An end to winter’s bitter cold will come soon, according to Pennsylvania’s famous groundhog. Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair Saturday in front of thousands in west-central Pennsylvania but didn’t see his shadow.
Author: KMAN Staff
Carolyn Davis scored 29 points and Chelsea Gardner added 19 as the Kansas Jayhawks Women’s Basketball team knocked off Kansas State 89-80 in double overtime before 6,992 in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown Saturday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. The win snapped an 11-game losing streak in Manhattan for the ‘Hawks who won at Bramlage for the first time since January 27, 2001. It was a back and forth first half for the two teams which concluded in a 28-28 tie at halftime. K-State grabbed its largest lead at 37-30 on a layup by Mariah White early in the second half but…
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce once again held it’s “Eggs and Issues” forum as the state legislation starts a new session. State Representatives Sydney Carlin and Tom Philips, along with State Senator Tom Hawk were on hand to answer questions and address the concerns of the residents of Manhattan. The format of the event was set up in such a way that each legislator received five minutes apiece to answer pre submitted questions. That was followed by each getting two minutes to address audience submitted questions. The event ended with closing remarks from each lawmaker. The topics addressed covered…
The Sertoma service club held it’s fifty-first annual pancake and groundhog feed Saturday morning at Pottorf hall near Cico park in Manhattan. Guests had the option of either paying for their tickets in advance, or to pay at the door. Ticket prices were $5 for adults and $2.50 for children aged 6-12, with kids under 6 eating for free. The ticket got you all you could eat pancakes fresh off the grill and two sausages (groundhogs) with additional sausage available for a small fee. Chair for the event Ann Smit explains that that the Sertoma club’s name itself means service…
The MHS boys won a thriller 31-30 over Topeka High thanks to Jacob Holloway’s game winning shot with two seconds to go. The Trojans missed two free throws to leave the door open for Holloway to drive the length of the floor and win the game. Manhattan was down 30-26 with under two minutes to go when Jonathan Taylor got the late rally started with a three pointer. Neither team led by more than 5 points in the game and it was tied at halftime 13-13. Holloway led the Indians in scoring with nine points and Taylor had seven. The…
Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan is retiring this month after 30 years with the agency. The retirement is effective Feb. 22, the agency said.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office has filed its expected appeal of a ruling on school funding with the state Supreme Court. Schmidt’s office took the action Friday in hope of overturning a decision last month by a three-judge panel in Shawnee County. The judges said the state isn’t spending enough on public schools to meet its obligation under the Kansas Constitution to finance a suitable education for every child. Legislators would have to boost annual spending on schools by at least $440 million to comply with the order. The lower court ruling came in a lawsuit…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas House plans to name a handmade wooden ballot box that it uses in races for leadership positions for the late lawmaker who made it. The chamber’s Federal and State Affairs Committee is sponsoring a resolution to bestow the honor on the late Rep. Bob Bethell, an Alden Republican. He died in a one-car accident last year driving home after the annual legislative session ended. Bethell had served in the House since 1999. Bethell, a Baptist minister and talented wood worker, made the ballot box in 2002 because he thought leadership elections deserved something better than…
MISSION, Kan. (AP) Police in a northeast Kansas town say a 3-year-old boy shot and wounded himself with a handgun his father had left unattended. Mission police said the boy remained hospitalized in stable condition Friday, a day after the shooting in the father’s apartment. Investigators said in a statement the father was preparing to clean his Glock 9mm handgun and left it unattended within the boy’s reach. While the father’s back was turned, the boy pulled the gun toward himself. The gun discharged, sending a bullet through the child’s forearm, into his abdomen and out of his lower body.…
The year began with a slight jump in the unemployment rate, but job growth shows strength.