The State Fire Marshal has released the name of a man who died in a Dec. 26th fire in Pottawatomie County. The State Fire Marshal Wednesday morning says 35-year-old Wade Parkhurst of Wamego was the fatality victim located within the residence after the blaze. This information is still pending official identification from the medical examiner’s office, according to the fire marshal’s news release. The Kansas Office of the State Fire Marshal’s Investigation Division joined the St. George Fire Department in the investigation of the fire. The fire occurred in the early morning hours at 3769 Stewart Farm Road, Wamego. Five…
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A Wamego firefighter has died following a fall on New Year’s Day, according to a news release from the Wamego Fire Department this morning. The WFD says firefighter John Randle sustained a life-threatening injury from a fall while returning fire apparatus to service following the completed response to a structure fire during the early morning hours Monday. Randle was air-lifted from the Wamego Health Center to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka and died there Tuesday. KMAN will have more information as it becomes available.
WICHITA — Federal funds to help retrain Wichita-area workers who have been laid off have fallen by nearly $870,000 in the last two years. The funding cut comes as the local aircraft industry is looking to hire more skilled workers. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas primarily uses the federal funding to help low-income workers or those displaced by job loss pay for technical training in aircraft jobs. The funding is tied to a formula that awards money based on a state’s unemployment, poverty rates and population growth. Workforce Alliance CEO Keith Lawing says…
Tuesday’s guest was Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau Director Karen Hibbard.
A St. George family is without a home after a fire early Monday morning. The home of Rodney and Terri Schump in St. George Kansas caught fire in the process of thawing frozen water pipes. It’s suspected cobwebs and lint in the crawl space below the home ignited. Both occupants of the home were able to get out safely. The fire consumed the home and appears to be a total loss. A Go Fund Me campaign has been created to assist the family. Their home, vehicle, and all of their possessions were destroyed. Any contributions to this campaign will go…
Teddy Allen scored 22 points, Lamont West added 19 and sixth-ranked West Virginia beat pesky Kansas State 77-69 on Monday to push the Mountaineers’ winning streak to 13 games. James Bolden and Daxter Miles Jr. added 10 points apiece for the Mountaineers (13-1, 2-0 Big 12), who have not lost since their season opener against Texas A&M in Germany. West Virginia was clinging to a 65-61 lead down the stretch when Allen went to work, slicing down the lane and picking up fouls. He kept knocking down the free throws, scoring eight points in the closing minutes while helping the…
A pair of Kansas State’s biggest playmakers this season will forego their final year of college eligibility and enter the NFL Draft. Cornerback D.J. Reed and Byron Pringle both announced their decisions in the last 24 hours. Reed was named a Walter Camp All-American as a kick returner after scoring a pair of touchdowns on returns this season. He led the Big 12 in punt return yardage and kick return yardage. The former JUCO product was also 5th on K-State’s defense in tackles and grabbed a pair of interceptions. In his announcement Sunday night, Reed, who was not a high-profile…
AMES, Iowa (AP) — If junior Dean Wade can shoot anywhere near as well as he did on Friday night, Kansas State just might have a chance in the Big 12 after all. Wade poured in a career-high 34 points, Kamau Stokes added 23 and Kansas State opened conference play by pounding Iowa State 91-75 for its first win in Ames since 2011. Barry Brown Jr. had 21 points for the Wildcats (11-2, 1-0 Big 12), who shot 13 of 26 from 3-point range to snap Iowa State’s nine-game winning streak. It was all keyed by the 6-foot-10 Wade, who…
WICHITA — The FBI is investigating the fatal police-involved shooting of a man in Wichita. A supervisor at the FBI office in Kansas City, Missouri, confirmed Friday that agents have been asked to join the investigation into the death of 28-year-old Andrew Finch. She declined further comment. Authorities are investigating whether the shooting on Thursday stemmed from someone making up a false report to get a SWAT team to descend upon Finch’s home. The practice known as “swatting” is more common among online gamers. Police say they were misled by a call indicating a homicide and hostage situation at the home.…
Friday’s In Focus said farewell to retiring KMAN News Director Cathy Dawes. Co-hosted by KMAN’s Dave Lewis and Brady Bauman. Friday’s full show can be listened to below: