Vice-President Joe Biden is visiting Poland. It’s part of a campaign to show support for US allies and to warn Russian President Vladimir Putin to back off in Ukraine.
Author: KMAN Staff
A 4.4-magnitude earthquake rattled residents from the San Fernando Valley to Long Beach Monday, but no significant damage was reported. There were several aftershocks, including one of 2.7 magnitude that caused very minor shaking.
The Big 12 didn’t get seven teams into the women’s NCAA tournament like the men, but they did get six, including a pair of #2 seeds. Baylor opens the tournament at home on Saturday against Western Kentucky, while West Virginia will play Albany on Sunday in Baton Rouge, Lousiana. Oklahoma State and Texas are both #5 seeds, with the Cowgirls facing Florida Gulf Coast in West Lafayette, Indiana on Saturday, and the Longhorns going up against Penn on Sunday in College Park, Maryland. Seventh seeded Iowa State will host Florida State on Saturday, while #10 seed Oklahoma squares off with…
It’s a tale of two cities… and one that has gone a bit sour for a group of community members who are looking to change the very way law enforcement is structured in the area. Lobbyist Kevin Barone, of the Capitol Lobby Group, has introduced a bill that would make the Riley County Police Director an elected position. During Monday’s Law board meeting Barone laid out the position of the group. Barone says in part they are concerned with bringing forward issues with law enforcement due to the fear of retribution . Barone says having the position changed to an…
The Wamego/Pottawatomie County Commissions met to discuss a proposed project. At Monday’s special Joint City/County Commission meeting, Olsson and Associates Mark Bachamp reviewed a Power Point presentation of the K-99 Industrial Community Route Study, which was completed in June of 2013. He said this is part of the local investment in transportation improvements in support of a planned KDOT (Kansas Department of Transportation) improvements for K-99. The local plan is to develop a truck route off of Highway 24 and Balderson Boulevard through Wamego on Valley Road connecting with K-99. This would take the heavy truck traffic out of…
Local authorities are looking for a missing Onaga man. According to Onaga Police Chief Dan Costlow, 67-year old Melvin Potter of Onaga went missing at around 10 a.m. on Friday, March 14. Costlow reports that Potter left his home to run an errand and never returned. Potter is described as a white male with thinning grey hair, last seen wearing blue jeans and a red flannel shirt that had brown patches on the elbows. He also was wearing brown boots and a brown leather belt with a belt buckle that said: “Oklahoma.” Potter was driving a red and silver two-tone…
President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about Ukraine, Monday, March 17, 2014, in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington. The president imposed sanctions against Russian officials, including advisers to President Vladimir Putin, for their support of Crimea’s vote to secede from Ukraine.
Attorney James Voyles, center left, and Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, center right, leave the Hamilton County Jail in Indianapolis, Monday, March 17, 2014. Irsay was released from jail Monday after being held overnight following a traffic stop in which police said he failed sobriety tests and had multiple prescription drugs inside his vehicle. Irsay was pulled over late Sunday after he was spotted driving slowly near his home in suburban Carmel, stopping in the roadway and failing to use a turn signal.
“Wildcat Insider” this afternoon on KMAN breaks down the Kansas State men’s basketball team and the contest it is matched up with in the NCAA tournament. Do the Cats have much of a shot to knock off Kentucky in the first game of the tournament? How many Big 12 teams have a chance to move on past the first weekend of the NCAA tourney? The guys will break down the bracket and give you their insight on the big dance. The K-State baseball team rolled through Northern Colorado and get ready for a mid week series against Air Force before big 12 play begins for the bat cats this weekend. All that and much more on “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN.
More than 100 people showed up for a Town Hall in Manhattan, hosted by First District U-S Congressman Tim Huelskamp of Kansas. Questions regarding healthcare, minimum wage laws, the farm bill, gun control, traditional marriage, and the conflict in the Ukraine were just some of those asked by the large crowd. Some of the comments drew applause–as did a supportive comment from Bill Lockhart of the Manhattan area, who told the Congressman “I would say for you to stick to your principals and do what’s right,” indicating he shouldn’t worry about others who ar critical as “they aren’t going to vote for…