Police arrested a man who steered his tiny aircraft onto the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol after flying through restricted airspace around the National Mall Wednesday.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A judge will decide whether to grant bail to a Topeka man charged as an accomplice in an alleged Fort Riley bombing plot. Alexander Blair will appear for a detention hearing Thursday. Blair’s attorney, Christopher Joseph, has argued in a court filing that Blair is not a flight risk because he has little money and no car. Blair allegedly gave money to John T. Booker, who was arrested in an FBI sting operation Friday as he reportedly attempted to arm what he thought was a 1,000 pound bomb outside of Fort Riley. Blair was arrested a…
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Defense, held briefings at the Pentagon Wednesday with his Military and Veterans Advisory Committee. Sen. Moran and his advisory committee – which is made up of Kansans who are either retired military leaders or civilians with insight and expertise in military and veterans’ issues – met with Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh and several Assistant Secretaries to discuss all-things Army in Kansas including Fort Riley. Following the briefings, Sen. Moran who is a Manhattan resident held a conference call to share what was discussed at…
Eric Reid, who currently serves as the Superintendent of Ellsworth/Kanopolis/Genesco USD 327 in Ellsworth, was officially announced as the new Assistant Superintendent for Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 after the school board approved the item unanimously during Wednesday night’s board meeting. Reid earned his bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Kansas State University and his master’s degree in educational administration from Fort Hays State University. He began his career as a social studies teacher in Cocker, Missouri and Fowler, Kansas. After this, he returned to his hometown of Ellsworth, where he has been serving in his current position since 2011. A press…
The second anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings brought together survivors and rescuers Wednesday as the city unveiled a commemorative pole on Boylston Street.
A Massachusetts jury decided that former New England Patriot tight end Aaron Hernandez is guilty of first degree murder in the killing of Odin Lloyd.
When he takes office on July 1, newly-named president of Manhattan Area Technical College Jim Genandt intends to build upon MATC’s current foundation to improve internal structure, as well as external relationship with the community. One of the first aspects Genandt plans to address is ensuring accreditation for all programs within the school. “Colleges and universities have to be accredited by one of the regional associations in order to have access to grant federal financial aid,” he said. “Our students need federal financial aid. So, the first order of business is to make sure we’re as strong as we can be in meeting the…
The Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation named the recipient of their fourth annual Friend of the Flint Hills Award on Sunday. The award goes to Jim and Cathy Hoy, who the Discovery Center describes as longtime defenders of the Flint Hills. Jim Hoy has worked as a consultant for the Discovery Center in the past, and the FHDC describes Jim and Cathy as “personally dedicated to the conservation and preservation of the Flint Hills”. The purpose of the FDHC Foundation is to advance the mission of the center by soliciting and managing donations, facilitating named gift opportunities and recognizing donors. For more information about the Foundation, visit…
Many of us are familiar with Coach Bill Snyder and his role on a football field, but the well-known Kansas State University Coach has also been recognized in another way nationally. Snyder recently was awarded the 2015 Excellence in Mentoring Award by MENTOR, which is the National Mentoring Partnership. About 85 people gathered at a fundraising breakfast for the Sunflower CASA Project, featuring Coach Snyder. Sunflower CASA Executive Director Jayme Morris-Hardeman tells KMAN Snyder’s message fits in with CASA’s mission.Morris-Hardeman indicates Snyder stressed mentoring involves studying goals and tying life priorities into those goals with an action plan. She adds Coach Snyder’s message…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 School Board President, Leah Fliter and Associate Superintendent, Bob Seymour; Manhattan Area Technical College’s new President, Jim Genandt, and Marci Penner and WenDee LaPlant with Kansas Sampler. Fliter and Seymour-segment 1 Fliter and Seymour-segment 2 MATC-segment 1 Kansas Sampler-segment 1