ABILENE, Kan. (AP) Officials say a fire destroyed a theater housed in a historic church in Abilene. No injuries were reported after the fire Wednesday night the Great Plaines Theatre in downtown Abilene. Dickinson County Emergency Management Director Chancy Smith said the theatre was a total loss. He says no one was inside the building at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The building housing the theater was built in 1881 and served as the First Presbyterian Church for years and was later converted to a live theatre. It was the second historic…
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CHICAGO — It took a hard slide for the Kansas City Royals to end their skid. Mike Moustakas scored the tie-breaking run when he jarred the ball out of the catcher’s glove in the ninth inning and the Royals beat the White Sox 2-1 Wednesday to take the three-game series. Kansas City was victorious for the 12th time in their last 14 starts at U.S. Cellular Field. They also won consecutive games for the first time since July 2-4. They are 5-10 since then. James Shields allowed six hits in seven innings He walked one batter and struck out seven.…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran says a veterans medical center in Wichita left its laboratories unstaffed for entire shifts and sometimes resorted to “begging, borrowing and manipulation” just to obtain vital surgical equipment. Moran made the allegations in a letter sent last week to Sloan Gibson, the acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affair. The Kansas Republican senator says the problems at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center put veterans’ lives at risk and forced employees to work under conditions of fear and retribution. Moran cited whistle blower complaints and 177 pages of internal documents,…
Today on “The Game”…Jamaal Charles signs a new contract with KC. Royals wins today 2-1 at Chicago. KSU hires Danielle Steinberg as the new Women’s Tennis Coach. “Around College Football.” Golfer Sam Fidone joins the show. Also TCU beat writer Carlos Mendez. Big 12 bloggers poll Big 12 players at media days. “You Can’t Be Serious” wraps things up.
Area officials are stressing the message that Fort Riley’s surrounding communities are dependent on the size of the Army post. As previously announced, the Department of Defense and the Department of the Army are seeking public comment about the possible massive downsize, according to Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President Lyle Butler. “Over and over I am told by our military neighbors and their families what a great place Manhattan is to live, work and raise a family, and how Fort Riley is the the best kept secret in the Army. Let’s do all we can to keep Fort Riley…
As KMAN previously reported, the Riley County Police Department along with the Manhattan Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 831 Colorado Street in Manhattan on Monday. This fire damaged an unoccupied residence and was ultimately extinguished by 6 fire apparatus and 17 firefighters. The fire was ruled by fire investigators to have been set intentionally. On Wednesday, both agencies returned to Colorado Street in response to a fire at 823 Colorado Street. This structure fire was found to be on a detached garage of the residence and was also extinguished shortly after emergency crews arrived. Before it was contained it…
Manhattan High School theater students are traveling to Edinburgh, Scotland for the upcoming Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The festival is the largest arts and film festival in the world and has taken place every August in Edinburgh since 1947. The MHS thespians will perform their 50 minute anti-bullying play “Barnyard” while at the festival. This play was written by Manhattan High alumnus Richard Broadhurst. The theater group invites the public to see their final rehearsal performance before taking their talents across the Atlantic and into Europe. The rehearsal will take place Friday, July 25 at 2pm in…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Riley County USD 378 Supt. Brad Starnes and Blue Valley/Randolph (USD 384) K-12 Counselor, Matt Schreiber. She also talked to Beth Bailey and Marcia Rozell on the Little Apple Festival. Lastly, Cathy was joined by McCain Auditorium Director, Todd Holmberg.
DALLAS (AP) New Texas coach Charlie Strong prefers not even talking about national championships. Strong said Tuesday in his first appearance at Big 12 football media days that when he was part of a national title run at Florida, the Gators never discussed going or winning it. The coach knows the expectations for a premier program like Texas. He just wants his players going out and working every day without having that pressure constantly put on them. The Longhorns haven’t even won a Big 12 title since the 2009 season, when they made it to a national championship game. Going…
Update on 7/23/14 at 4:00 p.m.: As KMAN reported Tuesday morning, members of the Junction City Police Department responded to a call in reference to shots fired. Additional information was released Wednesday afternoon. The incident is said to have occurred on West 6th Street in Junction City, where the Wendy’s fast food restaurant is located. During the investigation, Robbie Fountain Jr.(21) was arrested on an attempted murder charge. Officers informed KMAN around 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, that additional arrests were made. Jefferson James (34) and a 17 year old juvenile, both of Junction City, were arrested on charges of conspiracy in connection with the…