As the nation reflects on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., an audiotape of an interview with the civil rights leader sheds new light on a famous phone call John F. Kennedy made to King’s wife more than 50 years ago.
Author: KMAN Staff
Thousands of anti-government demonstrators clashed with riot police in Kiev Sunday, attacking officers with stones and flares and setting fire to a police bus after new laws were passed to stifle protests. Dozens of people were injured.
The Kansas Highway Patrol responded to an injury accident Saturday morning involving two vehicles. Nathan Musil (32) of Marysville was traveling on Tuttle Creek Blvd in his 2000 Buick LeSabre when he failed to yield in time and struck a 2011 Chevy Impala driven by Willette Pitney (59) of Manhattan. Pitney was also traveling on Tuttle Creek Blvd, but was coming to a stop at the red light at Kimball Avenue. Neither driver was injured, but a passenger in Musil’s vehicle was. Joshua Musil (7), also of Marysville, was transported to Mercy Regional Health Center with unknown injuries.
The annual Manhattan MLK Jr. Community Celebration held Saturday night at Flint Hills Christian School, was a big hit. “Everybody was on one accord. It was a very cohesive atmosphere and it couldn’t be any better than this, I’m totally excited. We had more tonight than we’ve had in a long, long time.” said Rev Jim Spencer, founder and chairman of the MLK Memorial Committee. The night began with a community meal provided by the Kappa Pi and MU Eta Omega chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, one of the oldest greek-letter organizations established in 1908 at Howard University. This…
Leticia Romero scored 27 points and Katya Leick added 23 as the Kansas State Women’s Basketball team recorded its biggest win of the season to date with an 80-74 upset of 11th-ranked Iowa State before 8,221 on Pack The House Night at Bramlage Coliseum. After the Cyclones opened the game with a 5-2 run, K-State stormed out to a 15-5 lead on a 13-0 run. After the Cyclones hit a pair of three-point baskets to close the gap to 15-11, the Wildcats continued their roll with another 10-2 surge to lead 25-13 with 4:18 to go in the first half.…
Officials in Kabul say a Taliban attack on a popular restaurant has killed 21 people. It’s the deadliest attack against foreign civilians since the war began and could mark a turning point for international organizations in the Afghan capital.
Shane Southwell and Thomas Gipson scored 20 points apiece and Kansas State shook off a slow start with smothering Defense and timely scoring in a 78-56 victory over West Virginia in Big 12 Basketball action Saturday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. The Mountaineers, coached by former K-State Coach Bob Huggins jumped out to an early 8-3 lead in the game’s first three minutes and things didn’t look much better when Freshman sensation Marcus Foster went to the bench with two fouls in the first seven minutes. However, Southwell and Gipson carried the Wildcats on their backs and proceeded to help K-State…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Federal prosecutors are requesting more time to share evidence with lawyers for a man accused of trying to drive a van carrying what he thought was a bomb onto the tarmac at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. A filing Friday also asks a federal judge the court to designate the case against avionics technician Terry L. Loewen as complex. The designation eases speedy trial concerns and gives both sides more time to prepare for a later trial. The trial is now set for Feb. 18. The 58-year-old Wichita man was arrested Dec. 13 following an undercover sting operation. Charges…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The suspect in a Wichita bank robbery was quickly apprehended after a relative recognized televised images of the bearded, balding man in sunglasses and a bright green jacket. Investigators said the man entered a Bank of America branch Thursday afternoon and gave a teller a note demanding that money be put in a bag. The note ended with “thxs and pls.” The suspect took the bag and left. Police quickly released a surveillance photo to the media. The U.S. Attorney’s office said investigators were still at the bank when the suspect returned with his father and surrendered…
The Manhattan High girls basketball team ran its win streak up to five games with a 63-43 win at Junction City on Friday night. Both teams struggled to hang on to the basketball as there was a combined 49 turnovers between the two teams. MHS led by eight at the end of the first half but offensively got things going in the second half to pull away from the Lady Blue Jays. Caroline Ballard led MHS with a game high 16 points, Darby Price finished with 10 points and Savannah Thaemert and Amara Ehie chipped in with nine apiece. The…