Manhattan Ogden USD 383 School Board members joined Manhattan City Commissioners, Riley County Commissioners and Pottawatomie County Commissioners during their joint meeting on Thursday, to share details about their budget planning for the upcoming school year. School board member, Leah Fliter presented a majority of the information regarding the school board’s budget structure and timeline. She mentioned the state is cutting more and more funding for public schools, and said “I think we will be around $44,000 in the hole.” “The best case scenario for us regarding the budget, might be to take the local option budget to the legal…
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Thursday’s edition of “The Game” on KMAN breaks down the Royals extra innings victory over the Astros on Wednesday night 6-4 in Houston. Danny Valencia and Mike Moustakas hit home runs for the Royals, should fans be a little more optimistic on the offense or is it just the Astros? The K-State baseball team begins a huge conference series against Baylor. Is this a must win series if the bat cats want to keep hopes alive for postseason play? K-State spring football continues to work towards the spring game on April 26th. Is the offense more concerning than the defense heading into the new football season? Mel Kiper Jr has the Chiefs picking up USC WR Marquis Lee in his latest mock draft. Do the Chiefs need to draft a WR for their first pick in the upcoming draft? All that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.
Attorney General Eric Holder says all Americans are standing with the mourners of three people killed at Jewish community sites in suburban Kansas City.
Secretary of State John Kerry announced in Geneva that top diplomats from the U.S., European Union, Russia and Ukraine have reached a tentative deal aimed at de-escalating tensions in Ukraine.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President, Lyle Butler.
Although Senate Bill 298, which proposes the elimination of the mortgage registration fee, has not yet passed- Riley County Register of Deeds, Debbie Regester said, during Thursday’s county commission meeting, she believes it will probably pass unfortunately. Commissioners and Regester have been working, over the past few months, to convince legislators it would not be good for county government. Commission Chair, Robert Boyd asked Regester if the bill passed, would it impact the county right away? She replied by saying the first two years would not show a direct impact, “but after that-yes”. As far as costs associated with the…
(Please see news release regarding armed robbery in other web story) A Manhattan man faces several charges after reportedly resisting his arrest by Riley County Police Wednesday. Christopher Williams, 42, was taken into custody after police responded to the 1000 block of Humboldt at approximately 9:30 Wednesday morning. Williams originally faced a probation violation warrant from out of jurisdiction with a small bond of $930.18 dollars.. Upon serving this warrant officers were met with resistance which led to Williams being arrested for obstructing the legal process and battery of a law enforcement officer. No significant injuries were reported. Bond was set at $13,930.18.
Update at Noon Thursday: A gas leak in the 3200 block of Kimball Avenue caused some traffic issues Thursday morning. Riley County Police P-I-O Mat Droge indicates a construction crew was involved. Manhattan Public Works Director Rob Ott tells KMAN it was not a city project but involved a drilling Rig working near Dara’s Gas Station, doing some borings. The Manhattan Fire Department stood by for Kansas Gas Service, with Kimball partially shut down. An Iris Alert went out shortly before 9:30 regarding the leak. An alert indicating no further closure or hazard, with the roadway reopened for normal traffic, was…
HOUSTON (AP) Mike Moustakas homered in the 11th inning to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night. Moustakas has been off to a tough start this season and was hitting .098 before his solo shot to the seats in right field off Jerome Williams to lead off the 11th. A small group of Royals fans stood and yelled `Moooooose’ as he rounded the bases after his first homer this year. Jarrod Dyson singled and added an insurance run on a fielder’s choice. Danny Duffy pitched two scoreless innings for the win…
Three people were arrested by Junction City Police Wednesday at a local hotel on drug-related charges. Currin Ayer, 26, of Manhattan, Donavan Johnson, 30, of Junction City, and Megan Patton, 31, also of Junction City were taken into custody at the Knights Inn at 1024 South Washington. Ayer and Johnson face charges of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute within one-thousand feet of a school and possession of drug parapheranlia. Patton’s charges are possession-related only. Ayer and Johnson were arrested at 10:44 a.m. and Patton was arrested shortly before 2:30 in the afternoon Wednesday.