The man convicted of imprisoning three women in his Cleveland home for a decade has apologized to his victims but also claims most of the sex was consensual. Ariel Castro says he isn’t a monster. He says he’s sick and addicted to pornography.
Author: KMAN Staff
Prairie Star is located off Marlatt, near the “Top of the World” area. Around 10-12 homes are located on the road, and are looking to possibly form a paving district. Assistant County Counselor, Craig Cox shared this information with the Riley County Commission during Thursday’s commission meeting. Cox said they did run into a snag with this concept, as Kansas State University property would be involved. If they were to continue with the original plans and pave from Marlatt through Prairie Star, K-State would have to be in the paving district as well. According to Cox, this is not a…
The Riley County Public Works Department reported potential delays next week due to a construction project. A 15 minute delay is expected for asphalt seals to be applied for 905 Casement Road and 404 Barnes Road on Tuesday and to 897 South Tuttle Cove Road Thursday. With fresh asphalt being applied, drivers are encouraged to take alternate routes when possible. Weather conditions could delay or reschedule the project. For questions or concerns, contact the Riley County Public Works Department at 785-539-2981.
The Greater Manhattan Community Foundation has been awarded an implementation grant through the Kansas Health Foundation’s Healthy Communities Initiative worth up to $75,000 over the next three years. Manhattan is one of 12 grantees in the state to receive this funding, which will help support the Flint Hills Wellness Coalition. The FHWC goal is to create a publicly appointed food policy council to address nutrition related issues in our community. One area that has already garnered interest among stakeholders and the community is healthy vending in Riley County. “We were pleased to have been selected as one of the twelve…
Riley County Police arrested a Manhattan woman for two warrants out of Geary County for revocation of probation, and failure to appear in court on Wednesday. 26-year-old Allyson Greenstreet was arrested in western Manhattan Wednesday morning. Greenstreet’s bond has been set at $6,500. Riley county Police arrested a woman from Solomon on Wednesday morning near the 2-thousand block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard. 38-year-old Jennifer Larson was arrested for felony theft, interference with a law enforcement officer, and drug possession. Larson’s bond has been set at $6,000. A man has reported a theft to the Riley…
Kansas State University will be hosting the 2013 Beef Conference called Strategic Cow Herd Management: Surviving and Rebuilding after Persistent Drought on Aug 6. in Frick Auditorium. The conference will include a keynote address by Dave Lalman an extension beef cattle specialist with Oklahoma State University. The conference will also include topics such as impending regulations of livestock antibiotics, income tax implications following livestock liquidation and confinement feeding of cows. The fee to attend the conference is $60 per person or $100 for two or more individuals from the same operation. If traveling to Manhattan is an issue, the conference…
The building that houses insect research at Kansas State University has a big problem with bugs. Officials say swarms of termites have infested Waters Hall, a historic building that is home to the Entomology Department. The university is working carefully to fight the termites while protecting the insects used by the department for study and research. If you find yourself in a situation where termites become a problem for you, then the easiest thing to do would be to call up someone like pest control Des Moines to help sort out your situation. With liquid chemicals ruled out, Kansas State…
Minnesota and Rhode Island became the twelfth and thirteenth states to legalize same sex marriage on Thursday. Dozens of couples gathered in Minnesota to tie the knot at the stroke of midnight.
The head of the National Security Agency defended the government’s much-criticized surveillance program at a computer hackers’ conference Wednesday, but also had a challenge for them: If you don’t like it, lend your talent to build a better one.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Alex Gordon hit a two-out triple in the seventh inning and then scored the go-ahead run for Kansas City on an error by Minnesota, and the Royals won their eighth straight game with a 4-3 victory over the Twins on Wednesday night. The Royals are above .500 at the end of July for the first time since 2003. At 53-51, they are two games over the break-even mark for the first time since May 17. They remained seven games behind Detroit in the AL Central race and 4.5 games back of second-place Cleveland, the current holder of the…