SALINA, Kan. (AP) Salina voters will decide in November whether to repeal the city’s new ordinance barring discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The Salina Journal reports the City Commission rejected a motion Monday to roll back the protections that took effect in June. The panel then voted unanimously to put the proposal to repeal the ordinance on the Nov. 6 ballot. The commission approved the ordinance in May on a vote of 3-2. The local law bars discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people in housing, employment and public accommodations. Efforts to roll back the ordinance…
Author: KMAN Staff
Eleven years after the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the plane that went down to save a number of other lives, Fort Riley had a commemoration ceremony to again honor those who sacrificed their lives. During the ceremony, Fort Riley Senior Commander Brig. Gen. Don MacWillie spoke to those in attendance saying that “the work in nearly done in Afghanistan” and thanking those who work to keep this country safe. The Global War on Terrorism Monument in front of the U.S. Cavalry Museum stood in the background as MacWillie spoke and this year 16 names will…
Wamego’s USD 320 is looking at the budget cuts made since 2008. At Monday’s Board meeting, Superintendent Denise O’Dea presented a list of cuts due to the $653 decrease in the Base State Aid Per Pupil. For the Wamego schools,that decrease translated in a $1.5 million loss in funding. The list of cuts totaled almost $600,000. The cuts that caught the Boards attention were the elimination of the summer school program, and the elimination of the extended school day at both Central Elementary and West Elementary. These were deemed successful programs, and the board would like to see them reinstated in…
The Kansas Small Business Empowerment Tour stopped in seven Kansas locations in two days. The first stop on the trip was none other than the Flint Hills Discovery Center here in Manhattan on September 11th. Three state officials were in attendance to speak to business owners, economic development officials, and the public about the latest adjustments to the state’s business climate. Kansas Commerce Secretary Pat George, Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan, and Labor Secretary Karin Brownlee, took turns speaking about issues such as tax reform changes for 2013, job growth, and the Rural Opportunity Zones program. Jordan focused much of his…
Texas Tech leading scorer Jordan Tolbert told ESPN.com’s Andy Katz on Monday he doesn’t want to play for Billy Gillispie if the coach returns from an extended medical leave. Gillispie is on indefinite sick leave while his bosses investigate allegations that he mistreated his players during practices. Tolbert was one of the returning players who met with Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt two weeks ago after the compliance office queried the players about excessive practice time. As a freshman last season, Tolbert led Texas Tech in scoring at 11.5 points per game, and tied for the team lead at…
K-State will help the Big 12 kick off new TV agreement with Fox Sports when the #15 Cats travel to #5 Oklahoma next Saturday, September 22nd. The game at Owen Field/Memorial Stadium in Norman is slated to get underway at 6:50pm in a nationally televised game on over-the-air Fox. K-State will be seeking a little revenge on the Sooners after last season’s 58-17 rout in Manhattan. SportsRadio 1350 KMAN and 101.5 K-Rock will have Powercat Gameday live from O’ Connell’s Irish Pub & Grille in Norman at 2:30pm.
For the first time in a quarter century, Chicago teachers walked out of the classroom Monday, taking a bitter contract dispute over evaluations and job security to the streets of the nation’s third-largest city.
A missile strike killed al Qaida’s number two leader in Yemen on Monday. Officials could not confirm if the U.S. was involved.
Construction at the World Trade Center site is still plugging along 11 years after the 9/11 attacks and officials say they are working to open the museum as soon as possible.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Monday said Chicago teachers are turning their backs on thousands of students and that President Barack Obama is rooting for the striking educators.