You might have seen a bit of a strange sight walking along a road recently…. Specifically a man walking with a goat. Dressed up in a reflective vest Scott Wescott leads his goat LeeRoy Brown (who is also loaded up with a satchel pack filled with essentials) down the highway, and is on a trek across the nation. Wescott and Leeroy’s journey is for a cause. He’s raising money to build an orphanage in Africa. The project is called Needle2Square, and hopes to raise $200,000 for the Uzima Outreach and Intervention located in Nairobi Kenya. Wescott says he’s never had…
Author: KMAN Staff
President Barack Obama said Monday there is “no excuse” for the cascade of computer problems that have marred the rollout of his health care law, but declared he was confident the administration would be able to fix the issues.
Fourth District Congressman, Mike Pompeo was in town Monday and dropped by the KMAN studios to talk about the latest news coming out of Washington regarding a variety of issues. Uppermost was the recent government shutdown, with Pompeo talking about his vote against the final legislation on the shutdown. While voting against the government reopening, Pompeo is somewhat relieved though that government is back in business. He says the crisis of the day has been averted which he thinks is a great thing. The Congressman added no one wanted a government shut-down. But he says unfortunately we didn’t do anything to…
A Sparks Middle School student cries and is comforted after being released from Agnes Risley Elementary School, where some students were evacuated to after a shooting at SMS in Sparks, Nev. on Monday, October 21, 2013 in Sparks, Nev. A middle school student opened fire on campus just before the starting bell Monday, wounding two boys and killing a staff member who was trying to protect other children, Sparks police said Monday. The lone suspected gunman was also dead, though it’s unclear whether the student committed suicide. (AP Photo/Kevin Clifford)
U.S Ambassador to France Charles H. Rivkin, right, leaves the Foreign Ministry in Paris, after he was summoned Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. The French government had summoned the ambassador to explain why the Americans spied on one of their closest allies. Le Monde newspaper said Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 that documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that the U.S. National Security Agency swept up 70.3 million French phone records in a 30-day period. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
The Landon Lecture Series, on public issues, has had a long tradition of hosting public leaders to talk about various issues that have taken place in the world. During Monday evening’s lecture series, six past United States Secretaries of Agriculture shared experiences, information and insight on a variety of topics. Topics discussed included: the Farm Bill, government and debt problems, estimated increase in population, and agriculture technological changes. Ann Veneman served as secretary from 2001 to 2005. She shared statistics that helped the audience put the national agriculture need into perspective. She stated 842 million people suffer from ‘chronic food…
Matt, John, Wyatt and Brian recap the Big 12 football weekend and get fans prepared for K-State and West Virginia on Saturday afternoon at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The K-State Volleyball team picked up a solid win over the weekend against Texas Tech. Also, everything else around the world of K-State athletics. The guys talk about the first BCS Standings that released on Sunday and the perception of the Big 12 Conference. Who are best players in the Big 12 Conference? The guys debate that plus much more on “Wildcat Insider”.
On October 21st, 2013 the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office received a report of stolen vehicle from Frieling Auto Sales, 7846 Highway 24, Manhattan. Deputies responding to this call learned that 3 vehicles had been taken from this business, as well as the business office was burglarized. Items stolen from inside the business include a laptop computer HP G72 valued at 550 dollars, Blackberry cell phone model 8530, and 14 sets of car keys. The vehicles stolen of which 1 was recovered are as follows; 2001 Dodge Ram Extended Cab PIckup, Dark Green color still missing, valued at 5995 dollars. 2000…
Exactly one year after the incident took place, former Fort Riley Soldier, George Ferenz (30) was sentenced Monday afternoon in Riley County District Court. Ferenz was found guilty of two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy and two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, last month. Ferenz’s Attorney, Scott Toth first addressed one of the aggravated criminal sodomy charges. Toth stated, “the verdict is inconsistent with the evidence presented”. He added that since there was no evidence in the trial regarding ‘touching’ in the shower portion of the incident, Ferenz should not have been found guilty on this charge.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Some Kansas horse owners are looking for new homes for their animals because they can’t pay rising hay prices, while in a few cases the owners have simply stopped feeding them altogether. Careen Cain, founder and president of Wakarusa-based Shooting Star Equine Rescue, told The Topeka Capital-Journal she hears five to 10 times a month from people who can no longer afford to keep their horses. She says many people don’t realize how much hay a horse really needs. Drought conditions over the past three years have cut sharply into the region’s hay supply, sending the price…