Wildcat Insider gets fans ready for the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl with Kansas State taking on Michigan in Tempe Arizona on December 28th. The K-State men’s and women’s basketball teams were in action throughout the week and the guys will preview the rest of the non conference schedules coming up for both Wildcat basketball teams. The K-State baseball schedule has been released in full for the 2014 season and the guys will break that down and get you ready for another season of Wildcat baseball. All that and much more on this weeks edition of “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN.
Author: KMAN Staff
It’s a book centered on Kansas State University along with the surrounding Manhattan area. Included within the history are recipes that have found their way through the times to where the community is now. “Teatime to Tailgates: 150 years at the K-State Table” was written by Jane Marshall, a local author and K-State teacher. Within the book, there are recipes, history, and pictures that came from a number of sources including Kansas State, the Riley County Historical Society, and from discoveries made by Marshall as she was putting the book together. Marshall commented that a few of the more odd recipes within the…
Topeka – Governor Brownback today announced his intention to support a State Board of Education proposal to fund all-day kindergarten in Kansas. “This is a strategic investment in helping our children be better prepared for success in school,” said Governor Brownback. “Numerous studies show that all-day kindergarten results in students who are more involved, productive and ready to read at appropriate grade levels.” This will be an additional investment of $16 million to support education in Kansas. The program will help Kansas children improve reading skills at the fourth grade level. Recent meetings between the Governor, his staff and the…
In one of his last speeches, Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Federal Reserve’s willingness to make “tough but necessary decisions” was one of its greatest assets over the last 100 years.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Congressman Tim Huelskamp is challenging a statement by a fellow Kansan in the U.S. House that funding for a new bioscience lab is secure under a new budget agreement. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Huelskamp is questioning comments last week by fellow Republican Lynn Jenkins about why she voted for the bipartisan measure. Huelskamp says the bill does nothing to secure money for construction of the $1.25 billion National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan. Huelskamp voted against the budget deal. Jenkins issued a statement when the bill passed the House suggesting the money was moving forward…
Four buildings on Harvard University’s campus near Boston were evacuated Monday after campus police received an unconfirmed report that explosives may have been placed inside, interrupting final exams.
RIVERTON, Kan. (AP) The victim in a fatal head-on collision in southeast Kansas has been identified as a Pittsburg State University student. A report from the Kansas Highway Patrol says James Lee Potocnik, 30, was killed shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday. The patrol says Potocnik was northbound on a highway north of Riverton when his SUV crossed the center line and struck a southbound tractor-trailer. In a statement Monday, Pittsburg State officials said Potocnik was a junior majoring in electronics engineering. He was a native of the southeast Kansas town of Frontenac.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A plan by Oklahoma gas company, Oneok Inc., to spin off its utility operations would mean a freeze until 2017 in base rates and small rebates for Kansas Gas Service customers. Those provisions are part of a settlement between Oneok, the Kansas Corporation Commission and the Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board. The Wichita Eagle reports the settlement means there will be no opposition to the company split when the plan goes before the KCC. The proposed plan calls for breaking Oneok into two companies. A new company, One Gas, would take over Oneok’s natural gas distribution systems in…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A state lawmaker says it may be time for Kansas to consider stricter penalties for irrigators who pump beyond their allotted amount of water. Rep. Joe Seiwert told the Special Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources he’s received several letters from irrigators who are trying to follow state water conservation rules and are angry about neighbors who flout those rules. Seiwert says it may be time for tougher enforcement and higher penalties, similar to efforts decades ago to make drunken driving a more serious crime. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Rep. Sharon Schwartz urges caution, saying not…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Hutchinson police are investigating more than 13 cases of people using counterfeit money in the city since Dec. 5. The Hutchinson News reports seven of the cases were reported during the weekend. Most of the reports have come from fast-food restaurants. But one woman reported a man on Saturday bought her 2001 Chevrolet S-10 using counterfeit money. Additional details of that case were not immediately available. Hutchinson police says businesses and individuals should inspect cash before accepting it, particularly residents who are estate sales or selling items through social media.