According to a news release from Alco Stores Inc., the Abilene-based company is moving its corporate headquarters to Coppell, Texas for the purpose of being in a more metropolitan area. In a statement on Wednesday, CEO Rich Wilson said the move to Coppell from Abilene will give the company easy access to many of its stores, other major retailers and transportation for its workers and business partners. Wilson added that relocation to a more accessible location for its vendors is “critical,” and said that Coppell, a suburb of Dallas will help the company attract and keep executive-level personnel. The move…
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The Manhattan man, arrested after the shooting at Gardenway apartment complex Sunday, made his first appearance Wednesday. Appearing in Riley County District Court, via web cam from Riley County jail, was Matthew Wilson (43). Wilson is charged with six different charges, including one first degree murder charge, four attempted first degree murder charges and aggravated burglary. One person died in the incident- US Army soldier, Michael Lowery (22). Other injured victims were-Christine Kim (23), Alexya Maila (23), and Dustin Ferguson (22). Three individuals were present at the scene but not injured- US Army soldier Joel Solano (28), Erica Campos (24) and…
President Barack Obama sends Congress a budget proposal that includes $714 million for construction of the NBAF facility at Kansas State University. That would be the largest proposed federal expenditure for the project to date. Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas says that the recommendation signals the administration’s support for building the $1.15 billion lab, which will study large animal diseases and develop measures to protect the nation’s food supply. KMAN spoke to Roberts, who said “This is great news for Kansas”. The Department of Homeland Security will build the lab to replace a facility at Plum Island, N.Y. Roberts mentioned…
K-State athletic director John Currie has announced a raise and a new five-year contract for K-State men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber. Weber led the Cats to the school’s first conference championship in 36 years in his first season on the bench. He will be paid $1.75 million for the 2013-14 season, a bump of $250,000 from his original deal. Weber’s salary will jump $100,000 in each year of the contract to $2.15 million during the 2017-18 season. The extension was unanimously approved by the K-State Athletics, Inc., Board of Directors. Hired on March 31, 2012 as the 24th head coach…
The airplane transporting the Hakken family from Cuba back to the United States landed at Tampa International Airport early Wednesday morning, according to WFTS-TV.
A student went on a building-to-building stabbing attack at a Texas community college Tuesday, wounding at least 14 people, many in the face and neck, before being subdued and arrested, authorities and witnesses said.
Birgit Wassmuth will be the next director of the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications at K-State, and will start her new job in June. Wassmuth comes to K-State from Kennesaw State University near Atlanta, where she served as chair of the department of communication for more than seven years. Under her leadership, the department managed exceptional growth, going from about 550 majors to about 1,400 majors. She also supported excellence in teaching and curriculum development, innovative research and professional service in ways that led to the communications program to national and international recognition. One of her first…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Jeremy Guthrie won his career-best seventh straight decision, dating to last season, and Alcides Escobar had three hits and an RBI as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 Tuesday night. The Royals, who had not scored in the first two innings in their first seven games, sent nine to the plate in a five-run first. Mike Pelfrey (1-1) gave up hits to the first five batters he faced. Joe Mauer, Josh Willingham and Eduardo Escobar each hit solo homers to keep the Twins close. Guthrie (2-0) improved to 7-0 in his past…
The chances for a comeback looked bleak when K-State trailed in-state rival Wichita State 6-1 entering the bottom of the eighth. But, the Cats scored five runs on five hits in the inning to tie the score at 6, and Shane Conlon scooted home on a passed ball by Shocker catcher Tyler Baker for an improbable 7-6 win on Tuesday night at Tointon Family Stadium. The win is K-State’s sixth in a row as they push their record to 24-10, and also are now second to Oklahoma in the Big 12 in overall victories. Wichita State scored two runs in…
FORD CITY, Kan. (AP) If Andy Thompson’s wife had been in town last week, there would have been no need for a tiebreaker in the city council race in a tiny southwest Kansas community. But Thompson tells The Dodge City Globe his wife’s return from a visit to their grandson was delayed when the boy got appendicitis. So she wasn’t among the 42 Ford City voters who cast ballots in the April 2 council election, which ended with 21 votes apiece for Thompson and Betty Shearon. The Ford County Board of Canvassers decided the race this week by putting the…