A man carries a cross as he walks by the coffin of regional parliament member Vyacheslav Markin, in Odessa, Ukraine, Monday, May 5, 2014. Markin, who was known for speaking out against the government in Kiev, was buried on Monday while about 300 pro-Russian supporters shouted “Hero, hero!” Markin died Sunday from burn wounds sustained in Friday’s fire.
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An aerial view shows the site of Friday’s landslide that buried Abi Barik village in Badakhshan province, northeastern Afghanistan, Monday, May 5, 2014. Hundreds of people were killed in a horrific landslide and authorities are trying to help the 700 families displaced by the torrent of mud that swept through their village. The families left their homes due to the threat of more landslides, Minister for Rural Rehabilitation Wais Ahmad Barmak said.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to Director of Military Affairs at Kansas State University, Art DeGroat, Candy Allison and Margie Young with Manhattan Emergency Shelter, and Mary Mertz regarding the Feast of the Fields.
A man charged in a vehicular homicide case, made his final statement during his sentencing Monday afternoon. Daniel Nitchman (38) appeared in Riley County District Court, alongside his attorney-Richard Seaton. In September of last year, Nitchman was driving his 2012 Ford pickup down I-70 when he reportedly fell asleep at the wheel. His vehicle veered off the roadway, entered the north side ditch, and struck 31 year old Samantha Coleman of Abilene, who was standing outside her vehicle. The accident killed Coleman instantly. During Nitchman’s final statement, he commented- “I’m sorry for what happened. If I could go back…
A work session was held to discuss how to proceed with the recent vacancy of the Information Technology/GIS position. Previous Director, Robert Nall, left the position in April to pursue other employment and Dawn Shoffner is standing in at interim director. During Monday’s Riley County Commission meeting, Human Resource Manager, Cindy Volanti informed the commission that twelve qualified individuals have applied so far-but some are more qualified than others. Volanti asked commissioners how they wanted to proceed, and whether to continue advertising the position. Commission Chair, Robert Boyd said to stop advertising for the time being, until they can review…
Manhattan Area Technical College recently competed in a statewide hands-on skills competition with the Air Conditioning competition held at MATC and Welding and Auto Collision competitions held in Wichita. MATC programs competing were Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration, Auto Collision Repair, and Welding. MATC students placed 1st and 2nd in Air Condition & Refrigeration and 3rd in Auto Collision Repair for the entire State. There are over 150 different technical trade competitions that take place during the month of April. They include post-secondary and high school. All gold medalist across the state of Kansas will compete at the national level in Kansas…
New K-State women’s basketball coach Jeff Mittie completed his first coaching staff by promoting former Wildcat standout Claire Coggins to assistant coach. The two-time second team all-Big 12 guard spent last season as director of basketball operations at K-State, her second year on staff. Coggins played on the 2004 Big 12 Championship team, and joins former TCU associate head coach Brian Ostermann and assistant Ebony Gilliam on Mittie’s staff. Before returning to Manhattan, Coggins played two years of professional basketball including one with the WNBA’s Chicago Sky. She also coached for three years at Oklahoma City University and Connors State. Stay…
A wildfire in Central Oklahoma has burned several square miles. The fire began early Sunday evening north of Oklahoma City. One person has been killed, several homes have been destroyed and the fire reportedly has burned six square miles.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It was little surprise that Billy Butler broke up Justin Verlander’s no-hit bid Sunday. The Detroit ace was cruising until Butler’s two-out single in the sixth inning of Tigers’ 9-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Butler singled cleanly to right on a 1-2 pitch, leaving him with a .432 career average in 74 at-bats against Verlander. “I didn’t make a good pitch,” Verlander said. “It was a fastball. I didn’t throw a good one.” Kansas City’s only runners before the single were Nori Aoki, who walked three times, and Alex Gordon, who…
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications FORT WORTH, Texas – The K-State baseball team allowed 17 unanswered runs in the final two innings of a mercy-rule shortened game on Sunday as the Wildcats were swept by No. 13 TCU following a 21-7 loss at Lupton Stadium. The Wildcats (23-25, 4-14 Big 12) led by three runs on two occasions, but the Horned Frogs (34-13, 13-5 Big 12) used seven runs in the fifth and 10 runs in the sixth to put away K-State. Of the 21 runs allowed by K-State, nine were unearned as the Wildcats committed four errors. Two…