A Manhattan woman was injured in a two vehicle accident on I-70 in Shawnee County Monday afternoon. Katie Joe Jarvis, 26, was taken to Stormont Vail in Topeka following the accident, on I-70 eastbound, one mile east of Valencia road. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports Jarvis was driving a 2005 Nissan Sentra eastbound and after changing lanes the vehicle struck the driver side door of a second vehicle. Jarvis’ Sentra then veered through the median across opposing traffic lanes, over the embankment, and came to a rest after damaging a fence on the access road below. Three people from Topeka were in…
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Wildcat Insider breaks down the K-State basketball weekend with the women beating TCU while the men fell to Iowa State. They look at the week ahead and also how the Big 12 has shaped out through the first five games of conference play. Plenty of K-State coverage and its all right here with “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1-MBB-loses-to-ISU.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2-BAY-up-next-for-MBB.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/3-Big-12-MBB.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/4-Big-12-FB-news.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5-More-MBB-recap.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/6-Matt-Walters-on-WBB.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/7-KSU-FB-news.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/8-Closing-segment.mp3
Live music, speakers and art filled the Manhattan Town Center Monday for the 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Along with speeches and music, there were also booths representing various non-profit organizations offer volunteer opportunities. Lynda Bachelor, one of the coordinators of the celebration and a soon-to-be-retired administrator at the Staley School of Leadership Studies at K-State, said serving others was a big part of Dr. King’s message. “It was,” Bachelor said. “It’s about a beloved community coming together — all kinds of people coming together — to serve side by side.” Bachelor was also in the mall…
British lawmakers debated banning Donald Trump from entering the country after he called for a temporary ban on Muslims into the U.S. While more than 500,000 people signed a petition leading to the debate, it won’t result in a vote.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama performed double duty on the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. At a DC elementary school, they stuffed bags with books for needy children.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A new study shows Kansas’ high sales taxes on groceries have people crossing state lines to shop, particularly residents living in border counties. The trend hurts low-income families, rural grocery stores and local governments. Wichita State University’s Kansas Public Finance Center analyzed the latest available food sales data and estimated that Kansas lost $345.6 million in food sales in 2013. The data does not include last year’s sales tax hike that boosted Kansas’ food sales tax to one of the highest in the nation. The state’s largest county, Johnson County, suffered the biggest losses with an estimated…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The state will begin accepting applications this week for the energy assistance program. The Kansas Department for Children and Families says it will start accepting applications Tuesday for its annual Low Income Energy Assistance Program to help qualifying households pay winter heating bills. The agency says the primary groups assisted are people with disabilities, older adults and families with children. The Wichita Eagle reports that income eligibility requirements are 130 percent of the federal poverty level. Applicants also have to be responsible for direct payment of their heating bills to qualify. The agency says in a release…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: C. Clyde Jones Vice President and Development Officer and Beverly Olson Executive Director with Shepherd’s Crossing Kansas Farm Bureau Board member Glenn Brunkow of Pottawatomie County on recent national meeting Catherine Hedge, Vice President of Manhattan/Riley County League of Women Voters
Turning up the temperature, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled repeatedly in Sunday’s presidential debate over who’s tougher on gun control and Wall Street and who’s got a better vision for the future of health care in America.
A group of Americans imprisoned by Iran have begun their journey home as family and friends await their arrival following delicate diplomatic negotiations.