WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say an attempted weekend robbery involving a video game system advertised on Craigslist shows why people need to be careful when buying or selling items on the website. The Wichita Eagle reports two men in their early 20s went to a meeting place at 2:30 p.m. Saturday to buy a Sony PlayStation. Police say the men were in their vehicle negotiating a purchase price when the male seller tried to climb into the vehicle and rob them. The assailant pulled a handgun from his backpack and fired at the would-be buyers as they tried to…
Author: KMAN Staff
“One stop drop” is the the new motto for K-State Recycling. The new strategy removes the need for students and faculty to sort through their recyclable material. Instead, all recyclable material can be placed in a single bin with the exception of glass items. “A lot of people just didn’t take the time to sort so a lot of it we had to throw away because it was all contaminated, mixed together. Now we push it all in one container and now we’re increasing our weight at least, I’d say, 10,000 lbs a week,” said Bill Spiegel with the KSU…
There are not many details yet, but KMAN has received a report of an Ogden man being taken into police custody in connection with an arson incident. Steven Meredith (26) was arrested just after 10:00 Saturday night and charged with one count of obstructing the legal process, one count of criminal threat, and one count of arson. He remains confined on a $8,000 bond. KMAN will keep you up to date with the latest information as it becomes available.
The Popocatepetl volcano on Saturday vented a dense cloud of ash over the central Mexico state of Puebla, with ash falling to the ground in several towns. In San Andres Cholula, residents were worried about ash contaminating the water.
The Flint Hills Discovery Center celebrated its first birthday on Saturday by hosting “Discovery Day 2013: Making a Difference”. The day featured several family-focused activities including: a three-floor scavenger hunt, recycling projects & educational display from the K-State Recycling Center, Flint Hills themed arts & crafts, and free admission. “What an honor it was to be able to help sponsor this great event. We had nearly 3400 people that came in to see the Flint Hills Discovery Center. We had girl scouts from Marysville, Ks, the entire troop came down. We had countless soccer teams that were in town for a soccer tournament,…
A Lincoln, Nebraska bus driver accused of assaulting a passenger repeatedly punched the man before dragging him off the vehicle and leaving him on the side of a road has been fired.
The U.S. and China are committing to a process aimed at ridding North Korea of its nuclear weapons. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Beijing for talks.
A Lion Air jet carrying more than 100 passengers and crew crashed into the ocean while attempting to land Saturday on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, injuring up to 45 people, officials said.
Mitch Meyer and Shane Conlon each hit home runs and Ross Kivett went four for four to power a 17-hit attack as the Kansas State Baseball team bounced back from a tough loss on Friday to steamroll past Iowa 11-4 Saturday afternoon in Iowa City. K-State jumped out to a 9-2 lead after five innings and benefitted from three Hawkeye errors one day after seeing their season-high six-game winning streak come to an end. Several Wildcats took part in the hit parade with multiple-hit games. In addition to Kivett’s four hits, Tanner Witt had three, while Conlon, Meyer and Blair…
The White House is trying to tamp down concern over a new intelligence report showing North Korea could arm a ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead.