From left: German chancellor Angela Merkel, German Parliament president Norbert Lammert, the partner of German President, Daniela Schadt, German President Joachim Gauck, and the North Rhine-Westphalia governor Hannelore Kraft attend a mourning ceremony at the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, Friday, April 17, 2015. A mourning ceremony is held in the Cathedral in memory of the 150 victims of the Germanwings plane crash last month in the French Alps.
Author: KMAN Staff
Malek Harris is the latest player to be dismissed from the K-State men’s basketball team. K-State announced Friday that Harris joins Marcus Foster and Tre Harris as Wildcats to be kicked off this offseason. Harris averaged two points and two rebounds per game this season and is a former four-star recruit. He was the highest ranked recruit Bruce Weber has had at K-State. “We have high standards for the players in our program.,” Weber said. “Unfortunately Malek could not live up to those expectations. We wish him the best as he continues his basketball career.” Five players have now left this offseason, and six have…
Unemployment numbers are up a little in the Manhattan area, according to estimates just released by the Kansas Department of Labor, but are still the lowest in the state. The Manhattan metro area, which includes Riley and Pottawatomie Counties, has a 3.6% rate for March, compared to 3.5% in February but still much lower than last March’s 4.2%. The City of Manhattan, Riley County part, was 3.2%, also up slightly from 3.1 in February. The Manhattan-Junction City Combined Statistical Area showed a 4.1% rate, which was steady with February numbers and lower than last year’s 4.9% in March of 2014.…
As earlier reported on KMAN, Riley County Police officers responded to Allison Avenue in Manhattan Thursday afternoon for a citizen report of suspicious activity at a residence. Upon arrival to the area officers observed three male juveniles in the vicinity of the residence at 2727 Allison Avenue. When officers began to approach, the juveniles fled the area on foot. Further investigation revealed the residence located at 2727 Allison Avenue had been damaged and burglarized. The three male juveniles that fled the area were later located by police and arrested for burglary, criminal damage to property, possession of marijuana, and interference with law enforcement. The three…
The postal carrier charged Thursday with two federal crimes for steering his small gyrocopter through protected Washington airspace “literally flew under the radar” to the lawn of the Capitol, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said.
Sen. Pat Roberts’ cell phone interrupted a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Thursday as the song ‘Let It Go’ from the popular move ‘Frozen’ played aloud.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Topeka man charged as an accomplice in an alleged Fort Riley suicide bombing plot will be released to his parents’ custody. A judge decided Thursday to release Alexander Blair. That is expected to happen by Monday. Blair’s attorney Christopher Joseph had argued that his client was not a flight risk because he had little money and no car, and said he had fully cooperated with the investigation. John T. Booker Jr. was arrested in an FBI sting operation Friday as he attempted to arm what he thought was a 1,000 pound bomb outside Fort Riley.…
The opening game of the Big 12 Conference Baseball series between Kansas State and Texas Tech has been moved up to a 3 p.m. start on Friday at Tointon Family Stadium. The game between the Wildcats and Red Raiders was originally supposed to begin at 6:30 p.m. but with a 50 percent chance of rain in the weather forecast, the decision was made to shift the start to the afternoon. Rain is also in the forecast for Saturday and Sunday but no decision has been made at this time as to the status of the two remaining games of the…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)– The Minnesota Twins were a little frustrated after their first seven games, having played about as poorly as possible. Hitting the ball over the wall was a good way to bounce back. Kennys Vargas and Kurt Suzuki each hit a two-run homer Thursday, powering the Twins past the Kansas City Royals 8-5 for their first series win this season. “We have some guys that can hit the ball over the fence,” manager Paul Molitor said. “We all know Target Field can be a challenge in that regard compared to some of the other parks, but we want to…
President Barack Obama assured wounded soldiers and veterans they are not alone, telling them, “We’ve got your back.” He addressed service members and their families at the White House during the annual Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride.