The Manhattan City Commission examined the need for infrastructure improvements for General Aviation operations on east side of Manhattan Regional airport, during Tuesday night’s work session. The improvements center around the construction of a new General Aviation facility for Fixed Base Operations (FBO). The airport’s current FBO, Kansas Air Center, Inc., will privately fund the new facility; however the City will be responsible for developing the surrounding infrastructure including road access to the facility, parking, storm water drainage in the area, improvements to surrounding utilities and more. The facility will be located on the airport’s new, 100,000 square foot concrete…
Author: KMAN Staff
Wesley Iwundu’s three-point play with just under a minute to go and a key turnover in the game’s final 10 seconds helped Kansas State avoid was becoming a monumental collapse and allowed the Wildcats to pull out a 60-56 Big 12 victory Tuesday night over Texas Tech in Lubbock. K-State got out to an early 9-4 lead against the resurgent Red Raiders who were playing before a packed house which included an estimated 6,000 students. After leading 16-11 however, the Wildcats went cold and Tech went on a 15-9 run for a 26-25 halftime advantage. Things would get worse for…
The Manhattan High basketball team was in action on Tuesday night inside the MHS gym for the final week of the regular season. The Hayden Wildcats were in town to start the final stretch of the regular season. The MHS girls (18-1) were trying to sweep the season series with Hayden after winning earlier in the season at Hayden 51-49. The Indians opened up the first half in great fashion taking a 28-8 lead at the half. The Wildcats stormed out of the gate in the second half to make the ball game much more interesting. Hayden made 48% of…
Update: 10:25 a.m. The Amber Alert that was issued Tuesday evening for Noemi Valazquez has been deactivated according to the website ksamber.org. The reason for the deactivation is that the missing Texas teenager and the man she’s believed to be with Juan Fabian Arenas Delacruz are no longer believed to be in Kansas. The alert was issued when the teenager’s cell phone was pinged Tuesday evening leading authorities to believe she was in the Lenexa area. Velazquez has been missing since Monday afternoon when her school in Texas let out. Velazquez was last seen wearing white shirt, blue jeans,…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Gary Yenzer, Pottawatomie County Commissioner, Robert Reece, County Administrator, Gregg Webster, Planning and Zoning Administrator, and Leu Lowrey, Public Works Director, followed by Kim Riley, Director of the Harvey Production at the Manhattan Arts Center, and Penny Cullers, producer and also stars as Veta, Elwood’s embarrassed sister, and Bill Williams, who plays Elwood.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Linda Knupp, Manhattan Public Library Director, Heather Lansdowne, President of Manhattan Library Association, and Gary Jeffrey, Chair of the sale, followed by Christina Nolte, Director of Development with Manhattan Area Homecare and Hospice, and ending with Amanda Hague of the Ad Astra restaurant in Strong City on this Flint Hills Focus segment.
Governor Sam Brownback visited Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Tuesday afternoon to present a special award to its students and staff. Principal Deb Nauerth expressed her gratitude and pride in her staff for recieving the Governor’s Achievment Award, saying “it was so exciting, we are elated at Woodrow Wilson. This is a team effort, and all of our faculty, staff, students and parents contributed to such an honorable recognition.” Only 62 schools in the state of Kansas recieved this award, and it is Woodrow Wilson Elementary’s first time getting such recognition. Governor Brownback says this is one of many examples of Kansas’ exemplary…
K-State junior Alyx Treasure was named the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week on Wednesday. Treasure registered the seventh best mark in Wildcat history and tied her career high with a leap of 6′ 0″ in the high jump at the K-State Open. The native Canadian and redshirt sophomore also leads the Big 12 in the event, as she will look to win a second straight Big 12 title this weekend in Ames, IA. Treasure is the second Wildcat to win the award this year as Devin Dick was tabbed with the honor following his win…
The Junction City-Geary County Drug Operations Group, assisted by local law enforcement, executed a search warrant on 124 Adams Street in Junction City Tuesday, February 25th. The search warrant for the residence was obtained after an investigation by the Drug Operations Group, triggered by suspected methamphetamine distribution. Persons arrested include Currin Ayer, 26, Jennifer Holter, 33, Wilfried Meyer, 47, and Michael Meyer, 25. Charges include possession of methamphetamine, intent to distribute within 1000′ of a school, possession of drug paraphernalia, felony possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of hallucinogenic, possession of marijuana, criminal possession of a firearm and endangering a child.…
An anti-Yanukovych protester holds an Ukrainian flag in Kiev’s Independence Square, the epicenter of the country’s current unrest, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday delayed the formation of a new government, reflecting political tensions and economic challenges following the ouster of the Russia-backed president. Parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchinov, who was named Ukraine’s interim leader after President Viktor Yanukovych fled the capital, said that a new government should be in place by Thursday, instead of Tuesday, as he had earlier indicated.