Fireworks illuminate the sky over the U.S. Capitol building and the Washington Monument during Fourth of July celebrations, on Friday, July 4, 2014, in Washington.
Author: KMAN Staff
Philadelphia firefighters work on burned row homes on Saturday, July 5, 2014, in Philadelphia. Authorities say the fast-moving fire early Saturday has killed four children. Fire department officials say there is no immediate word on how many others were injured in the blaze that destroyed eight homes in the row and engulfed a total of 10 houses.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A man is dead after being shot by police who were called to a Wichita home in response to a suicidal man who needed help. When officers arrived at the home around 1:30 p.m. Friday the man, believed to be in his 20s, ran out of the house toward officers with a weapon. Wichita Deputy Police Chief Nelson Mosley says an officer tried to subdue the man with a stun gun, but when that didn’t work the officer fired at him. The man was taken to a local hospital where he died at 2 p.m. Friday. The…
CLEVELAND (AP) — Yordano Ventura’s dominating performance Friday night produced plenty of superaltives. “He was extraordinary,” Kansas City manager Ned Yost said after the rookie right-hander pitched 8 1/3 stellar innings in the Royals’ 7-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Ventura (6-7) blanked the Indians on four hits until Michael Brantley hit a leadoff homer in the ninth. He was pulled after Jason Kipnis’ one-out single. Ventura allowed six hits and struck out four in the longest outing of his career. Indians center fielder Michael Bourn had one of the hits off Ventura, a double in the eighth. “Well he…
While final numbers won’t be in for a while, tens of thousands of people descended on Wamego Friday evening for the city’s annual Fireworks show which has become widely recognized as the biggest and best in the state of Kansas. A music soundtrack accompanied the fireworks and was simulcast on KMAN’s sister station Hot Country B 104.7. There was also a parade earlier Friday evening down Lincoln Street which included several dignitaries such as First District Congressional candidate Jim Sherow and former K-State and current Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson. A carnival was also held in Wamego City…
Professional eaters from all over gathered Friday to compete in the Nathan’s 4th of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. Reigning champ Joey Chestnut won just after proposing to a fellow eater. (
Proving far less damaging than feared, Hurricane Arthur left tens of thousands of people without power in a swipe at North Carolina’s dangerously exposed Outer Banks, then brought lousy holiday weather to the Northeast as it veered out to sea.
Police say the mother of a pupil at a French preschool stabbed a teacher to death in front of her class Friday, the last day of the school year.
The center of Hurricane Arthur was moving near North Carolina’s coast early Friday after slashing into the state’s barrier islands just ahead of Independence Day.
Local bicyclists gathered Thursday evening for a group ride in honor of a friend, brother, and fellow cyclist Mark Jilka, who was killed last week after being hit from behind by a Dodge pickup truck on K-177. “We’re expecting about 80 riders or so. A good way to remember Mark who was just an avid cyclist.” said Phil Jilka, Mark’s older brother “He probably bicycled tens of thousands of miles and hundreds of times up that road where he was hit.” According to police, the driver of the pickup could have been distracted by a cell phone. Aaron Apel owns…