The racial dimension of Trayvon Martin’s shooting and what prospective jurors were exposed to in the media became the focus of questioning Monday as jury selection in George Zimmerman’s trial entered its second week.
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After winning two National Championships and three consecutive Big 12 Championships in the High Jump to go along with an Olympic Silver Medal Kansas State Men’s Track and Field Star Erik Kynard received yet another honor on Monday when he was named a semifinalist for The Bowerman which is College Track and Field’s equivalent of College Football’s Heisman Trophy. Kynard, a native of Toledo, Ohio is one of 10 semifinalists for the award announced by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The list is expected to be narrowed down to three finalists next month. Also on…
While much of the focus over the last several months has been on the $75 million West Stadium Center at Bill Snyder Family Stadium there has been work going on at two other well-known sports facilities in Manhattan. Last week, the artificial playing surface known as Astro Play was removed from the floor of KSU Memorial Stadium and will be replaced by a new turf that will be installed over the next few weeks. The old surface was laid down in the summer of 2002 in conjunction with the opening of the Kansas State Alumni Center replacing the natural grass…
Guns for law enforcement are to be stored in local schools, according to Riley County Assistant Police Director John Doehling. Doehling addressed the matter with Riley County Law Board members Monday, as part of a grant RCPD is receiving. Doehling stressed the rifles would be stored only for use in case of an extreme school violence situation. Law Board Member Dave Lewis asked about the cost of the storage facilities, which Doehling says RCPD will have to purchase out of its own budget fund. According to Doehling administration of the schools is on board with this concept and given their concurrence. Law board…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office has located a missing juvenile KMAN news first told you about last Wednesday. Anne Cooney, 17, from St.Mary’s was located by Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Deputies on Saturday in Meriden. With the assistance of the Jefferson County Sheriff”s Office Cooney was taken into custody.
Riley County Commission Chair, Dave Lewis officially introduced Brenda Nichols as the new County Health Department Director during Monday’s commission meeting. That was Nichols’ first day on the job, and she said the staff has gave her a very warm welcome. Although she is new to the area, she was aware that Riley County currently ranks 2nd, out of all the counties in Kansas, for health and safety. “This really speaks to the commitment that not only leadership has in the city and the county, but the leadership in the various organizations in assuring there is health and safety”, Nichols…
A Silver Lake woman died in an accident on I-70 in Wabaunsee County Sunday night. Kayla Lowrey, 22, died in the one vehicle crash, reported shortly before 11:30 three miles west of Maple Hill. The Kansas Highway patrol reports Lowrey was driving a 2007 Pontiac G-6 four door passenger car westbound on I-70 in the left lane when a deer ran in front of the vehicle from the south. Lowrey hit the brakes to avoid the deer and the vehicle began skidding sideways and entered the center median. The Pontiac impacted a washout and rolled several times across the eastbound…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Wade Davis stopped his five-game winless streak, Jeff Francoeur homered, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday. Davis (4-5) gave up two runs and five hits in six innings for his first win since he beat the Los Angeles Angels on May 15. It was the right-hander’s first game against the Rays, who traded him to the Royals during the offseason. After Francoeur hit a solo homer in the fifth inning, Alcides Escobar and Alex Gordon had RBI singles to put the Royals ahead 4-2 in the sixth. Gordon added…
President Obama says Northern Ireland provides the world with a blueprint to solve global conflicts. The President is in Northern Ireland for a G-8 Summit.
Fire officials say crews have gained the upper hand on the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history and have more than half the blaze contained.