Law enforcement authorities credit a retired sheriff, his wife and another couple with helping to rescue 16-year-old Hannah Anderson. The four spotted her with alleged kidnapper James Lee Dimaggio in the Idaho wilderness last week.
Author: KMAN Staff
The Manhattan Fire Department handed out educational coloring books and home protection information to kids and their parents during the annual Back-to-School Safety Expo, Saturday afternoon at Manhattan Town Center. “The coloring book has some fire safety tips in it and things like that so hopefully they can learn a little bit; and then for the adults, we also have things about home fire safety, renters insurance, things like that we can also teach the adults while we’re here,” said Gregg Van De Creek, Firefighter for the MFD. When teaching children about fire safety, Van De Creek said repetition is…
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden’s father says he has secured a visa to visit his son in Russia and plans to meet with him to discuss how to fight espionage charges.
A weeklong search for a missing California teenager ended when FBI agents rescued the girl and shot and killed her apparent kidnapper at a campsite in Idaho. Mark John spotted the pair and says ‘red flags’ went up.
Konza Rotary Club’s 3rd Annual Water Matters Day capped off with a $4,000.00 donation to both the City of Enterprise, Kansas, and the AIM Mission, which focuses its efforts in Ghana. Rotary Club President Rich Jankovich says the all-day event, which began with a symposium at the Manhattan Public Library and continued with an afternoon at the City Park Pool, is part of the club’s mission to promote clean water projects internationally. He says just recently the club partnered with Kansas Rural Water to aid small Kansas communities, with the same mission in mind. City of Enterprise Mayor Larry Jantz…
Man’s best friend got its turn to take a dip at the 9th Annual Pet Poolooza, sponsored by the Petco Foundation. Although there is no official count of the number of paws to cross CiCo Pool’s threshold, the many Manhattan residents and pooches who attended the event were asked to make a donation to the T. Russell Reitz Manhattan Regional Animal Shelter, which all proceeds of the event will benefit. Animal Shelter Technician Serena Irwin says although the event is geared toward the canine, the proceeds will go to efforts which benefit a number of different species of animals, including…
The Riley County Police Department informed reporters Monday morning about an incident we reported earlier. The police said they took a report of a rape early Sunday morning that occurred in the city limits of Manhattan. It is unknown at this time whether the victim or suspect knew each other. No arrests have been made. #### Preliminary reports are continuing to come into the KMAN news room as our reporters find out more information on an incident which occurred on Saturday night on the Manhattan campus of Kansas State University. Riley County police confirmed the incident, and sources say a…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury beat the Kansas City Royals with his bat and glove. Ellsbury matched a career high with four hits and drove in a pair of runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. Ellsbury had RBI doubles in the fourth and sixth innings and also stole his major league-leading 42nd base. It was his 10th career four-hit game and second this season. “I’m seeing the ball and driving it, putting some good swings on the ball,” Ellsbury said. “I feel like I’ve been…
A man suspected of killing a California woman and her young son before fleeing with her 16-year-old daughter was killed in the Idaho wilderness and the teen was found safe Saturday.
Northern Ireland’s police chief vowed Saturday to hunt down and imprison scores of Protestant militants after they attacked and wounded 56 officers protecting a parade by Irish Republican Army supporters.