Driver, students hurt in school bus crash

Matfield Green — Ten students and a school bus driver were injured Monday when the bus struck a bridge abutment and ran off a highway in the Flint Hills region of east-central Kansas.

The Chase County Sheriff’s Department said one child was airlifted to a hospital in Wichita, six were taken to a hospital in El Dorado and three more were taken to a hospital in Emporia.

None had life-threatening injuries, a sheriff’s dispatcher said.

The extent of the driver’s injuries was not immediately known, said Trooper Jeff White of the Kansas Highway Patrol.

About 40 grade-school students from the Central school district of Burden were returning from a field trip when the bus crashed shortly before 2:15 p.m., White said.

The bus was southbound on U.S. 177, two miles north of Matfield Green, when it hit the concrete bridge and overturned, White said.

The cause of the accident was not immediately known.

University sets exams

Kansas University has announced the following final examinations:

l Keri J. Brown, clinical child psychology, “The prevention of unintentional childhood injuries: The effect of perceived vulnerability on indices of parental home safety behaviors,” 12:30 p.m. today, 2007 Dole Human Development Center.

l Gary R. Hecox, geology, “GIS integration and error analysis for hydrogeologic evaluations,” 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Hambleton Auditorium, Kansas Geological Survey.

Governor encourages cancer awareness

Topeka — As part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will participate in a ceremony at 11 a.m. today at the Kansas Statehouse.

The American Cancer Society hopes to reduce breast cancer deaths by 50 percent by 2015.

Survival rates are higher for women who detect the disease early, which is why the society encourages regular breast exams by a physician beginning at age 20 and annual mammograms beginning at age 40.

Detective novelist at library tonight

Sara Paretsky will read from and sign her new book, “Blacklist,” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vt.

“Blacklist” is the latest in Paretsky’s V.I. Warshawski detective series.

The event, which is co-sponsored by The Raven Bookstore, is free and open to the public.

Mensa offers chance to test your intelligence

Topeka — Mid-America Mensa is offering a supervised IQ test Saturday at Washburn University in Topeka.

The test takes two hours and is composed of logic and deductive reasoning questions. Testing is for those ages 14 and older. Membership in Mensa, the High IQ Society, is offered to those who score in the 98th percentile.

The cost of the test is $30. Registration is limited; to reserve a seat call (785) 231-1010, ext. 1443, or e-mail zzwctr@washburn.edu.