DENVER — Matt McBride is so new to the Colorado Rockies that he doesn’t even have his nameplate above his locker yet. Didn’t take him long to make a big impact, though. McBride hit his first career grand slam and Jorge De La Rosa pitched eight crisp innings, helping the Rockies cool off the Kansas City Royals with a 5-2 win on Wednesday night. With one swing, McBride derailed the Royals’ roll, snapping their three-game winning streak. Kansas City saw its lead in the AL Central shrink to one over Detroit. Danny Duffy (8-11) was cruising along with a 2-1…
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Although no public comment was provided during the budget hearing, held during Wednesday’s meeting, a few Manhattan Ogden USD 383 school board members had some thoughts on the budget. With classified employee wages, substitute employee wages, and administrative salary discussions all on the agenda, School Board Member, Dave Colburn pointed out the substitute teacher wages may need to be increased in the upcoming years. Board Member, Darrell Edie seemed to agree with Colburn, as he said it is getting tougher to find replacement teachers. Both Edie and Colburn seemed to believe the spring retreat would be a good time to discuss…
Attorney General Eric Holder met with college students and Ferguson residents during a trip to Missouri following the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old. Holder sought to provide assurance he’s taking the quest for justice seriously.
Speaking hours after the Islamic State militant group released a video showing journalist James Foley being beheaded, President Barack Obama said the world is appalled — but pledged the U.S. will continue confronting the militants in Iraq.
Royals are above .500. TCU Powercat gameday reporter John Denton, Mitch Holthus and K-State athletic director John Currie joins the show. We also go “Around College Football.”
A fire was reported early Wednesday morning at Wamego Self Storage on East Military Road. Wamego Fire Chief Phil Stultz tells KMAN the point of origin has been determined as a storage bay five bays in from tne north end, which got stuck in the ceiling area before spreading to other storage bays. Stultz adds the fire has been determined NOT to be arson, adding there’s not an electrical or ignition source through there, and no evidence of foul play. The structure is basically a total loss or 80 percent. Firefighters from Wamego Fire, Louisville Fire, and St. George Fire responded…
An almost two hour wait on jury proceedings was needed by Judge David Stutzman and counsels as they wrangled out a legal issue before open court resumed again on Wednesday morning. Christopher Bates is facing 6 counts of sexual assault on two victims in the summer of 2013. According to prosecutors the assaults occurred from mid-summer until Victim A reported the incidents to their mother on 12, August 2013. After the long break at the beginning of the trial Judge Stutzman explained that he must ensure the trial was a fair and legally sound proceeding, and must sometimes make rulings on…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with USD 383 School Board Member, Dave Colburn and Associate Superintendent, Bob Seymour; as well as Manhattan Area Technical College President, Rob Edleston, and Becky Clause on Nursing and Allied Health at MATC.
The City of Wamego received a good grade for its annual audit. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, Reese & Novelly’s Carol McCullough went over the 2013 Audit, and said there were no significant reportable corrections and gave the City a ‘clean report’. According to McCullough, there is one area accountants look at, and it’s internal control. She commended City Manager Merl Page and the City staff for having such good internal controls in place. She noted the staff continually challenges her with questions to make sure entries are made in compliance. She concluded by saying it was a good, clean…
Josh Groves, and his daughter Abagayle Groves, 3, wait to cross the road as flash flood waters overrun Skunk Creek through the Sonoran Desert, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, in northwestern Phoenix. Flooding from heavy rain in the Phoenix area has forced authorities to close several major roads, including a portion of Interstate 17 about 25 miles north of the city.