WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a man was stabbed multiple times at a Wichita motel.

According to Wichita police Lt. James Espinoza, officers responded to Via Christi Hospital St. Francis at 10 a.m. Monday after a report of a stabbing at the Top Hat Motel.

Police say the man, who has not been identified, said he had been stabbed multiple times Sunday during a fight with two men around 9:30 p.m. Authorities say the man needed more than 50 stitches and staples for the numerous cuts he suffered on his back, stomach, chest and arms.

Espinoza said it is unclear why the victim waited to report the incident.

The following is an electronic letter that Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz issued to members of the K-State Marching Band on Tuesday, Sept. 8.

 

Just to be clear – the Office of the President is paying the $5000 fine. Any $$ raised will go directly to the K-State Band.

— Kirk H. Schulz (@kstate_pres) September 8, 2015

Sept. 8, 2015

Dear K-State Pride of Wildcat Band Members:

Let me offer my congratulations on receiving the Sudler Trophy as recognition for many years of sustained excellence as one of the best bands in the nation. I look forward to celebrating together as a Wildcat Family during Band Day on Sept. 19 as you are recognized for your hard work and dedication to excellence as national band champions.

All of you worked very hard to put on a spectacular show for our home football opener against the University of South Dakota. As a longtime band parent, I appreciate the technical requirements and practice time to do the live animation while performing. It is unfortunate that the band has been criticized on social media for a portion of the show which was taken completely out of context. As many of you know, I love social media; however, it is also an opportunity for people to post hurtful and uninformed comments. I appreciate your dedication to excellence and ask that you simply ignore these comments.

I also very much appreciate the continued leadership of Dr. Frank Tracz as our director of bands. Dr. Tracz brings a passion for the K-State Marching Band to everything he does — which is what makes him such an integral and meaningful part of the K-State experience. The Sudler Trophy honor truly stands on his shoulders.

The Big 12 Conference has a clear policy on sportsmanship, and our conference commissioner felt that the use of another university’s mascot was inappropriate and did not uphold the spirit of sportsmanship that we strive for in our conference. Because of this, I have put in place several self-imposed sanctions, including a $5,000 fine, a review of all band programs by members of K-State Athletics and the Office of Student Life, and a game-day suspension of the director of bands for our game on Nov. 28 against the University of Kansas.

Ultimately, as president, I am responsible for setting the tone for sportsmanship at K-State. As we continue to rise in national prominence we must be more mindful of how we speak of others, including our longtime rivals. In the future, my public speaking — and that of my fellow administrators — will be focused entirely around the successes we have at K-State and will not include comments or jokes about any other Big 12 schools.

I am sure that you have questions and concerns — and welcome your comments at any time. Please feel free to email me at [email protected]and I will be happy to answer any question. I also will meet with you this week after practice to answer any questions that you may have in person.

I ask each of you — as members of the Wildcat Family — to put these issues behind us and do what all of you do best: Showcasing the excellence and proud tradition that are part of the Wildcat Way.

Go Cats!

Kirk

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A new report shows Kansas farmers have begun planting their 2016 winter wheat crop.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Tuesday that 1 percent of the winter wheat in the state has now been seeded. That is about average for this time of year.

The agency’s weekly snapshot of crop conditions also shows that 33 percent of this season’s corn crop is now mature. It rated corn condition as 57 percent good to excellent, 32 percent fair and 11 percent poor to very poor.

Growers have also begun harvesting their sorghum crops. NASS reports that 1 percent of the sorghum has now been cut in the state.

Soybean crops were rated as 56 percent good to excellent, 35 percent fair and 9 percent poor to very poor.

 

JUNCTION CITY- Law enforcement authorities in Geary County have made an arrest in connection with dozens of reports of windows damaged by a BB gun.

The Junction City Police Department arrested two 17-year-olds and a 16-year-old on alleged charges including 121 counts of Damage to Property and Conspiracy to commit damage to property, according to a media release.

After executing search warrants, four BB guns, BBs and air canisters were located and collected.

A preliminary estimate of total damage on these charges is around $30,000.

The Juveniles are being detained at the Juvenile Detention Center pending first appearance. Possible additional charges may be pending.

On Tuesday morning, the JCPD reported that they responded to more than 100 cases of vehicle windows being shot out with a BB gun over the weekend.

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JUNCTION CITY – Law enforcement authorities in Geary County are investigating dozens of cases involving windows shot out with a BB gun.

The Junction City Police Department reported they responded to more than 100 cases of vehicle windows being shot out over the weekend.

The cases were reported throughout the community.

Grandview Plaza had 22 reported cases.

Residences and businesses in Geary County reported similar damage over the last couple of weeks.

Trish Giordano, a JCPD Detective Sergeant, noted reports began to come in on Sunday to the Police Department. “We started getting calls early Sunday morning on the north side of town up in Westwood area,” she said “There are no suspects at this time.”

Police are asking the community contact them with tips or Junction City Geary County Crime Stoppers at 762-8477. The public can also text tips to 27463 (CRIMES) and start your tip off “tipjc”. You may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Haskell Indian Nations University students and staff were greeted this fall semester with an updated dining hall and new furniture in dormitories as part of nearly $4 million worth of improvements to campus facilities.

A large portion of the federal funding the school received was used specifically for technology. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that all residence halls now offer Internet access in the rooms.

Workers also are putting the finishing touches on a new 75-student lecture classroom in Parker Hall that’s expected to be completed this month.

Meanwhile, the school is completing a batch of needed maintenance projects. They include installing a new heating and cooling system in the Stidham Union, which will be closed until spring for the work.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Preliminary data shows the number of ‘felt’ earthquakes in Harper and Sumner counties has decreased since Kansas regulators set limits on drilling wastewater disposal.

Early study findings suggest that as the amount of allowable wastewater disposal gradually decreased, there was a corresponding reduction in the strength of earthquakes.

Seismic monitoring also indicates the number of ‘unfelt’ earthquakes below magnitude of 2.5 have increased at the same time.

Staff from the Kansas Corporation Commission told the Harper County Commission Tuesday that it is recommending that KCC continue the existing limits. The agency said in a news release that its staff also is recommending continued study of seismic activity and its relationship to large-volume disposal, but say the data is encouraging.

KCC is expected to formally review the recommendations in mid-September.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas owner of a dinosaur skull found in 2012 in South Dakota field says the fossil is thought to be a new species and genus of the ceratopsian.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the ceratopsian is a family of dinosaur that lived mostly during the Cretaceous Period and includes the triceratops.

A professional fossil hunter from Buffalo, South Dakota, discovered the skull that was later purchased by Lawrence artist Alan Dietrich.

Dietrich says the skull is “extraordinary” because of the placement of its 17-inch nose horn, plus other unique characteristics. He says he might display it at the Denver Coliseum Mineral, Fossil and Gem Show scheduled for mid-September.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A new state report says a majority of Kansas public school students aren’t on track to be ready for college based on their scores on standardized English and math tests.

The state Department of Education released a report Tuesday on the statewide results from tests given this spring to 260,000 students from third through 10th grades. It was the first data from revised tests aligned with multistate Common Core academic standards.

On average, 42 percent of students scored well enough on the English tests to be considered on track to be ready for college or a career. On math tests, the figure was 34 percent.

The percentages were lower for 10th graders.

Department officials acknowledged that they’re not pleased with the results but said they expect significant future improvements.