On today’s In Focus, KMAN’s Laura Monsanto spoke with Manhattan Ogden USD 383 School Board member, Marcia Rozell and Associate Superintendent, Robert Seymour. She also talked to Manhattan Christian College President, Kevin Ingram. Rozell and Seymour-segment 1 Rozell and Seymour-segment 2 Kevin Ingram-segment 1 Kevin Ingram-segment 2
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The Wamego City Commission approves the Columbian Theatre maintenance agreement. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page reviewed the presentation from the last meeting where he asked Architect Bruce McMillan for a cost estimate if the work was done in phases. McMillan brought the numbers back, and they reflected a 11 ½ per cent increase to perform the required maintenance in phases. Page added that the increase does not include the cost of additional contractual services.After a brief discussion, and evaluating the numbers, Commissioner Bob Morse made the motion authorizing McMillan to seek bid proposals to do the work at…
Shane Conlon became the second Wildcat ever to earn All-Big 12 First Team honors twice in a career as the redshirt senior, who was a unanimous selection, and Nate Griep, who was named All-Big 12 Second Team, highlighted a group of seven Wildcats to pick up postseason honors announced by the Big 12. Along with Conlon and Griep’s Big 12 accolades, senior Max Brown and newcomers Corey Fischer, Tyler Moore and Tyler Wolfe were named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention while freshman pitcher Bryce Ward was selected to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team. K-State opens up the Big 12 tourney Wednesday at…
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP)– Yordano Ventura, Kelvin Herrera and Wade Davis combined on a four-hitter and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Tuesday night. The Royals, who beat the New York Yankees 6-0 on Sunday, logged consecutive shutouts for the first time since Sept. 29-30, 1992, when Dennis Rasmussen and Rick Reed blanked the California Angels. The Reds have lost four straight, matching their longest streak of the season. Ventura (3-3), who was 0-3 in his five previous starts since a victory on April 12, allowed four singles, struck out six and walked none. He reached a…
On Tuesday night the Manhattan City commission added a new addition to the official Manhattan historical registry. Commissioners voted to accept the Jesse Ingraham house onto the register. Experts say keys to eligibility is in the registry are historic significance, historic integrity, and historical context. Any change to the structure of the house would have to go before the historical review board. 1724 Fairchild avenue is now listed on the Manhattan historical registry. Commissioner Linda Morse said, “This is a classic house that should be cherished.” In the second agenda item in dispersing specials were initially tied to the original four lots…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Legislature approved compromise regulations Tuesday that ride-hailing company Uber said will allow it to stay in the state. Large majorities in both chambers voted for the bill, sending it to the governor on a day in which he signed a bill defining fantasy sports as legal and the House shelved a bill seeking to revive a Kansas City, Kansas, dog and horse racing park. Uber announced in early May that it had ceased operations in Kansas after the Legislature overrode the governor’s veto on regulations the company opposed. The company said in a statement Tuesday…
A resurfacing project will begin tomorrow on a 5.61-mile portion of U.S. 24 from the K-177 junction north to the K-13 junction in Manhattan. Project work includes a 3-inch mill and overlay through the concrete portion of U.S. 24, stretching from the mall entrance to the water plan, and a 5-inch mill and overlay on the asphalt portion, stretching from the water plant to the K-13 junction. Work will also include the extension of the northbound and southbound left turn lanes at Northfield Road and the extension of the northbound left turn lane at Bluemont Avenue. Once the mill and…
Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton has called on the State Department to release e-mails sent from a server used when she was Secretary of State. However, with over 55,000 pages of material to go through, the State Department has said that most of those e-mails are not expected to be released until just before the Iowa caucuses next January.
An Afghan shopkeeper speaks on a mobile phone after a suicide car bombing attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. A large suicide car bombing struck downtown Kabul on Tuesday afternoon, apparently targeting justice ministry employees and killing several people, an Afghan official said.
The man charged in connection with the shooting incident in Aggieville earlier this month appeared in Riley County District Court via web cam on Tuesday afternoon. Mark Self Jr. appeared along side his attorney, Larry McRell. McRell filed a motion to withdraw from the case due to a conflict of interest. A relative of Self was present in Judge William Malcolm’s courtroom and stated he intended to hire outside counsel; Mark Bennett of Topeka. Judge Malcolm did allow McRell to withdraw from the case and did not appoint an attorney, as it appears one will be hired soon. Self’s next…