Officials say a 16-year-old boy is “lucky to be alive” and unharmed after flying from California to Hawaii stowed away in a plane’s wheel well, surviving cold temperatures at 38,000 feet and a lack of oxygen.
Author: KMAN Staff
With security tight along the 26.2-mile course, nearly 36,000 runners set out from the Boston Marathon starting line Monday in a “Boston Strong” show of resilience a year after the bombing that turned the race into a scene of carnage. Meb Keflezighi became the first American to win the 26.2 mile race since 1983
From the anticipated discussion of dealing with drinking establishments to the treatment of a suicide four years ago–Riley County Law Board members heard from a variety of folks during a lengthy Monday meeting with some of the discussion becoming emotional. Earlier in the meeting local bar owner Rusty Wilson even apologized to Sgt. Brad Ingalls,after originally picking him out as harrassing him. Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen told the board his findings, saying the complaint was unfounded and didn’t happen. Wilson at one point in the meeting talked about needing the help of the police but toward the…
“Wildcat Insider” on KMAN breaks down the K-State baseball team taking two out of three games from the Baylor Bears over the weekend in Manhattan. The Bat Cats still sit at the bottom of the standings in the Big 12 with still a good amount of baseball left to be played. Cal State Bakersfield in town on Monday and Tuesday night for a couple of non conference games before a Big 12 series at West Virginia over the weekend. The K-State football team has one more week to prepare before the spring game on Saturday. What will coach Bill Snyder address at his press conference in wake of the spring game this weekend? K-State men’s golf coach Tim Norris joins the show to talk about the upcoming Big 12 Championships this weekend for the Wildcats. All that and much more on “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a school funding bill that restores aid for poor districts but also ends the current teacher tenure process. The measure signed Monday is intended to satisfy a March ruling from the Kansas Supreme Court with a $129 million funding increase for the next school year. Legislators approved the bill on April 6. It now goes back to a three-judge district court panel for review. The bill restores aid payments that equalize spending for school districts by giving poor districts additional funds for operations and capital improvements. The measure also includes provisions…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to local insurance broker, who works with Kansas State University, Larry Scoville and K-State Asst. Professor of Financial planning Martin Seay on insurance challenges, as well as Sunflower CASA Development Coordinator, Penny Pierce and advocate, Bridget Larkin.
Kansas State University has used distance education learning for more than four decades, but the Division of Continuing Education has recently been renamed Kansas State University’s Global Campus. This change was originally approved in a Kansas Board of Regents meeting back in March, but K-State released the details Monday afternoon. Dean of K-State Global Campus, Sue Maes commented, “At Kansas State University Global Campus, students can learn online, grow professionally and connect internationally. With students from countries all over the world connecting to K-State through the online classroom, this name captures the breadth of K-State throughout the world”. More than…
Riley County Fire crews responded to a few significant fires this past weekend, and one involved a large controlled burn that became out of control. During Monday’s county commission meeting, Fire Chief, Pat Collins shared the specifics. Crews responded to Fairview Church Road around 12:30 on Friday for a 600 acre prescribed burn that had gotten away from the owner. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found the 30 or more acres burning and the head fire moving quickly to the north. It had extended to the neighbor’s pasture, which had several cedar trees. By the time the fire was…
Mary Lynn and Warren Staley, Avon, Colo., have made a gift of more than $2.5 million to establish an endowed chair for the director of the School of Leadership Studies at Kansas State University. Warren Staley earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 1965. He went on to receive a master’s degree in business administration from Cornell University in 1967. He had a long and successful career at Cargill, retiring in 2007 from his position as CEO and chairman of the board. Staley is in the university’s College of Engineering Hall of Fame and…
Breakfast is now being served with a side of sticker shock. The cost of morning staples like bacon, coffee and orange juice is on the rise because of global supply problems.