PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) Authorities in southeastern Kansas are investigating a case of a man allegedly trying to stop a freight train as it rolled through Pittsburg. The Morning Sun reports the 27-year-old suspect was booked into the Cherokee County Jail after Friday afternoon’s incident. It wasn’t clear Tuesday if he had been charged. Pittsburg police say callers reported a motorist with a bandanna obscuring his face driving erratically and trying to stop a northbound freight train at a city crossing. The train kept going, but halted at another crossing a few blocks away after the man parked his van on…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Republican leader in the Kansas Senate says he and his colleagues expect to unveil proposed changes in the chamber’s rules by the end of the week. Incoming Senate Vice President Jeff King said Tuesday that members of a GOP leadership committee plan to circulate a draft of their proposals before the annual session begins next week. The Independence Republican said a vote on the proposals should come early next week. While King didn’t say what rules changes would be sought, Republican senators are considering eliminating a leadership panel that makes committee assignments and giving that power…
The paperwork has finally been finished and now the Manhattan High school project is officially wrapped up after Wednesday night’s Manhattan Ogden school board meeting. Representatives from Adolfson & Peterson Constructions were on hand to inform the board that they would be crediting back about $61,000 to the district. The Manhattan High School schedule was also up for the public to weigh in. Two people expressed their option the schedule should remain as is and Doug Messer, Transportation Director for the district, added his take on how each of the schedules would impact the transportation department. According to Messer, options 1 and…
Wednesday brought the fourth person to add their name to the mix for a Manhattan City Commission seat. Usha Reddi, the Manhattan NEA representative, made known to KMAN of her intentions. “I’ve been very active in the community. I know a lot about partnerships, as far as community organizations and I’m very familiar with our legislators. I’ve had to talk about budgets in the past. I’ve been involved in budget cuts and I’ve been involved in negotiations. At the forefront of my mind has alway been what is best for our kids.”
Several thousand Alabama football fans gathered at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport to welcome home the national champion Crimson Tide.
Two years after a hostage video and photographs of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson raised the possibility that the missing American was being held by terrorists, U.S. officials now see the government of Iran behind the images.
It was a tale of two cities,three counties, and a state governmental entity at Tuesday evening’s Manhattan city commission meeting. The Metropolitan Planning Organization designation agreement was passed with a three to two vote during the session, and the lines were drawn based on the amount of control given to Manhattan on sub-committee creation. Commissioner Wynn Butler is the Manhattan representative on the interim policy board, and wanted more weight given to Manhattan on the creation of the committees. Butler wanted a small change in wording within the designation agreement to accomplish the task. Local Manhattan resident John Ball agreed…
Trailing 34-29 at the start of the fourth quarter, the Manhattan High boys basketball team rallied for a 45-44 victory over Hayden on Tuesday night to win their first Centennial League of the season. Jacob Holloway rained in a key three-pointer to give the Indians the lead at 40-38. It was team effort though for Manhattan in the final frame as Payton Stephens made a pair of crucial buckets, Alex Stitt knocked down a jumper along with two key free throws, and Darrian Taylor came up with a key steal. Chris Hudgins hit one of two free throws with 5.9…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita woman says her family will add more locks to their home after a frightening encounter with a drug suspect. Police say officers were chasing a car early Tuesday when the driver bailed out, ran through a neighborhood, jumped a fence and entered an unlocked home. Vanessa Wadsworth told KWCH-TV her mother and brother were awakened around 3:30 a.m. when the stranger ran inside. Wadsworth says her brother heard heavy breathing and someone heading for the basement. Police pulled up and followed a trail of blood that Wadsworth says led them to the suspect hiding under…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Topeka man charged with rape and capital murder in the death of an 18-year-old jogger is preparing to enter a plea in the case. Dustin Leftwich, 21, previously pleaded not guilty to killing Brenna Morgart last May and dumping her body several miles from where she was hit by a vehicle. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that prosecutors and a defense lawyer told a Shawnee County judge on Tuesday that Leftwich will enter a plea Thursday. He had been scheduled for a motions hearing that day. Morgart was killed May 25, five days after she graduated with honors…