KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP)– With his pitch count well into triple-digits and the Twins clinging to a one-run lead, even Kyle Gibson thought Paul Molitor was going to bring in a reliever for him. Then the manager stayed in the dugout with two Royals aboard in the eighth inning. “I don’t want to say I was surprised,” Gibson said, “but it showed a lot of confidence in me.” Molitor’s confidence was rewarded when Gibson retired the next two batters to wiggle out of the jam, the Twins tacked on another run, and Glen Perkins breezed through the ninth to finish off…
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Domestic and international terror threats have authorities on edge heading into Independence Day holiday weekend.
$18.7B Gulf Oil Spill Settlement Reached with BP
If maintenance of roadside vegetation is a basic function of local government, then the state of Kansas can add that to the growing list of basic functions it’s struggling to fund — or worse, isn’t choosing to. Riley County Noxious Weed Director Dennis Peterson told county commissioners Thursday morning the county’s contract with the Kansas Department of Transportation is on hold and because of that, johnsongrass — a nuisance weed that spreads quickly and can grow up to 8-feet tall — is out of control on K-18 between Manhattan and Junction City. Typically the contract awards $7,000 every year to…
Riley County Police made a couple of drug-related arrests of note Wednesday. Courtney Vieyra, 29, of Junction City was taken into custody in the 200 block of 10th Street Wednesday evening on three drug possession charges. Her bond was set at $8,000, although a $5,000 bond is also listed for her on a probation violation. Also arrested Wednesday evening just before 5:30 at the same location in Ogden was Tre Smith, 22, of Ogden. Two drug possession counts are listed for Smith in the arrest report, with a bond of $7,000. ### Michael Brooks, 22, of Manhattan was arrested on Wednesday…
A Manhattan man is facing several charges including aggravated assault for allegedly luring a man to a parking lot by using inappropriate pictures of a woman. Riley County police say Richard Thomas, 35, was arrested in the 500 block of Scenic Drive after an incident in the 300 block of N. 5th Street. Police say Thomas sent inappropriate images of a female to lure Joseph Coaxum Junior of Junction City, Kansas to a parking lot on N. 5th Street. Once Coaxum arrived he was threatened with a firearm and his vehicle was damaged with a blunt object. Thomas was arrested for…
Diondre Daniely, 19, of Kansas City was arrested Wednesday around 9:45 AM while at the Riley County Police Department on a warrant with the offenses of burglary and theft. This warrant originated in Riley County for an incident that occurred on June 5, 2015. He was also arrested on a warrant for failure to appear from the Municipal Court of Manhattan, Kansas. His bond was set at a total of $50,750 dollars.
In this edition of In Focus, KMAN’s Cathy Dawes speaks with Governor’s Military Council Executive Director John Armbrust and Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Jack Allston.
Change is coming to Fort Riley. The 1st Combat Aviation Brigade…first Infantry Division…is hosting a change of command ceremony next week.Colonel Matthew R. Lewis will relinquish command to Colonel John M. Cyrulik after two years leading the “Demon” brigade. Lewis is slated to become the deputy commander of the Combat Readiness Center at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Cyrulik, a recent graduate of the U.S. Air War College Montgomery, Alabama, comes to the Demon brigade from Fort Rucker where he served as the director of evaluation and standardization from July 2013 to June 2014. The cermony will take place at the post’s Cavalry Parade Field…at 10 a.m…
Just after 9 a.m. Thursday, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call, the victim reporting that they believed their car had been shot at by an individual in the area of Carnahan Creek Rd. The suspect in the matter was reported to be driving a Red Honda Civic car. Pottawatomie County Dispatch broadcast an attempt to locate for the suspect and suspect vehicle. Riley County Police Officers did locate a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle a short time later in Riley County on Tuttle Creek Blvd. The suspect vehicle fled, coming back into Pottawatomie County.…