TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The largest electric utility in Kansas says it will retire small generating units in three communities by the end of the year and is citing new federal environmental regulations as one reason. Westar Energy announced Tuesday that it will shut down one coal-fired unit each in Lawrence and Tecumseh, east of Topeka, as well as a gas-fired unit in Hutchinson. Together, the units have a capacity of 350 megawatts, about 5 percent of the Topeka-based company’s total. The company said it will shift about 40 workers into open positions and reduce its overall workforce. Westar said new…
Author: KMAN Staff
Over 26,000 people from around the world are in Washington D.C. for the 2015 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition including delegates from Manhattan, Fort Riley, and Junction City chapter. The 3-day conference began on Monday and wraps up today. AUSA – which stands for Association of the U.S. Army – hosts the professional development event yearly. This year’s highlights included many different seminars, and a keynote presentation by John McHugh, Secretary of the Army. McHugh delivered an impassioned speech on the future of the Army. In attendance for the event was Manhattan Mayor Pro Tem Usha Reddi. Reddi says one of…
Steve Spurrier is resigning from South Carolina after doing exactly what he said he wanted to when he took the job: accomplish things that had never been done before in Columbia.
Ali Rezaian, the brother of jailed Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian says his brother’s conviction is unjust, calling for the US government to intervene in any way they can to free Rezaian after 14 months of imprisonment on alleged trumped up charges.
LEONARDVILLE — A large crowd greeted First District Congressman Tim Huelskamp of Kansas at a Town Hall in Leonardville Tuesday afternoon. Topics ranged from veterans’ affairs to who the new Speaker of the House might be and Planned Parenthood. Huelskamp referred to previous speaker John Boehner who he says consolidated power, and limited amendments and debate, which he says harmed our institution and policy making process. Madonna Stallmann of Leonardville spoke passionately about the death of her nephew, who she told the crowd took his life due to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, more commonly known as PTSD. Stallman concedes that…
Today’s guest was Riley County Commission Chairman Ron Wells.
Riley County Commission Chairman Ron Wells announced on KMAN’s “In Focus” Tuesday morning that he will seek another term. Wells, who represents District 3, was elected to his first term in November 2012 and said he decided to run again when it was learned recently that the likelihood of Wildcat Creek getting federal funds to fix flooding issues was going to become a reality. “I ran on that, and just assumed it would be 50 years before anything ever happened,” he said. “But now… we’re confident we’re going to get the money for Wildcat Creek. I would like to stay…
Riley County Commission Chairman Ron Wells announced on KMAN’s “In Focus” Tuesday morning that he will seek another term. Wells, who represents District 3, was elected to his first term in November 2012 and said he decided to run again when it was learned recently that the likelihood of Wildcat Creek getting federal funds to fix flooding issues was going to become a reality. “I ran on that, and just assumed it would be 50 years before anything ever happened,” he said. “But now… we’re confident we’re going to get the money for Wildcat Creek. I would like to stay…
Riley County Commission Chairman Ron Wells announced on KMAN’s “In Focus” Tuesday morning that he will seek another term. Wells, who represents District 3, was elected to his first term in November 2012 and said he decided to run again when it was learned recently that the likelihood of Wildcat Creek getting federal funds to fix flooding issues was going to become a reality. “I ran on that, and just assumed it would be 50 years before anything ever happened,” he said. “But now… we’re confident we’re going to get the money for Wildcat Creek. I would like to stay…
A Fort Riley man facing charges of 2nd-degree murder and attempted aggravated battery pleaded not guilty to both Tuesday morning during his arraignment at the Riley County District Courthouse. Tierre Wall, 26, allegedly shot 27-year-old Casey Lindley in the forehead during a confrontation at the intersection of Skyway Drive and Kansas Highway 114 near Ogden during the early morning hours on March 10. Wall maintains he acted in self defense after Lindley, his fiance and his two friends got out of their vehicle and approached Wall’s at the intersection. The incident started after Lindley’s fiance, Kristina Harrison, picked Lindley and…