Manhattan’s Public Works Department held an open house Saturday morning to celebrate the completion of a five year, $23 million expansion and upgrade project at the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project was completed in order to increase plant capacity, meet flows associated with projected population growth and conform to new nutrient removal requirements. The plant’s flow capacity increased from 8.7 million gallons per day to 11 million gallons per day and is projected to handle population growth until 2030. Funding for the $23 project was provided by the KDHE and Kansas Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund. The project…
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The death toll from one of the strongest storms on record that ravaged the Philippines could reach 10,000 people, officials said Sunday after the extent of massive devastation became apparent.
Nuclear talks with Iran have failed to reach agreement, but U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that Iran and six world powers made “significant progress” during three days of negotiations.
Kaitlynn Pelger registered 16 kills as the K-State volleyball team submitted their most complete effort of the season in a 25-13, 25-15, and 25-14 rout of West Virginia on Saturday night at Ahearn Fieldhouse. The Cats jumped out to a 13-2 lead in the first set, and never allowed the Mountaineers to gain any traction all night. Katie Brand dished out 34 assists for K-State (16-8, 4-7), and Kersten Kober topped the team with 12 digs. Taylor Johnson blocked eight balls, giving her 18 over the last two matches. West Virginia (17-10, 3-8) was led by nine kills from Jordan…
Daniel Sams and Jake Waters scored two touchdowns apiece and Ty Zimmerman overcame injuries with a signature interception return for a score as the Kansas State Wildcats won their third consecutive game with an impressive 49-26 victory over 25th-ranked Texas Tech before 54,609 on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock. After Texas Tech’s opening drive resulted in a field goal, the Wildcats needed just two plays to grab the lead when John Hubert scored on K-State’s longest run from scrimmage this season on a 63-yard scamper to make the score 7-3. After the Red Raiders regained the lead 10-7,…
HOISINGTON, Kan. (AP) A proposal to move the Kansas State Fair to Labor Day weekend is getting bad reviews from supporters of traditional fair. The Hutchinson News reports leaders in Hoisington and Barton County are concerned the proposal would overshadow Hoisington’s 117-year-old Labor Day celebration.
DOUGLASS, Kan. (AP) A Kansas prosecutor is reviewing whether to file charges against the driver of a school bus that toppled into a fast-moving creek. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Kansas Highway Patrol investigated the Oct. 31 accident at a low-water crossing in rural Butler County. The bus toppled on its side, and ten Kansas children had to scramble through an emergency side exit. They sat on top on the bus until they were rescued. One child and the driver were treated at a hospital. Trooper Gary Warner says the patrol gave its report to Butler County Attorney Darrin…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) One of the three Hutchinson High School students charged with branding younger football players has made his first court appearance. The Hutchinson News reports that a Reno County judge appointed the public defender’s office to represent 18-year-old Kendric Hudson during Friday’s hearing. He is charged with felony aggravated battery and misdemeanor hazing. Hudson is accused of using a heated wire hanger to brand two 15-year-olds and one 14-year-old in the school locker room last week. Aggravated battery carries a maximum sentence of 34 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections. Hazing carries a maximum six months in…
One of the strongest storms on record slammed into the central Philippines, killing more than 100 people whose bodies lay in the streets of one of the hardest-hit cities, an official said Saturday.
A jury convicted Dr. Martin MacNeill of murder early Saturday in the death of his wife six years ago, bringing an end to a trial that became the nation’s latest true-crime cable TV obsession.