Two people are confirmed dead after an explosion brought down part of an animal feed plant in Omaha, Nebraska. Authorities say all workers who were in the building have been accounted for.
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The Kansas Highway Patrol has released more information about a vehicle/bicycle accident KMAN news first reported mid-day Monday. The accident occurred on highway 24, or Tuttle Creek Boulevard, at 59th Street north of Manhattan. KHP indicates a 1996 Honda Civic driven by Eleanor Samuelson, 90 of Randolph was eastbound on highway 24 and failed to maintain a lane, striking the pedestrian/bicyclist with a right side vehicle mirror. The pedestrian is listed as Jefrey Hooper, 45, of Manhattan. KHP indicates he was taken to Mercy Regional Health Center, although RCPD dispatch indicated Monday he refused medical transport. The accident was reported at…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka police say a special operations division made several important arrests last year that helped take armed robbers off the streets. In one case, seven people arrested last year have admitted to committing more than 40 armed robberies in the last six years. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the seven were all charged under a federal statute and face long prison sentences. Police Maj. Mike Haugen, the commander of the special operations division, says his division also helped break up a multistate robbery crew that hit Topeka. He says five people were involved in that ring, and they…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas law that regulated home inspectors has expired, raising concerns from home inspectors who helped write the law. The law, which took effect in 2009, required Kansas home inspectors to follow certain practices and standards. But it had a provision that allowed it to expire five years after taking effect. The fifth year was 2013. Gov. Sam Brownback vetoed a measure that would have allowed the law to continue, saying he didn’t see evidence that large numbers of Kansans were being ripped off by home inspectors. Kerry Parham, president of the Kansas Association of Real Estate…
A solid edition of “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN breaks down a very successful weekend in K-State athletics. The men’s and women’s basketball team picking up big wins over the weekend inside Bramlage. Now both teams will head out on the road this week. The guys will break down those match ups and the rest of the Big 12 conference and what to expect the rest of the way. K-State men’s assistant coach Chester Frazier joins the show to talk about how Bruce Weber has kept this team together and how effective they have been over the last couple of weeks. All that and much more on Wildcat insider on KMAN.
The match-up is now set for Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2nd at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Denver Broncos will meet the Seattle Seahawks there on February 2nd for the National Football League Championship. The stadium, opened in 2010 is the home of both the New York Giants and New York Jets Football Clubs.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Residents in northeast Lawrence are living in what experts consider a `food desert.’ Four adjacent census tracks in northeast Lawrence are designated a `food desert’ because the 18,000 residents living there have no nearby grocery store to provide fresh, healthy food. Many of the residents are low-income and have little access to transportation. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the last grocery store north of the river closed in the mid-1990s. While they are available only in warm months, the city has seven community gardens within or near food deserts. Also, two farmers markets now accept food stamps and…
Roses sit in front of the eternal flame at the gravesite of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., as kindergarten students with the Charles R. Drew Charter School pay a visit, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, in Atlanta. The national Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday this year is Monday, Jan. 20, five days after the civil rights leader would have turned 85-years-old. On the local front, a celebration was held at Manhattan Town Center Mall two days after the Community-wide celebration was held Saturday night in the Gymnasium at Flint Hills Christian School.
CHEROKEE, Kan. (AP) Students at a Kansas high school are hawking java to their teachers and classmates and learning business skills in the process. The Morning Sun in Pittsburg reports that a coffee shop opened this month at Southeast High School in Cherokee. The project is an extension of an existing student-operated shop, called the Spirit Shack. It carries school gear, iPad chargers, vending machine treats and other products. Senior Kelsey Dietz says students became interested in selling coffee after another school talked about their coffee shop program during a state conference. Southeast High School students toured other student-run coffee…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Aaron Estabrook, USD 383 school board member, and Bob Seymour, associate superintendent, followed by Jim Sharp, Wallace Jeffrey, Major David Docherty with Battle of the Bulge. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/012014-Seg-1.mp3 Aaron Estabrook and Bob Seymour Seg 1 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/012014-Seg-2.mp3 Aaron Estabrook and Bob Seymour Seg 2 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/012014-Seg-3.mp3 Jim Sharp, Wallace Jeffrey, Major David Docherty Seg 1 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/012014-Seg-4.mp3 Jim Sharp, Wallace Jeffrey, Major David Docherty Seg 2