Author: KMAN Staff
The Manhattan – Ogden school board had a lot to cover during their regular business meeting Wednesday night. The board started early with construction as a bid was presented to the board concerning asbestos abatement. There were also reports given on how the projects are progressing. Dr. Bob Shannon then presented his reports to the board, which is where Governor Brownback’s plan for Career and Technical Education programs in Kansas was discussed. Part of the plan states that “funding will no longer be provided for those high school programs of study that are also available in a post secondary institution within…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Aaryn Ellenberg had a season-high 31 points to go with nine steals, and Oklahoma held off a last-gasp rally by No. 23 Kansas State for a 65-57 victory Tuesday night. Morgan Hook added 11 points for the Sooners (11-5, 3-2 Big 12), who rebounded from a meltdown at Oklahoma State to ruin the Wildcats’ first appearance in the Top 25 since the 2008-09 season. Tasha Dickey scored 18 points and Jalana Childs had 16 for the Wildcats (13-4, 4-1), who had knocked off then-No. 9 Texas A&M and then-No. 10 Texas Tech during a five-game winning…
M.J. Massanet scored 18 points despite missing all but two shots from the field, and the Manhattan High girls remained undefeated with a 49-31 victory at Highland Park. Massanet connected on only two of nine attempts from the field, but drained 14 of 17 free throws. Onyeka Ehie added 13 points for the Tribe. Devyn (Devon) Edwards led Highland Park with 15 points, but MHS held Scots’ leading scorer Shanise Brooks to just 7 points. The Tribe girls are now 8-0 and 6-0 in the Centennial League, while Highland Park dropped their second straight after winning their first eight games. Manhattan…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Republican Gov. Sam Brownback is floating a proposal to cap the annual growth in state spending at 2 percent, an idea that has broad appeal among his fellow Kansas conservatives. But Brownback said Tuesday that he’ll leave the details of how best to implement the cap to the GOP-controlled Legislature. Brownback said during a brief interview that he’s not proposing to amend the state constitution to limit spending growth, which was a past goal of anti-tax, small-government groups. Aides suggest the administration will pursue legislation, but Brownback would say only that he’ll work with lawmakers. He believes…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss is preparing to give the annual State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature. The court didn’t disclose the topic of his remarks ahead the speech, scheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday. But it comes as the Supreme Court is reviewing recommendations from a special commission on the operations of the state’s judicial branch. The Supreme Court created the 25-member Blue Ribbon Commission a year ago to consider such issues as the number of court offices, their hours of operation, using technology to reduce costs and increasing…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A northwestern Kansas man has been convicted of selling cattle that were mortgaged to the Agriculture Department’s Farm Service Agency and keeping the money. The U.S. Attorney’s office says 26-year-old Travis L. Siebert, of Colby, was found guilty by a jury Tuesday of one count of conversion of mortgaged property. Prosecutors say Siebert received three loans totaling $115,000 to purchase a bull, 60 cows and 90 feeder calves. He fell behind on loan payments in 2007 with about $84,000 left to repay. The government says that Siebert schemed to sell the livestock from 2007 to 2010 under…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Senate redistricting committee is meeting to discuss how it will draw new boundaries for the chamber’s 40 districts. The committee is scheduled to meet at least briefly on Wednesday to develop the rules and policies it will use in the redistricting process. A separate House committee, chaired by Speaker Mike O’Neal, is looking at redrawing that chamber’s 125 districts. Lawmakers are adjusting the boundaries of the state’s legislative, Board of Education and U.S. House districts to reflect population changes as reported by the 2010 census. The new maps must be approved by both chambers and the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Secretary of State Kris Kobach is both the defendant and his own attorney in a lawsuit now before a federal appeals court over how Kansas deals with small political parties. He planned to argue the state’s case Wednesday morning before the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. The Constitution Party of Kansas wants to regain its status as a recognized political party and is challenging the secretary of state’s refusal to allow people to affiliate with the party when they register to vote. Kobach is known nationally for advising officials in other states about cracking…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) Three elderly, hearing-impaired pedestrians were injured when they were hit by a car in Olathe. Police say one of the pedestrians was critically injured and two others suffered serious injuries on Tuesday night. They were hit after leaving an event at the Deaf Cultural Center, which is across the street from the Kansas School for the Deaf. Police say the driver of the vehicle stopped after the accident. An investigation is continuing.