WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 70-year-old Wichita woman is dead after her car collided with a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train near McConnell Air Force Base. The Wichita Eagle reports witnesses say the victim’s Ford Focus began to slide before it collided with the side of the engine pulling the 69-car train at 10:45 a.m. Friday. The Sedgwick County sheriff’s office says it appears the crossing arms were down and lights were flashing but the car didn’t stop in time to avoid the collision. The woman was taken by ambulance to a hospital after being revived at the scene, but a…
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Update Monday noon: Junction City Police have released the name of the shooting victim this past weekend, KMAN news first told you about Saturday morning. d Fort Riley soldier Mark Blakey, 22, was assigned to Delta Company at Fort Riley. As announced Saturday, Blakey was pronounced dead of a single gunshot wound. The call came to Junction City Police at 12:30 Saturday morning. Officers of the Junction City police department were dispatched to an apartment on the 300 block of West 8th street in reference to the subject suffering from a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, officers discovered Blakey. EMS immediately transported the…
The Manhattan boys fell behind 11-2 in the regular season finale at Seaman, but outscored the Vikings by 11 in the second half to pick up a 59-50 win. Manhattan fought back to tie the game late in the second quarter but Seaman took a 26-24 lead into the locker room. The Indians opened the third quarter on a 12-2 run capped by back-to-back Jacob Holloway three pointers. MHS never trailed after that and sealed the win at the free throw line in the fourth quarter. Chris Hudgins led Manhattan with 13 points including a 7-of-8 effort from the foul…
The father of the man who was killed in a drive-by shooting on the Las Vegas Strip on Thursday says he son’s death is a ‘big thing’ and police won’t just stand by without working to find the person responsible.
Ashlee Arnau, a cheerleader at William Carey University in Hattiesburg, Miss., made an incredible front-flip half-court shot Thursday night at halftime of the school’s men’s basketball game that became an instant Internet sensation.
A South African magistrate allowed Oscar Pistorius to go free on bail Friday, capping hearings that foreshadow a dramatic trial in the Valentine’s Day killing of the star athlete’s girlfriend.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Authorities have arrested the parents of a Wichita baby who suffered a skull fracture. The Wichita Eagle reports that the parents brought the 3-month-old boy to a Wichita emergency room Wednesday afternoon. Police said an X-ray showed he had a skull fracture that isn’t life threatening. The child was admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit. A police report says a 21-year-old woman was booked into jail on suspicion of aggravated child endangerment and abuse. Police Lt. Jeff Weible says the boy’s father also was arrested.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita planning commission has rejected a bid from an anti-abortion group to rezone the property where slain abortion doctor George Tiller’s clinic is located. The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission voted 6-4 Thursday against a request by Kansans for Life to rezone the property. The group submitted nearly 14,000 signatures to the Wichita City Council earlier this month seeking the change. The Wichita Eagle reports Kansans for Life development director David Gittrich criticized the panel for conducting the hearing Thursday while much of the town was paralyzed by a strong winter storm. The nonprofit Trust Women Foundation…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police are looking for two women who drove off with a man’s car after he stopped to help them when they claimed they were stranded. Police say the 23-year-old man stopped in north Wichita late Tuesday after the two women told him they were having car trouble. As he was looking at their car, one of the women jumped into the man’s SUV and drove off. She even hit the man, who suffered minor injuries. The other woman got back into their car and drove away. There was nothing wrong with the car. Police say the…
ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) An eastern Kansas college has announced former Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will deliver its commencement address in May. Benedictine College says the congressman will be the featured speaker at the May 11 ceremony in the Ralph Nolan Gymnasium. More than 360 students are expected to participate in what is the largest graduating class in recent school history. Benedictine President Stephen D. Minnis says Ryan is a great family man who is willing to stand up for what he thinks is best for the country. Ryan is senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee…