HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Correctional officers were searching for a minimum security inmate who was reported missing from his work site over the weekend. The Hutchinson News reports 43-year-old Christopher Ward was discovered missing around 5:30 p.m. Saturday from his work site at Cal-Maine Industries. The Hutchinson Correctional Facility inmate was incarcerated for convictions for burglary, theft, aggravated burglary, fleeing and eluding, and aggravated escape from custody. The convictions were in Butler and Sedgwick counties, and Ward was due to be released in just over two years. Ward is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 181 pounds.
Author: KMAN Staff
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Student government leaders at the University of Kansas say they are disappointed that the university is shifting some prized seats in Allen Fieldhouse from students to donors after the Student Senate eliminated a $25 student fee. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the university’s athletics department is moving students from seats behind the bench and near the tunnel where Kansas basketball players take the floor and letting donors have them. The $25 student fee for years provided more than $1 million in revenue for the athletics department, but was restored at a lesser amount $7 per semester bringing in…
The Texas Longhorns advanced to the 2014 College World Series in Omaha after winning the first two games in their Super Regional against Houston. Texas defeated the Cougars 4-2 in the opening game Friday night, and completed the sweep with a 4-0 shutout on Saturday. The news was not good for Oklahoma State; after falling to UC-Irvine 8-4 in the opening game, the Cowboys’ season ended in a 1-0 defeat to the Anteaters Saturday. As for Texas Tech and TCU, both teams won their respective openers; the Red Raiders shut out College of Charleston 1-0 on Saturday, while the Horned…
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications Junior Austin Fisher was the lone K-State Wildcat taken on the final day of the 2014 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft as the shortstop was selected in the 13th round (398th overall) by the Cleveland Indians. Fisher became the third Wildcat overall to be taken in this year’s MLB Draft, joining senior outfielder Ross Kivett (6th round, Detroit Tigers) and redshirt junior outfielder Mitch Meyer (7th round, Milwaukee Brewers). The three draft picks in the first 13 rounds are the most for K-State since it had four in 2011. In the last…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Whenever a Royals pitcher has issued a walk lately, the runner has usually scored. So when Ned Yost’s own guys worked a pair of walks against the Yankees on Saturday night in the sixth inning of a tied game, the often-dour manager had an optimistic thought. “Let’s turn it around this time,” Yost said. Salvador Perez did just that. The big catcher belted a three-run homer into the bullpen in left field, and Eric Hosmer added a solo shot later in the game, sending Kansas City to an 8-4 victory over New York. “I’ve said…
U.S. Navy officials announced the rescue of 282 people in the Mediterranean Sea ON Saturday, following reports of a sinking vessel. All of the rescued have been transferred to Malta
Governor Sam Brownback welcomed the hundreds of motorcyclists participating at the third annual Governor’s Freedom Rally Saturday, held in Junction City, with a tour through Fort Riley. The Governor talked about the three causes the rally benefits, which include the Wounded Warriors, Brothers in Blue at Lansing, and the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway, thanking those attending for their support. The Governor also mentioned to KMAN during a separate interview that he also likes to promote safe motorcycle riding, adding that his Big Dog motorcycle, which was built in Wichita, is one of the most fun things he owns. He…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to Riley County Extension Horticulture Agent, Gregg Eyestone, Warren Parker and Ryan Flickner with the Kansas Farm Bureau, and Manhattan Parks Recreation Superintendent, Mike Buchanan.
Two preliminary hearings that had been set for this past week in Geary County District Court have been continued. Christopher and Tammerisk Lyman of Junction City, who were scheduled for June fourth, will now have a preliminary hearing September third. Christopher Lyman’s charges include first degree murder and child abuse. Tammerisk Lyman is charged with aggravated child endangerment. The two were arrested last September after an eight-month-old child was brought into the emergency room at Geary Community Hospital, then transported by helicopter to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. The child later died. And Jason Nazario, who was to…
The Paws on Poyntz Committee has had to make the unfortunate decision to cancel the 13th Annual Weenie Dog Races and Paws on Poyntz due to expected bad weather in the morning hours of Saturday, June 7th. Part of the organizers decision is due to the fact that chalk paint is used to mark out the race track and that cannot be done in either the rain or on wet pavement. There are also concerns about the forecast calling for a 70% chance of thunderstorms throughout Saturday morning and must take into consideration the number of children at the event.…