A police water canon is used against anti government protesters in Soma, Turkey where the mine accident took place, Friday, May 16, 2014. Hundreds of protesters took part in the march against the government and there were clashes with the police forces. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history.
Author: KMAN Staff
“The Game” on a finally Friday breaks down a big sports weekend. The K-State baseball team will close out the 2014 campaign with a home series against the Texas Longhorns. Where will Ross Kivett be remembered on the list of greatest Cats of all time? K-State in all will say goodbye to four seniors on the baseball team. The KC Royals are back at .500 at 20-20 with a 2-1 loss to the Orioles on Thursday night. The NBA playoffs are down to the final four with the top two seeds from the east and the west vying for a finals berth. Can anyone shut down the Heat? Is it too early to predict the college football bowl season for 2014-2015? Jerry Palm of CBSsports.com predicts the bowl season for college football. All that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.
The Riley County Police Department held its annual memorial service Friday honoring officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. “It has been said that man has no greater love than to give his life for another. So here we attempt to honor those who have given the greatest gift of all, the law enforcement officers who gave their lives in the line of duty in Riley County and throughout the nation,” said Robert Boyd, RCPD police captain. Friday’s ceremony also recognized the hard work and dedication that active law enforcement officers display in their service to the…
A 60-year-old Kansas Department of Corrections inmate convicted of second degree murder in Riley County in 1982 has been passed over for parole. Michael Long’s earliest possible release date is now listed as May first of 2017. He is being held at the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility, with a custody level listed as maximum. Long was part of the public comment session grouping of inmates for the month of March, with a parole hearing in April. He had also been passed over for parole two years ago. Long was sentenced in March of 1983, in connection with…
Unemployment numbers have been released by the Kansas Department of labor for April of 2014. When compared to 2013 numbers the Manhattan metro area which includes Geary, Pottawatomie, and Riley Counties reported a small reduction in unemployment equating to half of a percent at 4.1%. Breaking the numbers down further in comparison with last year we see Manhattan with a .3%reduction at 3.4%, Junction City saw a .4% reduction at 5.5%, Geary county saw a .5% reduction at 5.5%, Pottawatomie county saw a full 1% reduction at 3.8%, and Riley county was reported with a .6% reduction at 3.0% unemployment. All numbers are…
22-year-old Garret Olson waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Friday morning in Riley County court. Olson is charged with involuntary manslaughter after a fatal accident in October of 2013. Officials allege Olson was at fault in the accident which resulted in the death of his passenger Trevor Redding. Olson will appear on June 16th at 2:30 pm in Riley county court for his next hearing on the case. Olson’s defense attorney informed the court they were still awaiting results from a KBI lab test. Prosecutors confirmed the information saying they were awaiting results from a DNA blood swab.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Chiefs have signed third-round draft pick Phillip Gaines. The cornerback out of Rice became the third of the Chiefs’ six draft picks to sign their contracts when he agreed to a deal Thursday. Sixth-round picks Zach Fulton and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, both offensive lineman, had already signed their contracts. Terms of the contracts have not been disclosed. That leaves only defensive end Dee Ford, the No. 23 overall pick, fourth-rounder De’Anthony Thomas and fifth-round pick Aaron Murray to sign their contracts. Gaines played in 52 games for Rice, intercepting four passes and piling up a…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Nelson Cruz homered and the first-place Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Thursday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Cruz homered in the fourth after Chris Davis drew a walk to lead off the inning. It was Cruz’s 12th home run, which is second in the American League to the 15 of Chicago White Sox rookie Jose Abreu. Cruz’s 35 RBIs are tied for second in the AL. Wei-Yin Chen limited the Royals to one run and seven hits over 5 1-3 innings with one walk and one strikeout. Chen, who is…
California firefighters say cooler weather and calmer winds are helping them get a handle on the dangerous fires around San Diego County. They also want to know why so many fires sprung up at once.
Three roommates who bought a lumpy old sofa at a thrift store found $40,000 in cash stashed inside and returned the money to the 91-year-old upstate New York widow who had hidden it there.