World leaders and dignitaries from 170 countries are attending the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday. The affair in London culminates in a service at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Author: KMAN Staff
The boy who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombings was remembered by neighbors Tuesday as a vivacious 8-year-old who loved to run and climb. Martin Richard was among the three people killed in the explosions Monday.
Federal agents zeroed in Tuesday on how the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out — with kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel.
An envelope addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi tested positive Tuesday for ricin, a potentially fatal poison, congressional officials said, heightening concerns about terrorism a day after a bombing at the Boston Marathon.
A storm system that’s expected to linger is creating travel delays in Colorado. As much as 15 inches of snow fell in some areas. Denver International Airport reported 5 inches as airlines canceled more than two dozen flights.
If you’ve walked or driven around Aggieville and the K-State campus lately, you may have noticed a cordoned-off portion of the block at the corner of Bluemont and North Manhattan Ave. “They’re starting to demolish those structures that are at the corner of Bluemont and North Manhattan Avenue. Once that demolition is done, and we’ve completed the plan review, there is planned to be a five-story hotel building on that corner,” said Brad Claussen, Building Official for the City of Manhattan. Once construction plans are approved, the City will issue a building permit and construction will begin on the new hotel.
It’s time to check in with Manhattan on today’s InFocus. Cathy sits down with City Manager Ron Fehr, outgoing Mayor Loren Pepperd, incoming Mayor John Matta. [mp3-jplayer]
KMAN has been able to get in touch with a couple of people who were in Boston Monday during the marathon. We have Sam Brinton, a former K-State student who is now living in Boston, and Lyndi Stucky, a junior in mass communication at K-State. [mp3-jplayer]
Two new commissioners took their seats on Tuesday night at the Manhattan City commission meeting at city hall. Usha Reddi, and Karen McCulloh joined with re-elected incumbent Rich Jankovich to applaud the service of outgoing members of the commission… Loren Pepperd, and Jim Sherow. McCulloh waited no time to jump back into her role as a commissioner, and asked the city to help in outreach to the city of Boston. McCulloh reminded those gathered of the aid given by Boston to Manhattan after the 1993 flood. Reddi says she is excited to get to work as a commissioner, and wants…
Though, the explosions happened on the east coast in Boston on Monday, here in Manhattan we are feeling the ripple effect as some of our own were effected. Four Kansas State students were in Boston with their families running the marathon, while other Wildcats had made the transition to Boston to work on their education. KMAN had a chance to talk with Lyndi Stucky, junior in mass communications and part of Alpha Delta Pi, and Samuel Brinton, former K-State student. For Stucky, she was lucky in more ways then one on Monday. She not only got to run in the…