A century and a half after the Civil War ship the USS Monitor sank, two unknown crewmen found in the ironclad’s turret were buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The Monitor went down in rough seas off North Carolina in 1862.
Author: KMAN Staff
The Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation held a public reception Friday, to welcome the four remaining candidates for Director of the Discovery Center. Candidates include: Fred Goss – Assistant Superintendent for Missouri State Parks. He also assists in the operation of the 3,100 acre state park system with numerous amenities including an interpretive nature center. Leslie Roe – Director of the Pioneer Museum and Riordan Mansion in Flagstaff, AZ. Dana Thorpe – Executive Director of The Building for Kids Children’s Museum in Appleton, WI. Samuel Wegner – Most recently served as the Executive Director of the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC.…
Brittany Chambers’ back door layup as time ran out gave the No. 8 seed Kansas State Women’s Basketball team a thrilling 51-49 victory over No. 9 seed Texas Friday night in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Chambers who became the third player in the history of the program to score 2,000 points during this game scored 20 points, the last two coming as the buzzer sounded on a great pass from Mariah White and got the clutch layup which touched off a huge celebration by the Wildcats. K-State used strong three-point…
30-year-old Russ McCormick is charged with the traffic of contraband, unlawful sexual relations, and promoting obscenity. A preliminary hearing scheduled on Friday was waived by McCormick, and his defense attorney Tom Adair. McCormick was a former corrections officer for the RCPD for two years.
Little information is known at this time, but a little before 12:30 pm on Friday, a call came of injuries sustained at a job site located in the 4500 block of Sunflower Slope Drive in Pottawatomie County. Riley County EMS requested to have Lifestar come to transport. KMAN will continue to bring you updates when they become available.
On Friday morning senior Army officials on Fort Riley met to discuss the impacts of force draw down, and sequestration. Fort Riley Senior Commander Brigadier General Donald MacWillie says the fiscal environment has limited the post’s flexibility in discretionary spending, but he is certain Fort Riley will continue to be able to keep in fighting shape. General MacWillie says every operation on post has been scrutinized to maximize efficiency. Training will be done towards mission specific objectives, and utilize the on post simulator facilities more than field time. General MacWillie stressed that actual field time would still be used to condition the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A bill before a Kansas Senate committee would require police to obtain a warrant before attaching a GPS to a suspect’s vehicle. The House already passed the bill, which complies with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Kyle Smith, deputy director the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, testified Thursday that Kansas law needs to be updated because it currently doesn’t address GPS search warrants. The Wichita Eagle reports an amendment to the bill would require customers to provide identification information to retailers when buying prepaid cellphones or SIM cards. Police could get that information from the Kansas Bureau of…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A House committee is considering a proposal to eliminate a program that helps poor Kansans save money for college. The program allows up to 1,200 state residents each year to receive up to a $600 yearly state match for contributions to the Kansas’ 529 college savings plan. The program is open only to households at 200 percent or below the federal poverty level, or with incomes roughly below $47,100 a year for a family of four. Rep. Pete DeGraaf, a Republican from Mulvane, questioned whether encouraging the poor to save for college is a proper function of…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) A Salina man who briefly escaped from jail says he wants to withdraw his no contest plea in the death of his girlfriend’s son. Antonio M. Brown Sr., 29, was to be sentenced Thursday for the death of 14-month-old Clayden Lee Urbanek in October 2011. The original sentencing for first-degree murder and child abuse was delayed after Brown escaped from the Saline County jail in February. He turned himself in two days later in Wichita. The Salina Journal reports Brown’s attorney said his client wanted to withdraw his plea. His attorneys had already filed a motion seeking…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Emergency crews are searching a pond in south Wichita for a man who apparently jumped in while running from police. Wichita police Lt. Chris Halloran says officers tried to stop the man’s car for traffic violations about 2 a.m. Friday but he drove off. Eventually the car crashed through a chain link fence and the driver got out. Police believe he jumped into the pond. There has been no sign of the man since then. Two other people in the car during the chase were taken into custody.