KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Federal regulators say movie-theater chain AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. can buy smaller rival Carmike Cinemas Inc. for $1.2 billion if it sells some theaters. The deal will make AMC the biggest U.S. movie theater operator. The U.S. Department of Justice says its approval hinges on AMC selling theaters in 15 markets where it competes with Carmike. The Leawood, Kansas, company also has to sell most of its holdings in National Cinemedia, a cinema advertising company, and transfer 24 theaters to a rival theater ad company, Screenvision LLC. The Justice Department says the deal would lead to…
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A former K-State student cited in a federal court lawsuit filed against the university who allegedly raped two different women in 2014 and 2015 will be arraigned on Jan. 3 at 9 a.m. in Riley County District Court. The arraignment for Jared Gihring was originally scheduled for Monday, but his defense was granted a continuance. The lawsuit, filed by the two women, argues KSU failed to perform its due diligence in investigating Gihring. The lawsuit claims little action was taken against Gihring after one of the women brought Gihring to K-State’s attention in May 2014 after she told the university’s…
Riley County Police Officers responded to an injury accident that occurred at the intersection of Tuttle Creek Blvd. and Seth Child Rd. on Monday afternoon. 74-year-old Allen Frazier of Manhattan was driving a Lincoln passenger car east on Tuttle Creek Blvd. when he struck a Ford SUV on Seth Child Rd driven by 31-year-old Kyle Work of Parkville, Missouri. Allen was transported to Via Christi for treatment, while Work was cited for failure to yield at a stop sign. The intersection was closed for about an hour. Riley County Police filed a report for theft in the on Monday evening at…
Today’s guests were Manhattan Mayor Usha Reddi and City Manager Ron Fehr.
WICHITA — State analysts say Westar Energy is putting shareholder enrichment ahead of reasonable electric rates for customers with its proposed sale to Kansas City Power & Light. The Wichita Eagle reports that analysts representing the staff of the Kansas Corporation Commission and the Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board raised the concerns in hundreds of pages of testimony filed late last week. Also expressing concerns were several consumer intervenors in the case. A Westar spokeswoman says the company remains confident of completing the merger next spring. KCP&L’s parent company, Missouri-based Great Plains Energy, is seeking to buy Westar. The $12.2 billion…
Today’s edition of In Focus was open phones.
Riley County commissioners agreed to hold off on advisory board appointments and reappointments Monday. The commission will wait till after it swears in Marvin Rodriguez on Jan. 9. Rodriguez, a Republican, defeated District 2 commissioner Robert Boyd in the August primary. “It’s different, this year, of course,” county clerk Rich Vargo said. “Because not all years you have a new commissioner transition.” Several advisory board terms end Dec. 31. “Whatever you two guys want to do,” Boyd answered when chairman Ben Wilson asked him about the proposal. “I’m comfortable making a decision, but if you want to wait for Marvin,…
Riley County Law Board members Monday approved extension of the agreement with RCPD Director Brad Schoen, with a salary, compensation, and benefits raised to $141,343.46 compared to the previous 136,695.80, which is a 3.4 percent increase. The action was taken after several executive sessions lasting nearly an hour and a half. Also during Monday’s Law Board meeting, board members were told there might be a slight delay in initiating a new mental health co-responder with Riley County Police, with a delay in finding a person to fill the position. Director Schoen indicated Pawnee Mental Health is looking for someone with…
DORRANCE — Authorities say a several train cars carrying coal have derailed in central Kansas. The police department in Wilson says the derailment happened Sunday near Dorrance in Russell County. The Hays Post reports that no one was injured when the cars jumped the tracks. The derailment is under investigation.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the public water supply at Stagg Hill Golf Club, Inc. located in Riley County. KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a loss of chlorine residual. Failure to maintain required chlorine residual levels may put the system at risk for bacterial contamination. The advisory took effect on Dec. 19 and will remain in effect until conditions which place the system at risk of contamination are deemed by KDHE officials to be adequately resolved. Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice: · …