A massive earthquake struck remote and impoverished regions of northern Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 263 people as it shook buildings and knocked out power and communications to already-isolated areas.
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A judge has ordered a psychological evaluation for an Oklahoma woman accused of driving her car into Oklahoma State’s homecoming parade, killing four people and injuring others. Bond for Adacia Chambers was set at $1 million.
Riley County commissioners are urging farmers and ranchers in the Flint Hills region to be mindful about how they schedule their annual pasture burns. Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins told commissioners new standards from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have lowered the threshold of air pollutants to 70 parts per billion from 75 parts per billion. “That’s what were doing today,” Commissioner Robert Boyd clarified to Collins. “We’re trying to encourage people to burn other than during that April, congested time-frame, correct?” “Exactly,” Collins answered. Collins said spring burns done all at once not only hamper Kansas’ air quality,…
Nobel laureate Adam Riess, distinguished astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute and astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University, will present a Neff lecture in Physics at Kansas State University in Hale Library’s Hemisphere Room on Tuesday, October 27, at 4:30 p.m. KMAN’s Cathy Dawes had a chance to visit with Riess at the KMAN Studios Monday:
Two arrests were made after a physical altercation on October 25, 2015 at approximately 11:35 AM. Kimberly Martin, 50, of Manhattan was arrested for the offense of domestic battery and given a bond of $1,000.00 after pushing Marlo Martin, 47, of Manhattan during an altercation. Marlo Martin was arrested for the offense of aggravated battery and given a bond of $5,000.00 after police found that she used a golf club as a striking weapon during the same altercation against Kimberly Martin. Both were confined at the time of this report. Police are investigating aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Angie Sutton and Randi Clifford with Manhattan Parks and Recreation Jared Bixby of Manhattan, President Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education
Manhattan, Kan. – The Manhattan Area Technical College (MATC) Foundation is pleased to announce it has received a $150,000 grant from Delta Dental of Kansas. These funds will be used to implement an expansion of the dental clinic that will benefit the community in multiple ways. MATC plans to expand oral health services by doubling the student’s ability to treat patients – moving from seven operatories up to a goal of fourteen. A ~1,400 square foot structure will be added to the existing dental hygiene clinic as part of Phase 1. Phase 2 involves outfitting the new space with operatory…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Supporters of legalizing medical marijuana in Kansas are planning a silent protest at the Capitol next month. A group called Bleeding Kansas is planning the “Day of the Kansas Dead” rally in Topeka on Nov. 7. Lisa Sublett, founder of the organization, said the protest will memorialize those who have died without the right to use marijuana to heal or ease their pain. Sublett contends a majority of Kansas residents support medical use of marijuana but the proposal has not advanced in the Kansas Legislature The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Sublett hopes to eventually organize an educational forum…
CLAY CENTER, Kan. (AP) The Clay Center Zoo is trying to raise $500,000 in order to keep the zoo open. Bill Callaway, director of Clay Center Public Utilities Commission, told The Salina Journal that as of Friday afternoon, the zoo was $320,000 short of the initial goal. He says the 70-year-old zoo needs to be modernized, and first-phase plans include a new main entry building, indoor and outdoor exhibit space, utility improvements and landscaping. The fundraising effort comes after the U.S. Department of Agriculture cited the zoo over the past three years for infractions, including such things as a loose…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) Authorities say a man has died after the small aircraft he was piloting crashed shortly after takeoff in north-central Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened Sunday evening north of the Saline-Ottawa county line. Authorities say the homemade experimental plane had only traveled about 100 to 200 yards before the pilot tried to make a turn to return home and the aircraft lost power. Officials say the pilot, who was the only person on the aircraft, could not make an emergency landing. The patrol on Monday said the pilot, 62-year-old Delwyn Schmidt of Bennington, has…