White House-backed legislation to renew benefits for the long-term unemployed unexpectedly cleared an initial Senate hurdle on Tuesday, clearing the way for bipartisan negotiations in the opening days of an election-year session of Congress.
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A January 17th preliminary hearing has been set for a 21-year-old St. Mary’s man charged last week in a New Year’s Day homicide. Pablo Gonzalez made a first appearance in Pottawatomie County District Court Tuesday. He remains in jail on a one million dollar bond. Gonzalez was arrested in connection with the death of Levi Bishop, 24, of Rossville. Bishop was a passenger in a vehicle with Gonzalez and was found deceased inside the vehicle from a gunshot wound, at about 4:43 a.m. New Year’s Day.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tuttle Creek Lake, has issued a news release involving icy conditions and ice safety. Tuttle Creek Lake has a cover of ice on it that may look inviting, but there is no such thing as 100% safe ice. The thickness of ice of the lake depends on depth, water currents and springs, and natural objects such as tree stumps and rocks. Daily changes in temperature cause the ice to expand and contract, which impacts its strength. Because of these factors, no one can declare the ice to be absolutely safe. Some iced-in areas are…
Updated 10:30 a.m. Tuesday: A fire in far northern Riley county sounded a lot worse than it actually was Tuesday morning. Riley County Fire Chief Pat Collins indicates the first report was that the entire home was on fire, but on arrival it was discovered the fire was confined to a furnace. Damage was pretty minimal, with about a thousand dollars damage to the furnace plus some smoke damage. The fire was in the 16,ooo block of Fancy Creek Road. The owner of the property is Rhonda Nelson. Collins tells KMAN there was a fire in the same location a…
AMES, Iowa (AP) Former K-State assistant and Kansas head coach Mark Mangino has been hired as the offensive coordinator at Iowa State. Mangino served as the Wildcats’ run game coordinator under Coach Snyder from 1991 until 1998, before spending three years with Bob Stoops at OU. Mangino then became head coach at KU for eight seasons, winning national coach of the year honors in 2007 and leading the Jayhawks to a win in the Orange Bowl. But Mangino was fired following the 2009 season amid accusations of treating his players poorly. Mangino was 50-48 at Kansas. He sat three seasons…
Quarterback Jameis Winston threw a touchdown with just seconds to play to lead Florida State to a 34-31 win in the BCS Championship game in Pasadena, California.
The mass of frigid air known as the Polar Vortex is expanding south and east, bringing more of the US into a deep freeze. Forecasters say up to 187 million people could feel the effects of the cold weather.
Questions were raised during Monday night’s USD 378 school board meeting, regarding the public building commission (PBC) policy. As this has been a popular topic during previous Riley County Commission meetings, County Commissioner, Robert Boyd was present during the meeting to share insight on the topic. Board Member, David Higgins raised concerns about citizens having to pay for bond issues when they aren’t in the school district. Higgins wanted to know if Riley County’s name was on a school bond issue, would people outside of the district, but still in Riley County, have to pay for the bond. Boyd clarified…
PRETTY PRAIRIE, Kan. (AP) Five months after a microburst caused major damage to the south-central Kansas town of Pretty Prairie, the rebuilding effort is showing mixed results. The local steakhouse, which serves as a gathering place for leaders in the town of about 600 residents, reopened last week. But the town’s theater is still in ruins. Both buildings on Main Street were closed after two storms packing hail and 80 mph winds hit last July 23. The Hutchinson News reports that the Pretty Prairie Steakhouse and Lil’ Rascals Lounge reopened, thanks to insurance money and help from volunteers in the…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Bombardier says it will put about 300 of its Learjet employees on furlough during the first half of the year. The company said in a memo to employees that the furloughs will take place in two-week blocks over a six-week span. The memo from vice president and general manager Ralph Acs on Friday that the furloughs involve production of the Learjet 70 and 75 and direct support staff members. Employees will find out this month who is affected and what dates they will be furloughed.