Riley County Commissioner Ben Wilson isn’t like most 22-year olds. For one, few are county commissioners, and two, he campaigned on a conservative platform that goes against where the majority of Americans his age tend to lean. In June, Wilson — a freshman commissioner and just a couple years removed from being a college freshman — raised concerns about the county’s funding of certain healthcare services. Because of that, a chunk of Monday morning’s county commission meeting was spent going over a little bit of sex ed. Counties across the state are in the middle of crafting their budgets for 2016…
Author: KMAN Staff
Further details were released Monday morning regarding the Riley County Police arrest of Jeremiah Tibbs, 22, of Manhattan for the offense of aggravated robbery on Saturday at approximately 12:50 AM. The arrest stemmed from an incident which was reported on Friday, the 3rd of July, at approximately 3:15 AM in the 1300 block of Laramie Street. Police found that Seth Rodriguez, 18, of Fort Riley was the victim of aggravated battery and Jessie Allen, 19, also of Fort Riley had become the victim of aggravated robbery after a small group of otherwise unknown males accosted them and demanded that Allen relinquish his wrist…
Dr. David Stone, Pickett Professor of Military History and Director of Institute for Military History and 20th Century Studies at Kansas State University with the latest on Greece, Russia: Manhattan Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes on Fourth of July aftermath: Ruth Nicolaus, publicist for Wild Bill Hickock Rodeo in Abilene and open phones:
An early morning fire has engulfed a commercial building filled with paper products south of Cleveland. There is no word of any injuries.
A deck collapsed at a North Carolina beach house as a family got set to take a group photo, leaving at least 23 people injured with two of those in critical condition, authorities said.
An accident on K-99 left two people injured and blocked traffic for several hours Sunday afternoon. Patrick Arrow, 21, and Kaytlan Tanner, 20, both of Louisville, were taken to the hospital following the accident reported shortly before 2:30 p.m. about a mile south of Wamego. Arrow was taken to the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City and Tanner was taken to Stormont Vail in Topeka. Tanner was a passenger in Arrow’s vehicle. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Arrow was driving a ’98 Mitsubishi Eclipse northbound on K-99 when it went left of center and struck a 1980 GMC…
The United States dominated defending champion Japan 5-2 for their first Women’s World Cup title since 1999 in the highest-scoring final in the tournament’s history on Sunday. Carli Lloyd recorded a first-half hat trick as the U.S. women scored four goals in the opening 16 minutes to put the game well out of Japan’s reach. Carli Lloyd scored a first-half hat trick in the United States’ victory over Japan on Sunday. The last time the U.S. tasted WWC success they beat China in penalty shootout. Sunday’s final against Japan was a completely different affair. The U.S. wasted little time avenging…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Royals manager Ned Yost treats just about every game the same, especially in July, because the reality is that they all count the same at the end of the season. So when he singles one out, it must have been important. Eric Hosmer drove in Lorenzo Cain with nobody out in the ninth inning Sunday, helping Kansas City beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 and earn a four-game split between AL Central contenders. “It’s huge. It’s as big a game as you’re going to play in early July,” Yost said, his own head drenched in sweat. “Very…
Greek voters overwhelmingly rejected austerity demands in return for rescue loans from the debt-wracked country’s creditors in a referendum Sunday. The Greek government says the vote opens the door for more negotiation.
On 9th day of Iran nuke talks, cautious Kerry says ‘it could go either way’