The 11th Annual Battle of the Badges is Monday and Tuesday (July 28th and 29th) in cooperation with the American Red Cross. The Battle of the Badges puts a fun spin on a regular blood drive. Manhattan emergency agencies are on site, Riley County Police, Riley County EMS, and Manhattan Fire Department have their respective vehicles and are available to visit with the public. American Red Cross Sr. Donor Recruitment Rep., Kristi Ingalls, says the event is all about humanizing the heroes, which is a motto she ran across on a social media site. In an interview…
Author: KMAN Staff
A 47-year-old Manhattan woman was injured in an accident on Tuttle Cove Road KMAN first told you about Sunday afternoon. Amanda Unruh was taken to Mercy Regional Health Center where she was treated and released later in the day. Riley County Police indicate Emergency crews responded to the single vehicle collision on Tuttle Cove Road near Freeman Road at approximately 10:50 AM. Unruh was traveling east on Tuttle Cove Road when she lost control of her 2003 Pontiac Aztec. She was unable to safely make a correction and ultimately struck a tree. The road was blocked for a…
A Manhattan man accused of several major crimes, including kidnapping, appeared in Riley County District Court Monday morning after successfully firing his previous defense attorney. Jerred Snyder, is facing charges stemming from an alleged incident in which he reportedly threatened a man at gunpoint and took his vehicle. On Monday Judge John Bosch appointed Jillian Waesche-Seaton as Snyder’s new court appointed attorney. Judge Bosch stipulated that the upcoming trial dates set for August 27, 2014 and September 3, 2014 remain unchanged until he hears from the newly appointed attorney. Snyder is still scheduled for a pretrial hearing on August 11, 2014.
The U.N. Security Council called for “an immediate and unconditional humanitarian cease-fire” in the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas at an emergency meeting just after midnight Monday morning.
A rare, powerful lightning outbreak on LA’s Venice Beach injured 13 people, including two critically Sunday.
The Kansas City Royals had a chance to do something on Sunday they had never done before; sweep a four game series at home from the Cleveland Indians. History will have to wait. The Indians used a four-run fifth, and two home runs from Carlos Santana, to blast the Royals 10-3 at Kauffman Stadium. Danny Salazar shook off an early deficit to pitch six innings and record his third win of the season. Meanwhile, Bruce Chen cruised through the first four frames before that disastrous fifth. He takes the loss and is now 2-3 on the year. The loss snapped…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A report compiled when Kansas City was seeking federal terrorism and emergency response grants claims Kansas City International Airport is a hub for terrorist travel. The document dated February 7 was prepared by Kansas City area emergency management officials. The city’s police chief says the report shouldn’t create fear, and one security expert says the report could have been amped up to win federal funds.
The Green Bay Packers signed star wide receiver Jordy Nelson to a contract extension Saturday. The Packers have not disclosed terms of the deal, but a league source confirmed that Nelson, the former K-State and Riley County High School standout signed a four-year extension worth $39 million. “It’s exciting, obviously it’s something everyone wants to get done, especially like I said a while back about training camp,” Nelson said. “My wife and I are excited to be here, and hopefully I’ll be able to finish my career here, finish this out and be done.” “Jordy’s hard work and dedication has…
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) — Billy Butler and the surging Kansas City Royals wrecked things for the Cleveland Indians for the second straight night. Butler homered for the second consecutive game and the Royals overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Indians 7-5 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win. A day after his pinch-hit, two-run homer in the eighth inning beat Cleveland, Butler connected for a tiebreaking shot in the fifth inning. It was 5-5 when he tagged Nick Hagadone for a 433-foot drive over the Royals bullpen in left field, 11 feet further than Friday’s shot. “I’ve never…
Two military cargo planes, one Dutch and the other Australian, flew 38 coffins carrying victims to the Netherlands on Saturday for identification and investigation.