Author: KMAN Staff

Updated Monday at 10:30 a.m.: On Sunday, September 8, 2013 at approximately 2:30 PM, Officers with the Riley County Police Department were dispatched to the residence of John Burroughs, 68, located at 2500 Farm Bureau Road Lot #277; to conduct a welfare check. At the residence, officers discovered the deceased body of John Burroughs. Due to evidence at the scene this death has been ruled a homicide. The investigation of this incident is ongoing. The Riley County Police Department asks those with information pertaining to the murder of John Burroughs to please contact RCPD (785-537-2112) or the Manhattan Riley County…

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.(AP) — It was Kansas City’s most lopsided season-opening victory in 50 years, a perfect start to the Andy Reid era. Alex Smith threw two early touchdown passes, Kansas City’s defense dominated all day and the Chiefs handled the Jacksonville Jaguars 28-2 on Sunday. Jamaal Charles ran for 77 yards and a touchdown before leaving with a quadriceps injury, but that was about the only negative for guys in red. “You want to win every game you possibly can in the National Football League, that’s what you strive for. You work so stinking hard for every week, then you…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) — Bruce Chen put a stop to a bad string of starts for the Kansas City Royals. Chen picked up the Royals’ beleaguered rotation with seven solid innings, pitching Kansas City past the Detroit Tigers 5-2 Sunday. Chen (7-2), who moved into the rotation on July 12 after 19 relief appearances, limited the AL Central leaders to five hits and two runs. He earned the first victory for a Royals starter on their seven-game homestand. “I was pounding the strike zone, mixing in all my pitches, throwing different angles,” Chen said. Eric Hosmer had three hits, including…

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Update 10:30 a.m. Monday morning: The victim of a fatal crash KMAN first told you about Sunday afternoon has been identified as 31 year old Samantha Coleman of Abilene. Coleman was the driver of a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer broken down on the side of I-70, and was outside the vehicle at the time she was struck. The driver of the other vehicle involved, a 2012 Ford pickup, has been identified as 38 year old Daniel Nitchman. The Kansas Highway patrol indicates Nitchman fell asleep, causing the truck to drift off the road into the north ditch, striking Coleman. The actual time of…

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The Riley County Police Department had its last of a series of six DUI Saturation Patrols on the evening of September 6, 2013 into the early morning hours of September 7, 2013. Four officers from the Riley County Police Department were assigned to the Saturation Patrol. Officers working the Saturation Patrol stopped forty-seven (47) motorists. Of these, five (5) were evaluated for DUI with one of those being arrested for DUI. Additionally, thirty-six (36) warning citations and thirteen (13) citations were issued for moving violations. The Riley County Police Department would like to thank the Kansas Department of Transportation for…

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