Wamego’s USD 320 Board of Education approved the 2016 Budget with no opposition. At a Monday meeting, Superintendent Denise O’Dea said the 2016 budget is extremely tight, and went over the details. She said the local option budget funding is frozen by a Block Grant, requiring a mill levy increase of 2.005 mills. The total budget for the USD 320 District is over $28,789,742 – an increase of over $1,429,000. The Board approved funding Capital Outlay by 4 mills. O’Dea said by funding Capital Outlay brings the balance up to $760,000, with over $300,000 of that amount already earmarked because…
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St. Louis County police report that 23 people were arrested in Monday night’s protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Police say no shots were fired, and no smoke or tear gas were used. However, pepper spray hit one AP reporter.
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Helicopter pursued a paraglider that flew near a jail on Monday. The 67-year-old man flying it said he didn’t hear the orders to stop. He was not arrested.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP)– Johnny Cueto threw a four-hitter in his Kansas City home debut, leading the Royals past the Detroit Tigers 4-0 on Monday night. Cueto (1-1) did not allow a runner past second base, struck out eight and walked none. It was his sixth career shutout and second this season. Cueto, who was acquired from Cincinnati on July 26 for three pitching prospects, received a loud cheer as he went out for his warmup pitches and the standing ovations grew after every scoreless inning as he walked to the dugout. Cueto struck out Anthony Gose on three pitches to…
WAMEGO — Dr. Milton Wolf, a Leawood radiologist who challenged U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts last year, confronted U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran during one of Moran’s “listening stops” this morning. At issue were reports of X-Rays posted on social media and the subsequent divulgence of an investigation of Wolf by the Kansas Board of Healing Arts prior to the 2014 primary election. Wolf told the group in Wamego he had been exonerated. “They couldn’t provide a complaint against me or a single patient with a complaint against me.” He also thanked Wamego for standing by him after the allegations were made.…
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says 12 people have now died from a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak.
Riley County District Court Judge Meryl Wilson sentenced 24-year-old Lamont Cox of Manhattan to 155 months in prison Monday afternoon for counts of rape and aggravated criminal sodomy of a 5-year-old female who is the daughter of his fiance. The crime occurred during March of this year and Cox’s bond was set at $500,000. Cox also had a son born on Aug. 2 to the mother of the victim. Cox’s defense asked for a furlough to see his son, but that was denied. A no-contact rule was lifted, though, concerning his fiance and son, should they visit him in prison.…
On today’s edition of In Focus, Dr. Brad Crauer from K-State’s College of Veterinary Medicine visited with KMAN. In later segments, Dr. James McAtee from Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center and Hope James with Cattle Baron’s Ball came on the show. Make sure you tune in at 9 a.m. every weekday to hear talk radio that keeps its’ eye on the Little Apple.
A Manhattan man is in custody and an unidentified woman was hospitalized following an early Sunday morning incident at State Lake 2 in rural Manhattan in Pottawatomie County. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Dispatcher received a 911 call shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday of an individual being struck by a vehicle at State Lake 2, on State Lake Road. Sheriff Deputies and Emergency Services responded to the area and located the female victim who was reported to have been injured. While investigating, Sheriff Deputies received information the female victim was allegedly injured by a Manhattan man, identified as Russell Mayse, 34, with…