Meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Topeka John Woynick discusses the winter storm that is affecting the local area. [mp3-jplayer]
Author: KMAN Staff
Northeast Kansas Public Affairs Manager for the Kansas Department of Transportation Kimberly Qualls is encouraging drivers to stay off the road if they do not absolutely have to be out. [mp3-jplayer]
The Manhattan Ogden school board spent a majority of their meeting Wednesday discussing the schedules for the elementary schools and also for the high school. To start the initial talks Board President Dave Colburn asked the board members assigned to the working groups to sort of review the initial undertaking. The elementary schools schedule led the discussion and by the end a number of board members presented their choice on which direction to go. Board members Walt Pesaresi and Leah Fliter and Board vice president Curt Herrman all voiced to follow Plan A. For the high school schedule, however, there…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The mother of a woman who remained missing a day after a Kansas City restaurant was destroyed by a natural gas explosion says the family is awaiting confirmation that a body found in the rubble is that of her daughter. Genny Cramer says Fire Department officials told her dental records were being used to determine if Megan Cramer’s body was the one found Wednesday in the building where she had worked as a server. Cramer says her family is certain their daughter died in the blast. Genny Cramer says she talked to her daughter on the…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) President Barack Obama says he wants to give tax breaks to all aviation companies in Kansas so they hire and produce in the state. But he told Wichita television station KAKE-TV Wednesday he doesn’t want to give somebody who is buying a corporate jet an extra tax break that ordinary people can’t get because they don’t need it and that is not the reason someone would make such a purchase. The president says people buy corporate jets because they are convenient and the buyers can afford them. He said buyers don’t need an extra tax break, especially…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Senate is considering a proposed amendment to the state constitution aimed at preventing the courts from deciding disputes over how much the state spends on its public schools. Senators expected to take final action Wednesday. Supporters will need a two-thirds majority, or 27 votes in the 40-member chamber, to win approval for the proposal. The measure would add a new sentence to the Kansas Constitution’s article on education, declaring that the Legislature has the exclusive power to determine how much the state will spend on schools. That article now requires the Legislature to make suitable…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Senate has approved a bill prohibiting doctors from terminating a pregnancy solely because a woman doesn’t want a baby of a certain gender. The 37-2 vote Wednesday sent the measure to the House. The bill makes it a misdemeanor the first time a doctor is convicted of performing a sex-selection abortion and a felony each time afterward. A doctor also could face lawsuits from a patient or family member over such a procedure, but the measure says that women who have such abortions can’t be prosecuted. There’s no solid data on how many sex-selection abortions…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Saline County attorney’s office says a former cadet leader at St. John’s Military School has been charged with eight counts of aggravated sexual battery involving a younger student. Charges against David James Burke, 18, of McLean, Va., were filed under seal Friday pending his first court appearance on Thursday morning, assuming the Saline County courthouse is not closed because of a major snow storm engulfing the state. The case stems from alleged assaults that occurred in October. Attorney Dick Blackwell says that his client initially bonded out on a single misdemeanor count and he did not…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A major winter storm has prompted Gov. Sam Brownback to close Kansas state government from Thursday morning through Friday morning. The National Weather Service is predicting the winter storm system will drop heavy snow across the state, with more than a foot expected in many areas. Brownback urged residents on Wednesday to stay home and off the roads as the storm advanced. Legislative leaders announced earlier in the day they were curtailing House and Senate activities through Friday and will be idle Thursday. Legislative deadlines for measures clearing committees were also pushed back until Tuesday ahead of…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The U.S. Postal Service says it plans to close its encoding center in Wichita, causing a loss of 380 jobs. The postal service said in a news release Wednesday that the center would close later this year, likely in or shortly after September. The center employs 797 people but only the 380 who are not covered by collective bargaining agreements will lose their jobs. The other employees will be reassigned to available positions within the postal service. Officials said new technology that automates and speeds up processing of hand-written mail and poorly printed addresses made the encoding…