MANHATTAN — You can’t have Christmas without a Christmas tree. One local organization has been busy selling them this season in an effort to raise money for youth activities in the Manhattan area. The Manhattan Breakfast Optimists Club shut down tree sales this week and club president Keith Behnke says they nearly sold out all [...]
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ABC/Image Group LAHe's gonna kiss her in the morning -- for the rest of their lives. Carly Pearce has said "yes" to Michael Ray's proposal. The happy couple took to Instagram over the weekend to announce their engagement. Captioning a photo of...
Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockDanielle Bradbery has released her cover of pop singer Ariana Grande's "God Is a Woman." It's the first release in a covers project titled Yours Truly: 2018. In the coming weeks, Danielle will reveal he...
Brittany Wilson Dylan Scott's son Beckett celebrated his first birthday on December 12, and the "My Girl" hitmaker says his little boy is already taking after his dad. "Man, Beckett -- he's a mess! He really is," Dylan tells ABC Radio. "He's ...
President Donald Trump signed the 2018 farm bill on Thursday. When he did, standing not far behind him was Glenn Brunkow, director of the Kansas Farm Bureau’s first district which includes multiple counties including Pottawatomie County. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, commonly referred to as the farm bill, passed with support from both sides [...]
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MANHATTAN — After opening presents on Christmas, be careful how you dispose of your boxes. What you have in your trash pile could be a potential advertisement to would-be burglars looking for an opportunity to take your new gifts. Riley County Police Department Officer Rachel Pate says it’s best to not leave that stuff in your [...]
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ABC/Craig SjodinAfter sharing a judges’ table on American Idol, Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie have gotten to know each other pretty well. So well, in fact, that they decided to do a little Secret Santa gift ex...
MANHATTAN — Time is running out for holiday shopping and the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce hopes residents will continue to do their shopping here locally. One of the ways the chamber is encouraging that is through Little Apple Dollars, or gift certificates that can be used at most any Manhattan business. Chamber President and [...]
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ABC/Image Group LACarrie Underwood is in the home stretch of her pregnancy, but she's still experiencing a challenge or two. The "Love Wins" singer admits she's currently struggling with pregnancy insomnia. "Dear pregnancy insomnia, Please g...
TOPEKA — Kansas Labor Department figures show the state’s November unemployment rate of 3.2 percent was just barely lower than the previous month’s rate and down from 3.5 percent in November 2017. Labor Secretary Lana Gordon shared optimism about what that means for job-growth. Seasonally adjusted job estimates indicate total nonfarm Kansas jobs increase by [...]
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