U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, is greeted by Italian Premier Enrico Letta upon his arrival at Chigi Palace government office, in Rome, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. John Kerry is also scheduled to meet Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Author: KMAN Staff
Junction City Police recently released details regarding an armed robbery that took place Saturday morning. Around 10 a.m., an unknown male entered the Check N Go business, located at 1009 West 6th Street in Junction City, and robbed the business of an undisclosed amount of money.The man reportedly showed a gun, demanded money, and left after receiving it. No one was harmed during the incident. Junction City Police are asking anyone with information about this incident to call 785-762-5912. A picture of the man can be viewed on our website, at 1350kman.com.
“We are the fabric of America”. This statement was made by National Commander, Daniel Dellinger Wednesday morning, during his visit to American Legion Post 17. This stop was part of his three day tour of Kansas. Commander Dellinger made ten visits prior to the visit in Manhattan, and had three more stops on his list, including Topeka VA Hospital. Department of Kansas Commander, Gaylord Sanneman began the morning by sharing some of the upcoming events the legion is putting on-including the Turkey Day Run for Thanksgiving, various youth programs and cadet services. Commander Sanneman introduced Commander Dellinger by sharing some…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is still seeking information into the whereabouts of Jeremiah Joseph Perry, 21 year old male of Westmoreland. Perry was last seen by family and friends around the end of March 2013 in the Kansas City area. Perry was also believed to have been in the Ohio area. Perry has been confirmed to been in Tioga North Dakota until April 12th 2013. While there he sought employment but was not hired. Perry’s location from that point is not known. Two individuals have reported sightings of who they believed to be Perry in the past months in…
A motor vehicle accident at Seth Child and Gary Avenue at about 7:40 Wednesday morning was causing a bit of a traffic tie-up, although a Riley County Police dispatcher indicates the accident scene was being cleaned up. Sgt. Brad Ingalls tells KMAN the accident at Gary and Seth Child appears to be an injury accident, which involves a motorcycle. No other details are known at this time as officers are still on scene. Ingalls adds there have been five accidents this morning, with the other four out of the five confirmed non-injury accidents.
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox are ready to renew their October rivalry in the World Series. This is the fourth time the Cardinals and Red Sox have met in the World Series.
Hurricane Raymond weakened to Category 1 on Tuesday and began slowly drifting away from Mexico’s already storm-battered Pacific coast, but heavy rain continued to fall on a region that is already saturated from recent storms.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Police in Lawrence say a male pedestrian has died after being hit by a freight train. 6News Lawrence reports officers were called to the scene in the Burcham Park area at mid-afternoon Tuesday. Sgt. Trent McKinley says the adult male was hit by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train. He was placed in an ambulance but died before reaching a hospital. The man’s name was not immediately released. Police say there is no pedestrian or roadway crossing where the accident happened. Personnel from BNSF are helping in the investigation.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The operators of a Wichita restaurant have been indicted on federal charges of employing people who are in the country unlawfully. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Yong Lin, 33, and his wife, Zhuo Mei Weng, 29, were arrested Tuesday. They were booked into the Sedgwick County Jail and are scheduled to have initial court appearances Wednesday. Prosecutors brought the case after federal agents and Wichita police searched the couple’s World Buffet Grill and three west Wichita apartments. The indictment had been sealed since it was filed Sept. 11. Lin and Weng are charged with conspiracy and harboring…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Hutchinson police say a couple has killed a kitten by taking turns throwing it against doors and walls. Det. Curtis Black said the suspects were upset that the 5-month-old yellow tabby kept “using the restroom inside.” The Hutchinson News reports that authorities found the dead kitten in the couple’s home Saturday while responding to a disturbance. The animal’s body was taken from the home for a necropsy to be performed. The couple was arrested and released on bond.