A northeast Ohio community is grieving after an SUV carrying eight teens hit a guardrail, and crashed into a pond, killing five boys and a girl. The state highway patrol is investigating the accident.
Author: KMAN Staff
On Sunday, the League of Women’s Voters invited candidates for Manhattan’s City Commission to a forum. The Candidates were asked several questions, including their opinion of Manhattan relying too much on sales tax, especially after the recent drop in sales tax revenues. Regarding the topic, Rich Jankovich said Manhattan may be relying on sales tax revenues too much, but a lowered rate would cause higher taxation in other areas in an attempt to make up for the lost revenues. John Ball agrees with Manhattan’s over-reliance of sales tax revenues, and says he is worried the money made through sales tax may not…
In his first season on the bench, Bruce Weber and the K-State Wildcats won the school’s first Big 12 championship in 36 years with a 14-4 mark and a 25-6 overall record. On Sunday night, Weber was named by his peers as the Big 12 coach of the year. He becomes the sixth K-State coach to win conference coach of the year honors, joining Tex Winter (1958, 1959, 1960), Cotton Fitzsimmons (1970), Jack Hartman (1975, 1977), Dana Altman (1993) and Frank Martin (2010). Senior guard Rodney McGruder is now the third Wildcat in the Big 12 era to earn first team…
Home care and Hospice put on its 14th annual Flint Hills Festival of Wines over the weekend. The event included a Dinner and Live Auction on Friday, and two separate tastings on Saturday, followed by a Silent Auction. Christina Nolte, Home Care and Hospice Director of Development, calls the event a great success. The Grand Tasting on Saturday featured over 200 different wines and spirits available for tasting, while a private tasting room featured 9 highly rated wines, a champagne, a well aged single malt scotch, and a cognac. According to Nolte, Friday’s Live Auction brought in close to $20,000 which…
Sunday gave the Manhattan community a chance to listen, as the candidates for the Manhattan Ogden school board were invited to the League of Women’s voters candidate forum. Each candidate had a chance to answer a number of questions, including whether the district should consider armed guards or other protection for the schools, the legislation concerning negotiations and the 3rd grade reading level, also there was questions about moving digital at the high school and middle school. On to topic of having armed guards at the schools, Pat Hudgins said she believes no one can be on guard all the time,…
The League of Women’s Voters School Board Candidate Forum [mp3-jplayer]
The League of Women’s Voters City Commission Candidate Forum [mp3-jplayer]
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday night. Hagel told reporters that he discussed all the key issues with the president. He also rejected any suggestions that the U.S. is in collusion with the Taliban.
Twenty-one UN peacekeepers were released by Syrian rebels after being held hostage for four days. The peacekeepers, all Filipinos, arrived in the Jordanian capital of Amman on Saturday.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) An evangelical minister who emphasizes the Christian roots of the U.S. will be the featured speaker at the 52nd annual Kansas Prayer Breakfast. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that David Barton will speak at the gathering scheduled for March 27 in Topeka. Barton is founder of the Texas-based WallBuilders organization, an evangelical Christian group that supports a biblical view of U.S. history. Last year, the publisher Thomas Nelson withdrew Barton’s book, “The Jefferson Lies,” citing historical errors. The book challenged the belief that Jefferson was largely secular and promoted the separation of church and state. At his presentation…