A Manhattan man was arrested in the 1000 block of Yuma at approximately 4:20 a.m. on Saturday morning. Anthony Rex Shehan, 44, was arrested by officers with the Riley County Police Department for battery and aggravated battery with a weapon. His bond was set at $10,000.
Author: KMAN Staff
Residents who are looking to cool off from the hot weather this weekend will not be able to use the swimming pool at City Park on Saturday and Sunday. The pool was also closed to the general public on Friday for a swim meet being held there through the weekend. The pools at Cico Park and Northview will be open for their regular hours as will the Splash Park at City Park.
CHICAGO (AP)– The Chicago White Sox understand they will need a strong effort to climb out of the hole they dug. It would help if their hitters pitched in. The guys on the mound are doing just fine, though. John Danks pitched four-hit ball into the seventh, and the White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 Friday to split a day-night doubleheader. Danks (5-8) combined with three relievers on the shutout as Chicago rebounded from a 4-2 loss in the opener. It was the 10th win in 14 games for a team that began the day last in the…
CHICAGO (AP)– The Kansas City Royals were doing just fine without getting much from Alex Rios. They will gladly take any extra lift he can give their lineup. Rios and Mike Moustakas homered, and the Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 Friday in Game 1 of a day-night doubleheader. On a scorching afternoon when the ball was carrying, the AL Central leaders returned from the All-Star break and won for the eighth time in nine games. They also took out a team showing some spark after struggling most of the way. Moustakas hit a solo homer in the fifth…
After a gunman unleashed a barrage of fire at a recruiting center and another US military site in Chattanooga, killing at least four Marines, US Attorney Bill Killian says the situation is being treated as an act of terrorism.
A former convict beat a man and stole guns and a pickup truck before shooting five people, two of them fatally, during a rampage across several northern Maine towns, state police said Friday.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with: Riley Co. Extension Director Jennifer Wilson on the Riley Co. Fair, Susan Peterson, Assistant Director at the Riley Co. Senior Center, Carla Martinez-Machain, Assistant Professor of Political Science at K-State on the shooting of Marines in Chatanooga, Tennessee. In Focus listeners sharing their opinions via the KMAN hotline.
The Manhattan metro area, which includes Pottawatomie and Riley counties, showed a slight increase in unemployment, with 4.1 percent in June compared to 3.7 percent in May, although that number is lower than the 4.2 percent in June of last year. The numbers including Manhattan and Junction City showed a 4.6 percent number. The city of Manhattan/ Riley County part is 3.7 percent, also higher than May’s 3.3 percent. Area county numbers include Riley at four percent, Pottawatomie at 4.2, Geary at 6.8, and Clay at five percent. The Manhattan metro area still has the lowest rate in the state…
Police in Riley County arrested a Manhattan man on rape related charges Thursday. Eric Santiago, 21, was taken into custody at approximately 10:20 AM while at the Riley County Police Department. Santiago was arrested for the offenses of two counts of rape for an incident that occurred in March. He was given a bond of $30,000. ### A 32-year-old Manhattan man was served an arrest warrant for failure to appear with the original offense of possession of opiates, opium, or narcotics drugs. Andre Quinton Jr., was arrested on the warrant Thursday at approximately 5:40 PM while at the Riley County Police…
Manhattan Area Chamber Commerce President Lyle Butler: