Manhattan sales tax receipts are up for August. Numbers just released indicate the amount collected was $894,136, $28,457.95 more than forecast and higher than last year’s $848,704. It’s also $27,429 more than the budget. A reminder August figures actually reflect two months prior, or June. Manhattan Finance Director Bernie Hayen describes the sales tax report as pleasant news on a cloudy day. He says there’s no real news to report regarding which retail sector contributed to the increase and as usual it was somewhat mixed. But there were no notable declines, which Hayen says is always good…
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Omaha, Nebraska’s police chief says an officer-fired bullet killed ‘cops’ sound superviser Bryce Dion on Tuesday. Dion was recording officers responding to a robbery.
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko makes a statement, at Boryspil airport in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. Poroshenko canceled his visit to Turkey on Thursday due to a “sharp escalation of the situation in the Donetsk region, particularly in Amvrosiivka and Starobeshevo, as Russian forces have entered Ukraine,” he said in the statement.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina and Texas A&M find out this week what life’s like minus two of college football’s most transcendent, attention-grabbing stars of recent years. There will no Jadeveon Clowney-Johnny Manziel matchup in this one. Had this game been played last year fans would’ve cleared their schedules to watch the helmet-popping defensive end chase the reigning Heisman Trophy winner around Williams-Brice Stadium. With Clowney and Manziel in the NFL, those viewing the SEC Network’s first football broadcast might need rosters and slo-mo replays Thursday night to catch all the new faces. Sophomore Darius English takes over Clowney’s…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals conjured up a little more late-game magic Wednesday night. This time, they didn’t wait until the ninth inning. Shut down most of the night by the Twins’ Phil Hughes, the Royals finally broke through with six runs in the eighth. Nori Aoki drove in the go-ahead run, and Billy Butler and Salvador Perez each drove in a pair during the surge, sending the Royals to a 6-1 victory. “That’s kind of who we are,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “We’re a team that plays with a lot of heart, with a lot…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas officials say about 20 percent of the state’s 1.74 million registered voters took part in this month’s primary elections. Secretary of State Kris Kobach chairs the three-member State Board of Canvassers, which certified the results of the Aug. 5 primaries on Wednesday. Nearly 351,000 ballots were cast. Kobach had predicted 22 percent turnout. The 20 percent participation was the lowest for a Kansas primary election since 2006, when it was 18 percent. Turnout in the last primary in a non-presidential election year in 2010 was 25 percent. Logan County in western Kansas had the highest turnout,…
Peter Theo Curtis smiles as he talks with reporters outside his mother’s home in Cambridge, Mass., Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. Curtis, a freelance reporter who wrote under the byline Theo Padnoss and who had been held hostage for about two years in Syria, returned to the U.S. Tuesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to speaks to the media after his talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. Following their meetings that included a one-on-one session that stretched into the night, there was no indication of a quick end to the fighting that has engulfed eastern Ukraine.
K-State Football talk. Royals win in the bottom of the 9th. Mitch Holthus and Cole Manbeck joins the show. Around College Football and You Can’t Be Serious in hour 2. Hour 1 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1-KSU-royals2.mp3 Why has K-State struggled in their first games of the season?/ Royals get it done https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2-Ned-Yost1.mp3 Was Ned Yost right to call out the fans? https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/3-Josh-Gordon.mp3 Josh Gordon officially gets a one year suspension https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/4-10-sneaky-contenders.mp3 Top 10 sneaky contenders in college football Hour 2 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/5-Cole.mp3 Powercat Gameday Blogger Cole Manbeck interview https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/6-Around-College-Football3.mp3 Around College Football https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/7-home-run-calls.mp3 Comparison of Royals home run calls https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/8-ycbs12.mp3 You Can’t Be Serious
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Riley County’s USD 378 Superintendent, Brad Starnes and Blue Valley/Randolph USD 384 Superintendent, Brady Burton. Leah Hyman and Diane Meredith, who both are owners of several Aggieville businesses, visited Cathy to talk about the 125th birthday celebration for Aggieville. Lastly, Cathy talked to Major General Paul Funk, Commanding General of Fort Riley.