OSKALOOSA, Kan. (AP) Authorities in northeast Kansas say a drug raid led to the seizure of 9,800 marijuana plants from Corps of Engineers property. KAIR Radio reports the FBI and a Missouri National Guard helicopter took part in Thursday’s raid at a rural Jefferson County home east of the Corps-operated Perry Lake.
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Budgets, taxes, and growth were some of the major topics of discussion during Saturday morning’s “Coffee and Conversation” event, put together by the League of Women Voters of Manhattan and Riley County. The discussion, held at the International Grain Institute, featured comments by Manhattan City Commissioners, Riley County Commissioners, and Manhattan Ogden USD 383 School Board members. Each leader in attendance spoke about the issues their respective group are currently facing. Most of the leaders addressed budgetary problems and income taxes. Manhattan Mayor, Wynn Butler and City Commissioner, Rich Jankovich mentioned the internet sales tax that they believe needs to…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to Riley County Extension Director, Jennifer Wilson; Dave Ekart and Mike Kearns with Flint Hills Veterans Coalition; and Manhattan Public Library Public Relations Coordinator, Danielle Schapaugh.
Running Back Chris Martin scored a touchdown from five yards out with 9.8 seconds left in the game to give the Manhattan High School Football team a thrilling come from behind 28-25 victory over Shawnee Heights in the 2014 season opener for both teams Friday night at Bishop Stadium. In what turned out to be a back and forth game, Manhattan built up a 21-7 first half lead thanks to a pair of touchdowns by Martin and a one-yard run by Quarterback Erik Prockish. However, the Thunderbirds who haven’t beaten the Tribe since 1985 got back into the game before…
(Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics) By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications The K-State volleyball team overcame a slow offensive start in the first set and went on to sweep its opponent for the second straight night as the Wildcats beat Middle Tennessee 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-17) on Friday in Bramlage Coliseum. A night after hitting over .400 for the entire match, the Wildcats (4-1) hit .240, including over .300 in each of the final two sets. The K-State defense, meanwhile, limited the Blue Raiders (1-5) to a sub-.100 hitting percentage on the night and out-dug the visitors, 44-24. “Sometimes it…
Sept. 5 –U.S. fighter jets rushed to intercept a single-engine turboprop aircraft that failed to respond to air-traffic controllers and flew into Cuban airspace instead of landing in Florida.
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher James Shields throws to the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, in New York. Shields pitched eight and a third innings as Kansas City beat the New York Yankees 1-0 Friday night at Yankee Stadium. Combined with Detroit’s rain-delayed loss to San Francisco, the Royals now own a two-game lead in the American League Central Division and are 17 games or better over .500 for the first time since the end of the 1989 season.
U.S. President Barack Obama, center, British Prime Minister David Cameron, right, and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel listen as NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during a leaders meeting on the future of NATO at Celtic Manor in Newport, Wales, Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. NATO leaders will back plans Friday for positioning more troops and military equipment in Eastern Europe, establishing a rapid response force aimed at easing anxiety among member states near Russia’s border and deterring the Kremlin against replicating its provocations in Ukraine elsewhere in the region.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee says as hard as the GOP is working to win Republican control of the U.S. Senate, Kansas can’t be the place that fails the party. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas told business leaders Friday in Wichita that as hard as Republicans are working to win seats across the country, it would be a “terrible mistake” for Kansas to fail to keep Pat Roberts in the Senate. Moran also urged his audience to imagine the circumstance where the GOP puts in so much effort and Republican Gov. Sam Brownback is…
It’s Friday! KSU at ISU tomorrow morning. Chiefs start their season on Sunday. Bold predictions in the first hour. Kevin Lockett in hour two. You Can’t be Serious as well.