President Barack Obama is in conservative-leaning Idaho, saying he still has hopes he can bridge the ideological gaps that have created gridlock in the nation’s capital.
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacts at a meeting on two Japanese hostages taken by the Islamic State group, at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. Japan is doing all it can to free two hostages the Islamic State group is threatening to kill within 72 hours, Abe said Wednesday, vowing never to give in to terrorism. Abe returned to Tokyo from a six-day Middle East tour slightly ahead of schedule and convened a Cabinet meeting soon after.
Owner of local business Ultra ICE and Air Force veteran Randy O’Boyle announced his position in the election for Riley County USD 378’s school board this week. O’Boyle is running for Position Three on the board, and decided to run after being told he’d be a good candidate for the district at one of his son’s school functions. “My motivating factor is, I think we need to have a plan for the future. I think it’s a school district that needs to look at going forward, not looking backward.” O’Boyle says his business experience, his family’s background in education as…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke to Manhattan Ogden USD 383 Associate Superintendent, Robert Seymour and board member, Curt Herrman. She also talked to Manhattan Christian College President, Kevin Ingram. USD 383-segment 1 USD 383-segment 2 Kevin Ingram-segment 1 Kevin Ingram-segment 2
KMAN spoke with U.S. Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas on Wednesday morning, in reference to President Obama’s State of the Union Address. Roberts called the speech “disappointing” and “warmed over”. Listen to the full interview here: Pat Roberts-response to state of the union address
The Wamego City Commission is moving forward with activities for 2015. At Tuesday’s meeting, the Kansas Sampler Festival committee, consisting of Michele Crisler, Betsy Riblett and Bunny McCloud went over the Festival plan update. According to Crisler, the City Park and 4th Street ball fields will be closed to the public from April 26th through May 5th, , for the installation of the big tent. The perimeter fencing will be installed during the week prior, but access to the park will be allowed. Crisler said are currently 182 exhibitors registered for booth space, with more expected. Last year’s Festival…
A Palestinian man stabbed nine people, wounding some of them seriously, on a bus in central Tel Aviv before he was chased down, shot and arrested, Israeli police said Wednesday. The Islamic militant group Hamas praised the stabbing.
President Obama laid the groundwork for middle-class economics, urging Congress to pass a law that guarantees equal pay for men and women for doing the same work.
After months of study and collaboration with neighboring jurisdictions, the Manhattan City Commission approved an update to the City’s Flood plain Regulations. Senior Planner Chad Bunger spoke to the Commission Tuesday evening regarding the amount of work that went into the project. Commissioner Rich Jankovich was in favor of the project and says he thinks taking this step will hopefully help in any new developments in understanding the potential risk. Jankovich added the data suggests that recent changes have already positively impacted certain areas of the flood plain in Manhattan. The Commission also considered a request Tuesday from the Colbert Hills Foundation for…
The Manhattan High Girls basketball team used a big second half to pull away from Great Bend on the road, winning 51-33 to improve to 7-2 overall. Manhattan led 11-5 after one quarter and 23-18 at halftime. MHS outscored the Panthers in the second half 28-15. Caroline Ballard led all scorers with 19 points. Amara Ehie finished with eight points and Kylie James dropped seven in the win for the Indians. Lauren Welsch led Great Bend with 16 points. The MHS girls will return to action on Friday night at home against Emporia. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30 on Friday…