In a pair of hotly contested games coming out of the holiday break, Manhattan High and Shawnee Heights each picked up a win in their Centennial League basketball double dip. The Indian girls outscored the T-Birds 16-4 in the fourth quarter to sprint away for a 51-35 victory, remaining undefeated at 6-0 overall and 2-0 in the league. Shawnee Heights held a brief lead at 3-2, but the Tribe quickly took advantage, but would not go ahead by more than eight points until the final quarter. The Tribe post tandem of sophomore Caroline Ballard and junior Darby Price each had 15 points,…
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There has been another entrant for the election to the Manhattan City Commission. Daniel Hogan filed his declaration of intention to run for the commission late Friday afternoon. Hogan says that running for public office was something the he has always wanted to do, and had been an item on his personal bucket list. He made it clear that there are some things that he would like to see changed, but displeasure at the current city commission was not a reason for his running. Hogan says that he has a hard time saying that there are a set number of…
KMAN news has finally learned the identity of the victim in last Saturday’s accident on Anderson Avenue. Carl Merton Schurle, 72, of Manhattan died from injuries in that pedestrian vehicle accident west of Manhattan Saturday morning. Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home in Riley announced funeral arrangements for Schurle early Monday morning, indicating he died from injuries in that accident west of Manhattan. A service is planned for Wednesday afternoon. The name of the driver involved with the accident has also been released. Riley County Police told KMAN that Schurle was struck by Jacob Brazzle,18, of 3502 Silver Creek in Manhattan. Brazzle was…
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers held it’s annual eagle day event Saturday at the Manhattan Fire Station located at 2000 Denison Ave. Over one hundred people attended the event, which was split into two different parts. During the first part, those in attendance were treated to a presentation on bald eagles and their nesting habits by Dan Mulhern, who is a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Following that presentation, Director of the Milford Nature Center Pat Silovsky talked about eagles and other birds of prey, bringing with her several live birds to show off, including a…
COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) A southeast Kansas man who sold a powerful painkiller patch to another man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in the buyer’s death. The Cherokee County News-Advocate reports 35-year-old David Tirrell, of Scammon, will be sentenced in February for involuntary manslaughter. He was initially charged with felony murder but pleaded to the lesser charge Wednesday under an agreement with the Kansas attorney general’s office. Tirrell admitted selling a Fentanyl patch last July 24 to 22-year-old Jordan Krokroskia. The younger man was found dead the following day at his Baxter Springs home. An autopsy showed he died…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A Kansas City, Kan., standoff between police and a suspect in an aggravated robbery has ended peacefully after the suspect surrendered. The incident Friday prompted the lockdown of a nearby Catholic school as a precaution. It ended around 4 p.m. when the man gave himself up. Police say they received a report of a burglary around 11 a.m. and later chased a suspect into a home, sparking the standoff. The nearby Resurrection Catholic School was locked down as a precaution. A statement on the school’s website said teachers were made aware of the situation but no…
MATFIELD GREEN, Kan. (AP) Friends are mourning an eastern Kansas man who died in a leap from a 393-foot communication tower when his parachute failed to open in time. The Emporia Gazette reports a funeral is scheduled in Topeka for 50-year-old Frank Hubbell on Saturday, one week after his death. Chase County Sheriff Richard Dorneker says Hubbell, of Tecumseh, died at the scene from the trauma of the impact. The accident happened in a rural area about seven miles east of Matfield Green. Hubbell’s brother, Bill Hubbell, told The Gazette his brother enjoyed the sport of BASE jumping and had…
KMAN has received word that Anderson Avenue has been shut down near West 60th Street. At about 6:55 Saturday morning, a report came that a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in that location. It has been confirmed that the incident has led to a fatality. Anyone traveling from Keats to Manhattan is advised to avoid the area until further notice as the Riley County Police Department has barricades posted at Scenic and Anderson and then at Madison and Anderson. KMAN will continue bringing updates as they become available.
In what had become perhaps the worst kept secret around the National Football League appears now to be a reality as the Kansas City Chiefs have reached a deal with Andy Reid to be their new head coach. Earlier Friday the last major hurdle in the way of Reid’s arrival was cleared when the team parted ways with General Manager Scott Pioli who had been with the club for four seasons. Pioli who came to Kansas City in 2009 was initially spared his job when the Chiefs fired former Head Coach Romeo Crennel on Monday. Reid, who was let go…
In a joint session, Congress formally certified that Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were the winners in the November election with 332 electoral votes, well more than the 270 required.