MULVANE, Kan. (AP) Two Mulvane High School students are charged with criminal threat after they allegedly made threats on social media to “shoot up” the high school. Mulvane Police Chief Don Williams says the two were arrested Monday morning before school started. Someone who saw the threats on Twitter notified authorities. Williams says the students told officers they were joking and had no plans to harm anyone. He says the students didn’t have any weapons when they were arrested. District spokesman Tom Keil says school proceeded normally after officers determined the school was safe.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Researchers at Wichita State University predict Kansas will see slightly higher job growth in 2014 than it did last year. A forecast issued Wednesday by the Center for Economic Development and Business Research predicts Kansas employment will increase by 1.4 percent this year, with a gain of 18,000 jobs. By sector, professional and business services are expected to see the biggest increase at 3.3 percent, with more than 5,300 new jobs. The education and health services sector is second with anticipated growth of 2.7 percent, or roughly 5,100 jobs. A net loss of 700 jobs is forecast…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) University of Kansas researchers have played a role in discovering a massive aquifer within the ice layers of a glacier in Greenland. The school says radar technology that was used to find the hidden pool of water was developed by researchers at the university’s Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets. The aquifer is the size of Ireland. Scientists say its discovery could provide more details on how much old compacted snow flows into the sea when it melts and how much is left behind in the ice sheet to refreeze. The discovery was detailed in the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Senate is dividing a committee on ethics, elections and local government issues into two new panels. Senate President Susan Wagle of Wichita announced Wednesday the chamber will have one committee on local government and another on ethics and elections. Wagle said Republican Sen. Dennis Pyle of Hiawatha will chair the Local Government Committee, while GOP Sen. Mitch Holmes of St. John will lead the Ethics and Elections Committee. Republican Michael O’Donnell of Wichita will be the vice chairman for both committees. The Senate president’s office said the workload for the combined committee proved too large…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Captain Sarah Green, Tax Center Officer-in-Charge, followed by Mike Buchanan, Manhattan’s Recreation Superintendent.
Thursdays edition of “The Game” gets you ready for the Sunflower Showdown on Saturday afternoon in Lawrence as the K-State men’s basketball team will put their ten game winning streak on the line against the Jayhawks. Do the Cats have any chance of winning in Lawrence? The guys recap the women’s game from last night against the Cowgirls of Oklahoma State as the women drop to 0-3 to begin conference play. Mike DeCourcey of the Sporting News joins the show to talk everything college basketball. The NFL Divisional round of the playoffs take place this weekend. Which game has the best chance of the road team coming out on top? All that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.
President Barack Obama speaks about his Promise Zones Initiative, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The Promise Zone Initiative is part of a plan to create a better bargain for the middle-class by partnering with local communities and businesses to create jobs, increase economic security, expand educational opportunities, increase access to quality, affordable housing and improve public safety.
Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich arrives for a news conference at Fort Lee, N.J., City Hall, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. Sokolich called it “appalling” that the traffic jams appear to have been deliberately created at the George Washington Bridge for three days in September 2013. Chris Christie, in an attempt to avoid damage from a scandal that could undermine his presidential prospects, said Thursday he has fired a top aide who apparently created traffic jams as part of a political vendetta. Christie denied any knowledge of the scheme.
On Thursday the Manhattan city commission and city officials met with state legislators to compare notes in preparation for the upcoming year. City manager Ron Fehr gave a brief presentation highlighting the new growth in the city, and future projects in the works such as the national bio and agriculture defense facility. Fehr stated he hopes funds from the state at least stay at the same level as recent cuts have made city operations more complex. In return legislators were very blunt about an uncertain future in the state’s budget, and the importance of the upcoming decision by the judicial…
The mood was somber Thursday morning in Morris Hill Chapel as hundreds gathered to pay their respects to the five Fort Riley soldiers who lost their lives in a helicopter accident on December 17th in southern Afghanistan. “They loved flying, they all were very hard workers, and this is a tremendous loss not only to our nation and the Army and our unit, but to me personally because I knew each and every one of these soldiers,” said Colonel Matt Weinshel, 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade. The five 1st Combat Aviation Brigade soldiers were killed when their UH-60…