TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A realtors association says home sales in Kansas in May were the highest in the state since 2007. The Kansas Association of Realtors says sales increased 14.2 percent in May, to 3,727 units sold to 3,265 in 2012. Nationwide sales rose 12.9 percent in May. This is all done through various lead generation tools that bring customers to a business through both organic and through alternative methods to drive greater sales, having a looking into DemandForce reviews further we can see they’ve had a rapid increase over the past year in orders for lead generation services from…
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SALINA, Kan. (AP) Salina residents will not be allowed to carry concealed weapons into the city’s public buildings for at least six months. The city commission voted unanimously Monday to exempt until Jan. 1 more than 30 public buildings from a new law that allows concealed weapons. A law that takes effect July 1 allows people with concealed-carry permits to take weapons into public buildings unless the buildings have adequate security. The law gives cities and counties the right to exempt their buildings for six months. City Manager Jason Gage says it would cost the city thousands of dollars to…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) After months of debate, the Wichita school board decided to build a new Southeast High School, rather than renovate the current building. The board voted Monday night to proceed with construction of a $54 million high school about six miles from the current building. It isn’t expected to open until 2016. The project will be funded with money from a 2008 bond issue, which was originally targeted to renovating the old school and building a new one. But board members said a reduction of nearly $60 million in state aid since that bond issue passed made it…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas officials are preparing to auction off a 100-year-old Topeka home built by a prominent attorney and banker. The Department of Administration scheduled Tuesday’s auction after rejecting two bids for the Hiram Price Dillon home in February. The higher two bids was $351,000, from a law firm. The 12,000-square-foot home near the Statehouse was built in 1913 by Dillon. It’s on the National Register of Historic Places and is known for its Italian Renaissance-style architecture. The state has owned the house since 1998, when a church nearby traded the property for a parking lot. The house has…
It’s time to check in with Pottawatomie County as Cathy sits down with Commission Chair Pat Weixelman, Sheriff Greg Riat, and Julie Roller with Pottawatomie County Economic Development corporation. [mp3-jplayer]
Attorney General Eric Holder says he is ‘deeply disappointed’ in the Supreme Court’s decision on a voting rights case. He says the Justice Department will still use any means available to challenge discriminatory voting laws.
President Barack Obama says scientists concur that the Earth warming and that human activity contributes to it. Obama says that the debate over climate change has been put to rest.
Fort Riley is one of 10 U-S Army posts slated for a draw down–that was the word from the Chief of Staff of the Army, who held a news conference at the Pentagon Tuesday afternoon. Governor’s Military Council Executive Director John Armbrust of Manhattan tells KMAN while the news isn’t good, it shouldn’t mean a total loss for Fort Riley. The Army is cutting a brigade at Fort Riley by September 2017. The 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Infantry Division will be inactivated as part of the Army’s plans to reduce its overall strength by 80,000 soldiers. The…
Bruce Weber led K-State to their first conference championship in 36 years during his first season on the bench. One month after the season, the Wildcat program was rocked by the transfer of all-Big 12 point guard Angel Rodriguez to Miami. Weber spoke on the Big 12 teleconference on Tuesday morning about Rodriguez’s departure, and says it caught him off guard. “After the season, he said all the right things and was being a leader,” Weber said. “(Rodriguez) had to go through two surgeries, and then one day he popped in (to his office) and said ‘coach I want to…
(Update) Riley County Police Department Public Information Officer, Matt Droge reported Wednesday morning that no reports have been filed on this incident at this time. He mentioned there are many times reports of shots fired and this ends up being the outcome. This is usually because there were no shots fired, or there was no evidence of shots being fired. ——————– Riley County police are investigating a report of shots fired in the Stonemont Drive area near Highland Ridge on the west side of Manhattan off Scenic Drive. Public Information Officer Mat Droge tells KMAN the report came in about…