Two years have swiftly passed since the Manhattan Regional Airport first began its partnership with American Eagle regional Jet Services, and the years have been beneficial to both parties. That’s according to Airport Director Peter Van Kuren, who says initially offering service to Dallas-Fort Worth, the service expanded to Chicago. The deal to get the service going was complicated, involving the airport pledging to help pay costs in the case of monetary shortage on American Eagle’s side. The airport will have refreshments throughout the day (today) for passengers, and a cake cutting at 11 am.
Author: KMAN Staff
Kansas 4-H is hosting a get aquainted reception for Barbara Stone, who was appointed state leader for the youth development effort earlier this year. The event is scheduled for the 9th of September on the first day of the 2011 Kansas State Fair. It starts at 11 am and ends at 1.pm in the 4-h Centennial hall at the north end of the fairgrounds. Stone is a former 4-H member who grew up on a fifth generation family farm in Nebraska. Stone holds a bachelor’s in horticulture from Kansas State University, a master’s degree in horticulture science at the University…
Fresh off a state championship, the Manhattan High volleyball opens the season in the same position. The Kansas Volleyball Association put the Indians at the top of 6A in their preseason rankings. Washburn Rural is #3. Elsewhere, Shawnee Heights is ranked 5th in 5A, Hayden is #2 in 4A, Silver Lake is rated 3rd in 3A, while B&B is #2 and Centralia is #5 in 1A Division 1. **See full rankings here**
Report courtesy of KWCH TV, Wichita.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A new federal report says the banking industry in Kansas is more efficient and safer than it was last year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. report released Tuesday says the industry recorded big increases in earnings and capital and in the second fiscal quarter compared with the same quarter last year. The Wichita Eagle reports that the banks and thrifts increased net income by 169 percent to $234 million in the second quarter, compared with $87 million in last year’s second quarter. Rick LeCompte, a Wichita State University professor, said the industry also was helped when some…
LYNDON, Kan. (AP) A longtime friend of a man accused of killing four family members in Kansas tells jurors James Kraig Kahler was not himself shortly before the killings. Attorneys for Kahler, 48, on Wednesday called Victor Holtorf of Fort Collins, Co., as a witness in Kahler’s capital murder trial. Kahler is charged with shooting his estranged wife, their two teenage daughters and his wife’s grandmother the weekend after Thanksgiving 2009 at the grandmother’s house about 20 miles south of Topeka. Defense attorneys contend Kahler snapped mentally as his wife pursued a divorce. Holtorf testified that Kahler “sounded hollow” just…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A man who escaped from a work release program in Sedgwick County nearly three weeks ago has turned himself in. Sedgwick County authorities say in a news release that Marquez A. Kelly turned himself in early Wednesday at the county detention facility in Wichita. Kelly had walked away from a work release facility on Aug. 4 while helping to serve the noon meal. He was booked back into jail on his original conviction of domestic battery and an added escape warrant. Because of the escape, Kelly will no longer be eligible to serve as a trustee.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Members of a Kansas legislative oversight committee ask officials with the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services to explain changes its making in the way it administers programs to needy and disabled residents. The House-Senate Committee on Home and Community Based Services quizzed SRS staff on Tuesday about how the agency was handling $6.6 million in new state revenues to help residents with disabilities. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that legislators and advocates for the disabled were concerned about how SRS was setting priorities for distributing the funds. SRS Deputy Secretary Pedro Moreno said the new funds would…
A K-State student reported a possible window peeper in the Jardine Apartment Complex. The student reported that an unknown white male was seen exposing himself in view of the student. Kansas State Police Captain Don Stubbings tells KMAN the incident reportedly occurred early Tuesday morning. Anyone who has seen similar activity or has information about such activity should contact the K-State Police Departments investigations section at 532-6412. Anonymous tips can be left at www.k-state.edu/police/silent . Students can expect to see an increased police patrols in the area.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Highly touted freshman quarterback Brock Berglund will not practice with Kansas this season, even though coach Turner Gill says he remains a part of the program. Gill announced the decision in a brief statement Tuesday. He also announced sophomore running back Deshaun Sands has been dismissed from the program after violating team rules. Sands is the son of former KU star Tony Sands, who once held an NCAA record for rushing yards in a single game. The 6-foot-4 Berglund was being counted on to help turn around a program that has struggled significantly the past few…