Baseball-sized hail pummeled homes and cars in Nebraska on Tuesday as powerful thunderstorms moved through a swath of Midwest states.
Author: KMAN Staff
The Wamego City Commission has a new commission member,with a swearing-in ceremony at Tuesday’s meeting. City Manager Merl Page introduced Tom Beem, who was nominated and accepted the Commissioner’s position to fill the unexpired term of Larry Fechter, who resigned due to health reasons. Beem was sworn in by City Clerk Shanda Jahnke. In other business, Chris McDonald approached the City requesting access to his residence from the City’s right-of-way that abuts his property. After discussing all the options and the unusual location of the property, Mayor Pro-Tem Cliff Baughman asked for a motion to table the decision until the…
The Manhattan City Commission approved the 2015 City/University Special Projects Request and Committee recommendation Tuesday. The four projects planned for 2015 include: -Intersection Improvements at 17th St. & Anderson Ave; and Bluemont Ave & North Manhattan Ave. Includes new pedestrian signals and crosswalks. Project cost: $107,000. -Safety Improvements on Denison Ave between Claflin Rd. and College Heights Rd. Project cost: $248,000. -Triangle Park Improvements. Includes brick restoration and electrical upgrades. Project cost: $45,000 -City Park/Aggieville Parking Lot Project. Paves and delineates 62 all-weather parking spaces on the north side of City Park. Project cost: $218,000. The cost of all four…
Senator John McCain joined fellow Republican Senators Tom Coburn, Richard Burr and Jeff Flake to discuss new Veterans Affairs legislation.
A San Francisco social media maven and former political consultant wanted on suspicion of possessing explosives is in FBI custody after a three-day manhunt.
Several drug-related arrests were reported in Junction City Monday. Taken into custody were Leilani Marazzo, 33, of Fort Riley, James Nelson, Anthony Thurman, and Mariah Elamin. Charges vary from sale to felony possession counts, with arrests from 1:45. until 10:30 p.m. Marazzo, Nelson, and Thurman were Junction City Police arrests. Elamin was a Geary County Sheriff’s department arrest, involving sale of marijuana. Bond was set at five-thousand dollars.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Manhattan Mayor, Wynn Butler and City Manager, Ron Fehr.
Four Big 12 teams have moved on to the NCAA Super Regionals, and all four will host their best two of three series with a trip to Omaha for the College World Series at stake. – Texas fought off former rival Texas A&M in their third meeting of the weekend at the Rice regional in Houston, 4-1 on Monday night. The Longhorns will open with the University of Houston in Austin on Friday afternoon in the Supers. – Texas Tech dropped a 2-1 10-inning decision at Miami in the resumption of a suspended game from Sunday. But the Red Raiders bounced back to shut out the Hurricanes 4-0…
ST. LOUIS (AP) Danny Duffy worked six innings of one-hit ball and Alex Gordon homered to start a breakout three-run seventh for the Kansas City Royals in a 6-0 victory over the suddenly punchless St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. The Royals had just two singles off Shelby Miller in a game that had been scoreless before they opened the seventh with four straight hits. Gordon’s fifth homer ended a 15-inning scoreless drought and Mike Moustakas capped the rally with a two-run double. Matt Holliday had two singles and a walk for the Cardinals, who have been shut out in…
Here is the latest briefing from the National Weather Service office in Topeka on the Severe Weather potential today for Northeast Kansas.