Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 School Board members wrapped up budget concerns during Wednesday’s meeting as the board finalized the 2015/2016 school board budget for publication. Cuts to the budget, and ultimately teaching contracts, were blamed on statewide education budget cuts. This movement concerned some teachers and the stability of their programs. During this meeting Family and Consumer Sciences teacher, Karen Klein stepped forward to tell board members of her department’s difficulty keeping up with the number of students wanting to take FACS courses. She claimed the Manhattan High School’s FACS staff will deal with a major hit to their program this year. “We try…
Author: KMAN Staff
Clashes broke out on Wednesday night at an anti-austerity rally by thousands of protesters outside Greece’s Parliament in Athens.
President Barack Obama vigorously defended the nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday, casting the historic accord as the only possibility to avert a nuclear arms race in the Middle East and reduce the chances of war.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with: USD 383 Board Member Aaron Estabrook and Supt. Bob Shannon: MATC President Jim Genandt:
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A new report from a group of retired military leaders says the nation’s obesity epidemic is causing significant recruiting problems for the military. One in three young adults nationwide is too overweight to enlist. The report released Wednesday by a group calling itself Mission: Readiness is promoting healthy school lunches to combat the problem. It notes 29 percent of teenagers in Kansas are overweight. Obesity is among the leading causes of military ineligibility among people ages 17 to 24. Others are a lack of adequate education, a criminal history or drug use. All those put together mean…
A Leavenworth man taken into custody following a high-speed chase in Pottawatomie County earlier this month waived a preliminary hearing in Pottawatomie County court Tuesday. Travis Doughty, 19, is now set for an August 20th arraignment. Doughty faces charges of aggravated assault, fleeing to elude, reckless driving, criminal discharge of a firearm, and criminal damage to property charges. He was arrested after a couple hour chase and search, which reportedly began with an alleged shooting incident involving another car in the Carnahan Creek area. Numerous law enforcement officers from a variety of agencies were involved, with the suspect vehicle later…
MANHATTAN, KAN. – On July 14, 2015 at approximately 11:30 AM officers with the Riley County Police Department responded to a vehicle collision. This collision occurred near the intersection of College Ave. and Claflin Rd. Police found that a 2006 Chevy Impala driven by James Eickman, 67, of Manhattan while traveling south on College attempted to turn right onto Claflin Road when it collided with a 2007 Kia Spectra driven by Charmeachealle Moore, 22, of Manhattan. Moore was transported to Via Christi Hospital for complaint of pain. His injuries were not considered life threatening. No citations have been issued at the…
Update 9:50: All power in Manhattan has been restored, according to a Westar Energy representative. Update 9:30 AM: A Westar Energy representative tells KMAN less than 20 people in Manhattan are without power. Westar expects all power to be restored by mid-morning. Power was was knocked out around 6 am for about 2,000 residents after a tree branch was knocked down by the storm at 15th and Colorado Street.
The Manhattan City Commission worked well into Tuesday evening going over their options for the proposed 2016 budget. During the work session, commissioners heard a presentation from Hillary Badger, the city’s assistant director of finance, who covered everything from road upkeep costs to utilities. Badger’s presentation covered what would ultimately be the decision factors for the commission’s final budget publication being released soon. Commissioners also listened to a cost of services planning study by an outside contractor over water, waste water and storm water fees to be increased in the future. Assistant Director of Public Works for Water and Wastewater, Randy…
The Kansas Highway Patrol is reporting two injury accidents in area counties Tuesday evening. Flora Riley, 18, of Manhattan was taken to Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan following an accident in Wabaunsee County. Riley was driving a 2003 Nissan Altima westbound on I-70 when for an unknown reason Riley lost control and went into the center median. The vehicle rolled into the eastbound lanes of I-70, coming to rest on the driver’s side. The accident was reported at 5:15 p.m. 10 miles west of Topeka. Riley was wearing a seat belt. And a 29-year-old Junction City woman was taken to…