OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Trucking company YRC Worldwide says it will move 120 jobs to its headquarters in Overland Park. Kansas officials announced Wednesday that most of the jobs will be moved from Akron, Ohio, the site of the headquarters of Roadway Corp., which YRC acquired in 2003. YRC Worldwide said last month that it was selling the former Roadway headquarters and moving some jobs out of Ohio. The Kansas Department of Commerce said the new jobs in Overland Park are mostly in accounting, customer service and cargo claims. The Kansas City Star reports that YRC Worldwide owned Yellow Freight…
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EDWARDSVILLE, Kan. (AP) The action-sports company Zumiez plans to open an order-filling center and bring 100 jobs to Edwardsville. Zumiez, based in Everett, Wash., announced Wednesday that the center will open in May. Company officials say the central location in the Kansas City suburb will allow it to more quickly fill its online orders. The company caters to fans of skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding, motocross and BMX. The Kansas City Star reports 35 workers in Everett were offered jobs in the Kansas City suburb but it was unclear how many of those workers will move here.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A company that bought out the owners of 37 Hutchinson houses that were near sinkholes has donated five of the houses to a housing organization. One of the homes was moved Wednesday from the Careyville neighborhood in south Hutchinson. VigIndustries bought the 37 homes in 2009 because of concerns they would sink because of nearby brine wells. Most of the homes were demolished. But VigIndustries donated five homes to Interfaith Housing Services and moved them to locations in Hutchinson and Newton. Interfaith officials say the homes will eventually be sold to first-time home owners through a program…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A law enforcement spokeswoman says a man detained after homemade bombs were found inside a pickup near the Kansas Statehouse will not face federal charges. Spokeswoman Trista Frederick of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Thursday that the agency helped with the investigation but the case is being handled by Topeka authorities. Capitol police arrested two men Wednesday in what authorities said were unrelated incidents. The first involved the pickup, found in a parking lot across the street from the Statehouse. Officers arrested the owner in an underground tunnel linking the Statehouse and…
‘It’s going to be a fight.’ Those are the words of Governor Sam Brownback as his administration readies to battle Washington, D.C., over funding for the National Bio- and Agri-Defense Facility. “I think we’re going to get this done,” Brownback said during a Thursday morning teleconference with reporters. “It’s going to be difficult as we work through the process. The congressional delegation is well focused and doing an excellent job in support of it.” In a budget presented Monday by President Barack Obama, the administration requested $150 million in the current year, of which only $50 million was appropriated by Congress,…
KMAN’s Chris Swick looks at dealing with your child’s anger for KMAN’s Morning News.
The Manhattan – Ogden school board had a full agenda at their Wednesday night meeting at the Robinson Education Center. The meeting started off with the usual topic of construction. A change order for the Theodore Roosevelt Library shelving unit was the first to be discussed, but that wasn’t the only thing needed for Theodore Roosevelt. Trisha Brooke-Fruendt, the program manager, explained to the board that there was a void within the concrete slab in the old gym, which is to become the new library. The board passed unanimously to fix the void. Dean Youngers, the project manager, gave a rundown…
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Kansas City Field division is offering a $10,000 reward for anyone who has information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the fire at the Strasser Village Apartments. “People are out there with information that may be able to help us with the investigation,” Rose Rozmiarek with the Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office, tells KMAN News. The fire occurred on November 6, 2011 at about 2:38 AM. It is estimated to have caused $2.7 million worth of damage. Rozmiarek says the her office was called in…