A broken rail is being blamed for the Union Pacific train derailment in Pottawatomie county early Monday. Spokesman Mark Davis indicates the line through Emmett reopened shortly before noon Wednesday. The train was hauling coal from Wyoming to Oklahoma, and included 134 cars. It derailed just before four a.m. There were no injuries.
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The Manhattan – Ogden School Board had a full agenda to discuss. They started the evening in an executive session, but at 6:30 PM they began moving through the regular meeting agenda. The board had ten items they made a motion for. Of those ten, only one was not unanimous among the board members. With the delay in the opening of Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt for the semester, how they were to make up the time was a question the board had to figure out. The proposal that was presented to the board was to extend the school day…
The directors for the Great Midwest Balloonfest flew into town yesterday to give a generous donation to a program helping wounded soldiers. The Great Midwest Balloonfest founders and executive directors Robbie, and Steven Small donated $15,000 to the Fort Riley-Central Kansas Chapter’s Wounded Warriors care program at the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Military Relations Committee. Robbie Small says it is not just a one time donation… Fort Riley – Central Kansas Chapter President Art Degroat helped with the military aspects of the festival, and integrate Fort Riley soldiers and displays at the event. Degroat says the festival was a…
A Fort Riley soldier was reportedly found dead early Tuesday morning at a rural Geary county residence. A Geary county sheriff’s department spokeswoman indicates foul play is not suspected. The soldier was allegedly at a friend’s house. A name has not yet been released, but a Fort Riley official confirmed knowledge of the death. An autopsy is being performed.
The Southeastern Conference says it has accepted Texas A&M’s application to the league, but the move is being held up because a Big 12 school has threatened legal action if the Aggies leave. The SEC says in a statement released Wednesday that it had already received “unanimous written assurance” from the Big 12 on Sept. 2 that it was free to accept Texas A&M. The SEC says its presidents approved the invitation to Texas A&M, but Wednesday it received word from the Big 12 that one of its schools had withdrawn its previous consent and was considering legal action.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents says it would be best for Kansas and Kansas State to remain in the same conference, even if the Big 12 eventually falls apart. Ed McKechnie told The Associated Press in a phone interview Tuesday that the Board prefers for the Big 12 to remain together, and “until something happens, I’m just not going to speculate on what else there could be.” The New York Post reported Monday the Big East has studied the feasibility of adding three schools possibly Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri to…
16 former Wildcats are on NFL rosters after a league wide trim down to 53 player active rosters. Daniel Thomas with the Dolphins is the only K-State rookie to make a roster, but second year pros Jeron Matsrud, also in Miami, Josh Moore in Chicago and Brandon Banks in Washington are also inlcuded. Rock Cartwright and Ben Leber both begin their 10th season in the NFL as the longest tenured Cats. Wildcats in the NFL – As of Sept. 4 Name Organization Pos. NFL Exp. Brandon Banks Washington WR 2 Rock Cartwright Oakland RB 10 Jeromey Clary San Diego OL …
– The Manhattan High girls golf team placed second in a nine holf tournament on Tuesday afternoon at Salina Municipal golf course. Garden City won the meet by five strokes over the Tribe, which shot a time score of 148. MHS was led by Jenna Cruisenberry with a 35, and Blake Fingalsen with a 36. MHS has a couple weeks off until they go to the Salina South Invitational. – Wamego volleyball is off to hot start, and they remained undefeated Tuesday night with a sweep of Clay Center. The Lady Raiders beat the Tigers 25-23 and 25-17 in the first…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Eric Hosmer and Jeff Francoeur hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning, Danny Duffy won for the first time in more than a month and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 7-4 on Tuesday. Salvador Perez added three hits while six players drove in runs for the Royals, who have scored 29 runs in their last three road games. Jemille Weeks had three hits and two RBIs for Oakland, which has dropped two straight after sweeping Seattle over the weekend. Duffy (4-8) allowed only four hits and had four strikeouts over 6 1-3…
Fall is in the air and the City of Wamego is getting ready. At Tuesday’s City Commission, City Manager Merl Page introduced Columbian Theatre’s Director Ariane Chapman and the Oz Museum Director, who were asking permission to have Lincoln Street from 4th to 6th closed during OZtoberfest scheduled for October 1st and 2nd. Because Lincoln Street is also Highway 99, closing the street requires permission from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). According to Page, this has been done before and the City staff sees no reason not to honor the request. In other business, Page announced the new train…