As residents in Lafayette, Louisiana mourn the death of two women following a shooting at a theater, police are learning details about the life of shooter John Houser.
Author: KMAN Staff
Blues skies, farm animals, a high concentration of 4-Hers in one place, pork burgers and face-melting heat — yep… it’s county fair time in Manhattan. The Riley County Fair kicked off Thursday night with the 40th Annual Kaw Valley Rodeo and county extension agent Jennifer Wilson — who was easy to find in her air-conditioned Pottorf Hall offices Friday afternoon — said things were going smoothly at the Riley County Fairground. “So far so good,” she said. “We’ve got great participation from our 4-Hers and didn’t have any problem getting in our livestock today. “Probably our biggest issue is the…
Citizens braved a heat index of 112 degrees and high humidity Friday afternoon in City Park to take advantage of the best bargain in furniture shopping: free. Furniture Amnesty Day has for six years provided people a chance to get rid of unwanted furniture all in one place and allow anyone else to pick up any of it for free. Usually, picking up large sofas for the family can be a terribly stressful experience, especially if not done online from a reliable source. However, Furniture Amnesty Day is a joyful, relaxing experience for many families looking for some free stuff.…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Scott Kazmir pitched seven strong innings in his Houston debut, leading the Astros to a 4-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. The 31-year-old left-hander limited the Royals to three singles and only runner — Mike Moustakas in the fourth — past first base. Kazmir (6-5), who lowered his ERA to 2.24, retired the final nine batters he faced. Kazmir, acquired by the Astros from Oakland on Thursday for two minor leaguers, hasn’t lost a July start since July 10, 2010, going 7-0 in his past 14 starts. Preston Tucker had three of…
Cathy Dawes spoke with Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen: Also on In Focus was U-S Congressman Tim Huelskamp of Kansas:
A report of a stolen vehicle was filed in the 2000 block of Little Kitten in Manhattan Thursday morning at 7:49 AM. Stoneybrook Retirement Community of Manhattan reported a white in color 2014 Dodge Caravan with Kansas Handicapped Tag number 57818 was stolen while parked at the business. The vehicle was valued at approximately $20,000. Riley County Police are asking anyone with information to contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. ### A report of a stolen vehicle was filed with Riley County Police in the 300 block of North 15th street in Manhattan Thursday at approximately 1:24 PM. Matthew…
A lawsuit involving a former K-State football player has been ruled on by the Kansas Supreme Court, with an opinion released Friday. The case involves former KSU offensive lineman Kendyl Jacox and Danitra Cain. Cain has been seeking unpaid child support post judment interest. Jacox played at Kansas State University from 1994-1997 and was in the NFL from 1998 until 2006, with 91 NFL starts. He’s from the Dallas, Texas area. The state supreme court reversed the Court of Appeals judgment affirming the Riley County district court decision in the matter. The matter has been remanded back to the local…
A gunman sitting in a packed movie theater stood up about 20 minutes into the showing of “Trainwreck” and began firing into the crowd, killing two and injuring at least nine others Thursday before fatally shooting himself, officials said.