WICHITA, Kan. (AP) An engineering firm says it plans to appeal a decision by federal regulators in favor of a whistleblower allegedly fired for reporting unsafe conditions at a nuclear power plant in eastern Kansas. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration found Georgia-based Enercon Services violated whistleblower protections when it retaliated against an engineer for raising concerns during construction work at the Wolf Creek plant in Burlington. OSHA acting regional administrator Marcia Drumm said in a news release Monday that professionals in the nuclear power industry have a right and responsibility to report safety-related concerns. Enercon said in an email…
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On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Pat Collins, Riley County Emergency Management Director, followed by Bill Spiegel, Director of Communications for Kansas Wheat Commission. [mp3-jplayer]
The completion date for the Justice Center in Pottawatomie County has been pushed back again. Due to change orders and request for more time, the completion of the center is now looking to be done the third week in July, with the total move being done by August. Though, according to Trisha Brooke-Fruendt, Construction Manager for SMH Consultants, things continue to be completed on site. The commission did approve a few change orders, but others were tabled until either more information could be gathered or discussion with other individuals could be had. Other items on the agenda included monthly reports from…
[mp3-jplayer] – You Can’t Be Serious: a football recruit accidentally tweets porn – Former Georgetown Hoya Brandon Bolden talks about his transfer to K-State, his role on the team and how much weight he wants to put on this offseason – Matt puts K-State baseball Big 12 title in perspective
K-State is as high as number fifteen in the new college baseball top 25 polls released today. The Wildcats are pegged 15th by Baseball America and are ranked 17th in the Coaches Poll, Perfect Game USA’s Top 25 and Collegiate Baseball’s Top 25. Perfect Game USA also projects K-State to be a regional host in their most recent field of 64. K-State is in Oklahoma City for the Big 12 tournament, and the Wildcats will open up with eighth-seeded Texas Tech on Wednesday at 12:30 PM. Stay connected to all things KSU on the go just text EMAW to 88474…
This week begins some hydrant flushing for Junction City and Manhattan. Both communities are advised this may cause brown or rust colored water to run in your homes during the time of the flushing in your area, therefore allow it to run clear before using it. If the water does not return to normal, you are encouraged to contact either the City of Manhattan Customer Service at 587-2480 if living in the Manhattan area or the Junction City Public Works at 238-7142 if living in Junction City.
A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending some of the worst sectarian violence the country has seen.
A mile-wide tornado churned through the Oklahoma City suburbs, destroying homes for the second day in a row Monday, as part of a severe weather outbreak that was expected to spread to other parts of the Plains and Midwest.
In about a 10 minute meeting, Riley County Law Board members Monday gave their official okay to the 2014 Riley Couny Police Department budget. While it has been approved for publication, this was the actual approval. Riley county police director Brad Schoen told the group this is early for such action. But Schoen added he saw nothing wrong with giving approval if board members felt ready.. The six members present unanimously approved the measure. John Matta was the only law board member not present for the vote. A public hearing brought no comments… The budget includes scheduled merit increases, a 1.5…
At least one area of damage in Riley County was pretty significant, according to an update from Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins. After an interview with KMAN Monday morning, Collins had a chance to check damage and indicates damage at 11985 Falcon road from Saturday night looked like a possible tornado. Collins estimates the loss at $200,000 . Collins told KMAN Wednesday the storm damage from Leonardville to Randolph overnight Saturday may more definitely have been the result of a small tornado. Pictures Collins sent to the National Weather Service office in Topeka (and posted here) led meteorologist Chad Omit to speculate…