The Kansas Department of Transportation has selected seven construction projects for funding through the Access Management Program, including one in the Manhattan area which has received a lot of attention. These projects, announced Wednesday morning, are scheduled for state fiscal year 2014, with a total estimated cost of $4.5 million. Construction of westbound double left turn lanes are planned at U.S. 24/Tuttle Creek Boulevard and McCall Road. There are also plans in Pottawatomie County for Intersection Improvements at U.S. 24 and Flush Road lengthening the existing eastbound left turn lane on U.S. 24 and constructing an acceleration lane on westbound U.S. 24 for vehicles southbound…
Author: KMAN Staff
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas Senate committee has endorsed a redistricting bill that is likely to give the state’s senior Republican congresswoman a more Democratic district, and move the Manhattan area out of her district. Reapportionment Committee members who supported the measure Wednesday didn’t mention opposition to it from Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, who represents the 2nd District of eastern Kansas in the U.S. House. Instead, they said it accounted for changes in population over the past decade while creating relatively compact districts. But the proposal moves the boundaries of the 1st District of western and central Kansas so that it…
A man convicted in Riley County nearly 30 years ago for second degree murder is up for parole the next month. Michael Long, 58, began serving his sentence in March of 1983, in connection with a case in August of 1982. Long has served most of his time at Larned correctional Mental Health Facility. Public comment sessions are set for next month; March 19 at City Hall in Kansas City, the 20th at the Finney State office building in Wichita, and the 21st at the Landon State office building in Topeka. The actual parole hearing is during April, with the earliest possible release…
A federal warrant has been served on a Manhattan man in connection with an arson charge from nearly two years ago. Christopher Luke Kenny Jr., 24, was taken into custody by Riley County Police Tuesday evening. The case concerns a dumpster fire on Vattier Street on April 18, 2010. The U.S. Attorney’s office is handling the prosecution and local officials had no further information at this time. Jim Cross, the media liason with the U-S Attorney’s office, told KMAN Wednesday, he has no more information at this time but will provide it when it becomes available.
(Courtesy K-State Sports Info) Kansas State saw a six-point halftime lead turn into an eight-point Texas advantage midway through the second half, but the Wildcats battled back and held off the Longhorns down the stretch as they picked up a 64-55 win Wednesday evening at the Frank Irwin Center. Kansas State led at the half, 31-24, but Texas opened up the second stanza with a 16-1 run to take a 40-32 lead with 11:51 to play. Over the next five minutes, K-State promptly got back into the game with a 16-3 run of its own to go back up 48-43. K-State…
AMES, Iowa (AP) Royce White hit the game-winning jumper with 1.8 seconds left as Iowa State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Kansas State 72-70 on Tuesday night. White finished with 22 points and Chris Allen had 15 for the Cyclones (16-6, 6-3 Big 12), who’ve won four of their last five. Iowa State’s Chris Babb tied the game at 70 on a pair of free throws with 49 seconds left. The Cyclones then corralled a loose ball to gain possession with the shot clock off, and White drove to the baseline and floated in the deciding bucket from…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Michael Dixon scored 21 points, including the game-winning layup with 31 seconds left, as No. 4 Missouri beat Texas 67-66 on Monday night. Ricardo Ratliff and Phil Pressey added 13 points each for Missouri (20-2, 7-2 Big 12). J’Covan Brown scored 20 for Texas (13-9, 3-6), which lost for the fifth time in six games, all to ranked teams. Two of those defeats were to Missouri. Dixon’s winning shot came seconds after J’Covan Brown had given Texas its first lead since the opening minutes. Freshman Myck Kabongo had a chance to win it in the final seconds…
From anatomy and physiology to astronomy, forensics, protein modeling, and the sounds of music—the Science Olympiad has something for everybody. And Manhattan High School continues to have good showings from it’s Science Olympiad team, winning in several categories at the recent regional competition held at Kansas State University, Salina. Team member Phillip Dicks says the team is a good-size group, with 15 members on the actual team but several alternates also. Senior Ethan Pauls says Manhattan high placed first in a variety of areas, including anatomy and Physiology, astronomy, chemistry lab, fermi questions, forensics, helicopters, microbe mission, optics, protein modeling, remote…
The Manhattan – Ogden school board started off their meeting with more construction issues as Program Manager Trisha Brooke-Fruendt presented a change order for Lee Elementary’s library furniture. Brooke-Fruendt also presented the bids for the asbestos removal at Marlatt and the Manhattan High School East campus. Both items passed unanimously. Architect Bruce McMillan also presented the board the construction documents for the Manhattan High School East project. The board again passed this plan with a 7-0 vote. Superintendent Bob Shannon gave the board a legislative update concerning the House Bill 2439 and about the Governor’s education finance proposal and…