Sbarro at the Manhattan Town Center has closed. Sbarro Inc. says it’s closing 155 of its U.S. locations, mostly in mall food courts where traffic has declined. The Melville, N.Y.-based pizza chain said Wednesday the closures affect 1,400 workers. The move comes as the company is trying to improve its financial performance and update its image under yet another CEO who took over just last year. Sbarro filed for bankruptcy protection in April 2012 when it was no longer able to contend with declining sales and rising costs. It emerged from Chapter 11 protection in November 2012, saying that it had…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 31-year-old Wichita man is charged with first-degree murder in the death of an employee of Steckline Communications and former Kansas State student. Antwon D. Banks Sr. was charged Wednesday in the Feb. 9 death of Daniel Flores, 25.Banks made his first appearance in Sedgwick County District Court Wednesday via a video link from Sedgwick County Jail, where he is being held on $750,000 bond. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 5. Flores’ body was found in the basement of Steckline Communications, which houses radio stations and Mid America Ag Network. Authorities have not discussed a…
Update: Noon Thursday The early morning slick roads (Thursday) led to several accidents in the Riley County area, with 10 accidents being worked at the same time during the eight o’clock hour and one closing the K-18 bypass near Ogden for a while. That number was down to five accidents a half hour later, with two coded as involving injuries, but the injuries did not appear to be significant according to Riley County Police Public Information Officer Mat Droge. At noon Droge indicated a total of 15 accidents. Droge says while the slick roads weren’t as visible as actual snow or ice, it…
Two old business items made their way back on Wednesday night’s USD 383 school board meeting agenda. The first that was brought forward was a prelude to next week’s Winter Retreat concerning the virtual program in the district. During Wednesday’s meeting, a brief overview of the three year plan was brought forward for initial comments and to give those involved an extra week to prepare for additional questions. Some issues brought forward concerned financial implications of the school and whether the focus will be on in-district or out-of-district students, along with whether teachers will be in-district or out-of-district. Next week’s…
Breanna Lewis scored 14 points but Kansas State got little else production as the Wildcats could not make an early 10-2 lead stand up and wound up falling at TCU 64-44 Wednesday night at the soon to be renovated Daniel-Meyer Coliseum in Ft. Worth. After building up their early lead, the Wildcats saw a repeat of whats happened to them in earlier conference games when the opponent goes on a huge run that K-State is unable to recover from. On Wednesday night the Horned Frogs went on a 27-3 surge to lead 29-13 at halftime. From there the Frogs never…
After two straight overtime games in highly emotional environments and with the most recent game a disheartening double-overtime loss at Baylor, one might think that Kansas State’s game with TCU on Wednesday night would be a cakewalk, a time to take out frustrations and get back on track against a team that was winless in conference play and has just two victories overall since joining the conference last season. However, after a quick start, K-State found itself struggling against a Horned Frog squad that refused to roll over and it wasn’t until the game’s final 12 minutes that the Wildcats…
As changes come to the McDonald’s on 3rd street, the time came for the old to be taken down on Wednesday, February 19.
“The Game” on KMAN gets you set for Kansas State men’s basketball back on the hardwood at Bramlage against TCU. How will the Wildcats respond after the double overtime loss to Baylor on last Saturday? The K-State women are also in action down in Ft. Worth against TCU and are hoping to pick up their fifth league win of the season. Reaction to the K-State baseball team giving up three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lose at San Francisco 7-6. Should fans be a little concerned that the bat cats have started the season 0-4? The guys talk some summer baseball plus Reid Gettys from the Big 12 Network joins the show to talk about Big 12 Hoops and more around the conference. All that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.
USA goaltender Jonathan Quick looks up form the ice as both Team USA and Team Czech Republic cause a loose puck during the third period of men’s quarterfinal hockey game in Shayba Arena at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. USA defeated the Czech Republic 5-2.
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is pulled away by a Russian security officer after she and fellow members of the punk group Pussy Riot staged a protest performance in Sochi, Russia, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. The group had gathered in a downtown Sochi restaurant, about 30km (21miles) from where the Winter Olympics are being held. They ran out of the restaurant wearing brightly colored clothes and ski masks and were immediately set upon by about a dozen Cossacks, who are used by police authorities in Russia to patrol the streets.