On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to Manhattan outgoing Mayor, John Matta and incoming Mayor, Wynn Butler, as well as City Manager, Ron Fehr.
Author: KMAN Staff
Ukrainian army troops set up a position at an airport in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. In the first Ukrainian military action against a pro-Russian uprising in the east, government forces clashed Tuesday with about 30 armed gunmen at a small airport in Kramatorsk.
Former National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama, Thomas Donilon first visited Manhattan 33 years ago, and Tuesday afternoon he returned to give the second Landon Lecture of the year. Donilon’s first position in the White House was back in 1977, when he worked with former President, Jimmy Carter.While working there, he helped with the development of the U.S. Department of State’s policy initiatives, including the NATO expansion. As national security advisor, Donilon oversaw the National Security Council staff, chaired the cabinet-level National Security Council Principals Committee, briefed President Obama daily on national security issues and was responsible for overseeing…
Twin sisters often have an unbreakable bond, and after starring for four years at Riley County, Madison and Makayla Vargo will carry on their basketball careers together at Washburn University. The Vargos plan to ink their national letters of intent with the Lady Blues on Wednesday morning at Riley County high school. Unfortunately their senior seasons ended a little sooner than expected with a trip to the 3A state tournament and a loss in the first round to Lyons, the Falcons finished at 22-2. Madison and Makayla were both on the all Mid-East League first team this past season,…
Updated 1:30 p.m. Tuesday: The passenger in Monday night’s rollover accident in Geary county has been identified as Luke M. Johnson Sr. of Manhattan. ### As KMAN announced early Tuesday, one person was injured in a rollover accident in Geary county Monday evening. John D. Thompson of Manhattan was westbound on I-70 at milemarker 301 shortly before 6:30 p.m. when he lost control of the 1999 “S”Series Mercedes he was driving. The vehicle swerved into the opposite lane, Thompson over-corrected, and the Mercedes went through a fence, rolling over and coming to a stop on its roof. EMS…
Wamego’s USD 320 Board of Education reviewed the High School’s proposed grading policy. At Monday’s meeting, Principal Tim Winter went over a revised grading policy, after the current policy raised some public concerns. According to Winter, the Honor Roll standards have been amended because currently about 90 percent of the student body is listed on the Honor Roll. The regular Honor Roll will require a 3 point 7 (3.7) to 3 point 99 (3.99) GPA. The High Honor Roll will require a 4 point 0 (4.0) or higher GPA, because of the weighted grading of the Advanced Placement (AP) classes.…
K-State women’s basketball coach Jeff Mittie has announced the hiring of another member of his former staff at TCU. Ebony Gilliam was an assistant for the Horned Frogs under Mittie for the past two seasons, and also spent another two years as the director of operations. Gilliam joins associate head coach Brian Osterman at K-State. The former Ebony Shaw ended her TCU playing career from 2000-2004 as the sixth leading scorer in school history, and also coached high school basketball for four years in the Fort Worth area before returning to her alma mater. Mittie previously announced a pair of former K-State…
Five-time state champion wrestling coach Dennis Charbonneau will take a step away from the mat as he was named athletic director and assistant principal at Wamego High School during Monday night’s USD 320 school board meeting. Charbonneau has spent 25 years as a chemistry and physics instructor, and was a head wrestling coach for 19 years, from 1996-2009 at Clay Center and the last five seasons at Emporia. He’s been named Kansas wrestling coach of the year eight times.
A vehicle slammed into a downtown business early Tuesday morning. The business struck is identified in the Riley County Police incident report as Linde Beauty Supply, located at 121 South Fourth Street. While not known if this is connected, an arrest is also reported in that same location at the same approximate time of just before two a.m. Scott Tuck, 23, of Junction City was taken into custody at 121 South Fourth at 1:59 a.m. on a DUI charge. His bond was set at $750.
One year after two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, the victims and law enforcement look back on a painful day.