The President and Mrs. Obama welcomed French President Francois Hollande to an official state dinner at the White House, held in a giant heated party tent on the South Lawn.
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Affordable housing was a major topic of discussion during Tuesday night’s Manhattan City Commission meeting. The Willow Ridge Apartments would offer 2-4 bedroom apartments and townhomes for individuals making a specific amount of income. Two bedroom apartments were estimated to begin at $415/month, according to Jill Jacoby with Manhattan Area Housing Partnership. Rents are restricted for 30 years, and there are 28 total units. Jacoby proposed a request to waive building permit and utility connection fees for the construction of affordable housing units. These fees total just over $24,000. Commissioners raised a variety of questions, including whether tenants would be…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Riley County Commissioner Ron Wells.
KCI Roadrunner shuttle service runs seven times a day to and from various locations in Riley County. This shuttle specializes in taking customers to the airport, and can schedule a pickup directly from home if customers don’t have a ride to their pickup locations. The service is reservation based and the preference is to reserve a spot a few days in advance. For more information, check out kciroadrunner.com.
Wamego’s USD 320 Board of Education has reason to be proud. At Monday’s meeting, Board President Amy Schwein recognized Central’s 1st grade teacher, Trisha Spears, who was awarded the Kansas Horizon Award by KSDE (Kansas State Department of Education) and the Kansas Cable Telecommunication Association. The Horizon Award program’ s mission is to recognize exemplary first-year teachers who perform in a way that distinguishes them as outstanding. . She was nominated by Central’s Principal Teri Dow. Coach Rick Patton was recognized as 2013 4A Boys Track and Field Coach of the Year by the Kansas Cross Country Track and Field…
Shirley Temple, the dimpled, curly-haired child star who sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of Depression-era moviegoers, has died, according to publicist Cheryl Kagan. She was 85.
The American missionary jailed in North Korea says he’s worried about his health. Bae discussed his health during a February 7th interview that was released by a newspaper with close ties to North Korea.
Update: Wednesday afternoon KMAN had a chance to visit with Daniel’s father, Jose, Wednesday afternoon, who says his son enjoyed his time at Kansas State’s A. Q. Miller School of Journalism. He says he was really excited when he got in radio, especially calling games while working at Kansas State’s radio station. Jose Flores adds his son would have loved Kansas State’s win against Kansas earlier this week and he says the Cotton Bowl trip was another highlight for Daniel. Flores says Daniel mainly was running the board for his current job with Steckline Communications. He adds Daniel got on the air a little bit…
Marcus Foster scored 20 points while fighting through a sprained ankle and Kansas State overcame shaky free-throw shooting and a bending defense to defeat seventh-ranked Kansas 85-82 in overtime before a sellout crowd Monday night a Bramlage Coliseum. Unlike the first meeting between the two teams in Lawrence last month, this was a knock-down drag-out fight between two fierce rivals and in the end the Wildcats were able to make enough plays to pull out the victory. The teams played even for the game’s first four and a half minutes before K-State used a 7-0 run to take a 13-6…
This edition of “Wildcat Insider” gets you set for the 2nd edition of the Sunflower Showdown inside Bramlage with Kansas and Kansas State. Do the Wildcats have what it takes to pull the upset? The guys will take a look at the rest of the Big 12 conference and also talk about Marcus Smart being suspended for three games in wake of his outburst at Texas Tech involved with a fan. The K-State baseball season starts at the end of the week so the guys will have a preview of the first series of the season for the bat cats. All that and much more on “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN.