TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) University leaders say cuts to the Kansas Bioscience Authority budget could have a negative impact on the state. The KBA invests tax dollars in and nurtures new companies in the biosciences and life sciences fields. It’s been operating on a budget of more than $35 million per year in some years. State funding support, however, has fallen to about $4 million this year. Kansas University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little says the KBA helped the KU Cancer Center attain the National Cancer Institute designation and that the funding drop will hurt the university’s effort to expand the center’s focus.…
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DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) A historic but rundown home built by one of Dodge City’s earliest sheriffs is getting new life as residence, this time for low-income farm workers. The Dodge City Daily Globe reports a Hutchinson-based group called Interfaith Housing Services has renovated the home built in 1880 by George Hinkle. He defeated Bat Masterson to become the city’s third sheriff. Interfaith Housing Services provides education, housing and financial support to low-income farm workers. It also has a reclamation program that acquires, fixes and sells abandoned houses to such workers. Dodge City owns the Hinkle house, but Interfaith Housing…
A Tennessee man was injured in a one-vehicle accident Saturday evening on Interstate 70. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 35-year old Isai Ozuna-Gomez of Memphis was travelling westbound on I-70 at approximately 6:45 p.m. at mile marker 321.9 about eight miles east of the junction with K-177 when his 1998 Ford Expedition went off the north shoulder of the highway, rolled once and came to rest on its wheels. Ozuna-Gomez who was wearing a seat belt was transported to Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan to be treated for his injuries. No further information was available.
The Snow began falling at around 3 p.m. Saturday and continued through the overnight hours into Sunday morning. The storm is producing more snow than originally forecast with as much as nine inches of snow reported near Scenic Drive in Manhattan as of 12:30 Sunday morning while many locations across the city reported between seven and eight inches. Approximately eight inches of snow was reported in the Junction City area and nine inches in Abilene. For more details on the storm, check the weather page on this site. You can also find out if your church service or event is…
A memorial service was held at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the 25th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland and to honor the victims of that tragedy.
Katya Leick scored 18 points and Ashia Woods added 15 but in the end it was not enough as the Kansas State Women’s Basketball team lost to Hampton in double-overtime 86-75 Saturday in Hampton, Virginia. In a game that saw five players foul out and both teams missing critical free throws late in regulation and in overtime, it was Hampton that pulled away by outscoring the Wildcats 15-4 in the second extra session. Freshman Leticia Romero had 14 points and Kindred Wesemann added nine points off the bench. Kansas State (5-4) will next be in action on December 28 when…
Marcus Foster and Thomas Gipson scored 14 points apiece to lead four players in double figures and the Wildcats fought off several Gonzaga surges in the second half as K-State defeated the Zags 72-62 before 13,224 Saturday afternoon at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita in the 2013 Wichita Wildcat Classic. Foster’s three-pointer just 11 seconds into the contest sparked an 8-2 run to get the Wildcats started. Gonzaga then went on a 12-5 run to grab a 14-13 lead with 11:28 left in the first half. Shane Southwell’s three pointer helped K-State regain the lead at 18-15 and from there…
Additional details regarding the woman that crashed her vehicle into a house on Anderson Avenue, after fleeing from police, have been released. As KMAN previously reported, this incident took place around 2:00 p.m. Friday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol Log, Amber Dewitt (24) of Rochester, New York was identified as the driver in this incident. She was transported to Mercy Regional Health Center for possible injuries. Dewitt was driving a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. Three occupants were also in the vehicle with Dewitt during the crash. Natalia Hamilton (21), also of Rochester, was inside the vehicle, and was transported…
The Manhattan high basketball teams finished off 2013 with a pair of wins over Centennial league foe Emporia. The girls improved to 3-1 on the season with a 66-40 win over the Lady Spartans. Darby Price led the way for MHS with a career high 23 points. Caroline Ballard scored 15 points and Savannah Roberts poured in 12 points for a career high. Manhattan shot 46% from the floor in the game including 59% from the floor in the first half. Whitney Wilhite led the way for Emporia with 10 points. The boys team improved to 4-0 on the season…
President Barack Obama smiles as he prepares to answer a question during an end-of-the year news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. Obama will depart later for his home state of Hawaii for his annual Christmas vacation trip. It’s the first time in his presidency that his departure plans have not been delayed by legislative action in Washington.