UPDATE: Westbound K-18 to Miller Parkway entrance/exit ramps and Miller Parkway at Arbor Drive will be CLOSED for bridge deck pour work on Monday, October 7 between 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Due to the rain forecasted for today, the closures have been rescheduled from today, Friday, October 4 to Monday, October 7. — Westbound K-18 to Miller Parkway entrance/exit ramps and Miller Parkway at Arbor Drive will be CLOSED for bridge deck pour work on Friday between 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Advance message boards will alert drivers to the closures, however no marked detour will be provided. Drivers…
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The four-day K-State blood drive is complete. Volunteer blood donors gave 675 pints of blood this week. As the largest single supplier of blood and blood products in the United States, the American Red Cross collects and processes more than 40 percent of the blood supply. Red Cross authorities attribute that to colleges that host blood drives, which play an important role in helping to ensure an adequate blood supply for patients in need as almost 20 percent of the millions of donations made each year come from high school and college blood drives. The Red Cross depends on volunteers to…
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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio walks to the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, as Congress continues to struggle with the government shutdown. President Barack Obama laid the blame for the government’s partial shutdown at the feet of Boehner Thursday, escalating a confrontation that is running the risk of a potentially damaging clash over the nation’s borrowing authority. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A wrecked Capitol Police car blocks Constitution Avenue NW following a shooting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. A police officer was reported injured after gunshots at the U.S. Capitol, police said Thursday. They locked down the entire complex, at least temporarily derailing debate over how to end a government shutdown. The lockdown was lifted later Thursday afternoon. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
A man convicted of first degree murder and other charges in Geary County nearly 40 years ago is up for a public comment session and possible parole. Frank Pencek, 66, was convicted in 1975 in connection with a May 1974 incident involving murder, kidnapping, and rape. Elizabeth Bush, 20, was kidnapped, raped, and killed at Milford Lake. She was studying for a recreation degree at Kansas State and had been working a summer job at Milford Lake. She was stabbed 27 times. Her parents have been known to attend the public omment sessions in times past–in particular nine years ago when Pencek…
WASHINGTON (AP) Police say the U.S. Capitol has been put on a security lockdown amid reports of possible shots fired outside the building. People standing outside the Supreme Court across the street from Congress were hurried into the court building by authorities. In a notice distributed by email, the U.S. Capitol Police advised everyone to “close, lock and stay away from external doors and windows.The notice said gunshots have been reported on Capitol Hill. There are unconfirmed reports of an officer injured.
Two Manhattan men have been arrested by Riley County Police on drug-related charges following execution of a search warrant Wednesday afternoon at approximately 4:45 in the 600 block of South Eighth Street . Drugs and paraphernalia were seized. 27-year-olds John Martin and Aswad Bartley were taken into custody for charges which include possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Martin’s bond was set at $25,000, with Bartley’s set at $10,000. Those with information on the distribution of illegal drugs in Riley County are encouraged to contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Those using Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and for…
What the commission seemed to believe would be a quick refresher, turned into a rather heated discussion, during Thursday’s Riley County Commission meeting. Commission Chair, Dave Lewis asked that the shared leave policy for the county be put on the agenda, in order to inform the new commissioners and the department heads of the details within the policy. Human Resource Manager, Cindy Volanti presented the policy and several department heads were quick to comment. The topic of the shared leave policy was brought up during a previous commission meeting, when a request to grant an employee shared leave was approved.…
UPDATE: KMAN reported of a vehicle accident on Thursday and more details have been released. At approximately 10:45 Thursday morning at the intersection of Fort Riley Blvd. and Westwood, Kabita Wosti-Nepal, 34, of Manhattan was driving a 2000 Honda Accord when she failed to yield and struck a 2006 Dodge Caravan driven by Rita McCorkle, 60. Due to this initial collision , a third vehicle, at 2005 Ford Taurus driven by Katrina Cada, 30, also struck McCorkle. Three people were transported by the Riley County EMS with non-life threatening injuries. Wosti-Nepal was issued a citation for failure to yield the right of…