Ugly is A-Okay at Blue Moose Bar and Grill on Wednesday. Little Apple Pride will be hosting an “ugly” sweater fundraiser for the holidays at the restaurant that night. A portion of purchases made between 5 and 10 p.m. will be donated to Little Apple Pride if you mention the fundraiser to your server. From 7 to 9 p.m., Little Apple Pride members will be at Blue Moose and invited community members to join them — but don’t forget your ugly holiday sweater. Some appetizers will be provided. If you have any additional questions, contact Little Apple Pride on their…
Author: KMAN Staff
Wednesday’s guests on In Focus were Wamego USD 320 Superintendent Tim Winter, Rock Creek USD 323 Superintendent Kevin Logan, and Riley City Mayor Tim Sharp.
WASHINGTON — Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran says he will support speeding up a vote on ending U.S. military involvement in a war led by Saudi Arabia in Yemen. The Kansas City Star reports the Kansas Republican said Tuesday that he supports a procedural step to move a resolution ending U.S. involvement toward final passage. The procedural vote is Wednesday. The resolution is rebuke to Saudi Arabia over its role in journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. It’s also a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s administration, which has made it clear that it does not want to torpedo the long-standing U.S.-Saudi relationship over…
EUREKA — Authorities have arrested the grandmother of a 17-year-old Oklahoma boy with special needs who was found alone near a southeast Kansas rest stop. Rogers County, Oklahoma, authorities say 68-year-old Janie Gill was arrested in that county and booked into jail Monday on one count of child neglect. More charges are pending. A custodian found the boy Nov. 29 at a rest stop near Beaumont, Kansas. He had no identification and couldn’t speak. The Greenwood County, Kansas, sheriff’s office later learned his identity and that he was from Oklahoma. He remains in protective custody. Greenwood County has put a…
INDEPENDENCE — Authorities say a southeast Kansas jail inmate shocked corrections officers with a stun gun during a failed escape attempt. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says 40-year-old Curtis Lee Harris, of Chanute, was being held on suspicion of failing to appear in court when he attempted to escape early Monday. Harris is accused of using force to take a Taser from a corrections officer, who used pepper spray and radioed for backup. The sheriff’s office says that when backup arrived, Harris fired the Taser, striking that officer. A third officer then used his Taser on Harris, causing Harris to…
MANHATTAN — The City of Manhattan Public Works is advising of some ongoing street repairs this week. They include along Claflin and Meadowlark where work will continue as weather allows. South Mill Pointe Circle is seeing some curb and gutter tear out and replacement. Houston Street storm drain and street repair is occurring in the 400 block and concrete repair also continues in the Berry edition of Northview. Additonally, water will be turned off in the Stagg Hill area today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the Project-Genesis water line improvements. City staff say they don’t have information about…
The Riley County commissioners looked at some of the documents related to the Resilient Riley County plan during their meeting on Monday. Planning and Special Projects Director Monty Wedel presented the memorandum of understanding and the request for qualifications to the commission that were drafted by the City of Manhattan. This plan will deal with future flood prevention efforts. Commissioner Ron Wells asked Manhattan Assistant Director of Community Development Chad Bunger if he though the 50/50 split between the county and city was fair. Bunger replied saying that the people who were affected in the city were still Riley County residents. He…
K-State has their newest head football coach and the fan base is split, but starting to cool down and come to reality. Kellis Robinett joins in hour two as well as phone calls from CFB writer Ian Boyd and the Voice of the NDSU Bison, Jeff Culhane. 0:00 – Thoughts on CK already changing 16:16 – More you hear, more you like 25:51 – Ian Boyd of SB Nation 37:06 – Official Klieman hashtag 38:47 – Jeff Culhane, voice of the Bison 51:17 – Retaining Assistants 1:02:06 – Kellis’ grade of the Klieman hire
TOPEKA — Kansas Gov.-elect Laura Kelly is selling premium tables at her inaugural ball in January for $10,000. The plan has the inaugural committee and the state ethics commission conferring over compliance with legal limits on contributions to such celebrations. Kansas law limits contributions to inaugural committees to $2,000. Tickets to Kelly’s ball start at $100 with a top price of $1,000. But her committee is offering a $10,000 “gold” package for a table of 10 seats. Incoming governors traditionally rely on private donations to pay for the festivities. The ethics commission has ruled that the value of the food…
WICHITA — Wichita officials are pushing for Amtrak to restore rail service in the city that hasn’t had a passenger train service for nearly 40 years, but Sedgwick County officials aren’t ready to embrace the plan. The Wichita Eagle reports that City Hall’s lobbying agenda for the state legislative session beginning next month shows that bringing back the rail service is a top transportation priority. The city says passenger rail is critical to attracting and retaining young workers, as well as providing safe travel for an aging population. But Sedgwick County Commission Chairman David Dennis says he can’t make a…