While working on the exterior of the Holiday Inn near K-State Campus, a worker fell approximately two stories and was taken to Mercy Regional Health. KMAN spoke to Riley County EMS Director, Larry Couchman, who said the man is being treated in Mercy’s emergency wing, but he is stable. Couchman was unaware of what job the man was doing at the Holiday Inn, but said he was possibly a contractor. Riley County Public Information Officer, Matt Droge did not have any information, except that the transport was in response to the man complaining of head and back pain. KMAN will continue…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Christian Yelich singled home the go-ahead run with one out in the 10th inning Tuesday night and the Miami Marlins beat the Kansas City Royals 1-0 after a tidy matchup of contrasting starters. Hard-throwing Marlins prodigy Jose Fernandez and wily Royals veteran Bruce Chen each lasted seven innings before handing the scoreless game over to their bullpens. It continued to extra innings before Kansas City reliever Kelvin Herrera (4-6) brushed the jersey of the Marlins’ Jake Marisnick with a pitch in the 10th. Marisnick stole second and then scored on Yelich’s single through the right side…
Authorities near Park City, Utah say a fast-moving wildfire has destroyed at least a dozen homes and is threatening more. The fire is about five percent contained.
Police in a rural area of Northeast Louisiana killed the gunman who took three hostages in a bank on Tuesday. The gunman shot two of the hostages. One later died.
Former K-State student-athlete and high jumper Erik Kynard qualified for the high jump finals at the 14th IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Moscow earlier this afternoon (Tuesday). Kynard’s final jump of 2.26 meters (7-05.00) tied for 2nd highest among all participants in the qualifying round and he was the only American to qualify for the final. Kynard qualified for the World Championships in June when he became the first Wildcat to win a high jump title at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Kynard will look to become the latest former wildcat athlete to medal at the World Championships…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The former wastewater manager for the city of Hays has been charged with violating the Clean Water Act by lying about nitrogen levels in the city’s discharges. The U.S. attorney’s office says a four-count federal indictment Tuesday accuses Charles L. Blair, 57, with making false statements about nitrogen levels in effluent at the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Three counts relate to statements made in discharge monitoring reports. One count charges him with lying to agents of the Environmental Protection Agency when he said he had provided accurate levels for the report. Blair retired last year. He told…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Board of Education has yanked the licenses of six teachers, including four convicted of sex crimes. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Calvin J. Andrews of El Dorado lost his license Tuesday because he was convicted of one count of lewd and lascivious behavior. Jacob Douglas Lull of Cloud County was convicted of one count of indecent solicitation of a child. And Kurt M. Brundage and Cathleen M. Balman both of Sedgwick County had convictions for indecent liberties with a child. Two other teachers with burglary and bribery convictions also had their licenses removed. Some board…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Two young siblings are credited with saving a toddler from drowning in an apartment pool in Topeka. Crystal Canul, 6, and her 11-year-old brother, Josias, rushed to the pool Monday night after their mother spotted the 2-year-old struggling while looking out a window of their second-floor unit. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the mother wasn’t a strong swimmer, so she asked her children to help. Crystal jumped into the pool to rescue the 2-year-old. Meanwhile, Josias waited to pull the toddler from the water. The brother and sister later received hugs from Topeka police Sgt. Steve Roth…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Secretary of State Kris Kobach says Kansas will continue to enforce a law requiring new voters to provide proof of their U.S. citizenship despite a threatened lawsuit. Kobach said in a statement Tuesday that he’s not surprised the American Civil Liberties Union is threatening to sue on behalf of other groups, including the NAACP and League of Women Voters. He said liberal groups have made it clear they oppose the rule. Federal law says groups intending to sue over such issues must give 90 days’ notice. The ACLU did that Tuesday. Kobach said Kansas will keep taking…