Updated 6 a.m. Tuesday: CIMARRON, Kan. (AP) Authorities say they’re investigating whether an unreported vehicle crash may have damaged the railroad tracks before an Amtrak train derailed in southwest Kansas. Gray County sheriff’s Deputy J.G. Sharp says there was a separate vehicle accident that may have damaged the rails before the passenger train derailed early Monday outside Cimarron. A few people remain hospitalized. Authorities are examining tire tracks leading to the train tracks and preserving the scene with crime scene tape, he said. He says the damage doesn’t appear to have been intentional. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board…
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Kansas State will not return to the hardwood this season. The school announced that it will not accept an invitation to play in a postseason tournament after being left out of the NCAA Tournament and National Invitation Tournament, the fields of which were announced Sunday evening. In a release by the school, K-State coach Bruce Weber expressed disappointment. “We fell short this season in reaching our goal of playing in the NCAA Tournament, and although we were disappointed to not be selected for the NIT, I am proud of our players for their hard work and perseverance throughout this season,”…
WICHITA — More than 90 people could lose their special parking privileges at the airport in Wichita under a measure about to be decided by city leaders. The Wichita Eagle reports the city council is to vote Tuesday on new parking rules at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport. The proposal designates that only Wichita city officials and employees will get the passes allowing for free parking in the airport’s public lots, and even then only when they’re on public business. The change is to drop the number of VIP parking passes from 113 last year to less than 27. Holders of the…
The Rock Creek boys basketball team capped off another great season on Saturday afternoon with an 85-74 win over top seeded Girard in the third place game at the 4A-II State Tournament in Emporia. The Mustangs finish the year at 22-3 while Girard caps their year at 23-2. The ball game saw 51 total fouls and 69 free throw attempts. Rock Creek was plus-23 in free throws made as they were 34 of 47 from the charity stripe in the ball game. Rock Creek shot 54.5% from the floor and hit three of eight from three point range. Three in…
The 38th Annual Aggieville St. Patrick’s Day Parade made its way through Moro Street Saturday afternoon. This year’s parade titled, “The Emerald March on Moro,” followed the annual 10K and 2 mile runs. Click any photo to open the entire gallery in a larger format Staff photos by Brady Bauman
A Manhattan man was sentenced to 59 months in the Department of Corrections for aggravated robbery charges Friday afternoon in the Riley County District Courthouse. Jonathon Elliot, 20, made a motion of departure through his defense attorney, Brenda Jordan, and hoped for probation, but Judge David Stutzman sided with the state. Elliot was one of the men responsible for a string of September 2015 robberies which sent the K-State campus into lockdown during that time. Elliot admitted he provided transportation and involvement with the stolen goods. One of Elliot’s co-conspirators, 17-year-old Janir Vega was sentenced to 59 months in prison in February after reaching…
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) received confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the first person in the state to test positive for Zika virus, according to a press release sent from Topeka to KMAN. The individual is an adult from southwest Kansas and has travel history to a country with local Zika virus transmission. The person subsequently developed an illness consistent with Zika virus infection and was tested per guidance from CDC and KDHE. “Kansas is prepared for the Zika virus, and we are working with health care providers across the state…
TOPEKA — Kansas would stop observing daylight savings time after this year under a bill being pushed by a prominent Republican legislator. The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee heard testimony Thursday from Republican Sen. Ty Masterson of Andover in favor of his bill. Masterson said there’s little evidence that moving clocks forward an hour each spring saves energy or increases productivity, and it interrupts people’s sleep cycles and could cause health problems. Lawmakers in other states also are considering proposals to move away from the twice-a-year ritual of changing clocks. Daylight savings time begins this weekend. Masterson is chairman of the…
Today’s guests on In Focus were Senator Pat Roberts, Representative Sydney Carlin, and Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat and Undersheriff Shane Jager.
Riley County Police arrested Delilah Britt, 73, of Manhattan on a warrant while in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road on March 10, 2016 at approximately 4:15 PM. Britt was arrested on the offenses of distribution of opiates, opium, narcotics, or stimulants/heroin, endangering a child, and distribution with intent to distribute a controlled substance (X2). She was given a total bond of $25,000.00 and at the time of this report was confined at the Riley County Jail. This warrant stems from investigation in July, August, and December of 2015. Dustin Molden, 43, of St. George, Kansas was arrested…