TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Senate’s new Republican leaders hope to finish making committee assignments early next week. Incoming Senate President Susan Wagle already has named the chairmen and vice chairmen of the chamber’s 13 standing committees. But an all-GOP leadership panel headed by the Wichita Republican has yet to finish its assigned task of filling out each panel. The panel will also appoint Democratic committee members from a list of recommendations from Minority Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka. Wagle will become Senate president when lawmakers convene their 2013 session on Jan. 14, and committee assignments will start on that…
Author: KMAN Staff
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Top Republicans in the Kansas Senate are considering a proposal to concentrate the power over committee assignments in the chamber’s president. And the idea has bipartisan support. Incoming Majority Leader Terry Bruce of Hutchinson said Thursday that some fellow Republicans view the Senate’s current method of handling committee assignments as cumbersome. A nine-member, all-GOP panel makes the assignments. The practice is a legacy of Republican infighting decades ago and voters electing Democratic lieutenant governors in the past to preside over a Republican-controlled Senate. Meanwhile, the House gives its speaker control over committee assignments. Bruce and Senate President…
Motorists who frequent K-18 have likely noticed a big change in that area. As of 5:15 p.m. on Thursday evening, eastbound and westbound K-18 from the west city limits of Manhattan to the east city limits of Ogden was OPENED to two lanes of unrestricted traffic in each direction for the upcoming winter season. All traffic alerts noted below have now been completed. Some construction work will continue on K-18 throughout the winter months as weather allows, but the work will take place off the roadway with no impacts to traffic.
The Football Writers Association of America released their all-American team on Friday morning, and K-State linebacker Arthur Brown was named to the first team. Brown joins Georgia’s Jarvis Jones and Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o as first team linebacker. The senior from Wichita was also named a second team all-American linebacker by the Associated Press and Walter Camp. Brown also was named the Big 12 defensive player of the year by the league’s coaches as he had 91 tackles this season for K-State, including six for loss. He picked off two passes, plus had a sack and a fumble recovery. #5…
A trip to the Great Northwest could pay off in spades for the K-State men’s basketball team as they will get another shot at a top 25 team. The Cats will meet #14 Gonzaga on Saturday night in the 10th annual “Battle in Seattle” at Key Arena, the former home of the Seattle Supersonics. K-State will be trying to turn out a better performance against a ranked foe after a 71-57 loss to #3 Michigan in the Preseason NIT Finals on November 23rd in New York City. “Michigan is so guard-oriented, not that (Kevin) Pangos, (David) Stockton and (Gary) Bell…
Congressman Tim Huelskamp arrived in Manhattan Friday morning to make a very important announcement at the Manhattan Regional Airport. He started off by stressing the importance of January 3, 2013; first saying that that would be the day that the K-State football team would win the fiesta bow and second, that he would be sworn in for his second term as a U.S. Congressman on that day. This would also be when Manhattan and Pottawatomie county would officially become a part of the first congressional district. Huelskamp was also happy to announce that his staff would be opening a new sattelite…
While no details are available at this time, local police activity associated with helicopters was reportedly going on late Friday morning. Riley County Police Lt. Josh Kyle confirmed there was such activity, but indicated he had no idea regarding specifics. KMAN news has been receiving calls regarding helicopters in the area of Anderson Avenue on the west side of town.
An unusual search occurred early Friday morning. Details are still a little scarce at this point, but the Riley County Police Department stated that at about 5:44 Friday morning they received a call reporting that two Fort Riley soldiers who were supposed to be on base never arrived. Police began looking for the individuals and located their vehicle in a ditch along Deep Creek Road. Continuing their search for the individuals, police checked with local hospitals and were unable to locate them. A report came that the two individuals somehow made their way back to Manhattan; both badly injured. KMAN…
President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul could reduce treatment options for nation’s 11 million illegal immigrants.
The Flint Hills Regional Council will under-go a change in leadership as Executive Director, Ty Warner, has resigned. Warner will take a new role as Executive Director of the North Western Indiana Regional Planning Commission. Gary Stith, will step in as Interim Executive Director, while the Flint Hills Regional Council begins a national search to find a permanent replacement for Warner. Stith has over 38 years in public and private planning practice, and led the redevelopment of downtown Manhattan. Stith is also a Visiting Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture / Regional and Community Planning at Kansas State University.