On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Manhattan Mayor, Wynn Butler and City Manager, Ron Fehr.
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Wamego football coach Dale Burkholder is stepping down after a four year run that included the school’s first playoff appearance since 2007. “Telling some of my kids yesterday was the toughest thing I’ve ever done,” Burkholder said. “I love those kids.” The 65-year-old Burkholder, who has a wife that recently retired, cited spending more time with his grandchildren as the primary reason for his departure. Burkholder was commuting around 100 miles a day to Wamego during his time at the school. “We have six grandsons, and the only thing that bothered me last year was that I knew I had…
U-S Senator Jerry Moran of Manhattan made a couple quick stops at area businesses Monday, prior to his return to Washington D.C. Florence Manufacturing and Ultra-ICE in Manhattan had a visit Moran was impressed with what he saw–with ICE seeing some changes recently, with UIltra showing the acquisition by a British company of part of the facility. ICE specializes in the design, manufacturing, qualifications, and testing of aerospace electronics. Senator Moran says things are definitely different this session, with nine new Republican Senators, the largest increase by either party since 1980. His hope and belief is this is a Senate that’s going…
Riley County’s USD 378 Superintendent Brad Starnes is resigning. In a letter to Board members Monday,Starnes says he reached the decision “after thoughtful and prayerful consideration.” The resignation would take effect at the end of his present contract June 30th of this year. Starnes goes on to say that since 2000 he has had the pleasure of serving in what he considers the state’s greatest school district, adding his passion for Riley County runs deep. He also says the trust that has been established over time has been relinquished and without it he cannot adequately lead this district–and his hope…
Two New York City police officers were shot while responding to a robbery in the Bronx on Monday evening. Both were hospitalized with injuries that are not believed to be life threatening. Police are searching for two suspects.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says its “disrespectful to the families” for police officers to turn their backs at recent funerals of murdered NYPD officers. Authorities also commented on the arrest of a man in the murder of his hedge fund father.
Wildcat Insider with the “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson, Brian Smoller and John Kurtz.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has arrived for the start of jury selection in his federal death penalty trial. Potential jurors stared intently at Tsarnaev as he entered court.
The White House on Monday waded into a controversy over revelations that the House’s No. 3 Republican spoke to a white supremacist group 12 years ago, saying who the GOP has in leadership “says a lot about who they are.”
The Ogden man who entered a plea last month in connection with a robbery case appeared in Riley County District Court Monday morning for his sentencing. Timothy Holmes appeared in Judge David Stutzman’s courtroom. The plea Holmes entered in early December involved two charges-aggravated robbery and intimidation of a victim. Judge Stutzman sentenced Holmes to 60 months, or five years, with the Kansas Department of Corrections.