UPDATE: On September 16th, at about 4:40 p.m, a 1997 Volkswagen Jetta driven by Daniel McDonald was driving east on Highway 24 when it was reported to have crossed the center line and was then struck by 2 west bound vehicles on Highway 24. Daniel McDonald, 18 of Wamego, died at the scene. The drivers of the other vehicles, Corey Swisher, 44 of St.Mary’s, driving a 2006 Volvo V50, reported no injuries and Joshua Asbury, 35 of St.George, driving a 1997 Ford Expedition, was injured and transported to a Manhattan hospital. ### (earlier report) Still not many details but a Pottawatomie…
Author: KMAN Staff
Today’s guests on In Focus were Sydney Carlin and Jana Fallin of Polly Ogden Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, KSU Theater Marketing Office Emily Trube, and Associate Director of the Theater Program Jennifer Vellenga.
Today’s guests on In Focus were Riley County Extension 4H agent John Jobe, Riley County Senior Service Director Jami Ramsey, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Operations Manager Brian McNulty.
(An involuntary manslaughter case is listed in a separate report) An injury accident involving an area state representative was reported in the 8000 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. in north Riley County at approximately 7:30 PM Saturday. Riley County Police report the accident occurred when a Ford Fusion driven by St. Representative Susan Swanson, 69, of Clay Center turned in front of a Suzuki motorcycle driven by Eldon Picou, 43, of Manhattan, causing the Suzuki to crash. Swanson was issued a citation for failure to yield. Picou was transported to Via Christi for treatment of his injuries. ### An arrest has been…
Updated Monday morning: A weekend death investigation by Riley County Police is now being called an involuntary manslaughter. As earlier reported by KMAN, Randy Jay Abarr, 60, was found at 2220 Green Avenue shortly before midnight Sunday in response to a 911 call. When officers arrived on the scene, they found Abarr, who was reportedly unconscious at that time. This (Monday) morning’s RCPD activity report indicates at approximately 5:10 AM Sunday Abarr was listed as a victim of an involuntary manslaughter.The report adds only that all parties have been identified and no arrests have been made pending further investigation…
Wildcats are shut out in the second half; lose for first time this season Kansas State went into SEC country and got exactly the physical battle you’d expect. What was not expected, however, was how many mistakes Bill Snyder’s team made in a 14-7 loss to Vanderbilt. Between two turnovers and seven penalties, K-State consistently made its task harder than it needed to be, and that was the difference in the end. “We missed some assignments and made some mistakes,” Wildcat coach Bill Snyder said. “But that takes nothing away from what Vanderbilt did. They played well.” Commodore quarterback Kyle…
THE MATCHUP: No. 19 Kansas State faces its first true test of 2017 when the 2-0 Wildcats take on unbeaten Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT. THE VENUE: Vanderbilt Stadium (40,550). A small stadium by FBS standards and the smallest in the SEC. The game is sold out, and K-State officials believe there could be more than 15,000 Wildcat fans in attendance. THE SERIES: Vanderbilt leads 1-0. The Commodores won the only meeting, which took place in Nashville in 1984. THE ODDS: K-State is favored by 4 points and the over/under is 149, meaning Vegas…
Hundreds gathered at Bosco Plaza behind the K-State Student Union Thursday night in a rally organized in opposition of white nationalism. Held in response to posters promoting white nationalism found on campus Wednesday morning, community members, students and faculty spoke out against the posters’ message. One attendee of the rally, Manhattan resident Matthew Spooner, said he had to attend. “When I heard about these flyers on campus, I said I gotta show up.” he said. “This is America. We fought against the nazi’s in World War II. I will not let them try to be a political force in 2017…
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Labor says the state’s unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent in August, an increase of two-tenths of a percent from July. The unemployment rate in August 2016 was 4.3 percent. The department said Friday the increased unemployment was related mostly to manufacturing layoffs and revised government job estimates. Economist Emilie Doerksen said nonfarm employment grew by 800 jobs last month and the service-providing sector added nearly 2,000 jobs. But that was offset by temporary layoffs in manufacturing and decreased government job estimates. Officials say Kansas has lost 9,000 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs, including 6,300…
TECUMSEH — A police chase in northeast Kansas has come to an end after a stolen box truck full of mattresses crashed into a guardrail on the highway. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Lawrence police chased the truck Wednesday after a delivery driver reported it was stolen. The pursuit went west on U.S. Route 40. The Kansas Highway Patrol, the Topeka Police Department and the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the chase. Authorities say stop-sticks were used and at least one tire on the vehicle was shredded. The truck crashed into a guard rail just east of Topeka about…