The three young Americans who thwarted a gunman on a Paris-bound passenger train last month arrived in Washington to receive honors from both the President of the United States, and the Department of Defense.
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The Federal Reserve is keeping U.S. interest rates at record lows in the face of threats from a weak global economy, persistently low inflation and unstable financial markets.
The pre-trial for murder suspect Christopher Arand, 36, was held in Pottawatomie County District Court on Thursday afternoon. After sorting out minor details in court, Judge Jeff Elder pushed to proceed with trial October 5th-9th, starting at 8:30 A.M. Arand is accused of murdering his uncle, Larry Arand in November of 2015 in his Belvue home. KMAN will cover the trial, and more details can be heard on 1350 KMAN. ### June 11, 2015: A Belvue man apparently had second thoughts as what was listed as a plea on the Pottawatomie County Court Docket ended up being a request for…
Riley County commissioners opened bids for the University Park sewer rehabilitation project Thursday morning. The project will be a multi-million dollar endeavor, though 45 percent of it will be paid by an USDA Rural Development Grant. The low bid was from Utility Solutions, LLC, of Basehor for $2.56 million, while the high bid was $4.32 million from Tri-Star Utilities of Independence. Commissioner Robert Boyd said the bids do not include the five lift stations that will also be needed for the project, due to the hilly terrain. University Park is a small community west of Riley right by the waters of…
Several adobe houses collapsed in the Chilean inland city of Illapel, about 175 miles north of Santiago following a magnitude-8.3 earthquake that hit off the country’s northern coast on Wednesday.
GOP Presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina steps into prime time, but Donald Trump still dominates the 2nd Republican debate.
One person was taken to the hospital following an early morning fire in Manhattan. At 2:28 a.m. the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 926 Connecticut for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, crews found a two-story residential with a light haze of smoke in the structure. Seven occupants were home at the time of the fire and were able to extinguish the fire prior to the fire departments arrival. A total of 18 firefighters responded on 8 fire apparatus. The single family residence received an estimated loss of $50 to the contents with no loss to…
CLEVELAND (AP)– While Francisco Lindor makes a late run for AL Rookie of the Year, he might be accomplishing something even more important for the Cleveland Indians. “He keeps getting better and better,” manager Terry Francona said. “He’s impacting games almost every night.” Lindor was 3 for 4 with a home run and four RBI, and also made an outstanding defensive play at shortstop to help the Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 Wednesday night. The win also helped Cleveland remain in contention for the Amercan League’s second wild-card spot. “It’s fun to watch,” Francona said. “For him to…
Wednesday night’s USD 383 School Board meeting opened with special recognition of two employees at College Hill Preschool. Sarah Mitchell and Rebekah Rowley, both aides at College Hill earned their Child Development Associates Credentials and were commended by Superintendent Bob Shannon for their work. The district’s Executive Director of Teaching and Learning discussed “Kansas Schools Raising the Bar on Student Success”, an overview of student state testing scores and what criteria changes the State Department has made recently. Executive Director Carol Adams presented ten years of standardized testing results and compared them with recent scores to board members, mentioning USD 383 students scored…
The area emergency responders will be honored at a special picnic sponsored by Wamego’s First United Methodist Church. The Wamego City Commission granted the church’s request to use the park at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. Michael Tomson-DeGreeff, senior pastor, told the commission they were expecting 150 law enforcement officers, firefighters and EMS personnel at the Sept. 27th event. “We are planning for 400 all together,” he said. “I think it will be a very special day.” Tomson-DeGreeff shared his story with the city commission on why he felt this day was so important. “I have several family members in law…