One of the six Americans killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan was 30-year-old Air Force investigator, Staff Sgt. Peter Taub. His body was received at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday.
Author: KMAN Staff
A weather pattern partly linked with El Nino has turned winter upside-down across the US during a week of heavy holiday travel, bringing spring-like warmth to the Northeast and heavy amounts of snow across the West
In an interview with the Associated Press, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said he is moving toward a major shake-up of his struggling campaign, with just six weeks to go until early voting begins to select party nominees.
“There simply is nothing better than ending a fiscal year on a high note”–those are the words of Manhattan Finance Director Bernie Hayen regarding sales tax numbers released Wednesday afternoon. $931,578 was collected in December compared to $863,570 the same time in 2014. That brings the year to date totals to just under 11 million dollars at $10,993,385–compared to $10,723,686 dollars the year before. It also means a positive budget impact of $75,822 for December and $392,367 for the year to date.
Blue Valley/Randolph USD 384 Supt. Brady Burton Pawnee Mental Health Executive Director Robbin Cole and Pawnee Crisis Service Center Director Dr. Jeremy Boyle
More information was released Wednesday regarding a shooting KMAN first reported Tuesday evening. The Riley County Police Department responded to the 200 block of East Park Road in Manhattan or Manhattan City Park on Tuesday at approximately 6:20 PM for a report of a juvenile who had sustained a gunshot wound to the leg. Officers on the scene were able to determine the wound appeared to be accidental and possibly self-inflicted. Throughout further investigation officers found that a firearm had gone off accidentally inside of a vehicle which was occupied by several juveniles. The driver, a 16-year-old male, was struck…
The Douglas County Commission will consider approving a maximum price of approximately $2.35 million for the first phase of the county fairgrounds renovation. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/1QKIfkB ) that the commission will discuss the cost at its meeting Wednesday. Assistant County Administrator Sarah Plinsky says abatement and demolition can begin as early as Monday if it’s approved. The first phase’s area surrounds two buildings in the southwest portion of the fairgrounds. The buildings will be demolished and replaced with the new meeting hall. The first phase also includes utilities, north and south parking lots, and some grading. The full…
Lawrence Public Library has received a gift of nearly $230,000 from the estate of a former librarian. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/1PiS3yM ) the library said Monday the gift from the estate of Ann L. Hyde is the largest single contribution the library has ever received. Hyde was the manuscripts librarian in the Department of Special Collections at the university’s Kenneth Spencer Research Library. She retired in 2000 and died in 2014 at age 83. The Lawrence Humane Society announced last week that Hyde’s estate also gave the shelter nearly $500,000. The gift will go toward the humane society’s future…
A suburban Kansas City accountant accused of stealing more than $4 million from clients has pleaded guilty to federal charges. Federal prosecutors in Kansas City said in a release that 42-year-old Thomas Hauk of Overland Park, Kansas, pleaded guilty Tuesday to several charges, including bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. The prosecutor’s office says Hauk was an accountant from 2005 to 2015 when he engaged in several schemes to defraud the company he worked for by embezzling more than $4 million from clients’ accounts. He then used the money to pay for living expenses, vehicles and jewelry. Sentencing hasn’t…
A 17-year-old has been charged in a Kansas City, Kansas, shooting death. The Wyandotte County district attorney’s office announced Tuesday that the teen is charged with one count of first-degree murder in the Nov. 4 death of 37-year-old Andrew Harman. The Kansas City, Kansas, teen also is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, and one count of criminal possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The teen is in custody, and a hearing on the district attorney’s motion to prosecute him as an adult is not yet scheduled. Police are investigating.