WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A man wounded during an attempted home break-in has gotten an invitation to worship with the pastor who shot him. The Sedgwick County prosecutor’s office said the pastor provides assistance to men with alcohol and drug addiction. During a sentencing hearing Friday, the pastor invited 30-year-old Corey Burgardt, of Wichita, to attend his church. Burgardt previously pleaded guilty to a felony count of criminal damage to property and a misdemeanor count of criminal trespass. Prosecutors said Burgardt tried to get into the pastor’s home in November after a night of drinking. Prosecutors said the pastor fired a…
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By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications (Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics) The K-State baseball team captured its fourth win over a Top-25 team over the last four weeks, coming from behind to beat No. 19 Texas Tech, 5-3, in the series opener on Friday at Tointon Family Stadium. Behind Taylor Anderson’s career-high two RBIs and two hits, the Wildcats (18-18, 5-8 Big 12) evened their record to .500 for the first time since March 21 as they have won five of their last six games. The Wildcats’ four wins over Top-25 teams this season are also their most since 2011…
A vehicle fire that broke out shortly after noon on Friday in the Westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the Riley/Geary County line shut down those lanes for approximately one hour on Friday afternoon. There were no injuries reported and the cause of the fire is unknown but traffic was backed up for at least four miles as crews extinguished the fire and performed cleanup operations. The fire occurred at Mile Marker 316.
Financial officials from the world’s major economies are welcoming modest improvements in the global economy while side-stepping fears rattling global financial markets that Greece will default on its bailout loans.
From left: German chancellor Angela Merkel, German Parliament president Norbert Lammert, the partner of German President, Daniela Schadt, German President Joachim Gauck, and the North Rhine-Westphalia governor Hannelore Kraft attend a mourning ceremony at the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, Friday, April 17, 2015. A mourning ceremony is held in the Cathedral in memory of the 150 victims of the Germanwings plane crash last month in the French Alps.
Unemployment numbers are up a little in the Manhattan area, according to estimates just released by the Kansas Department of Labor, but are still the lowest in the state. The Manhattan metro area, which includes Riley and Pottawatomie Counties, has a 3.6% rate for March, compared to 3.5% in February but still much lower than last March’s 4.2%. The City of Manhattan, Riley County part, was 3.2%, also up slightly from 3.1 in February. The Manhattan-Junction City Combined Statistical Area showed a 4.1% rate, which was steady with February numbers and lower than last year’s 4.9% in March of 2014.…
As earlier reported on KMAN, Riley County Police officers responded to Allison Avenue in Manhattan Thursday afternoon for a citizen report of suspicious activity at a residence. Upon arrival to the area officers observed three male juveniles in the vicinity of the residence at 2727 Allison Avenue. When officers began to approach, the juveniles fled the area on foot. Further investigation revealed the residence located at 2727 Allison Avenue had been damaged and burglarized. The three male juveniles that fled the area were later located by police and arrested for burglary, criminal damage to property, possession of marijuana, and interference with law enforcement. The three…
The postal carrier charged Thursday with two federal crimes for steering his small gyrocopter through protected Washington airspace “literally flew under the radar” to the lawn of the Capitol, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said.
Sen. Pat Roberts’ cell phone interrupted a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Thursday as the song ‘Let It Go’ from the popular move ‘Frozen’ played aloud.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Topeka man charged as an accomplice in an alleged Fort Riley suicide bombing plot will be released to his parents’ custody. A judge decided Thursday to release Alexander Blair. That is expected to happen by Monday. Blair’s attorney Christopher Joseph had argued that his client was not a flight risk because he had little money and no car, and said he had fully cooperated with the investigation. John T. Booker Jr. was arrested in an FBI sting operation Friday as he attempted to arm what he thought was a 1,000 pound bomb outside Fort Riley.…