart of an elderly couple who were married 67 years. Arnita Yingling died in her sleep early Saturday at the family’s home in Troy. She was 93. Six hours later her 95-year-old husband, Lyle, died at a nursing [...]
Posted by Nick on August 23, 2008 ·
Fort Hays State University has fired its debate coach for losing his temper at a tournament, engaging in a videotaped shouting match that included pulling down his shorts to expose his underwear.
University President Edward H. Hammond also announced Friday that the school was immediately suspending its [...]
Posted by Nick on April 6, 2007 ·
A Wichita man is recovering from a gunshot wound to the hand from a pistol that was thrown in the trash, sheriff’s officials said. The 42-year-old man, who was not identified, was helping unload trash Tuesday and accidentally hit the trigger of a discarded short-barreled pistol, wounding his [...]
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Posted by Nick on February 28, 2007 ·
The chicken toss has been declared off limits at Kansas State. For years, Kansas State students have smuggled live chickens into basketball games against Kansas, then thrown them onto the court and behind the opposing bench before tip-off — mocking their rival’s Jayhawk mascot.
But an animal [...]
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