An accident caused by a contract company hired by the City of Manhattan, caused a internet outage at Family and Child Resource Center Tuesday afternoon. Robert Nall, Information Technology Director for Riley County, told the Riley County Commission Thursday that the city had set up with contractors to create a dry pond between FCRC and The Riley Count Health Department. While digging, they accidentally cut the fiber and phone lines for the FCRC causing internet outages for the entire building. The FCRC moved their computers to the Riley County Health Department in order to keep up with their different processes…
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ABILENE, Kan. (AP) A foundation that honors the legacy of President Dwight D. Eisenhower has received more than $600,000 in grants to support its mission. The Eisenhower Foundation announced Thursday that it received a total of $625,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation. The foundation’s executive director, Mack Teasley, says the money will be used to develop new educational programs and a website, as well as digitizing historic materials at the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene. Other uses will include more staff and funding for research grants for scholars who visit the library.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for 14 Kansas counties hit by severe storms last month. The declaration signed Thursday makes federal funding available for state and some local governments and some nonprofit organizations. The funds can be used for emergency work and repairs needed after storms on April 14-15. It does not provide funding for private property owners. The counties included in the declaration are: Edwards, Ellsworth, Harper, Hodgeman, Jewell, Kiowa, Mitchell, Osborne, Rice, Rush, Russell, Sedgwick, Stafford, and Sumner.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback is preparing to decide the fate of a bill aimed at keeping Kansas courts or government agencies from basing decisions on Islamic or other foreign legal codes. Brownback had a Friday deadline to sign or veto the bill or let it become law without his signature. His office hasn’t said what he would do. Muslim groups have urged him to veto the measure, arguing it promotes discrimination. Supporters of the measure worry about Shariah law being applied in Kansas courts, although they point out the bill doesn’t specifically mention codes within the Islamic legal…
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) The Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame has its first Marine inductee. Marine Gen. Charles Krulak was inducted during a ceremony Thursday at the Lewis and Clark Center along with the late Army Gen. Michael S. Davison. Both men were graduates of the Army’s Command and General Staff College during their careers. Krulak became the 31st commandant of the Marine Corps in 1995. He commanded a platoon and two companies during Vietnam. Davison was a commander of Fort Leavenworth and commandant of the Command and General Staff College. He joined the Army in 1939, serving in World…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say surveillance video shows a man who was killed while riding his bicycle last weekend was hit by two vehicles, instead of one. The Wichita Eagle reports 49-year-old John Fuqua first was hit Saturday night by a white, four-door sedan. About 20 seconds later he was hit by a low-profile SUV as he lay in the curb lane of the street. Police Lt. Joe Schroeder says the SUV slowed almost to a stop before continuing on, but the driver of the sedan didn’t slow at all. Detectives are looking for additional surveillance footage to help…
It was close to this time last year, Manhattan saw major flooding along the Wildcat Creek area. A year later, the area has become more prepared when it comes to flooding by installing river gauages to help monitor water levels, along with websites used to inform people on conditions. During an interview with KMAN, Rob Ott, Manhattan City Engineer, talked about three websites that may be helpful in keeping watch of the gauges. They include the NOAA website at http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=top , the USGS website at http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/new/index.php?m=real&r=ks&w=map and the one Ott advised people to connect to, the Iris website at https://www.irisdispatch.com/users/enroll/dsp_enroll.cfm?org_id=1000. Also during the interview, Ott also talked…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Three federal judges are allowing the Kansas attorney general to participate in a redistricting lawsuit, but only so he can weigh in on fees sought by attorneys after the case ends. Redistricting issues are before the federal court because Kansas lawmakers ended their session without drawing new maps for the state House and Senate, Board of Education and the four U.S. House districts. The judges on Thursday rejected an attempt by two Democrats to block any participation by Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt, who says he wants to prevent the state from paying unreasonable fees. The judges…