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Immigration tuition break stands
TOPEKA (AP) -- A law giving some illegal immigrants a tuition break at Kansas universities and colleges has withstood a legal challenge. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to reinstate a lawsuit against the 2004 law filed by six parents and 18 out-of-state students attending Kansas institutions. The law allows illegal immigrants to qualify for the lower tuition rates reserved for legal Kansas residents. It has the support of Gov. Kathleen Seb...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today. Aluminum -$1.4330 per lb., N.Y. Merc spot today. Copper -$3.8920 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations. Copper $3.9225 N.Y. Merc spot Tue. Lead - $1735.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch. Zinc - $0.8781 per lb., delivered. Gold - $937.50 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Gold - $942.50 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue. Silver - $18.050 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Silver - ...
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Royals 6, Orioles 5, 11 innings Kan
Monday's Late Game Royals 6, Orioles 5, 11 innings Kan. City ab r h bi Baltimore ab r h bi Aviles ss 6 1 2 1 BRoberts 2b 5 0 2 0 Grdzlnek 2b 4 0 1 0 Markakis rf 5 1 1 1 AGordon 3b 4 0 1 1 Huff dh 5 1 1 1 JGuillen lf 6 1 2 1 Millar 1b 4 0 1 1 Teahen rf 4 0 1 0 Scott lf 3 0 1 0 Olivo ph 1 1 1 1 Payton lf 1 0 0 0 EGerman lf 1 0 0 0 Mora 3b 4 0 0 0 Butler dh 5 0 3 0 RHernandz c 5 1 1 1 Gload 1b 4 1 1 0 AJones cf 5 1 1 0 JBuck c 5 1 2...
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High and low temperatures and precipitation for the 24 hours ending at 7 p
Kansas temperatures High and low temperatures and precipitation for the 24 hours ending at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Hi Lo Prec. Chanute 87 60 0.00 Coffeyville 88 61 0.00 Concordia 93 64 0.00 Dodge City 99 64 0.00 Elkhart 95 68 0.00 Emporia 88 60 0.00 Garden City 97 63 0.00 Goodland 99 55 0.00 Hays 100 64 0.00 Hill City 101 64 0.00 Hutchinson 95 65 0.00 Lawrence 90 56 0.00 Liberal 99 70 0.00 Manhattan 92 58 0.00 Medicine Lodge 97 65 0.00 Olathe 85 ...
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Kan. City ab r h bi Baltimore ab r h bi Aviles ss 5 0 0 0 BRoberts 2b 3 2 1 1 Grdzlnek 2b 4 0 1 2 Markakis rf 4 1 1 0 AGordon 3b 5 2 2 1 Huff 1b 4 0 2 1 JGuillen lf 4 0 0 0 Millar dh 3 0 0 0 Teahen rf 3 1 1 2 Scott lf 4 1 0 0 Butler dh 3 0 1 0 Mora 3b 3 1 0 0 Gload 1b 3 1 1 0 RHernandz c 4 1 2 2 Olivo c 4 0 2 0 AJones cf 3 1 1 2 Gathright cf 3 1 2 0 Fahey ss 3 0 1 1 Totals 34 5 10 5 Totals 31 7 8 7 Kansas City 100 011 002 -- 5 10 0 Baltimore 114 000 10x -- 7 8 0 DP--Kansas City 2, Baltimore 2
Orioles 7, Royals 5 Kan. City ab r h bi Baltimore ab r h bi Aviles ss 5 0 0 0 BRoberts 2b 3 2 1 1 Grdzlnek 2b 4 0 1 2 Markakis rf 4 1 1 0 AGordon 3b 5 2 2 1 Huff 1b 4 0 2 1 JGuillen lf 4 0 0 0 Millar dh 3 0 0 0 Teahen rf 3 1 1 2 Scott lf 4 1 0 0 Butler dh 3 0 1 0 Mora 3b 3 1 0 0 Gload 1b 3 1 1 0 RHernandz c 4 1 2 2 Olivo c 4 0 2 0 AJones cf 3 1 1 2 Gathright cf 3 1 2 0 Fahey ss 3 0 1 1 Totals 34 5 10 5 Totals 31 7 8 7 ...
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K.C. comeback falls just short
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Brian Roberts homered, Ramon Hernandez and Adam Jones had two RBI apiece, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Tuesday night. Aubrey Huff had two hits and drove in a run for the Orioles. Baltimore led 6-1 after three innings, then let the margin slip to three runs before Roberts hit a solo shot in the seventh off reliever Jimmy Gobble. Gordon and Mark Teahen homered for the Royals, whose six-game ...
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Road rage leads to homicide WICHITA -- Wichita police say the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Arkansas girl may have stemmed from a road rage incident
Road rage leads to homicide WICHITA -- Wichita police say the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Arkansas girl may have stemmed from a road rage incident. Homicide Lt. Ken Landwehr said Tuesday that two young women were driving behind a white Pontiac Grand Am Monday night when the Grand Am stopped abruptly in the middle of the street. The 18-year-old woman driving the second car honked her horn and then drove around the Pontiac and parked down t...
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Jury clears burglar shooter HOUSTON -- Ever since he fatally shot two men he suspected of burglarizing his next-door neighbor's home, 62-year-old Joe Horn has been both praised and vilified for his actions
Jury clears burglar shooter HOUSTON -- Ever since he fatally shot two men he suspected of burglarizing his next-door neighbor's home, 62-year-old Joe Horn has been both praised and vilified for his actions. Horn called 911 and told the dispatcher he had a shotgun and was going to kill the intruders. The dispatcher pleaded with him not to go outside, but a defiant Horn confronted the men with a 12-gauge shotgun and shot both in the back. Some ...
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Kansas taxes short of expectations in June
By The Associated Press TOPEKA -- State government collected $61 million less than anticipated in taxes during its recently ended 2008 fiscal year, a 1 percent shortfall that could create budget headaches. Officials see the preliminary figures from the Department of Revenue as evidence that the state's economy, like the nation's, has softened. One significant signal was lower-than-expected individual income tax collections. The state ended it...
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SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt -- African efforts to encourage a deal between Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and his opponents showed no results Tuesday, while Mugabe's spokesman defiantly said his boss has no plans to step down and told Western critics they can "go hang
Hopes fade for deal SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt -- African efforts to encourage a deal between Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and his opponents showed no results Tuesday, while Mugabe's spokesman defiantly said his boss has no plans to step down and told Western critics they can "go hang." Zimbabwe's opposition also dampened hopes a coalition government might be negotiated, saying Mugabe had shut the door on talks by going ahead with last week's ...
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Williamssisters on collision course
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- One prematch glance Tuesday at the data displayed on those fancy, new digital scoreboards at staid, old Wimbledon provided a pretty persuasive case for why Venus Williams might be considered the woman to beat. The entry under career record at the grass-court Grand Slam: "55-7." The listing of her best result: "WINNER 2007, 2005, 2001, 2000." Yet another reason to like the American's chances: The way she served du...
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Big money raised, spent in Senate race By The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Sen
Big money raised, spent in Senate race By The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Sen. Pat Roberts raised more than $850,000 for his re-election in the last three months, keeping a wide financial lead over his main Democratic rival in the U.S. Senate race. The Kansas Republican now has over $3.1 million in the bank to spend on his campaign against former Democratic Rep. Jim Slattery, campaign spokeswoman Molly Haase said Monday. Slattery raised...
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Pittsburg State gets $10M gift PITTSBURG -- A donor has given Pittsburg State University $10 million for the construction of a new fine and performing arts center
Pittsburg State gets $10M gift PITTSBURG -- A donor has given Pittsburg State University $10 million for the construction of a new fine and performing arts center. The donation is the largest ever for the southeast Kansas university. Officials announced the gift Monday, saying it will help complete a large portion of Pittsburg State's $120 million capital campaign. A Pittsburg businessman and co-chairman of the campaign, Gene Bicknell, sa...
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State officials worry about fuel scams
By The Associated Press TOPEKA -- The state has stepped up its oversight of gas pumps because two officials worry that high prices could tempt merchants to dilute their fuel or tamper with pump meters. Attorney General Steve Six and Agriculture Secretary Adrian Polansky said Monday that consumers should be vigilant. They promised during a news conference that they will aggressively investigate complaints. The Department of Agriculture inspect...
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Hall inducts Statler Brothers
STAUNTON, Va. (AP) -- Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most. "This one has knocked us on our behinds," Don Reid told The Associated Press about the group's induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. "The Hall of Fame is the capper to a career that we are proud of." Harold Reid says the honor, to be bestowed Sunday in Nashville, makes their...
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Plains storms kill two OMAHA, Neb
Plains storms kill two OMAHA, Neb. -- Severe storms with strong winds swept through the Plains on Friday, forcing swimmers practicing for U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha to flee pools and run for cover, killing two people in Iowa, and knocking out power to thousands. Officials at the Qwest Center near downtown Omaha closed the building to examine it after superstar swimmer Michael Phelps and hundreds of other athletes were herded into hallways b...
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Zheng upsets No. 1 Ivanovic at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- They're still counting casualties back home, and so when Zheng Jie completed the biggest victory of her career Friday at Wimbledon, she resisted any temptation to leap or squeal or pump her fist or collapse to the grass in glee. Instead she merely cracked a slight smile, hoping her family, friends and fans in China could do the same. The 133rd-ranked Zheng beat new No. 1 Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 6-4. It was the latest i...
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Judge gives ailing doctor no reprieve
WICHITA (AP) -- A federal judge was unmoved by pleas Friday to delay the imprisonment of a hospitalized Oklahoma doctor who was convicted in an Internet pharmacy case of conspiracy to unlawfully distribute prescription drugs. U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown denied Dr. Wilbur Hilst's request for a second medical extension of his prison reporting date, now scheduled for Monday. The 76-year-old retired Oklahoma doctor was hospitalized after a p...
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Justices censure district judge TOPEKA -- The Kansas Supreme Court public censured a Sedgwick County district judge on Friday for losing her temper during a 2004 trial
Justices censure district judge TOPEKA -- The Kansas Supreme Court public censured a Sedgwick County district judge on Friday for losing her temper during a 2004 trial. The justices censured Judge Rebecca L. Pilshaw, following the recommendation of the state's Commission on Judicial Qualifications. They noted that the purpose of judicial discipline was to maintain the "honor and dignity of the judiciary." According to Friday's ruling: One pro...
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Concert honors Mandela LONDON -- Will Smith charmed the crowd, Amy Winehouse wowed them just by showing up -- but Nelson Mandela proved to be the biggest star of all at a concert Friday in honor of the South African statesman's 90th birthday
Concert honors Mandela LONDON -- Will Smith charmed the crowd, Amy Winehouse wowed them just by showing up -- but Nelson Mandela proved to be the biggest star of all at a concert Friday in honor of the South African statesman's 90th birthday. Acts including Queen, Razorlight, Leona Lewis and a host of African stars joined more than 40,000 music fans for the outdoor show in London's Hyde Park, hosted by movie star Smith and held to mark Mandel...
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