A man waves Armenian and Georgian flags at a memorial to Armenians killed by the Ottoman Turks, during marking the centenary of the mass killings, in Yerevan, Armenia, Friday, April 24, 2015. Armenians on Friday mark the centenary of what historians estimate to be the slaughter of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks, an event widely viewed by scholars as genocide. Turkey, however, denies the deaths constituted genocide and says the death toll has been inflated.
Author: KMAN Staff
CHICAGO (AP)– The Kansas City Royals stayed in their fighting mood. They also stayed in their winning mood. A benches-clearing fight led to five ejections several innings before Eric Hosmer hit the go-ahead double in the 13th to lead the Royals to a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night. With two outs, Hosmer’s hit off Chicago’s Jake Petricka (0-1) brought in Jarrod Dyson. Wade Davis then pitched a scoreless 13th for his fourth save, giving Franklin Morales (2-0) the victory. That gave Kansas City a win for the fourth time in five games, during a night…
Riley County Police have released a picture of a possible subject wanted for questioning regarding fraudulent currency. Earlier this week RCPD warned community members of a potential fraudulent US currency scam involving counterfeit bills. As earlier reported, on Tuesday, officers responded to several reports regarding fraudulent currency at businesses in the Manhattan area which included Pizza Hut (both the Moro Street and Hosteler Drive locations), Little Caesars, Dollar Tree, and Baskin Robins. Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen announced on KMAN Friday morning that Junction City and Salina officials have also reported problems with the phony bills. Officers are still investigating the…
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications Featuring 11 home matches and non-conference tournaments at Miami, Middle Tennessee and Creighton, the 2015 schedule for the K-State volleyball team was announced on Wednesday. Coming off their third NCAA Tournament appearance in the last four years, the Wildcats open their season on August 28 with a two-day tournament at Miami before starting their home slate from September 4-5 with the K-State Invitational. The home tournament will feature the first three of K-State’s 11 home matches throughout the regular season, with opponents over the entire home schedule including Green Bay, California, UNLV and eight…
Loretta Lynch has won confirmation to serve as the nation’s attorney general, ending months of delay. The vote was 56-43 in the Senate Thursday.
President Barack Obama offered his “grief and condolences” to the families of the American and Italian hostages killed by a CIA drone strike in January. In a statement, the family of American Warren Weinstein, said they are devastated.
A trial has begun in the case of a Manhattan man facing charges in connection with an alleged event involving aggravated robbery and stolen marijuana this past July. Trey Campbell, 21, appeared in court Thursday, April 23 in Riley County District Court as Senior Deputy County Attorney Barry Disney called several witnesses to the stand to testify. The state first called upon Ty Suggs, 21, of Manhattan, who is also facing charges of aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery in connection with the event. Suggs has made an agreement with the state to dismiss the robbery charge in exchange for a guilty plea to…
Continuing a previous work session, the Riley County Commission held another capitol improvement project (CIP) work session during their Thursday meeting. Commissioners viewed the non-funded projects list, which includes both construction projects and equipment purchases. The intention, for commissioners, is to still activate projects and purchases for the current year using CIP funds. During the previous work session, the commission asked department heads for their top priorities. Budget and Finance Officer, Johnette Shepek mentioned there is just over $592,000 to activate for 2015 projects. Commissioner, Robert Boyd suggested Shepek double check on bond options for a few different projects and…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Pig Out for Parkinson’s Michelle Haub and Don Rasmussen; Manhattan Regional Airport Director, Peter VanKuren; and President and CEO of the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, Vern Henricks. Parkinson’s event-segment 1 Parkinson’s event-segment 2 Peter VanKuren-segment 1 VanKuren and Henricks-segment 1
Fire near Tuttle Creek Lake in the Swede Creek area has been keeping Riley County Firefighters busy the past few days. Fire Chief Pat Collins tells KMAN the out of control blaze was first reported at 10 Tuesday night, but he’s had as many as 12-15 firefighters on the scene three different times since. Mostly grass and driftwood around the Lake on U-S Army Corps of Engineers property is impacted–but Collins says there’s some concern regarding two or three homes in the area, especially if the wind switches to the south. Winds are expected to reach 25 miles per hour…