Relatives of victims of the September 11th, 2001 attacks were able to see the suspects, during a war crimes tribunal at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Five men are accused of training and aiding the hijackers.
Author: KMAN Staff
League of United Latin American Citizens called an effort by key Democratic and Republican U.S. senators to get a wide-ranging immigration bill through the Senate by summer a ‘very positive first step.’
A full audience was present for part of the Pottawatomie County Commission meeting on Monday as the Westmoreland Road bridge project was on the agenda. Community members came in to express their concerns about the detour that will come from the bridge project. Many of those present tried to show how a shoe-fly or having stop lights would be the best option even with the $100,000 price tag. Commission members, however, turned their focus to trying to improve adjacent roads to make them safer for people to use, most importantly Bigelow Road. Bruce Brazzle, Fire Supervisor, and Chris Trudo, Emergency Management…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas legislators plan to take an unusually long spring break before returning to wrap up business this year. House Speaker Ray Merrick of Stilwell said Monday the change is part of efforts by his fellow Republican leaders to shorten the time in session from the traditional 90 days to 80 or even fewer. The House and Senate will begin the annual break April 6. Normally they would be gone 2.5 weeks and return April 24. But this year, they’ll reconvene May 8. By then, Merrick says, any deadlines for Gov. Sam Brownback to veto bills will have…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Some county health officials are concerned that the state’s decision to stop providing free HIV testing in most Kansas counties will cause a drop in services for people with the virus. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment notified most county counseling and testing providers last November that it would no longer provide free HIV testing, starting in January. The Kansas Health Institute says the state will continue to provide the service in 10 counties, which are generally the most populous and have more cases of HIV. The Hutchinson News reports state officials cut the service in…
LYONS, Kan. (AP) Kansas law enforcement officials are looking for a man who is allegedly impersonating a police officer while trying to cash fake checks. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement officials say they believe 45-year-old Robert Wayne Helms of Pittsburg might be connected to at least 25 cases. Belle Plaine Police Chief Gorden Fell says the man showed up in his town last week. Lyons police are investigating a similar case. In some instances, Helms flashes a fake badge and displays a gun. He has at least twice claimed to be a deputy from Adams County,…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina has a new president. The university announced Sunday that it has chosen Matthew Thompson, a vice president a Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Fla., to lead the school. Thompson will begin his duties April 15. He replaces Fletcher Lamkin, who resigned last June. The Salina Journal reports the university’s board of trustees chose Thompson unanimously from three finalists. Kansas Wesleyan University offers 25 undergraduate programs and one graduate program.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Officials of General Motors and the United Auto Workers have scheduled what they say will be a significant announcement about the company’s Fairfax assembly plant in Kansas City, Kan. Federal and local officials are also expected to be on hand for the announcement, scheduled for noon Monday at the plant. The Fairfax plant employs about 3,900 people and makes the Buick LaCrosse and Chevrolet Malibu. GM says the plant has produced more than 12 million vehicles since 1945, and currently builds one vehicle every 58 seconds.
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) A California company has acquired several wind projects in western Kansas. The Garden City Telegram reports that Santa Barbara-based Infinity Wind Power on Wednesday announced the purchase of the Pioneer Wind Project in Ford County from Clipper Windpower Development. The company last year also acquired two Kansas projects under development in Ford, Gray and Finney counties from local developer Zephyr Wind Power, based in Cimarron. Infinity CEO Matt Riley says the acquisitions bring Infinity’s total development pipeline in western Kansas to more than 2,500 megawatts.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Water Authority is expected to hear an update on the drought at its meeting this week. The meeting begins at 8 a.m. Thursday at the Landon State Office Building in Topeka. Also on the agenda are a report on public water supplies, and a briefing on the John Redmond Reservoir Dredging Project and the wetland program. Gov. Sam Brownback is also listed on the agenda.