When a Manhattan man saw an area near his neighborhood overrun by weeds and trash, he decided to take matters into his own hands. Andy Deckert has planted around three thousand irises in the area between Miller Parkway Circle and the water tower. In the two years since the project began, Deckert has invested thousands of hours in the iris planting. The project started after Deckert received a bulb from his daughter. He planted it in the area, and decided to plant a few more. The whole area became occupied and Deckert set his sights on filling the whole area along the sidewalk.…
Author: KMAN Staff
On Thursday at approximately 10:15 a.m. officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Darius Williams, 21, of Manhattan on a warrant for motion to revoke probation violations. The warrant originated out of Geary County. Williams was arrested in the 100 block of Court House Plaza. His bond was set at $5,000.
Sunset Zoo joins national effort to emphasize to visitors why saving animals from extinction is important. Today is the 10th Anniversary of Endangered Species Day, and to highlight the growing importance of working on saving endangered species from extinction, Sunset Zoo is “blacking out” public viewing to its cheetah exhibit. The big cats will be making a return to Manhattan’s Sunset Zoo on June 5, but for the next few weeks, community members will be asked to consider what life would be like if these animals truly vanished from our planet. “Since last fall, our cheetah exhibit has been empty due…
President Barack Obama pledged America’s “ironclad commitment” to anxious Persian Gulf nations to help protect their security and offered strong assurances that an international nuclear agreement with Iran would not leave them more vulnerable.
Jeb Bush says it was a mistake to invade Iraq. The former Fla. governor ended several days of confusion about his foreign policy while campaigning in Arizona Thursday.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)– Alcides Escobar had three hits and accounted for five runs, Eric Hosmer homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 6-3 on Thursday for a split of the four-game series. Escobar led off the game with a single and scored on Alex Gordon’s fielder’s choice on a shattered-bat grounder. Escobar added a two-run single in the fourth, then had an RBI single before scoring on Hosmer’s drive in the sixth. Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie (3-2) gave up two runs over five innings to win his second consecutive start. He struck out one and didn’t walk…
An unidentified man was arrested near the White House Thursday after a drone landed in a park close to the residence of the President. It’s the second time this year there’s been an incident at or near the White House involving drones as one actually landed on the White House grounds in January. Another drone landed near the Capitol earlier this spring.
Philadelphia Fire Department Commissioner Derrick Sawyer says that an eighth victim has been found dead at the site of an Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia.
A man arrested nearly two years ago after an eight-month old child died at a Kansas City Hospital was found guilty of felony murder, aggravated battery and child abuse in Geary County Court Thursday afternoon. Christopher Lyman’s jury trial began last week and concluded on Thursday with jury deliberations. KMAN received word of the guilty verdict around 4:45 on Thursday. This incident is said to have happened in September of 2013. The child was taken to Geary Community Hospital for injuries at that time, but was ultimately taken by helicopter to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. Sentencing has not yet been set…
An overwhelming amount of area businesses have “help wanted” signs in their windows, according to Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President, Lyle Butler. According to Butler, almost all of these businesses are retail or restaurants. During his economic development update to Riley County Commissioners on Thursday, Butler expressed a large need for part time employees within the Manhattan area. He stated it’s unusual that the jobs previously occupied by many young college kids are no longer being filled, particularly life-guarding jobs. While there are pros to this, such as the ongoing low unemployment rates, Butler said there are many more…