– Manhattan High volleyball lost to Washburn Rural 25-21, 25-19. – Rock Creek volleyball swept a pair of matches from Rossville, 25-17, 25-17 and 25-18, 25-23. – Riley County volleyball took both matches from St. Marys 25-14, 28-26 and 25-17, 25-18. – Frankfort volleyball defeated Linn 25-21, 17-25, 25-18. – Wichita Northwest scored three second half goals to beat Manhattan High boys soccer 4-3 at Anneberg Park.
Author: KMAN Staff
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Sports fans in Kansas City are back in the national spotlight. Once again, it’s a glaring one. The latest flashpoint occurred Sunday, when Chiefs offensive lineman Eric Winston laid into a small percentage of Chiefs fans who cheered when struggling quarterback Matt Cassel suffered a concussion in the fourth quarter of a 9-6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Winston called the cheering fans “sickening,” and his locker-room diatribe went viral, picked up by everyone from ESPN to “Good Morning America.” It’s left the city with a black eye, and has served as the impetus for…
The number of people sickened by a deadly meningitis outbreak has now reached 119 cases, including 11 deaths.
The State Department said Tuesday it never concluded that the consulate attack in Libya stemmed from protests over an American-made video ridiculing Islam.
The Manhattan Public Library hosted a Mental Health Panel on Monday night to discuss the possibility of creating a mental health care facility for Riley County and surrounding areas. Representatives from area mental health care providers, the Riley County Police Department, Riley County Commission, and members of the Manhattan community were in attendance for the discussion. A “Task Force” of decision makers was suggested as a means to further efforts towards the creation of a facility in a more efficient manner. Members of a possible “Task Force” will continue to be discussed at a future panel. KMAN will continue to keep you updated on any progress made towards a…
Manhattan city commissioners followed the recommendation from city staff on Tuesday night’s work session to take steps to ensure public water safety. The commission gave the go ahead to city staff to create a status report on the wellhead protection plan, and work to develop a joint city and surrounding county well drilling permit ordinance in the ten-year capture zone. Recent levels of toxins at well 13 required a filtration unit to be installed to ensure the safety of the local water supply. The commission also held a public education presentation on the half cent sales tax issue. The presentation featured Manhattan…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A 69-year-old pedestrian has died after stepping into traffic in Kansas City, Kan. The Kansas City Star reported that the man was struck around 3:30 p.m. Monday. He then was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The man’s family told authorities he had Alzheimer’s and had wandered away from home earlier in the day. The man’s name wasn’t immediately released.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Heart patients at the University of Kansas Hospital are benefiting from the same GPS technology that helps them navigate the streets in their cars. The Kansas City Star reports that doctors at the hospital are the first in the county using a new system called MediGuide Technology. It drastically reduces the amount of radiation used when inserting catheters to treat heart abnormalities. Typically, doctors use a rapid sequence of X-rays to see the heart and find their way around with a catheter. The problem is the method leads to relatively long periods of radiation. Doctors use…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) About $8,300 has been donated to the family of an 8-year-old Wichita girl killed by a stray bullet. The Wichita Eagle reports that a motorcycle group called the Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 3115 Riders collected the money during a fundraiser Saturday. Group president Terry Fletcher says the community “did an amazing job.” The money will pay for more than $4,500 in funeral expenses for Kimbra Moore and help her family. Kimbra’s mother was laid off from her job after missing work when her sleeping daughter was struck and killed last month. A 24-year-old man is charged…
CHASE, Kan. (AP) Rice County authorities and the FBI are looking for a man who held up a bank in the small town of Chase. The FBI says a man walked into the First Bank of Chase Tuesday morning, showed a weapon and demanded money. He left the bank in a green sports utility vehicle. KAKE-TV reports the suspect is a black man in his mid-30s, about 6-feet-5 inches, with dreadlocks. He was wearing a long coat. Chase is a town of 500 people west of Lyons on US Highway 56.