The City of Manhattan and Alfred Benesch & Company will host an open house to educate citizens and gather input regarding potential improvements at the K-18 and K-113 interchange. The meeting will be held Wednesday, July 17, 2013, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Sunset Zoo, 2333 Oak Street. An open house format will be used from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. to provide citizens the opportunity to view detailed maps that illustrate issues and solutions. The project team will also be on hand to discuss existing conditions, community priorities, the proposed alternative and the schedule of next steps. A formal…
Author: KMAN Staff
First Week of July Turns Tragic as four people perished in Kansas waters over the four-day Independence Day holiday period. The following is a report from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism: TOPEKA, Kan. – Each year, millions of people enjoy spending time at Kansas lakes and rivers and return home with happy memories to share with others. Sadly, outdoor fun turned fatal for five people who drowned in Kansas waters the first week of July – including four who perished over the extended July 4th holiday. This brings the number of people who have been fatally injured…
The Kansas Highway Patrol is releasing its Independence Day weekend holiday activity. The reporting period for the holiday weekend ran from 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, through 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 7, 2013. During that time, the Patrol worked one fatal crash, which resulted in one death. The Patrol did not work any DUI-related crashes over the reporting period, but did conduct 37 DUI arrests. The KHP also assisted 1,559 motorists.
The State of Kansas through the efforts of the Kansas Division of Emergency Management and key partners in emergency preparedness and response, has received full accreditation through the Emergency Management Accreditation Program. “This accreditation is a significant ‘stamp of approval’ that validates the commitment this state has to emergency management and protecting the health and safety of Kansans,” said Gov. Sam Brownback. “I congratulate the director of KDEM, Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, and his staff on a job well done.” KDEM worked jointly with its state partners including Kansas Highway Patrol, Health and Environment, Agriculture and the Kansas National Guard,…
The Manhattan city commission wrestled with two high impact items during Tuesday night’s work session…. The budget, and city streets. The commission will publish a flat mill levy tax, and city staff are now working towards coming up with a list of menu items to reduce spending to bring taxes in line with that mandate. The deadline for the discussion is August 6th at the public hearing on the budget. Several items were suggested by commissioner Wynn Butler for possible reduction, and included not hiring a training director for the fire department. Mayor John Matta agreed with Commissioner Wynn Butler’s…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita man says he’s doing all he can to save his nephew from execution in Iraq. Musadik Mahdi, a Wichita aerospace engineer, says he fears his efforts will be in vain because his nephew is being held at a prison where executions happen on a whim. His nephew, Osama Jamal `Abdallah Mahdi, was sentenced to death after an Iraqi army officer was killed in an explosion. Musadik Mahdi says his nephew confessed to a crime he didn’t commit after being tortured. The Wichita Eagle reports Amnesty International has taken up the Mahdi case after verifying that…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Wichita school board has approved $3 million more to repair buildings damaged by storms that hit the city May 19. The money approved Monday comes on top of $2 million in funding for repairs the board already approved at its June 10 meeting. School officials say all but about $250,000 should be reimbursed by the district’s insurance. District officials say rain, hail and wind damaged more than a dozen school sites, including major damage at Brooks Middle School. The school board also approved $225,000 in funding for repairs at Wilbur Middle School, which was damaged by…
OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) Pretrial hearings in the case of a man accused of killing four people on an Ottawa farm are expected to stretch into 2014. A Franklin County judge on Monday set a schedule of pretrial hearings for Kyle Flack, 27, of Ottawa that will take more than seven months. Flack is charged with capital murder and several other charges in the deaths of two men, a woman and her 18-month-old daughter in May. During a hearing Monday, Franklin County District Judge Thomas H. Sachse said some documents filed in the case could be open to the public. The…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas says its research funding set a record in 2011-12, reaching $275.2 million. It’s the fifth straight year the funding increased but university officials say federal budget cuts might halt that trend. University official Steve Warren says the school is likely to set another record for 2012-13. But Warren says mandatory federal budget cuts of about 5 percent that took effect in March is already affecting funding for the university’s research. Federal funding accounted for $223.4 million in research money at Kansas in the 2011-12 year. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the university’s School of…
CLAFLIN, Kan. (AP) Barton County officials say a man and his son-in-law died in an oilfield-related accident. Sheriff Brian Bellendir says the men died Monday about one mile northeast of Claflin. The victims, Curtis Hoffman, 50, and Kebby Myers, 30, apparently died after being overcome by hydrogen sulfide gas. KWCH reports preliminary reports indicate Hoffman was working on a valve and called Myers to bring some parts. Hoffman apparently was overcome by the gas and Myers was also overcome when he arrived with the parts. Family members went to check on the men when they didn’t arrive home. Hydrogen sulfide…