Pope Francis was greeted by President Raul Castro after landing in Cuba Saturday.
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Riley County Police arrested Heather Marie Spiller, 35, of Manhattan, on Thursday evening. Police made the arrest at approximately 9:30 p.m. in the 500 Block of Vattier Street. She was charged with criminal use of explosives, and her bond was set at $5,000.
DETROIT (AP)– The Tigers and Royals had just about everything on Friday night. The start of the game was delayed by 23 minutes when a light tower malfunctioned, and there was another delay in extra innings because of a problem with the mound. Detroit took a two-run lead in the eighth, only to blow it in the ninth. Finally, the Royals took a lead in the 12th only for Dixon Machado’s bases-loaded single off Greg Holland to give the Tigers a 5-4 victory. “That’s a couple of games where the guys have fought back, this time after being down in…
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications OMAHA, Neb. – K-State fought off two match points in the third to force a fourth set and staged an advantage as late as 23-22 in the fourth, but No. 11 Wisconsin prevailed over the Wildcats, 3-1 (20-25, 14-25, 27-25, 23-25), on Friday in the D.J. Sokol Arena at the Creighton Classic. The six-match winning streak of the Wildcats (8-2) was snapped with the defeat to the Badgers (7-1) as they have now dropped four-straight contests to ranked opponents. K-State, which was the first team outside this week’s AVCA Coaches Top-25 Poll, overcame its…
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson visited the multi-agency communications center set up for the pope’s visit in Philadelphia. About 50 law enforcement and public safety agencies will use the facility to coordinate during the event.
US Coast Guard crewmembers unloaded over $11 million worth of drugs interdicted from two separate cases in the Caribbean at a Miami Beach Coast Guard station Friday.
TOPEKA — After jumping to a 14-0 lead over Hayden in the second quarter, Manhattan High lost momentum and struggled to ever take it back in a 21-14 loss to the Wildcats Friday night. Led by running back Connor Schumacher’s outstanding performance, Hayden controlled the clock, and thus took control of a game that was physical from the opening snap. “Our defense played a fantastic game and we didn’t give up many big plays, but we couldn’t bring Schumacher down when we needed to,” MHS coach Joe Schartz said. Manhattan, who entered the game without having trailed yet this season,…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center is hosting a town hall next week that aims to get feedback from veterans and their families. The event is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 25 in the facility’s auditorium. The agency VA’s regional office in Wichita also will be holding a benefits claim clinic from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The agency said Thursday in a news release that representatives from the Dole VA Medical Center will be available to provide one-on-one assistance to veterans during the town hall. Senior staff will be present to…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) An Overland Park teenager has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a man and injured a woman. The Kansas City Star reports that 18-year-old Conner Estrella received the 66-month sentence Thursday. He previously pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the August 2014 death of 52-year-old Kevin Patrick Moroney. He also pleaded guilty to aggravated battery for injuring a woman standing with Moroney next to a parked vehicle. Moroney’s 32-year-old son, Brent Moroney, says he hopes the sentence is “severe enough to send a message to other…