Two people were injured in an ATV accident in the Pillsbury Crossing area Monday. Riley County Police announced Tuesday morning that at approximately 6:10 PM Monday the Riley County Police Department responded to the accident in the 3900 block of Pillsbury Crossing Road. Police indicate the driver, Kenny Malone, 29, and his passenger, Rachel Haring, 23, both of Manhattan were traveling east in the roadway on a 2008 Kawasaki ATV. Malone reportedly lost control of the ATV, which then left the roadway and rolled. This vehicle and its passengers next collided with a barb-wire fence creating injury and damage. Both riders were transported to…
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The wait is finally over for Leti Romero. K-State announced Tuesday that she has been granted a release to transfer anywhere outside of the Big 12. K-State says the transfer comes “as a result of a newly modified institutional policy.” K-State athletics director John Currie was able to get the K-State Athletics Board of Directors to approve a recommendation to retroactively apply the amended policy. Currie made his recommendation for more flexibility in the appeals process for transfer releases in a letter to President Kirk Schulz. The update gives the athletics director 15 business days after the appeals committee’s decision…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Representative of the 66th District, Sydney Carlin, Representative of the 67th District, Tom Phillips, Representative of the 51st District, Ron Highland, and outgoing Representative of the 64th District, Vern Swanson. – See more at: https://1350kman.com/in-focus-52314/#sthash.EEA5U3fG.dpuf
Heavy fighting between Ukrainian and pro-Russian forces is reported in Eastern Ukraine. The mayor of Donetsk says at least 40 people are dead.
Pope Francis announced on Monday that he’ll meet with a group of sex abuse victims at the Vatican soon. The ope also declared ‘zero tolerance’ for any clergy member who would violate a child.
Rescue teams were searching Monday for three men missing after a “massive” mudslide struck a remote part of western Colorado. The search near the small town of Collbran has been hampered because only the lower third of the slide is stable.
Pope Francis wrapped up his Mideast pilgrimage Monday with a balancing act of symbolic and sometimes spontaneous gestures to press his call for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) Geary County officials say a man apparently drowned in Milford Lake after going overboard while trying to retrieve a fishing pole. Sheriff Tony Wolf says the man, about 65 years old, fell in Sunday in the West Rolling Hills area of the lake. He never resurfaced. The victim’s name has not been released.
Soldiers, Gold Star families and local and state legislators gathered to observe Memorial Day on a muggy morning at Fort Riley’s Post Cemetery. “Memorial Day is a time to remember those who have fallen while defending our families, our homes and our freedoms,” said Kansas Governor, Sam Brownback. “Let us honor their memory, not only with our words, but also with our lives.” Commanding General of the Big Red One, Major General Paul Funk was on hand and shared his perspective on how America’s fallen should be remembered. “On days like this, we often remember those Patriots who paid that…
Junction City Police and EMS responded to 1731 North Park Dr., apartment #5 Monday in reference to a subject that had been shot. Upon arrival, a 26-year-old Fort Riley soldier was discovered deceased from an apparent single gunshot wound. The identity of the subject is not being released at this time pending notification of next of kin. According to Lieutenant, Jeff Childs, the incident is currently under investigation and an autopsy will be scheduled.