It’s no figment of imagination that the wait for Kansas State’s first home game of the season has been longer than usual. After a loss at No. 8 Stanford in the season opener and a bye week, the Wildcats are impatiently waiting for the program’s latest home opener since 2001. The wait is almost over, however, as K-State welcomes Florida Atlantic to Manhattan on Saturday afternoon. “It’s not normal for us to have a hundred practices without playing at home,” head coach Bill Snyder said at Tuesday’s press conference. “I can sense some anxiety from the players. I have a…
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The Big Blue and Kansas Rivers Floodplain Management Plan, developed by a collection of local agencies, is now available for review and comment. The City of Manhattan, Pottawatomie County and Riley County developed the plan with support from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Kansas Hazard Mitigation Team to provide guidance for managing and reducing flood hazards along the Big Blue and Kansas rivers. The proposed plan is available online at http://cityofmhk.com/blueriverplan. “We think we have identified effective strategies for minimizing flood risk along the Big Blue River and the Kansas River, and now we’re anxious to hear…
OKLAHOMA CITY — State and federal regulators say 32 disposal wells in northeastern Oklahoma must shut down because they are too near a newly discovered fault line that produced the state’s strongest earthquake on record. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission said Monday that 27 wells under its jurisdiction would cease operations, along with five wells in Osage County, which is covered by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules. A magnitude 5.8 quake at Pawnee, Oklahoma, on Sept. 3 shook several states, including Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas. Shortly afterward, geologists speculated on whether the temblor occurred on a previously unknown fault. In a standard energy…
OLATHE — One of the four men charged with first-degree-murder in the killing of a suburban Kansas City gun store owner is arguing that he acted in self-defense. The Kansas City Star reports that De’Anthony Wiley, of Kansas City, Missouri, says he was wounded and had tried to surrender when 44-year-old Jon Bieker was fatally shot while defending his wife. She suffered minor injuries during the January 2015 robbery at the couple’s Shawnee, Kansas, store. Video of the fatal shooting was shown Monday during a hearing in Johnson County District Court. Co-defendant Nicquan Midgyett, who also was wounded, is joining Wiley’s motion…
Today’s guest on In Focus was Riley County Commissioner Robert Boyd. Brady Bauman was the host.
A Louisville man was arrested by Riley County Police on Monday. Mark Hecker, 21, was arrested on warrants for failure to appear and probation violation. Hecker was released to the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department. In a separate incident, police arrested 46-year old Wendy Montgomery for charges including criminal possession of a weapon and possession of depressants. Bond was set at $8,000.
Jennifer M. Farr, a fifth-grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in Junction City, and Lori J. Stratton, a high school English and reading teacher at Wamego High School, were named Region 1 finalists for the 2017 Kansas Teacher of the Year award during a ceremony held Saturday, Sept. 10, in Salina. This award recognizes excellent teaching in the elementary and secondary classrooms of the state. As finalists for the Kansas Teacher of the Year distinction, Farr and Stratton each received a $2,000 cash award from Security Benefit, the major corporate partner for the Kansas Teacher of the Year program. In…
Wamego’s USD 320 Board of Education has a shortage of bus drivers. At Monday’s meeting, Larry Hannan, transporation director, presented the problem of not being able to support some of the smaller activity trips because of the shortage. His alternative solution was the purchase of a Type A 14 passenger school bus, which does not require a CDL license to operate. After justifying the purchase and discussion, a motion was made to authorize the purchase of a Type A miniature bus at a cost not to exceed $54,000. Superintendent Tim Winter said the funds are available for the purchase. Approval was…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Assistant Professor of Shelter Medicine, K-State’s College of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Brad Crauer Lori Bishop with flint Hills Volunteer Center/RSVP of Manhattan on recent laying of a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
GREAT BEND — Authorities in Great Bend are investigating after the front doors of the school district building were shot out when the building was unoccupied. Barton County Sheriff Brian J. Bellendir said Monday that deputies responded to an alarm call at the USD 428 administrative offices late Sunday night. Deputies found that the front doors to the building had been shot repeatedly with a handgun, causing more than $6,000 in damage. No one was in the office at the time, and no injuries were reported. The Hays Post reports that the Barton County Sheriff’s office is seeking the public’s help in…