Peter VanKuren will resign as Director of Manhattan Regional Airport effective May 15, 2015. Ron Fehr, City Manager for the City of Manhattan, announced the resignation today. “Although I am very appreciative of Peter giving substantial advance notice of his desire to relocate to the east coast to be closer to family, we will certainly miss his expertise and leadership for the Manhattan Regional Airport,” Fehr said. “Peter has played a vital role in the successful growth in air travel and airport improvements for our region. He was instrumental in obtaining grant funds, planning, design and beginning construction for the…
Author: KMAN Staff
The state agriculture commissioner says no people or animals were killed or seriously injured in a large fire at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum in Jackson. Two structures were lost.
Speaker John Boehner says Republicans will ‘fight the president tooth and nail’ on immigration reform at a House Leadership Committee briefing.
A Riley County same sex couple KMAN’s kept in touch with since last month were finally able to say “I do” during a Thursday ceremony outside the Riley County Courthouse, shortly after they received their marriage license at Riley County Court. KMAN spoke with Darci Bohnenblust last month after she and her current spouse Joleen Hickman were denied their application for marriage. Bohnenblust, who is an employee at Kansas State University, told KMAN this past Wednesday that she and Joleen were waiting. But apparently that changed quickly, with the marriage license granted Thursday morning. The U-S Supreme Court Wednesday said no…
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, listen to a question from a reporter on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, after Senate Republicans voted on leadership positions for the 114th Congress. Standing with McConnell are, starting third from left, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey listens, at right, as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, before the House Armed Services committee hearing on the Islamic State group.
Kick it off with K-State talk. Mizzou will play BYU at Arrowhead. Big 12 Coaches Teleconference audio. Lyle Shepard to wrap hour 1. ESPN analyst Sean Farnham in hour 2. You Can’t Be Serious to wrap the show.
An investigation into last weekend’s water rescue at Tuttle Creek Lake has been concluded by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism. Director of Information Services Ron Kaufman says the case is being regarded as an accident, with Clark Linders on his airboat in the narrow upper part of the cove where there are lots of trees. Kaufman says Linders glanced down for a moment and when he looked up he was heading toward a tree. He tried to turn quickly but the side of the hull struck the tree, throwing him into the water. A spokeswoman at Stormont…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Sgt. 1st Class Frances Persing, the Non-commissioned Officer In Charge of Operation Santa; Christine Benne, the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Operation Santa representative; and Fort Riley Garrison Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Schmidt, about Operation Santa Claus. Cathy also talked to Manhattan Senior Planner, Lance Evans.
Update: 6:30 p.m. Thursday: Shortly after 11:30 a.m. Thursday the Riley County Police Department received a 911 call in reference to a domestic violence incident in the 600 block of Yuma Street Manhattan, Kansas. The reporting party stated that a female had been stabbed multiple times. Officers responded to the area and located a 27 year old female at the Manhattan Public Library who had multiple puncture wounds to her neck and face. The 27 year old female was transported by EMS to Mercy Regional Health Center. The female is reportedly in stable condition at this time. Shortly after 1…