TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A council advising Gov. Sam Brownback on the Kansas economy is meeting this week to discuss the importance of housing to economic growth. Wednesday afternoon’s meeting of the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors in Topeka will include a discussion of housing needs in rural communities. After a discussion among business leaders and officials, the council is scheduled to hear a presentation from the Kansas Housing Resources Corp. The corporation is the primary administrator for federal housing programs in Kansas and is overseen by a board appointed by the governor. The council also plans to review data about…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A former northwest Kansas wastewater treatment superintendent has been sentenced to a year of probation and a $2,500 fine for violating the federal Clean Water Act. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says Charles Blair, 58, of Hays pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of negligent discharge of a pollutant and was sentenced Monday in federal court in Wichita. Blair admitted in his plea that in February 2012, he allowed effluent to be discharged from the Hays treatment plant with an ammonia nitrogen level exceeding state and federal regulations. Blair, who retired last year, was initially charged in a…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Douglas County commissioners will hear a presentation about the impact of changes taking effect next year in the National Flood Insurance Program. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the changes could affect the premiums paid by some property owners in the northeast Kansas county. Douglas County commissioners will hear the presentation Wednesday from the regional office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The changes are the result of a new federal law known as the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012. The flood insurance program offers coverage to communities that agree to adopt and enforce certain flood plain…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Texas Gov. Rick Perry and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott are among the scheduled speakers for the Kansas Republican Party’s annual convention in January. The two-day event will be Jan. 24-25 in Wichita. Hundreds of GOP elected officials and party activists are expected to attend. The Kansas GOP says Perry is scheduled to speak at a dinner Jan. 24. He has been governor of Texas since 2000 and ran unsuccessfully for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination. Scott is the speaker for a Jan. 25 party gala. He has served in the U.S. Senate since late 2012 and…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks Manhattan Mayor John Matta and City Manager Ron Fehr.
Tuesday’s edition of “The Game” recaps the Wildcats win in Lawrence over the Jayhawks in the Sunflower showdown and what that means for bowl game destinations. The guys look at the other Big 12 members who will be going bowling and how that looks for the perception of the league this season. The K-State men and women’s basketball teams are back in action this week with the men playing host to Ole Miss on Thursday night in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The Chiefs have lost three straight games since starting the season 9-0, what does that mean for the Chiefs in the AFC playoff picture? Terez Paylor of the Kansas City Star joins the show to talk everything Chiefs related. College Hoops, Get Fit and You can’t be serious during a solid Tuesday edition of “The Game” on KMAN.
Pavel Dmitrichenko is escorted to a court room in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. Dmitrichenko and two other men on Tuesday were convicted for their parts in the acid attack on the ballet’s director which exposed vicious backstage bickering and intrigue at the renowned theater. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smile together during a joint press conference following their meeting at Abe’s official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. Biden voiced strong opposition Tuesday to China’s new air defense zone above a set of disputed islands, showing a united front with an anxious Japan as tension in the region simmered. Standing side by side in Tokyo with Abe, Biden said the U.S. is “deeply concerned” about China’s attempt to unilaterally change the status quo in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Junction City Police have released the name of the victim in the home invasion case KMAN previously reported on. The shooting victim has been identified as Jose M. Paz (22) of Junction City. The autopsy was scheduled for 2:00 Tuesday afternoon, and the incident is still under investigation. The Junction City Police Department is encouraging anyone that may have information about this incident to contact the department at 785-762-5912, or the crime stoppers line at 785-762-8477. Original Story: Junction City police say a person was shot to death during a home invasion. A second person at the apartment suffered minor…
The K-State volleyball team closed out the season with a three set sweep of then #25 Iowa State on Saturday night. On Monday, the Big 12 conference handed out postseason honors to a pair of Wildcats. Senior middle blocker Kaitlynn Pelger became the second player in school history to be named first team all-Big 12 three years in a row. Pelger ends her K-State career, second in points, third in kills, seventh in aces, and eighth in blocks. Wildcat setter Katie Brand was also pegged to the Big 12’s all-freshman team. Brand is the first Big 12 freshman to average…