DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) An attempt to thaw a frozen pipe turned into a big problem for a southwest Kansas resident. The Dodge City Daily Globe reports an above-ground water pipe beneath a mobile home froze and broke Thursday afternoon. The resident tried to unfreeze the pipe with a propane burner, but set a fire instead. No one was injured, but firefighters said the flames then spread across the bottom of the home. Dodge City Fire Captain Mark Elder says that such fires are common when exposed pipes beneath mobile homes freeze in cold weather. Elder advises making sure that…
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A structure fire caused severe damage late Friday night. The Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 3144 Ella Lane for a report of a structure fire around 10:45 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival, crews found a two story residential structure with light smoke coming from the rear of the structure. The fire was handled with the initial first alarm response and was contained within 15 minutes. Six fire apparatus and sixteen firefighters repsponded with the las units clearing at around 1 a.m. The house had four occupants at the time of the fire and the residents exited the structure without injury.…
The Manhattan High girls and boys basketball teams both picked up wins to start the 2013-2014 season against Derby. The girls under head coach Scott Mall picked up a hard fought 53-47 victory and the boys game was fast paced but MHS prevailed 80-63 when it was all said and done. “It was a good win, it was a struggle all the way between some missed early shots, foul trouble and sending (Derby) them to the free throw line and that kept them in the ball game,” said MHS girls head coach Scott Mall. Tribe stars Caroline Ballard and Darby…
An elderly US tourist deported from North Korea on Saturday said he was very pleased to be heading home. Merrill Newman spoke to reporters at Beijing airport in China on his way back to the United States.
President Barack Obama has thrown the switch, bathing the National Christmas Tree in lights and giving an otherwise dreary day in the nation’s capital a festive and seasonal spirit.
On Friday evening the Manhattan Mayor’s Christmas Spirit of the Holidays Parade was held with a special lighting of the Christmas tree at Triangle Park. The parade started on Poyntz Avenue and wrapped around to end at Triangle Park for the final tree lighting ceremony. This year the city commission rode on a heavily decorated fire engine, and were festooned with lights themselves to demonstrate their holiday cheer. Commissioner Wynn Butler was the driving force behind the lighting of the commission themselves, and worked closely with the fire department to decorate the firetruck. Ambrosia Franklin, a Kansas State University student,…
A couple of area court cases have been ruled on at the Kansas Supreme Court level, with the high court agreeing with the lower court in both cases. One in Riley County deals with Iron Mound LLC versus Nueterra Healthcare Management and Successor-in-Interest of ASC Group, LLC. The case deals with a contract involving the two parties, and Manhattan Surgical Center. After Iron Mound dissolved its company, it continued to receive a percentage of management fees from Manhattan Surgical. But a second negotiated management agreement took effect,with the original managment agreement expiring, leading to discontinuation of payments to Iron Mound. …
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) After nearly a year of discussion, the Faculty Senate at the University of Kansas has approved a post-tenure review policy. The faculty senate approved a policy Thursday that removes most of the punitive language included in an earlier version. Some faculty members had expressed concerns in earlier meetings about possible discipline against faculty that did not meet department expectations. Kansas Provost Jeffrey Vitter and Chancellor Bernadette Gray- Little still must approve the policy. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the proposal sets up post-tenure review committees to evaluate faculty members every seven years. The Kansas Board of Regents in…
HAYS, Kan. (AP) Three of four people arrested in a September drug bust in Ellis County that netted 2.5 pounds of crystal methamphetamine have accepted plea deals. Rick Grecian, 39, of Hays on Wednesday agreed to enter an Alford plea to three counts of felony distribution of methamphetamine and one count of possession of methamphetamine. The deal calls for Grecian to be sentenced to a total of nearly six years in prison without parole. The Hays Daily News reports two other people also have reached plea deals. Ricky L. McBee, 39, has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison…
ST. JOHN, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Agriculture is helping investigate three separate thefts of cattle in Stafford County. The department’s division of animal health says three groups of cattle were stolen between Dec. 3 and Dec. 4. The first group included 11 heifers, all solid black with black and white faces. The cattle had tags in one ear stamped with “PLLC,” and brands on their right hip. The second group was 10 mixed steers/heifers that were not branded. Those cattle were black, with black and white face, and eight of them had yellow and white tags. The third…