The idea of adding a fence around a portion of the Alvan D. Johnson Law Enforcement Center was proposed during a previous Riley County Commission meeting. Many individuals going to and from work release have created an unwanted footpath through the grass outside the center. This fence would block those individuals off so they stop cutting through that area. Police Lieutenant, Josh Kyle brought pictures and statistics forward during Thursday’s commission meeting. The pictures indicated the depth of the footpath that has been created and showed a vehicle that had been keyed as a result of individuals passing by the…
Author: KMAN Staff
The storm that came through the area Wednesday night has caused hazardous road conditions as well as power outages for many residents in the city of Manhattan and surrounding counties. Spokeswoman for Westar energy Erin Larow says the high winds have caused most of the outages, and are hampering crews as they try to get out and repair the damage. Larow also cites hazardous road conditions as a major problem as crews from surrounding counties mobilize and try to get the the areas that are most effected. Larow says that there has been widespread outages all over Westar’s service area,…
A gaping hole was left in K-State’s secondary when junior safety Ty Zimmerman went down in the fourth quarter of the Cats’ win at TCU. Even though Dante Barnett and Thomas Ferguson filled in admirably, the impact was great as Baylor piled up 342 rushing yards in a 52-24 romp over K-State. Whether Zimmerman plays in the Fiesta Bowl against Oregon on January 3rd seven weeks after his injury remains to been. However, Coach Bill Snyder says his third team all-American has been a participant in some aspects of practice this month, and “would like to think that he’ll be…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Romeo Crennel isn’t worrying about his future with the Kansas City Chiefs. The veteran coach says he’s focused solely on trying to pluck off a win or two down the stretch in what has turned out to be a season of misery for the Chiefs. Not only is the team 2-12, but it’s also had to deal with a murder-suicide involving one of its players. Crennel has been in the business for more than four decades, though, and he understands how tenuous jobs can be in pro football. He was fired after four seasons in…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas coach Rick Barnes would not directly comment Wednesday night on a report that guard Myck Kabongo will be suspended by the NCAA for the rest of the season. Yahoo! Sports reported during the Longhorns’ 85-67 victory over No. 23 North Carolina that Kabongo will be dealt a season-long ban following an investigation into the sophomore’s relationship with Rich Paul, the agent of LeBron James of the Miami Heat. According to the Yahoo! report, Kabongo provided inaccurate information to NCAA investigators when interviewed. Yahoo! did not disclose its sources. Barnes said following the win that “every…
Kelsey Bone scored 22 points as she missed just two shots in 13 attempts, and #22 Texas A&M beat the K-State women 83-60 on Wednesday afternoon in the opening game of the World Vision Classic in Las Vegas. The Cats did build a three point lead over the former Big 12 member Aggies with 10:55 left in the first half on the strength of five three pointers. Texas A&M though would take the lead by eight at halftime, and K-State was done in by 22 turnovers. Plus the Cats went cold shooting beyond the arc in the second half; they…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A Lawrence obesity specialist who co-authored the “Atkins Diabetes Revolution” with the late weight loss expert and others has been indicted on tax evasion charges. The U.S. attorney’s office said Wednesday that Dr. Mary Vernon is charged with five counts of tax evasion and one count of making a false statement to a bank to obtain a loan. The “Atkins Diabetes Revolution” was published in 2004, a year after the death of Dr. Robert Atkins. The 60-year-old Vernon earned almost $800,000 by working for Atkins’ companies from 2003 to 2008. While applying to refinance a home,…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Topeka attorney who stole more than $460,000 from several clients’ trust funds and another accused of inadequately representing clients will no longer be able to practice law. Dockets provided by the Kansas Supreme Court on Wednesday show that Robert Telthorst and Steven Rosel have been disbarred. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported that the men voluntarily surrendering their law licenses previously. Telthorst pleaded guilty last month to wire fraud and money laundering. He admitted to taking clients’ money for his personal use. Meanwhile, three professional conduct complaints had been filed against Rosel. He’s accused of making inappropriate advances…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A national survey ranks Kansas at the bottom among states in being prepared for public health emergencies, terrorism incidents and natural disasters. But state officials took issue Wednesday with the latest, annual “Ready or Not?” report from the nonpartisan Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It gave Kansas and Montana the lowest scores, 3 on a 10-point scale. Kansas Division of Emergency Management spokeswoman Sharon Watson says the state has responded successfully to numerous natural disasters and the division has been called upon routinely to help other states. For example, she noted that…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback is urging Kansans to observe a moment of silence Friday for the victims of the school massacre in Newtown, Conn. Brownback and governors across the country are calling for people to pause and reflect at 9:30 a.m. in local time zones. That’s the hour of the shooting last Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The gunman killed 20 first-graders and six adults before committing suicide. He also killed his mother at their home. Brownback described the crime as “senseless” in a news release Wednesday. He says that the state’s “hearts and prayers are with…