The Manhattan City Commission and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board met Tuesday to further scrutinize potential renovations to Peace Memorial Auditorium, and the addition of new Parks and Rec offices to City Hall. After beginning the process in the summer of 2012, and after long meetings and passionate public input, the Commission entered into a contract with Bruce McMillan Architects last fall to complete preliminary designs for the new offices and renovations to the Auditorium. Everything sound good so far? Well, here’s where the situation gets sticky. The Auditorium was originally built as a “living” War Memorial and currently…
Author: KMAN Staff
President Barack Obama signed two executive orders Tuesday aimed at reducing the gender pay gap. The actions make it easier for employees of federal contractors to get information about wages and find out how much colleagues are making.
Communist lawmakers scuffle with right-wing Svoboda ( Freedom) Party lawmakers during a parliament session of Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, in Kiev, Ukraine Tuesday, April 8, 2014.
“The Game” on Tuesday afternoon is jam packed with a full show. Bill Snyder held is annual spring football press conference at the Vanier Sports Complex, giving insight on the practices that have taken place and where the team is at right now. What are some of the biggest questions that were asked to coach Snyder? The national championship game was decided and UConn was victorious over Kentucky in a wild basketball game. They are the first #7 seed to win a national title. What was the overall perception of the 2014 NCAA tournament? The K-State baseball team is back at it at home against Wichita State on Tuesday night, how important is this week for the bat cats? The Royals are .500 at 3-3 with a win last night over Tampa Bay. Get Fit plus you can’t be serious, all that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.
Update 10:00 Wednesday morning Riley County Police released the names of the individuals involved in the motor vehicle accident in Ogden Tuesday afternoon. Johnny Cossey (38) was driving a 2004 Lincoln LS northbound down Walnut Street across Riley Avenue, when it collided with two motorcycles that were traveling westbound on Riley. The operators of those motorcycles were identified as James Garrett III (48) and Steven Cannon Jr. (29). Garrett was transported via Life Star Helicopter to Via Christi Hospital in Wichita for injuries, and his current condition is unknown. Cannon was transported by Riley County EMS to Mercy Regional Health Center…
After several weeks of minimal success with Kansas State Transitional Assessments, USD 383 has put the brakes on. Parents were notified of this on Tuesday afternoon, after Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, Carol Adams sent out this statement: Dear Parents and Guardians, Over the past few weeks, students across the state of Kansas in grades 3-11 have been attempting to take the Kansas State Transitional Assessments in Reading, Math, and Science. Unfortunately, many issues have plagued this attempt. The testing system, Kansas Interactive Testing Engine, has been attacked by malware from IP addresses inside and outside of the USA. While…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Riley County Commissioner, Ron Wells and Emergency Management Director and Fire Chief of Riley County Fire District #1, Pat Collins.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Wichita State University officials are celebrating after the Kansas Legislature approved $2 million for a new effort to create more technology jobs. The university also will get back some of the millions it lost last year when lawmakers cut its budget and put a cap on some employees’ salaries. Wichita State wants to create an Innovation Campus by forming partnerships with companies, which will be housed in four buildings on campus. The Wichita Eagle reports the effort to attract and train technology jobs is designed to make the city’s economy more diverse and less dependent on aviation…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) The Saline County sheriff is reopening an investigation into a sexual harassment complaint against the county’s health director, who started work Monday. Bronson Farmer said he is more concerned about his new job as director of the Saline County Health Department than he is about Sheriff Glen Kochanowski’s decision to reopen the investigation. The Salina Journal reports a woman alleged that Farmer sexually harassed her in 2006, when they both worked at the health department. Farmer said Monday that the allegations were found to be false in 2007 and he is confident the new investigation will result…
After 15 years of service, Kansas 4-H Foundation, Inc. President and CEO, Gordon Hibbard has announced his retirement. This is the full statement Hibbard shared with KMAN: “I recently announced to the Kansas 4-H Foundation’s Board of Trustees that I will retire from my position as President/CEO by the end of the year. While I’m grateful to the Foundation’s trustees and staff for their support, it is time for me to step aside. I want to pursue other interests and allow someone else the opportunity to provide leadership for the Foundation’s work. The Kansas 4-H program is an important part of…