The Manhattan High bowling teams swept a home meet on Monday afternoon at Little Apple Lanes. The Tribe girls won the meet by just five pins over Shawnee Heights, while Emporia was third and Junction City was fourth. Meghan Dooley led the Tribe with a 593 series. The MHS boys won by over 250 pins over Shawnee Heights, and were led by Alex Huerta with a 683 series.
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Still no details, but Riley County Police responded to the 24-hundred block of Charlois Lane on the northeast side of Manhattan early Tuesday morning. The incident was called in at 6:42 this morning and there were reportedly shots fired. Police had nothing further to announce at their daily news briefing Tuesday. ——— Details were since released regarding this incident. Earl Billot (38) was the individual who originally reported the shots to Riley County Police. The shots were fired in his home and his fiance was injured. Upon arrival, police found Kendra Billam (48) deceased from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Billam was a former…
Britain’s Ministry of Defence revealed late on Monday that Prince Harry is returning from a 20-week deployment in Afghanistan, where he served as an Apache helicopter co-pilot with the Army Air Corps.
People from across the United States came to Washington to attend inaugural events, including the balls that wrapped up the day. People attending expressed excitement about seeing the President and First Lady, as well as many of the performers.
President Barack Obama exited his limousine for the traditional presidential walk in the inaugural parade from Capitol Hill to the White House. Obama and first lady Michelle Obama waved to cheering, flag-waving crowds lining Pennsylvania Avenue.
WINFIELD, Kan. (AP) A south-central Kansas sheriff says human remains that turned up in a field are those of a man reported missing eight months ago. KAKE-TV reports Cowley County authorities used dental records to identify the remains Monday as those of 37-year-old Corbin Wilt. The Winfield man’s wife had reported his disappearance last May. The Cowley County sheriff’s office says it doesn’t suspect foul play, but the cause of death is under investigation. A dog discovered a human bone in the field Friday, prompting authorities to search the spot northwest of Winfield over the weekend for more remains. Police…
NORTON, Kan. (AP) One day after President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, a small bank in a small northwest Kansas town will hold a different kind of celebration for Mitt Romney. The Salina Journal reports a photo of the 2012 Republican presidential nominee will be added Tuesday to Norton State Bank’s “They Also Ran Gallery.” Coffee and cookies will be served during a free reception. Romney’s portrait and biography will be the 60th in the bank’s gallery of presidential losers. The first portrait is that of Thomas Jefferson, who lost to John Adams in 1796 before winning the presidency in 1800…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The number of homeless students in the Topeka school district has gone up in the last decade, while federal funding to meet their needs is at a 10-year low. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the district had about 580 homeless students last year, compared with about 340 homeless students 10 years ago. This year’s federal grant to help homeless students is $50,000, down from $61,000 a year earlier. Rosanne Haberman, who coordinates homeless matters for the district, says the tight funding means fewer resources, including hygiene kits and city bus passes for high school students who can’t afford…
COTTONWOOD FALLS, Kan. (AP) Congressman Tim Huelskamp’s disputes with fellow Republicans who lead the U.S. House are generating headlines and stirring up constituents in his central and western Kansas district. But such spats are becoming old hat for Huelskamp, who since his 2010 election to the U.S. House has become a congressional spokesman for the tea party. He’s angered fellow Republicans along the way, raising questions about his effectiveness representing the state. GOP leaders have stripped Huelskamp of a plum assignment on the House Budget Committee and what has been for decades Kansas’ automatic seat on the Agriculture Committee. He…
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) Firefighters in Pittsburg have been training to rescue people who may become engulfed in grain at storage facilities. The Pittsburg Morning Sun reports that the practice was conducted in the Kansas Fire and Rescue Training Institute’s mobile trailer, which can simulate rescues of people trapped in grain bins. Pittsburg Fire Battalion Chief Jeff Kavanagh says he hopes firefighters never have to respond to that situation. In February 2011, an Erie man got his leg caught in the operating auger of a grain storage building in Walnut. It took a rescue team of firefighters several hours to get…