TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas House committee has approved a bill to bring the state into a compact with other states seeking to exempt themselves from the federal health care law. The bill approved Thursday by the Federal and State Affairs Committee also would allow compact states to remove themselves from other federal health regulations if Congress consents. The Republican-dominated committee approved the measure on a voice vote with no debate. The measure goes next to the House for debate. Many GOP lawmakers are strong opponents of the federal health care law championed by Democratic President Barack Obama, viewing it…
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A 28-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a woman who was struck by his vehicle during a police chase. Christopher Bradley Stewart also was charged Thursday with felony fleeing to elude police and interference with a law enforcement officer. Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome Gorman says the murder charge was filed because someone was killed during the commission of an inherently dangerous felony. Police say Stewart was fleeing from police Monday when he ran a stop sign and collided with a car driven by 62-year-old Graciela…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Lyle Butler, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President, and Miss Capital City Abigail Lopez.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Pat Hudgins, USD 383 School Board Member, and Bob Seymour, Associate Superntendent.
Three suspects facing murder charges in the death of a Junction City woman appeared in court Thursday for their initial hearings. Larry Anderson (25) of Manhattan, Drexel Woody (23) of Fort Riley and Marrysa Middleton (22) of Colorado, were arrested last week in connection with the 1st degree murder and aggravated kidnapping of 24-year-old Junction City woman, Amanda Clemons. During the initial hearing, Allen Angst was appointed for Drexel Woody; Linda Barnes was appointed for Larry Anderson; and the Geary County Public Defender’s Office is working with Marrysa Middleton. All three cases are set for a status hearing on March 27th at…
Thursday’s Riley County/Pottawatomie County/Manhattan City commission meeting featured two items, the first of which involved the Blue River Silver Jackets pilot project. This involves a four step project that Senior Planner for the City of Manhattan, Chad Bunger estimates will take 12-18 months to complete. Bunger took the time to explain the step he is most excited about, where a non-structural mitigation analyst will be visiting to share how to save houses from exposure to flooding. This often times can involve raising a house off the ground, or renovating the basement into a crawl space. ————– Monday, February 24th will…
Thursday’s edition of “The Game” on KMAN breaks down the Kansas State men’s basketball team win over TCU on Wednesday night. How much do the Cats miss the presence of Shane Southwell? How much will he play over the weekend at Oklahoma? The K-State women not so much luck in Ft. Worth against TCU, the women back in Bramlage on Saturday against West Virginia. CBSsports.com’s Rob Rang joins the show to talk about the NFL Combine and the NFL Draft. Rob Voelker from California to talk Kansas State baseball as the bat cats are now 0-5 to start the season after losing to Portland on Thursday afternoon. All that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.
Gov. Chris Christie rests on a post as he addresses a large gathering Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Middletown, N.J., during a town hall meeting. Christie returned to Republican-controlled Monmouth County on Thursday for his first town hall since private emails revealed a political payback scandal in which his associates ordered traffic lanes closed, causing lengthy backups. But the scandal didn’t come up. Instead, the 51-year-old Republican heard from residents who have not returned to their homes since the 2012 storm.
People inside their shack home wave to members of a pro-government “colectivo,” or “collective,” marching through downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. President Nicolas Maduro and his supporters say the escalating protests against his socialist government in the oil-rich but economically struggling country are part of an attempted coup sponsored by right-wing and “fascist” opponents in Venezuela and abroad, particularly the United States. Meanwhile after a truce collapsed in Ukraine, more than 25 people were killed in renewed violence Thursday in the Capitol city of Kiev.
Cody Lenahan smacked a three-run bases clearing double to left center field to give Portland a 3-0 lead over K-State in the top of the second inning, and the Pilots carried that on to a 5-2 victory over the Cats on Thursday afternoon at Louis Gisto Field in Moraga, CA. Caleb Whalen added a pair of solo homers for Portland in the win. The Cats put runners on base throughout the game, but hit into five double plays, including one to end the game. A pair of fourth inning runs were driven in by Tanner DeVinny with a double to…