Volkswagen has disclosed to U.S. regulators that there is additional suspect software in its 2016 diesel models that would potentially help their exhaust systems run cleaner during government tests.
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As he continues to ponder his own White House bid, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday he thinks all the candidates in Tuesday night’s democratic presidential debate ‘did well.’
By Ryan Lackey, K-State Athletics Communications Kansas State will open the 2016 football season with a marquee nationally-televised matchup against Stanford the evening of Friday, September 2 in Palo Alto, Athletics Director John Currie has announced. The home-and-home agreement with the Pac -12 power finalizes the non-conference portion of K-State’s 2016 schedule. Following the opener at Stanford, the Wildcats will host Florida Atlantic on September 17 and Missouri State on September 24 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium to close out the non-conference slate. Stanford will make a return trip to Manhattan on September 4, 2021. Time and television network designation…
The below story and video is courtesy of Ft. Riley Staff Sgt., Noel Gerig [iframe id=”https://www.dvidshub.net/video/embed/428176/?sub_id=0&utm_campaign=subscriptions&utm_medium=sms&utm_source=0&utm_content=asset_link” align=”center” mode=”lazyload”] More than a dozen Bradley Fighting Vehicle crews from 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conducted Gunnery Table IV at Fort Riley on October 5th. Crews participated in Table IV to ensure their weapon systems and communications equipment functioned properly and to ensure crew proficiency.
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Rock Creek’s USD 323 Supt. Darrel Stufflebeam and Wamego’s USD 320 Supt. Denise O’Dea KSU Foundation President and CEO Greg Willlems
Officers with the Riley County Police Department responded to a vehicle and pedestrian collision near the intersection of Vattier Street and Juliette Street in Manhattan on October 12, 2015 at approximately 1:00 PM. Officers on scene found that a 2008 Chevy 1500 driven by Christopher Glover, 22, of Riley, Kansas struck Ashleigh Lawson, 21, of Manhattan who was crossing the street in an area not marked for pedestrian traffic. Lawson was transported to Via Christi Hospital for complaint of what appeared to be non-life threatening back pain. Glover was issued a citation for inattentive driving and Lawson was issued a…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Agriculture has been selected to receive a cooperative agreement totaling $2.25 million over the next five years from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This FDA grant allows for collaboration between the KDA Agriculture Laboratory and the Dairy and Feed Safety program to expand animal feed testing and safety in Kansas. The funding provides KDA the ability to implement a feed safety program within the framework of the Animal Feed Regulatory Program Standards set forth by the FDA. This will allow KDA’s laboratory to increase current animal feed testing capabilities which will expand…
Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson was named Prosecutor of the Year by the Kansas County and District Attorney’s Association (KCDAA) on Monday, October 12th, 2015 at the organizations fall conference in Overland Park, Kansas. The KCDAA is the professional organization for prosecutors in the state of Kansas. Its purpose is to promote, improve, and facilitate the administration of justice in the State of Kansas. The Prosecutor of the Year Award is presented annually to a prosecutor for his or her outstanding prosecution of a case or cases throughout the year. A past president of KCDAA, Mr. Wilkerson was recognized for his excellence in the prosecution of…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A new industry report shows that sales of farm tractors and combines are down in September as well down overall for the first nine months of this year. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers reported Monday that the 16,546 tractors sold nationwide in September represents a 12.5 percent drop from the same month a year ago. Year -to-date sales of tractors at 159,191 are down almost 1 percent from the same period last year. Sales of combines are doing even worse with an almost 20 percent drop in September with 694 of them sold. Sales of combines during…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The latest government snapshot shows Kansas farmers have now planted 69 percent of their 2016 winter wheat crop. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Tuesday that about 34 percent of the wheat has already emerged. Harvest of fall crops also is making progress in the state. An estimated 76 percent of the corn has been harvested, well ahead of the 68 percent average for this time of year. About 37 percent of the sorghum and 31 percent of the soybeans also have been cut. Sunflower harvest has now begun in Kansas with 5 percent harvested. Fourth cutting…