Author: KMAN Staff

Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 announced Wednesday that a handgun was found near the Manhattan High School West Campus on Tuesday evening. In an e-mail sent to Parents and Guardians of MHS West students, Principal Terry McCarty stressed three important points: The weapon was found on property adjacent to the school and not on school grounds, there have been no threats made against the school or its students and faculty and there is no additional danger to the public or the school as a result of the weapon’s discovery. Below is the e-mail McCarty sent to Parents and Guardians late Wednesday afternoon:…

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A Manhattan Physician accused of unlawfully distributing prescription drugs that could be connected to overdoses among several Fort Riley soldiers has been indicted. Below is the complete release from U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom of the District of Kansas: A grand jury has returned an indictment charging a physician in Manhattan, Kan., with unlawfully distributing prescription drugs, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. Physician Michael Schuster, 53, who operates Manhattan Pain and Spine in Manhattan, Kan., is charged with four counts: One count of conspiracy to illegally distribute controlled substances, one count of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, one count of…

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Tracy Newell has been named the principal of Eisenhower Middle School. Newell currently serves as the Lead-Associate Principal at Garden City High School in Garden City, KS. He has served in that position since 2006. Prior to that, he was a State Math Consultant for the Kansas State Department of Education from 2004-2006. He also has been a mathematics teacher at Oskaloosa Middle School and McLouth High School. He has a B.A. in Mathematics Education and a M.S. in Educational Administration from Washburn University. “I am appreciative, enthusiastic, and honored to have been chosen for the Principal’s position at Eisenhower…

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James Shields admitted that it felt a little weird when he stepped on the mound for Kansas City on Tuesday night, peered into the batter’s box and saw a former Rays teammate standing at the plate. After allowing a two-run homer to Matt Joyce in the first, Shields only allowed three more hits over the next six innings. That kept the Royals in the game long enough for Mike Moustakas to hit a go-ahead two-run homer and spur Kansas City to an 8-2 victory over Tampa Bay in the series opener. Kansas City has been looking for a legitimate No.…

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Postelection tensions spilled over in Venezuela’s parliament on Tuesday, as lawmakers brawled. Pro-government legislators started throwing punches after opposition members unfurled a protest banner.

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