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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Westar Energy and Kansas City Power & Light want to charge customers for plant upgrades sooner than anticipated. The two companies share ownership of the coal-fired plant at La Cygne and presented the Kansas Corporation Commission Thursday the reasons they should approve a different approach to recovery costs. The companies normally couldn’t begin charging for the additional costs without filing a full rate case. But that process takes several months. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Westar’s request would total about $3.5 million, which would cost the average residential customer about 16 cents per month. KCP&L hadn’t specified a…
KMAN received word that a drowning occurred at Pillsbury Crossing Saturday night. The body was recovered by emergency personnel a few hours after. Reports indicate the individual attempted to swim across a portion of water, but eventually went under water and did not resurface. KMAN is currently waiting to get a quote from Riley County Police, but will keep you updated as details become available.
Grossmont Community College offensive tackle A.J. Allen has informed KMAN that he is on his way to K-State early this week. K-State players are scheduled report Sunday for the start of fall camp. Allen won’t make it on Sunday, but he says he expects to be in Manhattan, “around Tuesday or Wednesday.” This is welcome news to the Wildcats who need help at offensive tackle after losing both Cornelius Lucas and Tavon Rooks to graduation. Fellow junior college offensive tackle Luke Hayes practiced in the spring, but ended up playing at guard in the spring game. All-Big 12 guard Cody…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jon Lester took the mound in a different uniform and, for the first time in his major league career, felt just slightly out of place. Quickly enough, he put aside the newness of pitching for Oakland — and the expectations that he’ll help lead baseball’s winningest team on a deep run in October. Lester worked into the seventh inning to win his Athletics debut and Gomes produced two timely hits during an eight-run burst in his Bay Area return for an 8-3 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. Two days after being traded from…
Nearly 1,200 community members visited Manhattan’s 26-acre Sunset Zoo on Saturday, August 2 for Murdock Manhattan’s Water Safari and Kids’ Free Day. Children received free admission all day long and guests enjoyed Water Safari activities throughout the afternoon. The Manhattan Fire Department was on grounds with one of their trucks, cooling off guests with an aerial hose. Guests also enjoyed family-friendly activities Zoo-wide including a wee ones water area, splash zones and more. Sunset Zoo’s animal ambassadors also made an appearance for free Zoo Ambassador Programs featuring live animal encounters. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers greeted Zoo guests with…
The residents of Toledo, Ohio, have been told not to drink or use water after contamination affected the system. Officials say a recent test at a water-treatment plant found a spike in the level of microcystin, a toxin that comes from algae found naturally in lakes and ponds.
SEDAN, Kan. (AP) An aging Labrador retriever that walked 30 miles back to a Kansas family that didn’t want her has found a home with an heiress in Florida. Kelsey Loyd, with the Chautauqua County Animal Shelter in southern Kansas, says the dog, “Lady,” was adopted twice, but the first family said the old dog didn’t get along with other pets. A second family adopted her 30 miles away, but Lady escaped and walked back to her previous home. KWCH-TV reports that Lady’s life changed recently when Helen Rich saw her story on Facebook. Rich, an heiress to the Wrigley’s…
The Junction City Police Department received information Saturday that a subject was making homemade explosives in his residence. Based on the information received from witnesses, a search warrant was obtained for the residence located at 1701 Belair Drive in Junction City. Police executed the warrant early Saturday morning, without incident or injury to anyone involved. As as a result of the search, police found a homemade explosive device which was collected and disposed of by members of the Bomb Squad. Police subsequently arrested Andrew Vancleave (26) of Junction City, on the charge of criminal use of an explosive. Vancleave was…
OAKLAND, Calif.(AP) — Sonny Gray has been so good over the past two months the Oakland Athletics haven’t needed to score runs in bunches. On Friday night, with slugger Yoenis Cespedes gone to the Boston Red Sox, they had no answer for Jeremy Guthrie. Raul Ibanez homered on Gray’s lone mistake, breaking his own franchise record for oldest Royals player to clear the fences and leading Kansas City past the A’s 1-0 on Friday night. The 42-year-old Ibanez connected in the fifth inning for his fifth homer, giving Guthrie the lone run he needed for Kansas City’s first victory at…