The Kansas Department of Agriculture is becoming a pillar tenant at Kansas State University’s Research Park, and the vision for a north campus corridor of bioscience-focused research in Manhattan is becoming much clearer. This new building will feature 50,000 square feet and be three stories high. It will be undertaken by the Kansas State University Foundation, and will be leased to the department for a 20 year period. The new location will enable access to university expertise and research, as it is in the same area as the Kansas state University Institute of Commercialization and the upcoming National Bio and…
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Riley County police reported a couple of warrant-related arrests Wednesday, including Dustin Howell, 34, of Emporia. Howell’s arrest involved an out of jurisdiction warrant from Ellsworth county, including charges of theft and driving while a habitual violator. Bond in Ellsworth is five-thousand dollars. Also taken into custody was Dennis J. Millering Jr., 26, of Manhattan, for a federal warrant from the military for extradition. No bond amount was listed, but Millering remains confined. ### A couple of car thefts and a related burglary are being investigated by Riley county police. One reportedly occurred last Friday (March 29th) but was just reported Wednesday. Rachel…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating three separate residential burglaries that have occurred within the last week. On Sunday a resident of Westmoreland reported being a victim of a residential burglary. Several items were taken including firearms and jewelry. On Tuesday the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office received two separate reports of residential burglaries in rural Manhattan, near Pottawatomie State Lake #2.. These burglaries are believed to have occurred during the daytime hours. Several firearms were taken in these two burglaries. The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information regarding the burglaries, or who may have seen a suspicious activity in the areas…
Update as of noon Thursday: More details were released just before noon Thursday regarding a fatal accident involving a law enforcement pursuit, KMAN news first told you about early in the morning. A news release from the Kansas Highway patrol indicates On Wednesday at approximately 10:30 p.m., a trooper observed a vehicle travelling the wrong direction on I-70 near Grandview Plaza. The trooper attempted to stop the vehicle, and a chase ensued. During the pursuit, a GMC utility vehicle with three occupants steered away from the fleeing vehicle, resulting in them entering a south ditch. The GMC rolled and came to…
Jared Moore threw four and two-thirds innings of scoreless, two-hit relief as K-State pulled out a 3-2 victory over Omaha on Wednesday night at Tointon Family Stadium. Senior right hander Jake Doller started on the hill for the Wildcats, but walked three and gave up a run on two hits in three and one-third innings. Moore (1-0) gave up a single to the first batter he faced, but then retired the next 12 Mavericks. Gerardo Esquivel surrendered a run on four hits in the top of the ninth, but earned his first career save. K-State got just enough offense against…
CHICAGO (AP) Adam Dunn homered and the Chicago White Sox went deep four times to back a solid start by Jake Peavy in a 5-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday afternoon. Tyler Flowers, Dayan Viciedo and Alexi Ramirez also connected, and the White Sox made it two straight wins to start the season after dropping 12 of 18 to Kansas City a year ago. The Royals, full of optimism after posting the majors’ best record in spring training, will try to avoid a season-opening sweep Thursday. Dunn had two hits and scored twice. He led off…
talian border police intercepted a ton of gold bullion worth 7.5 million dollars at Ponte Chiasso on the border with Switzerland on Easter Sunday. Video silent from source.
Thursday marks the 45th anniversary of the day that the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed in Memphis, Tennessee. King was shot dead at the Lorraine Motel. The motel is now part of the National Civil Rights Museum.
Connecticut lawmakers have approved wide-ranging legislation in response to last year’s deadly school shooting in Newtown, including gun control measures that ban the sales of large-capacity ammunition magazines and more than 100 weapons.
TOPEKA, Kan. Legislation authorizing $1.5 billion in bonds to bolster the Kansas pension system for teachers and government workers has stalled in the state Senate. A leading backer of the measure, House Pensions Committee Chairman Steve Johnson, said Wednesday the measure is now “dead in the water.” Johnson commented after Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairman Ty Masterson said he won’t bring up the bill unless it’s tied to a plan for starting a 401(k)-style pension plan for public employees. The House approved the bonding bill last month, but its pensions committee tabled a proposal for a new 401(k)-style public…