On Monday, June 10, a resurfacing project will begin on a 22.52-mile stretch of U.S. 24 in Riley and Pottawatomie Counties. Resurfacing work will take place on the following portions of U.S. 24: from the east U.S. 77 junction east to the K-13 junction (Riley County); from the east Riley County line to Excel Road (Pottawatomie County); and the eastbound lanes only from Excel Road to Wamego (Pottawatomie County). Project work includes a 1.5-inch surface mill and 1.5-inch asphalt overlay on mainline lanes. Work will take place during daylight hours, Monday through Friday, with some occasional Saturday work. The work…
Author: KMAN Staff
The Manhattan Fire Department responded to a small fire at Fourth and Pierre Street Wednesday evening. Demolition work has been going on at the location in recent days in preparation for the new CivicPlus building. The lot was formerly occupied by Manhattan Appliance and Sleep Source. According to Battalion Chief, Jim Blanck, an ember ignited the rubble and firefighters were called to the scene to contain the blaze. There were no evacuations or injuries, however thru traffic was warned to avoid the area as a safety precaution. The fire was reported around seven but was under control and cleaned up…
Defying GOP critics, President Barack Obama has named to controversial U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to be national security adviser, completing a second-term overhaul of his defense and foreign policy team.
A building collapsed Wednesday on the edge of downtown Philadelphia, and the fire commissioner said twelve people were injured and two remain trapped in the rubble.
Demolition work has been going on the last couple of days at CivicPlus’ new site at Fourth and Pierre. The location formerly was the site for Manhattan Appliance and Sleep Source. Plans are to have things cleared by June 14. CivicPlus held a groundbreaking ceremony early this year. The government website development company specializes in the building of city and county e-government communications systems. During that event, it was announced that CivicPlus serves more than 1,300 local governmental websites and 50 million citizens across the United States, Canada, and Australia. The finished building will stand at five stories tall, with…
Let the preseason hype begin as Phil Steele has named four K-State players preseason all-Americans in his annual College Football Preview. Steele tabbed a pair of Wildcat juniors first team preseason all-American in former walkon BJ Finney at center, and Tyler Lockett at kickoff returner. Finney has started all 26 games in his Wildcat career, including the last 25 at center. Lockett has returned four kickoffs for touchdown in two years at K-State, and was third in the nation last season with an average of 32.8 yards per return. K-State seniors Ty Zimmerman at safety and Tramaine Thompson at punt…
Update as of Thursday morning KMAN has more information concerning a vehicle hitting a home Wednesday morning. Riley County Police said that Jalyssa Florez, 17, was driving southbound on Juliette and lost control of her 2008 Chevy Aveo while on a wet road. The vehicle crossed a residential yard and collided with a home on the 1200 block of Juliette at 8:20 in the morning. Estimated damage to the home was $1,000. Florez was treated at Mercy Regional for minor injuries and was cited for speeding. #### After running into a house with a vehicle, a woman was found clutching…
The alternate truck Route through Wamego was reviewed at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting. Olsson Associates Mark Bachamp went over the revisions to the K-99 Truck Route Study. The revisions were made after a Public Forum in mid-May, where the public had an opportunity to offer suggestions. There were about 15 concerned citizens in attendance at this meeting too. The proposed plan is to route trucks from Balderson Boulevard south across 4th street, turning onto to Valley where they could connect onto Hwy. 99. According to Bachamp the working group has looked at all the suggestions, and most of the discussions…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Gene Stephenson has been fired as head baseball coach at Wichita State after a 36-year career. Athletics director Eric Sexton announced the decision Tuesday, saying it was the “proper time to move into a new phase of Shocker baseball.” The 67-year-old Stephenson held a brief news conference, saying he had been forced to retire with a year left on his contract. Stephenson coached Wichita State to the 1989 national championship and seven College World Series appearances. He leaves with a career record of 1,837-675-3. But in their first tournament appearance since 2009, the Shockers were eliminated Saturday…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Ryan Doumit homered and drove in a pair of runs Tuesday night, sending the Minnesota Twins to a 3-0 victory and the Kansas City Royals to their franchise-record 11th straight home loss. Samuel Deduno (2-1) allowed four hits over six-plus innings for the Twins, who have rebounded nicely from a 10-game losing streak to win eight of 10. They also managed to exact a little revenge on the Royals, who swept them in early April a three-game set that seems long ago. While the Twins have soared, the Royals have lost 22 of their last 28…