Changes to the overcrowding ordinance were passed Tuesday but the changes aren’t to the actually ordinance itself but for who enforces it in the community. “The only change they made was to clarify that the PD is specifically permitted to enforce the overcrowding ordinance,” Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen told KMAN News. The RCPD will be working closely with the Manhattan Fire Department in taking over the enforcement but the change isn’t happening overnight. “We haven’t started doing that yet,” Schoen said. “We don’t know what we’re doing to be able to do it, as we haven’t gotten together with…
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A proposal to update nearly 5,000 outdated water meters with funds from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment was tabled Tuesday by the Manhattan City Commission. At the heart of the discussion was the funding from the KDHE for the project, which is estimated to cost $3,084,230. The funds would come from a low-interest loan entitled “Kansas Public Water Supply Loan Fund,” which carries a loan originating fee of $7,729. However, there is a 40 percent principal forgiveness, which translates into a savings for the City of $1,233, 700. “Are we making a mistake today, just because we get…
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Rodney McGruder scored 26 points with five 3-pointers to lead Kansas State to a 76-70 win over struggling Texas A&M on Tuesday night. Texas A&M used a 6-0 run, capped by a jump shot by Dash Harris, to cut Kansas State’s lead to 66-63 with about 3 minutes left. McGruder responded with a 3-pointer before a layup by Harris on the other end. A put-back dunk by Jordan Henriquez and a pair of free throws by Angel Rodriguez stretched the lead to 73-65 with less than a minute remaining. The victory gave Kansas State (20-9,…
IRVING, Texas (AP) Texas A&M and Missouri have agreed to pay $12.4 million each to leave the Big 12 and join the Southeastern Conference in July. The league announced the agreements Tuesday. Texas A&M will receive unspecified benefits from the Big 12’s new television contract with Fox Sports and “certain other concessions.” However, Missouri waived any claims to revenue from the TV deal, which takes effect in July, and agreed to pay the Big 12 another $500,000 to cover officiating expenses for 2011-12. The Big 12 is adding TCU and West Virginia next season. The Mountaineers and the Big…
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) The Kansas City Royals and pitcher Danny Duffy have agreed to a one-year contract for $487,750. The team announced the move Tuesday. The 23-year-old left-hander is expected to be a member of Kansas City’ rotation this season after going 4-8 with a 5.64 ERA in 20 starts as a rookie last year. The Royals say every player on their 40-man roster has now agreed to a 2012 contract. The club plays its first spring training game Sunday against the Texas Rangers.
Rock Creek Kids Wrestling is hosting a USA Wrestling Kansas tournament next weekend. The sub-districts will attract approximately 500 youth from eight years old to high school age. The top four in each age division and weight class will advance to the district meet in McPherson, with the state meet in McPherson. The U-S-A-K-S kids wrestling sub-district tournament is Saturday, March 10th at 9:00am at Rock Creek High School.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State University is expanding its recruiting efforts in Vietnam. The university said in a statement Tuesday that its international programs office has reached a partnership agreement with Capstone Vietnam to represent Kansas State in recruiting students from Vietnam. The university says Capstone Vietnam is an academic development organization. Jim Lewis, Kansas State’s director of international admissions and recruiting, said the Capstone partnership will give the university full-time representation in Vietnam. Marcelo Sabates, interim associate provost for international programs, said establishing an office in Vietnam will help Kansas State improve its reach into that area of southeast…
Construction on K-18 is firing back up, causing a number of traffic headaches for both commuters and Manhattan City officials for the next couple of years. City Commissioners discussed options to alleviate the congestion for the duration of the project during Tuesday evening’s work session. Mayor Jim Sherow favored installing a stop light. “We stand to lose a lot more if a light doesn’t go in there, as opposed to not putting one in there,” Sherow told his fellow commissioners. The current phases of the K-18 Highway Project aim to construct elevated interchanges near Manhattan Regional Airport and at Scenic…
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) A bus driver has been acquitted of homicide charges for the deaths of four passengers killed when his double-decker crashed into a low overpass in upstate New York. One of those passengers was 19 year old Kevin Coffey of Manhattan, who was attending Temple University in Philadelphia. Coffey was a Manhattan HIgh school graduate and a couple of blood drives have been held in his name since his death. Onondaga County Court Judge Anthony Aloi announced the verdict Tuesday after a non-jury trial for 60-year-old John Tomaszewski of Yardville, N.J. Tomaszewski would have faced up to four…
KMAN’s Chris Swick takes a look at Your Farm for KMAN’s Morning News.