FORT RILEY, Kan. – A Soldier assigned to the 1st Infantry Division died in Junction City, Kansas. Sgt. Laird Camron Landis, an infantryman with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., was found dead in his home April 1. Landis deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 and to Kuwait in 2014. His home of record is Redmond, Kansas. He joined the Army in February 2010 and arrived at Fort Riley in 2014. Landis was 29 years old. “Soldiers of the ‘Dreadnaught’ battalion are saddened by the loss of Sgt. Landis,” said Lt. Col. Bryan Harris, commander of…
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Manhattan, Kan. – On April 3, 2016 at approximately 3:55PM it was reported to police that Kevin L. Worrell (59) of 4240 Kaw Road Manhattan, KS was manipulating a handgun at his residence when it accidentally discharged. When the handgun discharged the bullet struck his son Travis J. Worrell (33) in the left leg, who was standing in the vicinity of Kevin. Travis was transported to Via Christi Hospital and then later transferred to a medical center in Wichita, KS. Travis’s injuries are considered to be serious, but non life-threatening On April 2, 2016 at approximately 2:31PM Jeremy E.…
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes visited with K-State student Erin Poppe, who first shared her rape ordeal through her work as a reporter with the K-State Collegian:
Fatality crashes were reported in two area counties Sunday evening. Michael Folk, 38, of Iola died in a motorcycle accident on U-S 24 just east of Belvue in Pottawatomie County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports Folk was westbound on 24 when his 1992 Harley Davidson motorcycle left the roadway to the right and overturned. The accident was reported just before 5:30 p.m. And in Geary county, Caitlyn Head, 22, of Junction City died when her 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix left Clarks Creek Road in Geary County, about two miles south of I-70. KHP indicates Head’s vehicle was northbound when it…
Over 35 Riley County firefighters spent most of the afternoon Saturday saving homes and putting out wildfires. Riley County Fire Chief Pat Collins says the first fire of the day was called in at 12:52 PM at 6611 Golden Shores, in the Golden shores subdivision South of Randolph. It only burned about two acres in the cedars around some houses. While the University Park and Randolph stations were responding to that wildfire, another 911 call came in from 5351 N 48th Street reporting another house in danger from a wildfire south of Sedalia church on US 24. When the first…
The Kansas City Royals raised their World Series banner Sunday night at Kauffman Stadium and officially began the title defense with a 4-3 win over the New York Mets. Eric Hosmer singled in the first run of the season in the first. Kendrys Morales would help plate the second run of the season with a sacrifice fly in the fourth. Alex Gordon and Omar Infante provided RBI singles in the sixth to give the Royals a 4-0 advantage. The Mets wouldn’t go away as they would tag three runs against Joakim Soria in the eighth. Royals closer Wade Davis picked up…
The Kansas Highway Patrol responded to an injury accident over the weekend on 170, one mile west of K-18. A 2009 Ford Focus, driven by Sharaya Bearman (21) of Topeka, was travelling west on I-70 near mile post 302 when it crashed into the rear bumper of a 2012 Kia Optima, driven by Taniesha (37) Ray of Junction City. The accident occurred when the Focus failed to slow down for emergency vehicles. Both Bearman and Ray were transported to Geary County Community Hospital with unknown injuries. The KHP reports that both drivers were wearing seat belts.
Riley County Police arrested a Manhattan man over the weekend for criminal damage to property. Scott Poister (40) was picked up on the 1000 block of Moro Street shortly after 10 Saturday morning. He was charged with multiple counts of criminal damage to property and was held at the Riley County Jail on an $11,000 bond.
At one point in the Groesbeck Room of the Manhattan Public Library late Saturday morning, a woman in the audience just said it. “What the hell is going on over there?” That was more or less the sentiment about Topeka during the panel discussion with area legislators hosted by the Manhattan chapter of the bipartisan Women for Kansas group. State representatives Tom Phillips and Sydney Carlin of Manhattan were present, along with Sen. Tom Hawk, also of Manhattan. Rep. Susie Swanson of Clay Center also joined. Rep. Ron Highland of Wamego — chair of the House Education Committee — was invited,…
After losing the first two games of the weekend set in Lubbock, K-State head coach Brad Hill reminded his team that there was still something to accomplish against the Red Raiders…try to avoid the sweep. The Wildcats nearly did just that. With Clayton Dalrymple on third, representing the tying run, Jake Scudder grounded out to second to end the game, and the Wildcats come up just 90 feet short of salvaging the set, falling to Texas Tech 6-5 on Sunday afternoon. The series’ finale began hauntingly similar to the doubleheader on Saturday. The Red Raiders’ high-octane offense staked Tech starter…