The Manhattan Fire Department will observe National Fire Prevention Week by educating the community about fire safety. That’s according to MFD Driver, Gregg Van De Creek who spoke to KMAN after accepting a Fire Prevention Week proclamation from the Manhattan City Commission meeting on Tuesday. “We’ll be going around the schools to teach children,” Van De Creek said, “then we’ll kind of end it with a big finale of our open house.” MFD’s open house will be held on Sunday the 15th from 11-3 p.m. at Fire Station Headquarters. Activities include fire demonstrations, giveaways and fire truck rides. This year’s…
Author: KMAN Staff
WASHINGTON — A presidential nominee is defending his decision as Kansas governor to scrap an order that barred discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Sam Brownback is in line to be ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. The Republican was testifying on Wednesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A 2007 executive order applied to hiring and employment decisions by agencies under the Kansas governor’s direct control. Brownback says the Democratic governor at that time, Kathleen Sebelius, acted unilaterally on an issue that state lawmakers should have resolved. LGBT-rights groups have decried Brownback’s nomination because of his conservative views…
Today’s guests were USD 383 School Board President Darell Edie and Superintendent Marvin Wade. In the second half hour, guests were Beach Museum of Art Director Linda Duke, curator Aileen Wang and artist Enrico Isamu Oyama.
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas police are investigating after about 20 used shell casings were found outside the university’s administrative building. Police say they have found no evidence that a weapon was shot anywhere near Strong Hall before the cases were found Tuesday in bushes. The Lawrence Journal-World reports police believe the person or people who left the shell casings were trying to make a statement but they didn’t elaborate on what type of statement. A Kansas law that took effect in July required state universities to allow concealed guns on their campuses. There has been strong opposition to the…
The Manhattan City Commission approved a clean 2016 City Audit Tuesday evening. “This has been a great year in terms of audit,” said Assistant Director of Finance, Hillary Badger. “We had no significant findings.” Manhattan has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting every year since 1996. The Commission also approved updates to the City’s Grease Management Permit Plan. The updates, as Assistant Director of Public Works for Water and Wastewater, Randy DeWitt explained include several facets that will improve the program. “simplification of the permit renewal process, and increasing the functionality of the devices food service establishments…
A woman walked away Tuesday morning after a fiery crash into a pole in front of the McDonald’s in Westloop. There were no reported injuries and the driver, whose name was not released, told emergency personnel she experienced brake failure before the collision.
HUTCHINSON — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback went on an unpublicized, eight-day trade mission to Israel in late August and early September. The Hutchinson News reported that the schedule included a 90-minute meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Aug. 30. The trip came a month after President Donald Trump nominated Brownback to serve as U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. But Brownback administration officials said the trip promoted Kansas businesses and sought to further ties between the state and Israel. The state Department of Commerce said the schedule in Israel from Aug. 26 until Sept. 2 included visits to…
Today’s guests on In Focus were Manhattan Mayor Linda Morse and City Manager Ron Fehr.
TOPEKA — Kansas is reporting that it collected $57 million more in taxes than anticipated in September. It was the fourth consecutive month that tax collections have exceeded projections from the state’s official fiscal forecast. The state Department of Revenue said Monday that nearly $603 million in taxes was collected last month. That was 10.5 percent more than the official estimate of $545 million. Since the fiscal year began July 1, the state has collected $73 million more than anticipated, with tax collections of $1.5 billion exceeding expectations by 5.1 percent. Legislators in June rolled back past individual income tax…
The Big Red One will welcome its newest leader with a Victory with Honors ceremony at 4 p.m. today at the 1st Infantry Division’s headquarters on Fort Riley. Brig. Gen. Stephen G. Smith will serve as the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley deputy commanding general for support. Smith comes to the division from Kuwait where he served as the director of operations for Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. Smith previously served in the Big Red One as the commander of Battery B, 25th Field Artillery (Target Acquisition), 1st Inf. Div. Artillery, from October 1997 to April 1999. His…