Turkish police have let off tear gas and pressurized water against groups of protesters during a second day of anti-government demonstrations.
Author: KMAN Staff
After an extensive and comprehensive selection process, Junction City has selected Kevin Royse to serve as Fire/EMS Chief. Chief Royse was selected from a field of twenty-four candidates. He brings over twenty-six years of firefighting and emergency medical service experience to the department. During his time with the Wichita Fire Department, he served as firefighter, Lieutenant, Captain, and most recently as Battalion Chief – Special Operations Division that was responsible for four fire stations and thirty-six personnel. The position has been vacant since the retirement of Chief Mike Steinfort on November 1, 2012. “ This selection was critical to the…
The reward has increased for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for starting the fire that destroyed the Tradewinds banquet facility. Tradewinds co-owner Doug Long contacted the Wamego Police Department and said that he wanted to add $2,500 to encourage people to come forward with information about the arson. Information may be passed along by calling Wamego Police at (785) 456-9553 or by calling 1-800-KS-CRIME (800-572-7463).
The #3 seed Bryant Bulldogs used a three-run eighth inning to knock off #2 seed Arkansas 4-1 on Friday night at Tointon Family Stadium in Game two of the NCAA Manhattan Regional. John Mullen went 3-for-4 with two RBIs as the Bulldogs, from the Northeast Conference and making its first NCAA tournament appearance, defeated the Razorbacks of the mighty SEC. Kevin Brown hit an RBI single to break a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning, and Mullen followed with a run-scoring triple. Brian Anderson singled to put the Bulldogs (45-16-1) ahead by three runs. Arkansas (37-21) scored its only run…
Tornadoes rolled in from the prairie and slammed Oklahoma City and its suburbs Friday, trapping people in their vehicles as a storm swept down an interstate highway while commuters tried to beat it home.
Authorities say four firefighters were killed, and five others were injured, while trying to battle a fire that engulfed a Houston motel.
Pres. Barack Obama is urging Congress to prevent an increase in student loan rates, saying rising college costs hold back the entire middle class and unfairly saddle young people with more debt just as they are starting out in their adult lives.
Bluemont Avenue has reopened to all traffic in the 400 and 500 blocks after being shut down for just over two hours. RCPD Public Information Officer Matt Droge tells KMAN that Bluemont had been blocked off in the 400 and 500 blocks after a suspicious item which might be a package was reported in the 400 block of Bluemont. Traffic was diverted to the surrounding side streets to allow authorities to conduct their investigation. No further information was available.
A nine run first inning propelled K-State to a 20-11 win over Wichita State to open up regional play at Tointon Family Stadium. The 20 runs allowed were the most that Wichita State has ever given up in an NCAA tournament game. The Wildcats racked up 19 hits on their way to the 20 run output. Every Wildcat starter except Jared King had a hit, and the Shockers issued nine walks and hit six K-State batters. It didn’t take long for the offensive barrage to get going. The Shockers got two runs in the top of the first, but K-State…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The city of Wichita and National Baseball Congress officials are hoping a new format, more promotions and television exposure will help stabilize the financially struggling NBC national baseball tournament. The changes unveiled Thursday were in response to an audit released two weeks ago that found the tournament, which is managed by the Wichita Wingnuts independent league team, was $280,000 in debt and two years behind on lease payments for Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. The tournament has been in Wichita since 1935. This year’s tournament is from July 26 to Aug. 10. The first week will be a 16-team qualifier.…