US Army helicopter crashes in Florida, March 11, 2015 – US Army helicopter crashes 7 Marines, 4 soldiers missing after Panhandle helicopter crash.
Author: KMAN Staff
Two members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Oklahoma have been expelled for their role in a racist chant video. Meanwhile, others were forced to vacate the fraternity house.
Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to the reporters at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Clinton conceded Tuesday that she should have used a government email to conduct business as secretary of state, saying her decision was simply a matter of “convenience.”
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Riley County Commissioner, Robert Boyd and County Treasurer, Shilo Heger. Boyd and Heger-segment 1 Boyd and Heger-segment 2 Boyd and Heger-segment 3 Boyd and Heger-segment 4
Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Commissioner Usha Reddi traveled to Washington D.C. this past week to take part in the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference with more than 2,100 other local leaders across the U.S. At the event, participants had the opportunity to listen to a keynote speech by President Barack Obama, which included information on a new “Tech Higher” initiative. “This basically promotes education on coding for students that may not be able to get into college,” said Reddi in a phone call from the event. “This is to give them some coding skills because there are so many technology…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a burglary to a residence near Savannah Road and Havensville Road in rural Havensville on March 5th. A press release was finally issued Tuesday afternoon regarding this incident. The property owner reported that sometime between February 1st and March 5th, an unknown person or persons forcibly entered a home and stole an antique stove. The stove has “Royal Charter Oak” printed in the center, has four burners, a hood on the back, and is wood burning. It is blue in color with black legs and chrome trim. The stove is valued at over…
Manhattan High pole vaulter Alex Stenberg has signed a letter of intent to continue her track career at Bendictine College. Stenberg chose Benedictine over a handful of other Catholic colleges. She explains why it was Benedictine in the end. She is working her way back from a torn ACL suffered at the end of last track season. The first meet of the Manhattan High track season is March 26th at the Topeka West Invitational.
Wamego’s USD 320 Board of Education heard proposals and bid openings at Monday’s meeting. Board President Richard Weixelman opened the meeting with presentations from three different companies for the school security cameras. The presentations were from Topeka based Alexander Open Systems, Manhattan based Redi-Systems, Inc. and Wamego Telecommunications Company. The board will study the proposals and make a decision at the April meeting. In other business, Director of Operations Larry Hannan went over the four bids received for roof repairs needed on the different school properties. Hannan said he broke the bids down into four options with four vendors…
The Riley County Police Department Dispatch Center received an emergent call for service regarding an apparent gunshot wound, near the 500 block of Riley Avenue in Ogden at approximately 2:10 a.m. Tuesday morning. The victim was transported to Mercy Regional Health Center and was ultimately life-flighted to a medical care facility in Topeka for further treatment. No arrests have been made, but RCPD believes this to be an isolated event and has no evidence to suggest the general public is in danger at this time. According to Riley County EMS Director, Larry Couchman, the victim is listed in critical condition. Police…
High School football star Jean Delance decided not to attend Oklahoma University, after fraternity members were videotaped chanting racist slurs. Delance says he learned about the incident on TV, without OU coaches warning him.