There were new faces on Wamego’s USD 320 Board of Education. Board Vice President Amy Schwein presided at the first board meeting of the 2013-14 year, and called for the nomination of president. Board Member Richard Weixelman nominated and called on the board to cast their unanimous vote for Amy Schwein. Richard Weixelman was elected Board Vice President after being nominated in the same manner by Board member Richie Chrest. The board began work on the 2013-14 school year. At Monday’s Board meeting, Board President Amy Schwein called for the adoption of the resolution specifying the dates and times for…
Author: KMAN Staff
For the third day in a row the Manhattan area had power outage problems Tuesday morning. The last case was reported at 4:09 Tuesday morning and lasted until 5:04 a.m. Much of east Manhattan was impacted, including the city’s water treatment plant . Westar Spokesman Shane Batchelder tells KMAN 975 customers were affected, and the cause of the outage was a bird in the substation. Three outages were actually reported Sunday. One at 7:30 in the morning involved a bird and left 1,500 Manhattan Westar customers without power for a little more than an hour. In addition, a breaker was…
The scene outside Marlatt hall on the Kansas State University campus looked like it was taken straight out of the latest Hollywood disaster movie this morning, as fire engines and trucks with satellite dishes and other communication devices gathered in the parking lot. Fortunately, the Manhattan fire department was only training for an emergency. Today was the second day in a three day training event in which the Manhattan fire department worked with the Kansas national guard’s 73rd Civil Support Team in how to best handle a variety of scenarios in which hazardous waste may be present. Assistant Chief for…
NEW YORK (AP) Jeremy Guthrie neatly handled a nemesis and a long rain delay to pitch into the seventh inning, Billy Butler homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 5-1 Monday night. All-Star Alex Gordon, David Lough and Johnny Giavotella each had RBI doubles, and Alcides Escobar added a run-scoring triple to help the Royals end a five-game skid against New York. Guthrie (8-6) held the Yankees to just three hits over six innings that included a 59-minute delay for a sun shower-hailstorm in the fourth. Leading 5-1, closer Greg Holland was needed in the ninth…
NEW YORK (AP) The Kansas City Royals are making a switch in their rotation, moving Bruce Chen into a starting role and shifting Luis Mendoza to the bullpen. Manager Ned Yost said Monday before the Royals faced the Yankees that this was the plan all along if Mendoza struggled. A 15-year veteran, Chen won 23 games as a starter for Kansas City the past two seasons. But Yost said it made sense to use Mendoza in the rotation when Chen was roughed up in spring training. Mendoza, though, has faltered with a 2-5 record and 4.87 ERA. Chen was…
On day two of the NBA Summer League, former K-State standout Rodney McGruder saw 19 minutes of action and scored 5 points on 2-5 shooting and grabbed two rebounds in a 79-78 loss on Monday to the Oklahoma City Thunder. MHS grad Jackie Carmichael did not see action in the Miami Heat’s 93-86 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Carmichael and McGruder will square off on Tuesday afternoon at 4:00pm central as the Heat will take on the Magic. K-State’s all-time leading shot blocker Jordan Henriquez suited up for the Houston Rockets, but did not see action in the team’s summer…
Investigators have determined that Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was traveling “significantly below” the target speed during its approach and that the crew tried to abort the landing just before it smashed onto the runway.
The three women held captive in Cleveland for about a decade have ended their public silence. In a YouTube video, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight thanked the public for their emotional and financial support.
Passengers in plane crashes today, such as the one in San Francisco involving Asiana Airlines Flight 214, are more likely to survive than in past disasters.
The death toll in the devastating oil train derailment in Canada has reached 13. Eight bodies have been found in the wreckage now that investigators have better access to the zone closest to the blast. About 40 people are still missing.