A six-year-old Abilene girl died in a car/pedestrian accident in Abilene Tuesday afternoon. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports Tayla Womochil died in the accident at the intersection of Buckeye Avenue and Sixth Street at 3:23 p.m. KHP adds the accident occurred when a 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Beverly Barnett, 59, of Enterprise was westbound on Sixth Street. The vehicle stopped at the stop sign, turned left and struck Womochil.
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Manhattan Broadcasting Company has announced that Richard Wartell, President and General Manager, will retire effective November 12. Corey Dean Reeves, currently Operations Director, will assume the role of General Manager as of November 13. Wartell joined MBC as President and GM in 1990 leading the operations of KMAN and K-ROCK. Under his leadership Manhattan Broadcasting has expanded on three separate occasions, first acquiring B104.7 in 1996, then signing on the new Z96.3 frequency in 2001. Most recently, KMAN has added FM coverage signing on both 93.3 and 93.7 FM. Wartell started his broadcast career after graduating from Kansas State University in 1970 as a Regional…
Manhattan City Commissioners heard from LGBT supporters during public comment time Tuesday night in City Hall. Manhattan resident Jerred McKee represented the Flint Hills Human Rights Project and said discrimination is still an issue in the Little Apple. “I can go home tonight and find an eviction notice on my door because my landlord found out I was gay,” he said. “And I’m sorry, but if you’re okay with living in a society where that is a legal action, then you are just as bad as them.” In 2011 the commission passed a measure that added sexual orientation and gender…
The State Dept. is reviewing TransCanada’s request for the U.S. to halt its review of the Keystone XL pipeline project, but White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the president plans to make a decision about the project before leaving office.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– The world champion Kansas City Royals basked in the adulation of hundreds of thousands of ecstatic fans in a parade and rally Tuesday that nearly shut down downtown for hours. After driving a 2.3-mile route in a caravan, team owner David Glass, manager Ned Yost and several of the Royals returned the love by telling fans they could not have captured the World Series without their support and calling the turnout for Tuesday’s celebration “unbelievable” and “amazing.” City officials estimated Tuesday that 500,000 people attended the events. “This is a day like none of us have…
The K-State marching band will have a new and very visible stage as the final touches to the remodeling of Bill Snyder Family Stadium were announced Tuesday afternoon by the KSU athletic department. The announcement is part of “Phase III-B” of the stadium’s Master Plan. The 400-plus member group will occupy a specially designed area below the concourse walkway similar in positioning to the new Wabash Landing in the northwest corner. “This is a tremendous opportunity for The Pride of Wildcat Land Marching Band to have our very own showcase stage in Bill Snyder Family Stadium,” K-State band director Frank…
A 43-year-old Kansas Department of Corrections inmate being held on a Geary County voluntary manslaughter conviction has apparently been passed over for parole. Charles Hargrove had been part of September public comment sessions, but the KDOC website indicates his earliest possible release date is now October of 2016. Hargrove was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in 1993 and also faced a manufacturing drug conviction in Geary County from 1990.
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications The 2016 K-State baseball season will get underway on February 19 at UC Riverside while the home slate features Creighton, Oklahoma State, Texas, Nebraska, Wichita State and KU as head coach Brad Hill announced the entire 56-game slate. The Wildcats’ upcoming campaign features 22 opponents from 12 conferences and runs from February 19-May 21. Six opponents competed in NCAA postseason play last year. “The schedule will provide numerous challenges with strong regional and conference opponents for our team that returns a nice nucleus of veteran players,” said Hill. “Our new players will need to…
The City of Manhattan is now accepting applications for a Street Maintenance Steering Committee. Manhattan residents from a variety of backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The committee will be comprised of neighborhood representatives and local stakeholders. It will be tasked with formulating the wording of a ballot question that addresses future funding ofstreet maintenance activities in Manhattan. Committee members will also drive the direction of the uses of the funding, timing of the question, amount of funding to be requested, and the duration of the program. Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. Nov. 20, and the Manhattan…
TOPEKA, Kan. Child support payments for separated or divorced parents in Kansas are expected to increase up to 3.5 percent next year under new guidelines adopted by the state Supreme Court. The court announced Monday that it adopted updates recommended by a 14-member committee that spent a year reviewing child support guidelines that took effect in 2012. The new guidelines take effect in January and will be used by district court judges to set parents’ payments. Federal law requires states to update their guidelines every four years. The new guidelines won’t affect existing court orders unless a parent seeks to…