Uttam Khobragade, father of Devyani Khobragade, who served as India’s deputy consul general in New York, talks to press after meeting his daughter after her arrival at the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. Devyani Khobragade was allowed to fly home to India on Friday after being indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury. In retaliation to the diplomatic dispute touched off by the arrest and strip search of Khobragade in New York, India has asked the United States on Friday to withdraw a diplomat from the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.
Author: KMAN Staff
An Orbital Sciences Corp. Antares rocket launches from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va. on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. The spacecraft is carrying the company’s first official re-supply mission to the International Space Station.
A re-scheduled preliminary hearing was held Friday in Riley County District Court for two local residents charged with the first degree murder of John Burroughs (68), also of Manhattan. Burroughs was found dead in his residence on Farm Bureau Road in the afternoon of September 8th, 2013. Riley County Police arrested Christina Love, 49, and James McKenith, 33 three days later and charged them with first degree murder. Love and McKenith were originally scheduled to appear on November 22nd in Judge William Malcolm’s court room. However, the hearing was rescheduled and moved to Judge Meryl Wilson’s court room to accommodate both love and McKenith.…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says federal prosecutors collected about $12.1 million in criminal and civil legal actions last year. Grissom says in a news release that $6.1 million of the total came from criminal cases and $6 million from civil actions. His office also worked with other U.S. attorney’s offices in other states and the Justice Department to collect an additional $2.8 million in cases pursued jointly in civil actions. Among the Kansas collections were environmental violation penalties of $1.7 million from Coffeyville Resources Refining and Marketing and $1.6 million from Ash Grove Cement. More than $853,000…
Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz says a change in the social media policy may be coming soon from the Kansas Board of Regents. According to Schulz personal conversations with regents has led him to believe they recognize the recent social media policy update was a bit too draconian, and led to a chilling effect on community engagement. Schulz says the medium can sometimes blur the line between personal and professional, and users should be aware of their postings. Many believe the new rules which state any social media posts which posed conflicts of interests with the university was grounds…
SOLOMON, Kan. (AP) Investigators in north-central Kansas are still trying to identify a body found earlier this week in the ruins of a burned-out home. The Salina Journal reports that Solomon Fire Chief Randy Paden says an autopsy will be needed to make a positive identification. The cause of the fire that broke out around 4 a.m. Tuesday is also under investigation. Neighbors said the house was engulfed in flames as the Solomon volunteer fire department arrived. Firefighters found the body in the wreckage about six hours later. The neighbors also said the home was occupied by a man in…
Last night the MHS wrestling team was on the road at the Clay Center Dual. The Tribe was dominate and came out of the dual victorious by a final score of 64-6. Not only did the Tribe improve to 9-5 this season, it was also head coach Robert Gonzales’ 100th dual win at MHS. Prior to the start of this season Coach Gonzales in eight seasons has compiled a record of 91-29 in dual competition. Overall in his 27 year coaching career, Gonzales has compiled a record of 271-121. MHS is at the Salina South Invitational this Saturday for an…
Wamego’s Kaylee Page and Manhattan’s Darby Price and Par McNair are among eight Kansas girls basketball players to earn a McDonald’s All-American nomination. Page has signed to play college basketball next season at Nebraska and has led the Red Raiders to a 6-0 start this year after helping the Lady Raiders win the 4A state tournament a season ago. Price and McNair are off to a 4-1 start with Manhattan this season. Price is averaging 12 points and 7 rebounds per game so far this season in her third year as a starter for the Indians. McNair Manhattan’s…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Kansas State President Kirk Schulz followed by Lynda Bachelor, with Hands on K-State, and ending with US Congressman Tim Huelskamp of Kansas.
Rolls, fruit, juice, and coffee were the ice breakers for a recent meeting as all seven USD 383 school board members and five legislators met Friday morning to talk about some issues. Kansas Representatives Vern Swanson, Tom Phillips, Ron Highland, and Sydney Carlin were there along with Senator Tom Hawk. Curt Herrman, board president, began the meeting by bringing forth the first item concerning the Kansas Association of School Boards and how the board for the USD 383 district is in support of the items before them. The second item was Common Core and Kansas Career Ready both brought up…