Brady Burton, superintendent of USD 384, says for the past 8 years Blue Valley High School students have been given a personal laptop for them to use during the school year. Next school year his district will be adopting a pilot program where 9th graders at Blue Valley High School will be given an iPad instead. “A lot of this is based on budget and on how technology has changed and where it is going,” Burton said. iPads cost less than laptops. Burton says that if the iPad program is successful, it will be extended to other grades.
Author: KMAN Staff
The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan was freed in an exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
China’s aggressive moves to claim jurisdiction over land and sky in the Asia-Pacific risk undermining peace and security in the region and beyond, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A prominent southeast Kansas businessman and his wife are locked in a dispute over a $42 million tax bill and questions over which state they resided nearly a decade ago. For the past two years, Gene Bicknell has fought the tax bill that was levied based on where he lived at the time of the 2006 sale of National Pizza Company the nation’s largest Pizza Hut franchise holder. He argues he was a Florida resident. But the Kansas Department of Revenue disagrees, citing its definition of domicile imposed around the time of the sale. Bicknell, formerly of…
It’s no joke, an event held in Aggieville on Saturday, involved nothing. This was the first year for the “Nothing Festival”, and members of the Aggieville Business Association came up with the idea. The concept is that when students leave, the town becomes quieter and more relaxed. As a result, people have more time to just walk around and enjoy local business areas, such as Aggieville. This “townie holiday” promotes just spending time in the area. Families were encouraged to walk around Aggieville to shop, eat, and socialize. Signs were placed throughout Moro Street explaining the celebration-telling people to grab…
The NBA has called off a hearing to oust Los Angeles Clippers co-owner Donald Sterling ahead of a vote on a potentially record-breaking deal negotiated by his wife to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion.
Pakistani police say they have arrested four more people in connection with the killing of a woman who was beaten and stoned to death by her family for marrying without their permission. Her father had already been arrested.
TORONTO (AP) — When Jason Vargas snuffed out a Toronto rally in the first inning, it gave the Kansas City Royals an early lift, one they carried all the way to a second straight win over the Blue Jays. Alex Gordon and Lorenzo Cain homered, Vargas won for the first time in three starts and the Royals beat the Blue Jays 6-1 on Friday night. Vargas (5-2) allowed one run and seven hits in six innings, walked three and struck out seven. He is 2-0 with a 1.60 ERA in six road starts this season. Vargas allowed a leadoff triple…
While neither team brought home a State Championship on Friday both the Manhattan High Indians and the Rock Creek Mustangs turned in strong showings at their respective Baseball tournaments. The Indians fell to Maize 3-1 in the Class 6A State Semifinals 3-1 to Maize on Friday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence before bouncing back to take the Consolation Game by a 3-1 margin over Wichita Northwest. Don Hess’s ball club finished the season with a school-record 22 wins and finished the 2014 campaign with a 22-3 record. Maize fell to Blue Valley in the Championship game Friday night 9-3.…
On today’s In Focus, KMAN’s Eli Anderson filled in for Cathy, as he spoke with Riley County Police Department Director, Brad Schoen.