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.
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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…
Updated Noon Tuesday: On Sunday November 1, 2015, at 7:25 p.m., an employee with the Manhattan Sewage Treatment plant, located at 1201 Levee Drive, Manhattan, Pottawatomie County, reported that an individual was within the treatment plant, and attempting to remove a John Deere gator. Officers from the Riley County Police Department and Deputies from the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area, and located Ian Eastman, 28, from Alma. Ian Eastman was arrested for burglary, theft,criminal damage to property and trespass on a railroad. Eastman is currently being held at the Pottawatomie County Jail on a $5000 bond. The Kansas Highway Patrol Aircraft Unit also assisted…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department are investigating a reported rape which occurred in the city limits of Manhattan on October 30, 2015 during the evening or night hours. This crime was reported on October 31, 2015 at approximately 2:50 PM and involved a 23-year-old female victim and a 25-year-old male suspect. The suspect is known to the victim. Police filed a report for the offenses of rape, aggravated domestic battery, and criminal restraint after being told of the incident. Officers continue to investigate this matter and at the time of this report no arrests had been made pending…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: What’s New in Military and Veterans’ Affairs with Executive Director of K-State’s Military and Veterans’ Affairs and Retired Lt. Col. Art DeGroat along with Capt. Casey Johnson, Commander of the Commanding General Mounted Color Guard Riley County Health Director Brenda Nickel Mitch Innes and Janie Dunstan on the Randolph park project.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A former Kansas City church now houses at least 30 desktop computers that will be available to the public for free beginning Nov. 9. The Kansas City Star reports the project was created by Connecting for Good, a nonprofit that has worked to bridge the digital divide since 2011. The organization strives to bring email and the Internet to low-income people. The new center was open for preview tours Sunday. The center will allow the public to use computers for free, offer classes for basic and advance computer skills, and sell refurbished desktop and laptop computers…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Next semester the Lawrence Public Schools will introduce a pilot course that relies on free, openly licensed educational resources rather than textbooks. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the district’s plan is part of a new U.S. Department of Education campaign called #GoOpen, which encourages states, school districts and educators to use openly licensed educational materials. Lawrence Public Schools is one of 10 districts nationwide that have taken up the challenge to replace at least one textbook with open resources within the next year. Superintendent Rick Doll says the money saved by using open resources to diversify class content…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Two men were arrested early Monday after a seven-minute police chase through East Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that officers received a call to check on a stationary car. Police officials say they were checking on two men passed out in the front seat of the vehicle as the driver took off. Police followed as the car traveled about a mile and a half east on Interstate 70 and exited the highway. When police stopped the chase, both men were booked into the Shawnee County Jail. The driver was booked for multiple traffic offenses, including fleeing and…
Improvise isn’t a word parents want to hear from their kid’s doctor yet pediatric specialists too often have to jury-rig treatments because of a major challenge: Most medical devices are built for adults, not children.