A large natural gas line was ruptured shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday in the area of 916 Pottawatomie Street. Residents were asked to stay away from the area and those living within a quarter mile and were asked to evacuate the area until further advised. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. Kansas Gas Service announced that the leak had been fixed and that residents were allowed to return to their homes. No injuries were reported.
Author: KMAN Staff
A Wichita man has entered a no contest plea in Pottawatomie County to vehicle burglary and felony theft. James Shirley, 21, entered the plea Tuesday in Pottawatomie County District Court in connection with a stolen vehicle case reported near St. George earlier this month, which resulted in a law enforcement chase. Sentencing has been set for October 16th. Shirley’s co-defendant, Dalton Flax, 19, also has pled to the same charges and his sentencing date is the same as Shirley’s.
A 58-year-old man convicted of aggravated indecent liberties and solicitation of a child in Pottawatomie County 20 years ago has been discharged from the Kansas Department of Corrections. Chester Sexton was discharged September 24th with the expiration of his sentence. Sexton was convicted of the two indecent liberties charges in connection with cases that occurred in 1992 and 1993. He was sentenced in 1996. He was held in El Dorado since July of 2013. ### A Kansas Department of Corrections inmate serving time for first degree murder and rape convictions in Geary County has apparently been passed over for parole.…
The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) Tuesday announced that the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, KS was granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission. “When visitors come to Sunset Zoo, they can be assured that they are supporting a facility that is dedicated to the care and conservation of wildlife, deepening families’ connection to nature and building the next generation of conservationists,” said AZA President and CEO Jim Maddy. “By achieving AZA accreditation, Sunset Zoo meets the highest standards in animal care and ranks among the world’s best zoos and aquariums.” To be accredited, the Sunset Zoo underwent…
Todays’ guests on In Focus were… Kelly King and Miles Hackney from the K-State Roteract Club Aggieville events with Leah Hyman and Diane Meredith Riley County Emergency Management Coordinator Laurie Harrison Art Barnaby, Extension Specialist in Risk Management at K-State
WICHITA — A newspaper report says young and politically unaffiliated Kansas residents are most likely to be affected by the state’s plans to purge the names of people with incomplete registrations from its voter lists. More than half of the prospective voters with incomplete registrations list no party affiliation. The Eagle also said more than 40 percent are under 30. The newspaper analyzed a list of nearly 36,700 suspended registrations obtained from Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s office. The Republican secretary of state has enacted a new administrative rule removing the names of any prospective voters whose registrations have been…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP)– Packers coach Mike McCarthy is running out of superlatives to describe Aaron Rodgers. Every week, his MVP quarterback dissects defenses in painstakingly methodical fashion. Rodgers threw for 333 yards and five touchdowns, including three to Randall Cobb, and Green Bay beat the Kansas City Chiefs 38-28 on Monday night. Rodgers led the Packers (3-0) on two successful first-quarter drives that ended with scoring passes to Cobb and rookie Ty Montgomery. He found James Jones for a 27-yard touchdown reception late in the second quarter for a 24-7 lead at the break. Green Bay built a 38-14…
Updated: 11:15 a.m. Tuesday: The three persons of interest in the graffiti cases turned themselves in to the Kansas State University Police Department at approximately 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28. Kansas State Police made that announcement Tuesday morning. The following people were issued notices to appear in Manhattan City Court for criminal damage to property: Cassie Enright, 20, Joanna Pineda, 20, and Jon D. Groskurth, 20. All three are Kansas State University students and were cooperative in the investigation. The case involved graffiti reported in Seaton Hall and in the Quad areas of the university’s Manhattan campus. The…
CHICAGO (AP)– Chris Denorfia hit a pinch-hit home run leading off the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Denorfia hit the first pitch from reliever Miguel Almonte (0-2) into the left-field bleacher for the Cubs’ major league-leading 13th walk-off victory of the season. It was Denorfia’s third homer of the season. Fernando Rodney (2-0) pitched a scoreless top of the 11th to get the win. The homer ended a pitcher’s duel that was a makeup of a May 30 rainout. Both teams combined for eight…
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is calling for an overhaul of the US tax code that would eliminate income taxes for millions of Americans, and lower them for the rich.