Unemployment percentages are up just a little in the Manhattan area, according to numbers just released by the Kansas Department of Labor. The Manhattan metro area including Riley and Pottawatomie Counties had a 3.7 percent rate in May compared to 3.4 in April. The Manhattan metro with Junction City’s micropolitan area was 4.3 percent, also up from four percent the month before. Individually the city of Manhattan had a 3.3 percent rate, with Junction City at 6.1. The Manhattan metro area had the lowest unemployment rate in the state with its 3.7 percent number. Lawrence/Douglas County had the second lowest with…
Author: KMAN Staff
The Kansas Board of Regents has approved 2 percent increases in the base salaries of the top administrators at five state universities, including Kansas State University. The board approved the additional compensation Thursday. University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little will receive a base salary of about $510,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The increase is $10,000. Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz will see his salary rise about $9,300 to $476,000. However Schulz announced Friday morning while he very much appreciates the 2 percent raise, since the university was not able to provide a campuswide salary pool this year…
Former K-State golfer Robert Streb finished his first round of the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay with a four-over 74. He finished his round with five bogeys and one birdie. Topeka native Gary Woodland also checked in with a 74 with his first round. His card tallied six bogeys and two birdies. Woodland was hospitalized after his round with severe dehydration and sources say Woodland is hoping to be better for his 2nd round later on Friday afternoon. Streb is scheduled to tee off at 3:55 p.m. Friday, Woodland is scheduled to tee off at 3:33 p.m. Tiger Woods shot…
A bond hearing is pending for the 21-year-old man accused of gunning down nine people in a South Carolina church. Dylann Roof, who was captured Thursday in Shelby North Carolina.
A friend of the suspect accused of shooting and killing nine people inside a black church in Charleston said he told him a few weeks ago he had “a plan.”
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– No manager in Kansas City Royals’ history has won as many games as Ned Yost. The latest win came Thursday night when Alcides Escobar had three hits and Jeremy Guthrie pitched six effective innings as the Royals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2. With the victory, Yost surpassed Whitey Herzog as the winningest manager in franchise history with 411 wins. Earlier in the month Yost moved past Dick Howser, who managed the Royals to their only World Series championship in 1985. “It’s nice, but again I don’t look at it as an individual achievement,” Yost said “First…
Philadelphia Mother Bethel A.M.E Church held an interfaith vigil for victims of the South Carolina church shooting. Jews and Muslims joined church members.
Scientists, politicians, and Catholic faithful around the world praised Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment after its official rollout Thursday.
On Thursday, representatives of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce met with Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) in his Washington, D.C. office to discuss several federal issues. The group thanked the Congressman for his support on NBAF and detailed ongoing construction efforts. Huelskamp and the group also highlighted Fort Riley’s critical role in our national security, and the impact the base’s future has on the Manhattan community. Lastly, Chamber representatives named many examples of local business that are in need of relief from regulations from federal agencies like OSHA and the EPA.
Riley County Police Department Director Brad Schoen told county commissioners Thursday morning car burglaries are on the up tick in the county and while he didn’t have exact numbers in front of him, he said the increase is substantial. “Vehicle thefts are up a bunch,” Schoen said. “It’s kind of unusual for Manhattan, quite frankly.” Schoen said investigations in the thefts have identified leads within the community and possible outside help from parties in Topeka connected with the burglaries. “It’s one of the more significant things we’ve been paying attention to so far this year, because it’s really just so…