Rain hit puddles on the warning track on Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. The steady rainfall and the forecast for the rest of the night forced Major League Baseball to postpone Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Royals and Baltimore Orioles scheduled for tonight. Game 3 will now be on Tuesday at 7:07 p.m. Game 4 is set for Wednesday at 3:07 p.m. and if necessary Game 5 would be on Thursday at 3:07 p.m.
Author: KMAN Staff
On today’s In Focus, Cathy had several guests: Clinical Associate Professor/Agricultural Practice at the Veterinary Health Center at Kansas State University, Shelie Laflin; Amanda Lee with K-State Homecoming; Manhattan Bicycle Coordinator, Joey Lightner and Transportation Engineer, Peter Clark; and lastly-Flint Hills Focus with Gathering in the Grove Fine Art Sale, Linda Cosgrove.
For the past several years, Columbus Day has been utilized for a mandatory Riley County staff training day. This year’s training was held at the usual location, the Farm Bureau building, but focused on a new topic. With the different shooting situations around the nation over the past couple of years, and the concealed carry discussions, Human Resource Manager, Cindy Volanti said “violence in the workplace” seemed to be a good choice of theme. Volanti organizes the staff training days every year. She scheduled several presenters to speak throughout the day, including Riley County Police Department officers and Riley County…
Riley County Police reported Monday the arrest Jamal Grant, 23, of Colorado Springs Saturday afternoon for rape and aggravated sexual battery. Grant’s arrest reportedly stemmed from a June 15th, 2012 case in Riley County. Grant’s bond was set at $50,000. ### Riley County Police are investigating a rape case reported Sunday morning at 10:30. A 20-year-old female told police she was a victim of a rape that had occurred during the early morning hours within the City of Manhattan. The rape investigation is on-going at this time. ### A news release regarding an aggravated kidnapping/robbery was also issued Monday and is listed as…
A third aggravated robbery/aggravated kidnapping arrest has been made by Riley County Police. Tuesday morning’s RCPD arrest report indicates Rasheem Wilson, 26, of Manhattan was taken into custody at 12:30 Monday afternoon.Wilson’s charges include aggravated robbery, aggravated kidnapping, and kidnapping, with bond set at $150,000. A Riley County Police twitter post Monday evening indicated a third arrest had been made in connection with the robbery in the 1300 block of Flint Hills Place last week. As reported the end of last week, while investigating two other robberies in the Manhattan area, detectives found a third previously unreported robbery had occurred…
An angry crowd tried to charge barricades used by pro-democracy protesters occupying part of downtown Hong Kong on Monday. The incident occurred hours after police cleared away some outer barriers.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State University says it will not renew the contract of a professor who conducted controversial research on grassland burning. Research associate Gene Towne says he believes his 26-year career will end Oct. 31 because he suggested in a published article that ranchers could burn grassland at times other than April. For years, the university has said spring, especially late April, was the best time for grassland burning to revive the prairie. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1ELDqzx ) that Biology Division administrator John Blair said Towne’s contract was not renewed because of budget issues. Blair also said…
Oscar Pistorius arrived in court to face sentencing this week in South Africa after being convicted of culpable homicide for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He is currently free on bail.
The CDC confirmed Sunday that a healthcare worker in Dallas tested positive for Ebola, the first contracted case in the U.S. They said the cause might be from a breach in protocol by staff, while nurses say it’s about a lack of proper training.
The Manhattan Fire Department capped off Fire Prevention week with its annual open house Sunday afternoon at fire station Headquarters. “We have a lot of our really cool special equipment out, we have old Engine One that gives rides, we have some crews doing training evolution so people can see what it’s like when we go into a fire,” said Gregg Van De Creek, MFD fire driver. Van De Creek added the open house presents a good opportunity to educate the public while building a rapport with the community. “A lot of people don’t really know what the Fire Department does. Some people think…