– The Manhattan High boys soccer team earned their seventh win of the season by shutting out Emporia 1-0. The Tribe’s lone goal came in the 35th minute from Evan Williams and he was assisted by Jacob Stutheit. Kai Reever put up a shutout in goal for MHS, and had three saves. The Indians are 7-2-1 overall and 3-0-1 in the Centennial League, and will have a showdown with 7-1 Hayden on Tuesday. – The Manhattan High girls golf team placed third at the Hutch Invitataional at Carey Park. The Indians shot 352 as a team, nine shots behind first place Garden…
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DETROIT (AP) Doug Fister set an AL record by striking out nine straight batters and the Detroit Tigers kept their lead in the Central, beating the Kansas City Royals 5-4 Thursday on Alex Avila’s grounder in the ninth inning. The Tigers began the day with a one-game edge over the Chicago White Sox, who later hosted Tampa Bay. Fister came within one strikeout of matching Tom Seaver’s major league record of 10 in a row. But the Tigers blew a 4-0 lead after seven innings, and Joaquin Benoit (5-3) allowed a solo homer by Billy Butler to tie it…
KMAN news has confirmed the unlawful operation of a pirate radio station in Manhattan in recent days. Ron Ramage, District Director of the Federal Communications Office in Kansas City confirmed to KMAN the FCC was in Manhattan Thursday investigating a reported pirate radio station, with a complaint coming from local citizens. The station was operating on the frequency 88.3 FM. Manhattan Broadcasting has ascertained through sources, the pirate radio station was rebroadcasting from an online radio station known as the Republic Broadcasting Network. The program is described as anti-government, with mention of alleged national and global conspiracies. The location of the broadcast was reportedly…
A woman receives minor injuries after a strong armed robbery Thursday night. Victoria Johnson, 38, a Manhattan resident, was walking down the 1000 block of Laramie at about 7:45 Thursday night when a male came running up beside her, grabbed her purse, pushed her to the ground and ran off. The suspect stole Johnson’s purse, wallet and miscellaneous contents including cash and keys. The total loss was $210. The suspect is described as a male of unknown race wearing a dark blue hoodie, dark pants and white shoes. — Earlier this week, an attempted burglary was reported. Charles Gillum, 58, a Manhattan…
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Minneapolis police say the gunman who opened fire in a sign business killed four people before killing himself. Police have not released the gunman’s name or possible motive.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu one-on-one for 75 minutes at a New York hotel.
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) A northeastern Kansas community college hopes to improve its rate of students completing degrees through a new arrangement with Emporia State University. Students who complete at least 45 college credits at Johnson County Community College will be able to finish their associate’s degrees at Emporia State. The schools announced the so-called reverse transfer agreement Thursday. Johnson County Community College reached a similar agreement with Kansas State University in March. Community colleges are under pressure to show their students are completing degrees. One concern is that they don’t receive credit for many students who transfer to four-year institutions…
HOISINGTON, Kan. (AP) The central Kansas community of Hoisington is giving away up to 15 home sites of roughly 12,000 square feet each to families willing to build houses on them. The Great Bend Tribune reports the acreage is a former mobile home park that was donated to Hoisington on the condition that it not be sold. The Hoisington City Land Bank decided this week to give the lots on a first-come, first-served basis to families who pay a refundable earnest fee of $500. Hoisington city manager Jonathan Mitchell says the program has the potential to increase the population and…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Topeka man has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for killing a neighbor after they argued about noise. WIBW-TV reports LaVance Thompson, 31, will also spend three years on post-release supervision under the sentence he received Thursday in Shawnee County District Court. Thompson was initially charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of James Sanders, 36, the night of Dec. 25, 2011. Thompson’s trial was under way in August when he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter. Sanders and Thompson were neighbors in a Topeka apartment building. Prosecutors…