A new $38 million glass floor, located high above ground, is giving tourists at the Eiffel Tower butterflies as the landmark celebrates its 125th anniversary.
Author: KMAN Staff
Two people were rescued on Monday after their small seaplane crashed into Hillsborough Bay, about three miles south of Peter O. Knight Airport in Tampa, Florida.
A 57-year-old man convicted of aggravated indecent liberties and solicitation of a child nearly 20 years ago is up for public comment sessions and possible parole. Chester Sexton was convicted of the two indecent liberties charges in connection with a 1995 case. Public comment sessions for Sexton and others will be December eighth at Kansas City’s City Hall, December 10th at the Derby Police and Courts Building, and December 12th at Topeka’s Municipal Court House. Letters may be sent to the Kansas Department of Corrections in Topeka. Sexton’s parole hearing will be held in January, with the earliest release from incarceration…
The 1st Infantry Division’s headquarters will case its colors in a ceremony at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fort Riley’s Victory Park in preparation for its deployment to the Central Command area of responsibility. About 200 Soldiers from the Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion will deploy to Baghdad and Irbil, Iraq, as part of the nation’s strategy to degrade and destroy ISIL. The remaining 300 DHHB Soldiers will deploy to the Central Command area of responsibility. Brig. Gen. Eric J. Wesley, the 1st Inf. Div.’s deputy commanding general for support, will take the reins of the “Big Red One” rear detachment…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Kansas State Fair manager Denny Stoecklein is crediting good weather and enticing entertainment for a boost in attendance at this year’s fair. The Hutchinson News reports audited numbers announced Monday show 355,329 visitors attended the fair, which ran Sept. 5-14. This year’s gate was up by about 15,000 people from 2013 and the highest in 16 years. Stoecklein says it was also the fourth-highest attendance of all time although that statistic is unofficial, because audited attendance only began in 1978. The fair’s highest attendance was 361,647 in 1995. The lowest was about 283,000 in 2001, when the…
Wildcat Insider with the “Voice of the Cats” Wyatt Thompson, Brian Smoller and John Kurtz Hour 1 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1.mp3 Overall thoughts of the Texas Tech game on Saturday https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2.mp3 Who’s the favorite for the Big 12 championship at this point/ College Football playoff talk is crazy https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/3.mp3 KSU Volleyball gets a win at Tech/ Big 12 Basketball could be really good this year https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/4.mp3 Biggest surprise of the college football week Hour 2 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/5.mp3 What did we learn about the Cats on Saturday? https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/6.mp3 Travis Green went down with an injury on Saturday https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/7.mp3 Bryce Petty wasn’t himself at Texas/ Cats…
An ambulance transports Ashoka Mukpo, who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia, to the Nebraska Medical Center’s specialized isolation unit Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, in Omaha, Neb., where he will be treated for the deadly disease. Mukpo is an American video journalist who was working in Liberia as a freelance cameraman for NBC News when he became ill last week.
Turkish forces fire tear gas to disperse Kurds on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, as fighting intensified between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State, in Kobani, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab and its surrounding areas have been under attack since mid-September, with militants capturing dozens of nearby Kurdish villages.
Despite his efforts in convincing Riley County Chief Judge, Meryl Wilson to give him probation-Tracy Shane Roberts, of Wamego, will serve 18 months with the department of corrections. Roberts faced 30 counts of theft from the Flint Hills Builders Association, where he used to serve as the executive director. Judge Wilson began the sentencing by mentioning he had received several letters from local individuals. Roberts provided a statement, saying “I have committed a very dishonest act. I am very sorry. I can only hope that I am able to make amends to them [Flint Hills Builders Association]. He went on…
The Flint Rock Bridge replacement project in Pottawatomie County will be handled by a local construction firm, following Pottawatomie County action Monday morning. Pottawatomie County Commission Chair Stan Hartwich tells KMAN that was at the advice of FEMA, the low bid from Ebert Construction of Wamego was approved at $650,948.74. Commissioners also heard about work on Excel Road, from Public Works Director Leu Lowery. Lowery said about 85 percent of the design work is done and he hopes to have the sewer line installed this fall. County Noxious Weed Director Tim Eisenbarth told commissioners chemical sales continue, with spraying going on, and the county’s…