Multiple bicycle thefts reported. Sometime between September 11th at 5:00 p.m. and September 18th at 11:45 a.m., three bicycles were taken from a bike rack outside of an apartment complex at 1215 Laramie st. The first victim, 23 year old Kansas State University student Crystal Gonzales reports that her 26 inch purple girls roadmaster bike worth $630 was stolen. The second victim, Aaron B. Olleen reports that he had two bicycles stolen. The first was a 26 inch mens black and green specialized rock hopper and a 26 inch mens rock hopper, yellow and black in color. The total worth…
Author: KMAN Staff
Volleyball The Manhattan High volleyball team had a successful night sweeping all three opponents they faced in last night’s quad. The other teams present were Topeka West, Concordia, and Topeka High, all of which were beaten in just two sets. Riley County and Wabaunsee also went at it last night playing two matches. Wabaunsee came out victorious in both matches winning the first match 25-20, 19-25, 24-26 and winning the second match 16-25 and 16-25. Boy’s Soccer The MHS Boys soccer team also in action last night against Topeka Seaman. The Tribe was 4-1 entering the contest with the…
Manhattan City Traffic Engineer Peter Clark gave a detailed presentation on several safety issues around the 2000 block of College Heights Toad. Those included a study which found the visibility around intersections to be severely lacking. To correct the problems Clark and city staff cleared vegetation around the area, and advised changes to parking and one multi-lane stop sign to help correct several of the safety issues. Nearby resident Kent Stewart gave some objections to the plan citing the need for more study of the area, and impact on residential parking. Other residents stood behind the ordinance. Commissioner Wynn Butler…
Tens of thousands of homes and businesses were left without power from Maryland to Connecticut, after heavy rains and high winds pounded the East Coast on Tuesday.
Teachers agreed Tuesday to return to the classroom after more than a week on the picket lines in Chicago, ending a combative stalemate with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over evaluations and job security.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A new website allows Kansas voters to compare their views with those of candidates for the U.S. Senate, House and president. The interactive tool is called VoteEasy and was launched by the nonpartisan group Project Vote Smart. Voters can check their views on several critical issues against those of candidates who participated in a Project Vote Smart survey. For some candidates, the group researched public records to determine their positions. VoteEasy was launched in Kansas on Monday as part of a state-by-state national rollout. Online: Project Vote Smart: http://www.votesmart.org
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Top administrators at the University of Kansas and Washburn University are preparing to sign an agreement to offer special classes in Topeka for people 50 and older. Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Washburn President Jerry Farley plan to participate in a signing ceremony Wednesday on the Washburn campus. Classes will be offered through the University of Kansas’ Lifelong Learning Institute, which provides courses in the arts, history, philosophy, culture, health and other popular topics. The goal is to reach older students from a wide range of backgrounds. The institute began offering classes in 2004 in Lawrence. It…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Court documents allege a Kansas couple charged in a Missouri killing helped forge a legal document used to deny the victim life-sustaining medical treatment. The indictments against Desre Dory (42) and his wife, Stacey (43), of Shawnee, Kan., were made public Monday. Their release came after the couple was extradited to Boone County and pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and forgery. William Van Note (67), of Liberty, was shot in October 2010 along with his partner, Sharon Dickson (59), at their Lake of the Ozarks vacation home. Dickson died at the home in the Camden County…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Wyandotte County jurors have acquitted a Kansas City, Kan., man in the apartment killing of another man last year. The Kansas City Star reported that Allen L. Mitchell (30) had been charged with first-degree felony murder in the June 2011 killing of Carlos Hernandez (21). Authorities allege the shooting happened during a drug transaction. Jurors began their deliberations Friday and returned the verdict Monday after breaking for the weekend.
EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) Authorities say a broken axle caused a delivery truck to crash into a fence at a south-central Kansas correctional facility. The Wichita Eagle reported that the El Dorado Correctional Facility was placed on lockdown for more than two hours afterward. Kansas Department of Corrections spokesman Jeremy Barclay says the axle on a UPS tractor-trailer had just made a delivery when it broke shortly after 2 p.m. Monday. The truck went crashing into the fence but didn’t breach it. Barkley says the fence wasn’t breached, and there was never a security risk. Normal prison operations resumed before…