TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A series of events are scheduled Jan. 29 in Topeka to celebrate the 153rd anniversary of Kansas statehood. The Kansas Historical Society will host the events, including a dedication ceremony in the Statehouse rotunda on the first floor. The Statehouse restoration project was recently completed after more than 12 years and nearly $330 million. Gov. Sam Brownback will be joined by other dignitaries and musicians for the dedication. School groups will be able to participate in programs in the new visitor center from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Author: KMAN Staff
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Campaign finance records show that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach began the year with a significant fundraising advantage over Democratic challenger Jean Schodorf. The Republican secretary of state’s re-election campaign filed a report earlier this month showing that he raised $96,000 in cash contributions last year and ended the year with $125,000 in his campaign treasury. Schodorf raised $44,000 and loaned her campaign an additional $2,000. She ended 2013 with almost $39,000 in campaign funds. Her finance report says the Democratic challenger didn’t begin raising money until late September. However, Kobach raised at least $64,800 in…
Manhattan Town Center Mall played host to an all day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration on Monday. Various local organizations and committees set up tables to educate the public about their efforts. Artwork as well as writing entries, from the MLK Jr. Writing and Art Contest, was displayed on a long gray board. Elementary age -high school age children participated in the contest. Many local schools had their students submit entries. Winners were awarded during the celebration. Groups sang, danced, and did poem readings for the occasion. Two awards were presented during the event. The “Spirit of Martin Luther…
A Wamego man’s photo won a recent photo contest, hosted by the Kansas Green Team program through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Colin MacMillan of Wamego was the overall winner in the contest, with entries from photographers throughout Kansas. The photos were to celebrate the unique character of Kansas, with winning photos to be displayed on the KansasGreenTeams.org home page as well as this website. Director of KDHE’s Division of Environment John Mitchell says the photos highlight the exeptional beauty Kansas has to offer, and he hopes they will serve as inspiration for Kansans to do more for their einvironment…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department has announced a missing person report for a St. George woman. Family members indicate Jane Peterson, 56, has been missing for more than 24 hours, with a report filed Sunday morning with the sheriff’s department. Recent reports indicate that Peterson left her 1999 Toyota Tacoma by the beach area in Tuttle Cove. The Pottawatomie Sheriff’s Department reportedly began a search effort and used dogs to scout the area. The Riley County Police Department also joined the effort and used a helicopter for an aerial view. According to Public Information Officer, Matthew Droge, Peterson is not…
GoPowercat.com is reporting that K-State lured Dodge City Community College defensive tackle Terrell Clinkscales to switch his commitment from Nebraska. The 6-foot-4 315 pound Clinkscales is a four-star prospect with 40 tackles, seven and a half for loss, and three and a half sacks for the Conquistadors this season. He committed to Nebraska on December 1st, but reportedly changed his mind and told the K-State coaches of his decision this past weekend.
Reporters in North Korea saw the American held in a North Korean jail on Monday. Kenneth Bae apologized for crimes against North Korea’s government and asked for US help in getting released.
As the nation reflects on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., an audiotape of an interview with the civil rights leader sheds new light on a famous phone call John F. Kennedy made to King’s wife more than 50 years ago.
Thousands of anti-government demonstrators clashed with riot police in Kiev Sunday, attacking officers with stones and flares and setting fire to a police bus after new laws were passed to stifle protests. Dozens of people were injured.
The Kansas Highway Patrol responded to an injury accident Saturday morning involving two vehicles. Nathan Musil (32) of Marysville was traveling on Tuttle Creek Blvd in his 2000 Buick LeSabre when he failed to yield in time and struck a 2011 Chevy Impala driven by Willette Pitney (59) of Manhattan. Pitney was also traveling on Tuttle Creek Blvd, but was coming to a stop at the red light at Kimball Avenue. Neither driver was injured, but a passenger in Musil’s vehicle was. Joshua Musil (7), also of Marysville, was transported to Mercy Regional Health Center with unknown injuries.