TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is close to winning legislative approval for new power for his office to investigate and prosecute election fraud cases. Kobach said Friday he’s optimistic lawmakers will approve the bill when they reconvene next week to wrap up their business for the year. The House and Senate have approved different versions of Kobach’s bill, setting up negotiations over the final version. Lead House negotiator Lance Kinzer said Kobach’s proposal is on track to pass. Under current law, Kobach’s office can collect reports of election irregularities but must turn them over to county,…
Author: KMAN Staff
The Manhattan City Commission will roll up their sleeves on Tuesday night to tackle a large number of items during the 5:30 p.m. work session at City Hall. Items on the agenda include K-18 corridor development, and a renovation of one of the local McDonald’s restaurants One of the items on the general agenda is looking to rethink land use for a plot on the east part of town. City Manager Ron Fehr says the location was originally planned as a mixed use office building, but a change might be coming down the road which includes the possible construction of…
A solar-powered airplane has taken off from Northern California on the first leg of a planned journey to several U.S. cities. The Solar Impulse left Moffett Field in Mountain View just after dawn.
A suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings died from gunshot wounds and blunt trauma to his head and torso, a funeral director said Friday.
President Barack Obama said Friday, “I do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in Syria, American boots on the ground.” The comments came at a news conference in Costa Rica.
For an offense that struggled most of the night against an oustanding starting pitcher, Ross Kivett was what the doctor ordered for the Kansas State Baseball team. Kivett hit a two-out, two-run triple down the right field line and reliever Jake Matthys worked three scoreless innings to allow the Wildcats to come from behind and defeat Texas 3-2 in the opener of a three-game Big 12 Conference series Friday night before a crowd of 5.451 at Disch-Falk Field in Austin. K-State was frustrated on offense much of the night stranding 11 runners on base before Kivett’s big blow off relief…
The wind-whipped fire erupted Thursday in the Camarillo area has burned through coastal wilderness and nearly doubled in size. After burning to the Pacific Ocean, a shift in winds caused the flames to reverse course and burn inland.
Obama says that as commander in chief he doesn’t like to rule things out, but he doesn’t foresee a scenario in which American boots on the ground would be good for the U.S. or good for Syria.
In the past several months, Riley County Police Department has been made aware of several scams that have claimed large amounts of money from several local victims. RCPD encourages the public to stay vigilant in protecting their information, property and money from deceit. RCPD offers the following information to help the public stay informed. Be suspicious of correspondences that state you have won a lottery, have a family member currently incarcerated out of the country, or request that you “wire,” “send,” or “ship” money in order to claim a prize, deposit, or loan of any kind. RCPD also reminds the…
Due to inclement weather in the Kansas City area, tonight’s Royals game against the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium has been postponed. The Royals announced Friday afternoon that the game will be made up on Monday with a first pitch at 1:10 p.m. Monday had been a scheduled off day for the Royals. This is the second day in a row the Royals have been affected by the weather. Thursday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays was called off after a delay of more than two hours when snow began to fall at Kauffman Stadium. The game was stopped…