KU student with prosthetic legs eyes new research
Colby Liston an 18 year old Kansas University student from Derby lost both legs in a Lawrence car crash and is adjusting to life with prosthetics. He is back home two weeks after the accident and exploring micro processor knee joints described as a computer in the knee. His father Matt Liston a Derby police veteran discusses the early morning call and Colby’s brother Tyson who plays football at Missouri Western State University.
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Missouri Western State University
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Survivor contestant Carter Williams returns home from Philippines
Shawnee athlete and Maranatha graduate Carter Williams, 24, keeps secret whether he won the $1 million from Survivor Philippines. The former track athlete and coach has been coaching at Solution 1 CrossFit since May, continuing to train runners and prepare for the unknown.
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Hurricane saves Douglas County soybean crop outlook
Hurricane Isaac left destruction in the South but may have saved Douglas County soybeans. Cool wet weather following the storm has farmers back at the combine rather than mowing. Matthew Vajnar of Ottawa Co-op Grain Merchandiser says beans could yield 10 to 15 bushels per acre, well below the normal 30 to 35.
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Douglas County
Matthew Vajnar
Ottawa Co-op
Education system coordinating council eyed to align preK through college
Kansas officials push to revive a cross sector Education System Coordinating Council to improve alignment across pre kindergarten through higher education. The proposal, to be approved by the Board of Regents, would include two regents, two State Board of Education members, the education commissioner and the regents CEO.
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P-20 Education Council
Sam Brownback
Legislative Educational Planning Committee
Steve Huebert
R-Valley Center
Andy Tompkins
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