SAN ANTONIO (AP) Two former officials of a San Antonio military medical center have signed plea deals to admit their guilt in a fraudulent scheme involving more than $7 million in military contracts. The San Antonio Express-News reports retired Army Master Sgt. Lawrence Peter Fenti, 42, of New Braunfels and Dr. Heidi L. Webster, 50, of Manhattan, Kan., will plead guilty in court Thursday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Fenti also has agreed to plead guilty to accepting a bribe, while Webster will plead to giving him one. Fenti was the chief administrator for Brooke Army Medical Center’s radiology department and…
Author: KMAN Staff
FORT RILEY, Kan. – A memorial ceremony for the five Soldiers assigned to the 1st Infantry Division’s 1st Combat Aviation Brigade who died in a UH-60 Black Hawk crash Dec. 17 in southern Afghanistan is scheduled for 11 a.m. Jan. 9 at Fort Riley’s Morris Hill Chapel. The ceremony is an opportunity for fellow Soldiers and Families of the fallen to honor them and recognize their sacrifice. Those Soldiers to be honored at the memorial ceremony are: Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy L. Billings, 34, Oklahoma, of Company B, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st CAB, 1st Inf.…
A U.S. Army general who led U.S. forces through some of the most deadly years of the Iraq War says he opposes sending U.S. combat troops in response to the recent gains in that country by Islamic militants.
White House-backed legislation to renew benefits for the long-term unemployed unexpectedly cleared an initial Senate hurdle on Tuesday, clearing the way for bipartisan negotiations in the opening days of an election-year session of Congress.
A January 17th preliminary hearing has been set for a 21-year-old St. Mary’s man charged last week in a New Year’s Day homicide. Pablo Gonzalez made a first appearance in Pottawatomie County District Court Tuesday. He remains in jail on a one million dollar bond. Gonzalez was arrested in connection with the death of Levi Bishop, 24, of Rossville. Bishop was a passenger in a vehicle with Gonzalez and was found deceased inside the vehicle from a gunshot wound, at about 4:43 a.m. New Year’s Day.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tuttle Creek Lake, has issued a news release involving icy conditions and ice safety. Tuttle Creek Lake has a cover of ice on it that may look inviting, but there is no such thing as 100% safe ice. The thickness of ice of the lake depends on depth, water currents and springs, and natural objects such as tree stumps and rocks. Daily changes in temperature cause the ice to expand and contract, which impacts its strength. Because of these factors, no one can declare the ice to be absolutely safe. Some iced-in areas are…
Updated 10:30 a.m. Tuesday: A fire in far northern Riley county sounded a lot worse than it actually was Tuesday morning. Riley County Fire Chief Pat Collins indicates the first report was that the entire home was on fire, but on arrival it was discovered the fire was confined to a furnace. Damage was pretty minimal, with about a thousand dollars damage to the furnace plus some smoke damage. The fire was in the 16,ooo block of Fancy Creek Road. The owner of the property is Rhonda Nelson. Collins tells KMAN there was a fire in the same location a…
AMES, Iowa (AP) Former K-State assistant and Kansas head coach Mark Mangino has been hired as the offensive coordinator at Iowa State. Mangino served as the Wildcats’ run game coordinator under Coach Snyder from 1991 until 1998, before spending three years with Bob Stoops at OU. Mangino then became head coach at KU for eight seasons, winning national coach of the year honors in 2007 and leading the Jayhawks to a win in the Orange Bowl. But Mangino was fired following the 2009 season amid accusations of treating his players poorly. Mangino was 50-48 at Kansas. He sat three seasons…
Quarterback Jameis Winston threw a touchdown with just seconds to play to lead Florida State to a 34-31 win in the BCS Championship game in Pasadena, California.
The mass of frigid air known as the Polar Vortex is expanding south and east, bringing more of the US into a deep freeze. Forecasters say up to 187 million people could feel the effects of the cold weather.