1914 Henry Ford announced that he was implementing a minimum wage of $5 a day, an 8-hour workday, and profit sharing The first national minimum wage didn't come along until 1938, when the Fair Labor Standards Act set it at 25 cents an hour 1933 In California, construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began The three-mile bridge officially opened [...]
Kansas State University has named Zelia Wiley as interim associate provost for diversity, effective Jan. 3. Wiley was the assistant dean for diversity and director of the diversity programs office in the College of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension. Wiley has implemented diversity initiatives with regard to teaching, research and extension within the college. […]
Here's a New Year's resolution you only have to stick to for a MONTH. According to several studies, having a "dry January" where you don't drink any alcohol can have a huge impact on your health. A study in 2013 had "normal drinkers" stop drinking for one month. They lost an average of 3.5 pounds [...]
Riley County commissioners were briefed on 2015 crime statistics for their first meeting of 2016 Monday morning As reported before, vehicle thefts were the major concern. Riley County Police Department Lt. Luke Breault told commissioners numbers for that genre of crime were up over 2014’s total. “We saw a distinct rise in vehicle thefts and […]
As previously reported by KMAN and updated by Riley County Police on Monday: Police filed a report for aggravated burglary in the 5900 block of Corporate Drive in Manhattan on January 1, 2016 at approximately 1:55 AM after responding to a report of a masked individual who had broken a window and entered Auth Florence […]
For more than a decade Pottawatomie County Commissioner Stan Hartwich has served in that role, and he’s trying for the position again. Hartwich filed Monday morning for re-election and says he’s hoping to see the completion of projects he’s been working on all 12 years he’s been a commissioner, adding “We’ve got a lot of good […]
Losing weight is always the most popular New Year's resolution. So here are five ways to do it while embracing some of your 'BAD' habits . . . 1. Drink wine. There's an antioxidant in the grapes called ellagic acid that's been shown to boost your metabolism and slow down the growth of fat cells. [...]
1896 Utah entered the United States of America The entrance of Utah into the Union followed the Mormon’s abandonment of polygamy Utah was the 45th state added 1936 The first music chart based on national sales was published by Billboard magazine Joe Venuti, jazz violinist, was at the top of the chart with a little ditty called, Stop! Look! Listen! 1999 [...]
A Manhattan man found himself behind bars on Sunday morning after being arrested in the 1400 block of Anderson. Tyler Lee Mann (19) was taken into custody at around 1:34 a.m. for the unlawful possession of hallucinogens or marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and contributing to a child’s misconduct. Mann’s bond was set at $5,000. […]
