A Manhattan man is being treated at a Kansas City Hospital following a collision involving a motorcycle and three vehicles near the intersection of Claflin Road and University Drive shortly after 2:30 Wednesday afternoon. Benjamin Giguere, 23, was taken to the University of Kansas Hospital following the accident, involving his 2014 Kawasaki motorcycle. Police say the cycle was traveling west on Claflin Road when Giguere lost control, then struck a 2001 Buick Century driven by Katherine Kramer, 21, of Manhattan. The motorcycle also struck a 2011 Chevy Cruze driven by Christine Lenz, 21, of Manhattan and a 2000 Chevy Silverado driven by Cameron Uphoff, 21,…
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Berkeley, California voters became the first in the country to approve taxing sodas to curb consumption, after costly campaigns by the soda industry helped defeat similar taxes in more than 30 other cities and states in recent years.
The mother of a Philadelphia woman who was found with her alleged kidnapper in Maryland thanked law enforcement at a press conference Wednesday.
Over the past several years, different pieces of equipment have been put together to keep the Manhattan Ogden USD 383 Cox Cable Channel 20 going. But now, many of those pieces of equipment have started to fail. During Wednesday evening’s school board meeting, Director of Communications and School Safety, Michele Jones presented a request to update the current TV equipment. According to Jones, the channel is over 15 years old and some of the original equipment is still in place. The channel is free from Cox Communications. Currently, the equipment only allows the district to display Powerpoint and the board meetings.…
President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, in Washington. Obama is holding an afternoon news conference Wednesday to share his take on the midterm election results after his party lost control of the Senate, and lost more turf in the GOP-controlled House while putting a series of Democratic-leaning states under control of new Republican governors.
Ray Rice arrives with his wife Janay Palmer for an appeal hearing of his indefinite suspension from the NFL, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, in New York.
K-State moves to #7 in the Playoff Poll. Charles Davis of Fox joins the show in hour 1. Jerry Palm has an interesting poll projection for K-State. Cole Manbeck joins the show in hour 2. Also Around College Football and You Can’t Be Serious.
Updated 7:50 p.m. Wednesday by KMAN Staff: The jury reached a verdict late Wednesday and Howard Barrett was found guilty of Reckless Second Degree Murder. ### Updated 3 p.m. Wednesday by Cathy Dawes: Final arguments have been presented by the State and Defense attorneys and the jury is now in deliberations . Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson told the jury while Howard Barrett suffered from schizophrenia he wasn’t hallucinating at the time the fatal stabbing occurred. He reminded the jurors that Barrett went to a closet and picked the biggest knife he had which would do the most harm. Wilkerson added…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by USD 383 School Board Member, Marcia Rozell and Superintendent, Bob Shannon; as well as Kansas State University Vice President for Communications and Marketing, Jeff Morris.
A Manhattan man faces a variety of charges following his arrest Tuesday night. Dustin Cyr, 24, was taken into custody by Riley County police in the 2200 block of Claflin Road at approximately 7:50 P.M. Cyr was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and or drugs, reckless driving, and obstruction of the legal process. His bond was set at $5,000. ## And Police arrested Megan Heinsohn, 23, of Manhattan at about 9:00 PM Tuesday. Heinsohn was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on a warrant for probation violation. Her “no bond” warrant originated in Shawnee County. ###…