On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with outgoing USD 383 school board member Pete Paukstelis and Associate Supt. Bob Seymour, followed by Kevin Ingram, Manhattan Christian College President. [mp3-jplayer]
Author: KMAN Staff
With a year of tragedy, the issue of safety is an important topic and the USD 383 school board spent some time during Wednesday’s meeting talk about some of the emergencies that were faced here in Manhattan. Among the mercury spills, the bomb threat, the lock downs, issues with strangers and parents and suspicious activity, the district had their work to do. Michele Jones, Communications Coordinator and REMS Project Director, took some time talking to the board about how far they have come and still what needs to be done, even though funding is not necessarily available for it. Jones…
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced Tuesday his decision to proceed with federal furloughs to manage the budgetary shortfalls facing the military and the nation. “The Department of Defense has directed that we institute furloughs of up to 11 days for some of our federally-funded work force,” said Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, adjutant general. “These cuts will affect the readiness of our overall force and will cause difficulty and hardship for our Kansas National Guardsmen and federal civilians.” The furloughs will affect approximately 1,100 Kansas National Guard full-time employees, or 54 percent of the total full-time work force, resulting in…
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Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress Wednesday that those responsible in the case of IRS workers snooping into tea party groups would be held accountable for their actions.
O.J. Simpson has begun testifying before a Nevada judge in his bid for a new trial in the Las Vegas armed robbery and kidnap case that put him in prison more than four years ago.
Fred White, the long-time play-by-play voice of the Kansas City Royals who was with the organization for 40 years has died. Before joining the Royals White served as the play-by-play voice of Kansas State Football and Basketball from 1967-73 and then went on to broadcast Royals games for 25 years from 1973-98 before becoming the Director of Broadcast Services and Royals Alumni until this week when he announced his retirement. White also worked for many other networks over the years and in more recent years broadcast Big 12 Basketball games on television. Funeral arrangements for White are pending at this…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ Kansas senators have approved a bill, Wednesday, authorizing the state to issue an additional $202 million in bonds for a new bio-defense lab in Manhattan. The Senate voted 32-8 despite concerns from conservative Republicans that the state couldn’t afford the additional investment. Gov. Sam Brownback says the bonds will complete the state’s financial obligation to the federal government to build the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility at Kansas State University. The lab would research dangerous animal diseases and replace an aging facility on Plum Island, N.Y. Its projected cost has more than doubled to $1.15 billion…
The Wamego City Commission held a Public Forum to update residents on the latest Truck Route Study. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page said the City has been working on transportation enhancement for the last several years because of increased truck traffic and current zoning changes along Valley Street. He added the City and County have applied for Federal Grant Funds for enhancement and upgrades to handle truck traffic, but have been denied twice. The Public Forum was held to discuss and review the conceptual transportation improvement plan for Valley Street and Balderson Boulevard. Olsson Associates Mark Bachamp went…
Prince Harry toured two storm-battered towns in New Jersey before visiting New York City to talk business and sports.