LAWRENCE, Kan. Authorities in Lawrence say a crowd caused thousands of dollars in damage when they took down a football goal post at the University of Kansas after the Kansas City Royals’ World Series win. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/VEzZF5 ) a crowd broke the lock to a gate at Memorial Stadium, took down a goal post and threw it into a lake late Sunday after the Royals’ beat the Mets in the World Series. The goal post had been replaced inside the stadium Monday. University police Capt. James Anguiano says the department is investigating the incident, which led to…
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TOPEKA, Kan. Four members of a motorcycle group that demonstrates outside the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka have pleaded not guilty to picketing during a religious event. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1M9ldwV ) that the group’s trial next month could bring clarity to a city ordinance the protesters say is ambiguous. On Sept. 12, Chantel Hosier, Ron Martin, Brook Barger and Nicholas Hines were ticketed because they were carrying an American flag, which is considered a banner under a Topeka municipal code regarding focused picketing. The group, called Journey 4 Justice, says it uses the flag to shield people from…
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes chats with Manhattan Mayor Karen McCulloh and City Manager Ron Fehr:
The Wamego USD 320 Board of Education held a special meeting to discuss aspects of the District’s facilities needs. At Monday’s special meeting, Greg Vahrenberg, Bond Council from Piper Jaffray presented a detailed analysis of the District’s options for Bond Financing. He based his analysis on numbers gleaned from the architect’s drawings of the District’s plans, and covered financing options from 5 million to 38 million dollars. The analysis covered the mill levy impact to the taxpayer for the different financing options. Since these were only estimates of financing options to give the Board an idea of what it…
Riley County Police responded to a vehicle collision near the intersection of Claflin and Browning in Manhattan Monday at about 1:00 PM. Officers on scene found a 2004 Chrysler 2-door driven by Blake Clifton, 21, of Manhattan was traveling west on Claflin Road when it was struck by a 2015 Nissan Altima driven by Marlaina Wahl, 23, of Wheaton. Police determined that the Nissan Altima was traveling south on Browning Avenue when it failed to yield the right of way at the stop sign. Wahl was issued a citation for the traffic offense after being transported to Via Christi by…
A teenager was airlifted for medical treatment following a Monday accident in Geary County. The Geary County Sheriff’s Department reports Monday shortly before nine a.m. Deputies responded to the area of Old 40 Highway and Britt Road for a two vehicle injury accident. A 2003 Chevrolet Impala driven by Jimmie Burch of Junction City was traveling west on Old 40 and went to make a left turn on to Britt road when his vehicle struck a 1998 Ford Bronco traveling east driven by Jonah Farley of Chapman. The impact sent the Ford in to the south ditch rolling several times.…
President Barack Obama has signed into law a bipartisan budget bill that avoids national default and sets federal spending through the 2017 fiscal year.
Investigators are trying to determine what led to the sudden and catastrophic breakup of a Metrojet plane over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, just 23 minutes after the Russian-operated jetliner took off from the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
The first November edition of “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN gets you ready for K-State and #2 Baylor on Thursday night from Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Wyatt Thompson and John Kurtz break down the match-up plus a look around the Big 12 football landscape with big games coming up this month. K-State men’s basketball was successful in its first exhibition game against Emporia State and the women begin the season on Monday night with an exhibition game against Washburn. All that and much more on “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1-Baylor-up-next-for-Wildcats.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2-MBB-underway.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/3-Expectations-for-Baylor.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/4-Big-12-FB-weekend.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/5-Injuries-ahead-of-Baylor-game.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6-MBB-recap-v-ESU.mp3 …
In light of the recent controversy concerning video that emerged showing a police officer getting physical with a student in South Carolina, Riley County commissioners brought the issue to Riley County Police Department Capt. Josh Kyle, who was at Monday’s meeting to give his normal report. “I wanted to talk about working with our school districts,” Commissioner Robert Boyd said. “That little incident in Columbia, S.C., has made the national news and made law enforcement and our schools a hot topic. “What’s our status? What are we doing to work with (USD) 383, 378 and 384?” Kyle said the RCPD…