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Rumsfeld to speak at Fort Leavenworth

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) - Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will be in northeastern Kansas this week to address military officers and sign books for the public. The Leavenworth Times reports that Rumsfeld is to speak at 10 a.m. Friday to officers attending the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. Afterward, he'll sign books at a public
Report show Kansas meth lab busts up in 2011

The number of methamphetamine labs busted by law enforcement officers in Kansas rose last year. Drug Enforcement Administration numbers obtained this week by The Associated Press show the state had 172 meth lab busts in 2011, compared to 149 the previous year. The numbers are dwarfed by statistics in neighboring Missouri, which reported nearly 2,100 busts last year. For instance,
Kansas drug charges again dropped against Morrison

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Prosecutors in Sedgwick County have dropped drug charges against former heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Morrison, less than a year after unrelated drug charges were dismissed in Emporia. The Wichita Eagle reports the Sedgwick County charges were dropped Tuesday, the same day Morrison faced a court hearing. The Oklahoma native was arrested in March 2010 outside a Wichita
K-State, Australian company to collaborate on agriculture security

MANHATTAN -- Officials at Kansas State University and at Australia's leading plant pests research center are finalizing an agreement for a collaboration aimed at increasing agricultural security in both countries. Once formalized, the six-year partnership will pair Kansas State University plant pathology and entomology experts with those from the Australian Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre, or CRC. The center is
Wichita woman dragged trying to stop car thief

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Police in Wichita say a 52-year-old woman was injured when she tried to stop a man from stealing a car out of her driveway. KFDI-FM reports the incident began at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday when the woman left the car warming up in the driveway. She ran back outside when saw a man get in, and stood behind
USDA chief to speak at Kansas State

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will travel to Kansas in April to speak at Kansas State University. The university said Monday the former two-term Iowa governor will deliver the spring Landon Lecture on April 10 at 10:30 a.m. in McCain Auditorium Vilsack became USDA secretary in January 2009. Kansas State officials note that the Department of
Storms leave scattered damage in Kansas

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A line of powerful storms stretching from the Oklahoma border to near the Nebraska state line has left scattered damage to trees and buildings as it raced eastward across Kansas. The National Weather Service received reports Monday afternoon and evening of thunderstorm winds blowing roofs off a barn and an out building in the southeastern town
Cessna moves sport aircraft work to Independence

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Cessna Aircraft has moved work on its 162 Skycatcher from Wichita to its plant in Independence. Yingling Aviation in Wichita has been reassembling and delivering the Skycatcher aircraft after it was manufactured by a company in China. Cessna said Monday work on the two-seat light sport aircraft will be moved from Yingling to the Cessna plant
Kan. Star Casino nets $21.6 million in first weeks

MULVANE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane brought in $21.6 million in gambling revenue through January. The Kansas Lottery said Monday that the total includes several "soft openings" and a demonstration for state regulators before the casino officially opened in late December. The casino near Mulvane expects to open a five-table poker room soon, and will expand
USDA chief to speak at Kansas State

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will travel to Kansas in April to speak at Kansas State University. The university said Monday the former two-term Iowa governor will deliver the spring Landon Lecture on April 10 at 10:30 a.m. in McCain Auditorium Vilsack became USDA secretary in January 2009. Kansas State officials note that the Department of