Washington, DC Democratic voters nominated city council member Muriel Bowser for mayor, picking her over incumbent Mayor Vincent Gray.
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The Manhattan City Commission meeting started off with a bang Tuesday night as two local businessmen passionately voiced their concerns with what they called a “suffocating situation” on the North End 3rd Street. Local Businessman, Russ Weisbender has seen multiple businesses on the South End of 3rd Street receive tax-breaks and other incentives, and feels as though he and 3 other owners on the North End have just plain been forgotten about. “We’ve been slowly strangled out of business, because our access has been limited and taken away,” said Weisbender. Redevelopment of the North 3rd Street Corridor has been in…
General Motors CEO Mary Barra testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation. The committee is looking for answers from Barra about safety defects and mishandled recall of 2.6 million small cars with a faulty ignition switch that’s been linked to 13 deaths and dozen of crashes.
President Barack Obama, followed Vice President Joe Biden, arrives speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, about the Affordable Care Act. The deadline to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act passed at midnight Monday night.
“The Game” this afternoon on KMAN breaks down the Kansas City Royals opening day loss to Detroit. Is it going to be the bullpen or the lack of offensive production that could doom the Royals playoff hopes? Jason Vargas will make his Royals debut on Wednesday afternoon in game two of the season for KC. The K-State baseball team back at it Tuesday night against Omaha. How important will the weekend series be with the Kansas Jayhawks? The guys will talk about what to expect next season for K-State basketball as Bruce Weber joined “Wildcat Insider” on Monday afternoon. All that and much more including National Headlines on “The Game” on news radio 1350 KMAN.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Manhattan Mayor, John Matta and City Manager, Ron Fehr
A motion hearing was held Tuesday afternoon in Riley County District Court for the woman charged in the first degree murder where John Burroughs (68), of Manhattan, was found dead in his residence in September of last year. Christina Love (49) appeared in court, alongside her attorney-Jason Hoffman. Hoffman requested additional time in the case, in order to go through recently discovered materials. As a result, Love would waive her right to a speedy trial. Chief Judge, Meryl Wilson granted this request, and set Love’s pre-trial conference status hearing for May 5th at 3:30 p.m.
Around 120 meetings have taken place around Kansas so far involving the Governor’s call to action for Kansas water priorities. This call to action was initiated by Governor, Sam Brownback at the Governor’s Conference on Water late last year. The call to action proposed that a vision team should be formed consisting of the Kansas Water Office, Kansas Department of Agriculture, and Kansas Water Authority. The Governor’s Vision Team for the Future of Water in Kansas held a meeting at Kansas State University Tuesday morning at the student union. Director of the Kansas Water Office, Tracy Streeter and Kansas Secretary of…
Update-8:45 a.m. Wednesday Manhattan Fire Department crews say the fire cause was accidental, as an appliance malfunctioned. The estimated fire loss is $120,000. original story The Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 1318 Pierre Street for a report of a structure fire at 9:44 a.m. Tuesday. Upon arrival, crews found a single story residential structure with smoke coming from the attic vents on the roof. Firefighters entered the structure and located the fire in the attic. The fire was quickly confined to the attic area and extinguished. Seven fire apparatus and twenty three firefighters responded to the fire and the fire…
Long before he led K-State to the 2013 Big 12 title, regional championship, and a super regional berth, head baseball coach Brad Hill caught K-State’s eye by his work at Central Missouri State. Hill led the Mules to the 2003 Division II national championship, and won the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) regular season conference title all nine seasons he was in Warrensburg. Hill was elected on Monday to the MIAA hall of fame. He’ll be inducted on June 5th at a ceremony in Kansas City. Hill was previously enshrined in the Central Missouri Hall of Fame, and also at his alma mater Emporia…