WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Another Kansas farmer has filed suit against seed giant Monsanto over the discovery of an isolated field of genetically engineered wheat in Oregon. Harvey County wheat grower Bill Budde sued Monsanto on Friday in a lawsuit seeking class-action status. It’s at least the third such lawsuit filed in federal court in Kansas against St. Louis-based Monsanto since the discovery of the field in May. Similar lawsuits have also been filed in Idaho and Washington state. Monsanto has said none of the genetically modified wheat entered the commercial market. The company contends no legal liability exists given the…
Author: KMAN Staff
ABILENE, Kan. (AP) The Eisenhower Presidential Library is continuing its Kansas Town Hall series with an upcoming discussion of climate change. A panel discussion will follow. Participants will include a Kansas legislator, an agricultural expert, a University of Kansas geography professor and an agronomist from Kansas State University. Admission is free. The program takes place Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the library’s Visitors Center Auditorium in Abilene.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Dr. Robert Larson, professor in the Department of Clinical sciences with the Kansas State College of Veterinary medicine, followed by Keith Eyestone regarding upcoming events involving Manhattan High alums. [mp3-jplayer]
A myriad of topics were on the agenda for Monday’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting. The first item up was a rezoning request for a property located on Highway 24. However, this piece of property has its entrance coming in from a residential area. The owner requested a rezoning from a residential property to a commercial as to be allowed to have storage units on the property. After hearing the planning committee did not think the plot should be rezoned and hearing the negative comments from neighbors, the commission opposed the request to rezone the property. “I’d like to honor the decision of the…
Federal investigators say they found parts of the Asiana airlines plane that crashed at San Francisco International in the waters of San Francisco Bay.
The White House said Monday cutting off aid immediately to Egypt would not be in the best interest of the United States, despite the military’s ouster of a democratically elected President.
It was decided, during a previous Riley County Commission meeting, to not exempt all of the county buildings from the concealed carry bill, but rather just some of them. The commission came up with a list of buildings to exempt-including the courthouse, as there is a high volume of people entering and leaving the building on a day-to-day basis. During Monday’s commission meeting, County Counselor, Clancy Holeman presented the letter invoking concealed carry exemption on those selected county buildings. Holeman mentioned various concerns department heads brought up. The main concern seemed to be whether department heads should or should not…
Kaitlynn Pelger had nine kills and Courtney Traxson added six, but Poland claimed a 25-17, 25-14, 25-20 victory in K-State’s first match representing the United States at the World University Games in Russia on Monday. Tristan McCarty had 12 digs, while Chelsea Keating added 11. Poland was led by eight kills from Anna Grejman. The Cats battled Poland in the first set after falling behind 13-7, and scored six of the next seven points on two kills apiece from Traxson and Keating to pull Team USA within 14-13. But, Poland went on a 9-2 run of their own to close…
A 56-year-old Manhattan man arrested last week on methamphetamine related charges has been identified by U-S Attorney Barry Grissom’s office as one of 15 defendants in a federal drug trafficking investigation. Robert Lovgren is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute meth and three counts of using a phone in furtherance of drug trafficking. As KMAN news told you last week, Lovgren was taken into custody by Riley County police and a federal official last Tuesday evening at about 5:30. He was arrested in the 1300 block of North 11th street. The 14 others arrested were from Emporia, Topeka,…
Riley County Police Captain, Tim Hegarty told KMAN two traffic lights in the downtown Manhattan area were not functioning properly, due to an apparent power failure. 23 Riley County Westar customers were originally without power, but the number was down to one at 1:30 Monday afternoon. As of late afternoon, all power had been restored in the area. Hegarty said, around 12:30 p.m. the 17th street and Poyntz traffic light stopped working, as well as the 17th street and Anderson light. Police were on scene re-routing traffic.