TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A state board will meet Monday to consider allegations that U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts is not truly a Kansas resident and shouldn’t be allowed to seek re-election. Secretary of State Kris Kobach scheduled the meeting of the State Objections Board after four citizens from Riley County filed objections to listing the three-term senator on the August 5th Republican primary ballot. GOP tea party challenger Milton Wolf contends that Roberts lives in Alexandria, Virginia, where the senator owns a home. Roberts and his wife own a duplex unit in Dodge City but rent it out. As KMAN…
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Riley County Police are investigating a report of an alleged kidnapping and sexual battery. A 21-year-old female reported to RCPD that Thursday at approximately 2 a.m., she was assaulted in the northeast part of Manhattan by two males unknown to her. An aggravated kidnapping and sexual battery report was filed. Due to the nature of the crime, no further details are being released at this time. ### Riley County Police arrested Khiry Graham, 23, of Colorado Springs Thursday on a warrant for a probation violation, with the original charge being burglary. Graham was taken into custody shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday. Bond was…
Every once in a while we hear about hazmat spills or chemical explosions–including one just last year at a fertilizer warehouse in West, Texas that claimed at least 14 lives. U-S safety investigators indicated that explosion could have been prevented–and prevention is just what a group in Kansas is trying to do, with a three day conference held in Junction City. Harry Heintzelman serves as the LEPC Coordinator for the Kansas Division of Emergency Management and State Emergency Response Commission, and he tells KMAN the state conference has accomplished its purpose, and that’s to get information to every county’s Local Emergency Planning Committee on…
Russia held a massive military parade to mark ‘Victory Day,’ the day Nazi Germany was defeated in World War II. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke, but he did not mention the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus opened in Hartford, Connecticut on Thursday. It was the circus’s first performance since an accident left nine performers injured over the weekend.
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Barack Obama’s nominee to become secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for her confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 8, 2014. Burwell has found favor with both Republicans and Democrats in her current role as the head of the Office of Management and Budget and would replace Kathleen Sebelius who resigned as HHS chief last month after presiding over the Affordable Care Act and its problematic rollout.
A pro-Russian activist wearing police helmet shouts outside the regional interior ministry building in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Eastern Ukraine has for weeks been swept by a wave of turbulent protests as opponents of the interim government in Kiev occupy official buildings and demand a referendum on autonomy for their regions.
Thursday’s edition of “The Game” on KMAN is jam packed full of stories and guests. The NFL draft is finally upon us with many questions in mind. Who are the Chiefs targeting for their first pick in the first round? If you are a Chiefs fan, who would you like them to see them draft? Kansas State looking to get another Wildcat drafted over the weekend. Ty Zimmerman joins the show to talk about draft preparation and what its been like battling back from a shoulder injury. Former K-State pitcher Evan Marshall made his major league debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks and made an early impression. He joins the show to talk about making the big step from the minors to the majors. The Kansas City Royals are coming off two straight wins in San Diego and try to get back to .500 beginning Thursday night with a four game series on the west coast against Seattle. “Full Throttle” plus “You can’t be serious” on a full show Thursday afternoon on KMAN.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to Fort Riley’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation Fitness Specialist, Justin Giger and Public Affairs Specialist, Eric Zenk on the ‘Run For The Fallen’ event. She also talked to Downtown Manhattan Executive Director, Gina Scroggs.
Every year, Kansas county commissioners from around the state join together for a conference. This year was the 38th year for the event, and Manhattan was able to play host. Pre-conference registration kicked off the conference at noon on Tuesday, at the Hilton Garden Inn Convention Center. The opening reception was later that evening on the Flint Hills Discovery Center terrace. Several general sessions and presentations took place throughout the day Wednesday, including regional conversations and dialogue. A majority of that afternoon involved “information roundtables”. This involved two consecutive round table sessions, where commissioners could choose among five topics and…