When he’s not busy catching criminals and cracking cases, it turns out Geary county sheriff Tony Wolf has a lesser-known talent — eating brisket. On Oct. 1, Wolf and four other competitors chowed down at Cox Brothers BBQ to help the establishment celebrate their five-year anniversary. And celebrate they did. Wolf said he had no intention of taking the competition seriously until he saw the two-and-a-half pound brisket sitting in front of him. From there, Wolf said his competitive instincts kicked in. Wolf handled the competition by devouring more than a pound and a half of the brisket in five…
Author: KMAN Staff
Riley County commissioners were updated on the local housing market Thursday. County appraiser Greg McHenry told the commission positive trends continue. There were 1,051 real estate sales in 2015 through Sept. 30. The median sale price for homes was $187,500, compared to $188,00 at the same point last year. The average sale price was $206,319, compared to $202,881 at this point a year ago. “Our median sales ratio, which of course is one of the state’s measurements of our performance, is currently at 97 percent,” McHenry said. “If you remember, at the beginning of the year, we are at 99…
HESSTON — A chemical spilled at a plant in south-central Kansas, sending about a half dozen people to the hospital. The Hutchinson News reports that the spill occurred Thursday morning at the GVL Poly Plant in Hesston. Gary Denny, director of emergency management for Harvey County, says a building at the plant was evacuated after a breach of a container with a chemical used in manufacturing coolers. He says the chemical polymethylene polyphenyl isocyanate can be hazardous if it’s inhaled. He says it’s unclear how much escaped. Denny says three people were taken to the hospital by ambulance, and three people went…
Today’s guests included Tim Barr, project manager for NBAF and Marty Vanier, Director of Partnership Development with Homeland Security and NBAF. Later we talked to Bud Cox and Becky Fitzgerald on Hogtoberfest, then former Governor John Carlin visited us to talk about judge retention issues. Tim Barr and Marty Vanier: Former Gov. John Carlin: Bud Cox and Becky Fitzgerald:
The logistics of an upcoming Nov. 30 public forum are becoming more clear for the administration at USD 383. At Wednesday’s board meeting, President Marcia Rozell was able to clarify the format of the upcoming session which will give the public an opportunity to issue their opinions on the controversial Manhattan high school mascot. Students and adults will be divided into four different groups, and each of those four groups will be allowed to use 15 minutes however they deem fit. Rozell said PowerPoints, speeches and anything else may all be within the realm of possibility. After the four main…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri man has been charged in the death of former University of St. Mary basketball player Marcus Mondaine. The Kansas City Star reports that 21-year-old Damon Hammons, of Grandview, faces second-degree murder and armed criminal action charges in the death of Mondaine. Hammons has not been apprehended. Authorities said Mondaine had been dating Hammons ex-girlfriend.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Republican leader Susan Wagle and other GOP candidates for Kansas Senate have outlined a broad campaign platform aimed at addressing voters’ anger with state government. But the 14 senators and 12 Senate candidates who signed onto the platform Wednesday are not publicly breaking with GOP Gov. Sam Brownback. Senate Democratic Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka called the platform “a bunch of platitudes.”
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A man has been sentenced to life in prison in the shooting death of a Kansas bride as she left her reception in her wedding gown. Thirty-nine-year-old Thomas Earl Brown Jr. of Topeka was sentenced Tuesday for premeditated first-degree murder in the death of 42-year-old Tiffany Davenport-Ray and the attempted murder of her husband, Melvin Ray. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that under the sentence, he must serve at least 71 years and five months. Prosecutors say shots were fired in May 2014 at the Topeka newlyweds from a sport utility vehicle in which Brown and two others…
(Courtesy K-State Media) The Kansas State University Police Department is investigating an aggravated battery that involved an altercation between two students on the Manhattan campus, resulting in one student being stabbed. As first reported by the K-State Collegian, at approximately 2:00 A.M. on Wednesday, Oct. 5, two Kansas State University students got into an altercation in their room on the sixth floor of Marlatt Hall. During the altercation, Freshman in Microbiology, Christopher Stutler, was injured with a knife. The Kansas State University Police Department responded to the incident. The victim was taken to Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, was treated for a wound…
The Wamego City Commission approved an engineering study at Tuesday’s meeting. City Manager Merl Page informed the Governing Body that he’d talked to an engineer about a study to eliminate a lift station in the northern part of the City. Page said the engineering study would cost about $23,000 and would include a field evaluation design and bid documents. He said by eliminating the lift station, it would also eliminate continued maintenance problems and could position the City for future development to the North. Page asked the Commission to approve the review and design of the project contingent on the…