He is known as Mac Taylor from the hit tv show “CSI New York”, Ken Mattingly in “Apollo 13”, and also as Lt Dan Taylor in “Forrest Gump”. This past weekend, on Saturday, July 28, actor Gary Sinise and his band, The Lt Dan Band, stopped by Fort Riley for a little show. The performance began at 7:00 pm at the grounds outside the Conference Center on base, but after one song it went quiet. For some reason, the power went out after the first song, but Sinise didn’t let that stop him. Instead of a concert, as personnel were trying to…
Author: KMAN Staff
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Two of Kansas’ premier wetlands are in danger of drying up, and wildlife officials say that could be devastating for waterfowl hunters and wildlife watchers down the road. On the bright side, managers at Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area and Quivira National Wildlife Refuge say the parched conditions give them access to the areas they don’t usually have when water is plentiful. The Wichita Eagle reports Cheyenne Bottoms near Great Bend and Quivira, near Stafford, are nearly dry because of the ongoing drought. Officials say the conditions of central Kansas wetlands are probably the worst they’ve been in…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) A suburban Kansas City man could face criminal charges after using a baseball bat to threaten a utility worker who was preparing to cut off his electricity. KCTV reports the Olathe, Kan., man confronted a Westar employee at 10:30 a.m. Thursday but never swung the bat. While Missouri has rules preventing utilities from cutting the power of delinquent customers during extremely hot or cold weather, Kansas has no such restrictions. The man says he was upset because he has three children who live in the home and it was very hot and muggy Thursday morning. The utility…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Three Walmart stores in Kansas were temporarily closed after someone phoned in bomb threats, two days after at least eight false threats were called in to stores in Missouri. KSHB reports that Lawrence police were called just before 2:30 a.m. Sunday to both of that city’s Walmart stores after managers received threats from a male caller. Someone called a store in Gladstone, Mo., just before 4:30 a.m. Sunday to say a bomb had been planted at a store in Leavenworth, Kan. That store was emptied out while investigators looked for explosives but found none. Similar threats were…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Western Energy says at least 500 homes in Hutchinson were without power after an apparent microburst from a storm that dropped about an inch of rain in some areas. The Hutchinson News reports tree branches covered lawns and limbs dangled from power lines Sunday morning. Several streets were blocked with branches before city crews came in and cleared the debris away. A roof and shed in the south part of town also were damaged by the high winds. The National Weather Service office in Wichita says the storm blew through the area around 4 a.m.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A former Kansas community college basketball player has pleaded no contest to his role in the robbery of his coach and burglary last year of the coach’s dorm room. The Hutchinson News reports 20-year-old Quantel Denson of Grandview, Mo., entered the plea Friday in Reno County. The plea agreement in which prosecutors will recommend three years of probation was reached just before a pretrial hearing was to begin. Denson was accused of giving his dorm key at Hutchinson Community College to co-defendant Daniel Flamma-Sherman of Blue Springs, Mo., who has pleaded no contest to robbery and guilty…
Saturday, July 28, was the beginning and ending of Fire House No 3. Opening in 1968, the old Fire Station No 3 was located at 3131 Anderson Ave. Forty-four years later, the old station shut down to allow the new Fire House No 3 to open. At the opening ceremony on Saturday, the Manhattan Director of Fire Services, Jerry Snyder, made a few remarks before opening the building to the public. In attendance at the opening was Mayor Loren Pepperd and Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr, along with a number of other visitors and guests. After remarks were made, people meandered…
SEATTLE (AP) When Seattle faces the Kansas City Royals, everything looks up for the Mariners. John Jaso drove in four runs and Blake Beavan pitched into the seventh inning to lead the Mariners to a 6-1 victory over the Royals on Friday night, pushing the Mariners to 5-1 against Kansas City this year. After taking three of four games in Kansas City last week, the Mariners have dominated the first two games of the current four-game series with the Royals. The Mariners have hit .327 against Kansas City this year. Beavan (6-6) did his part by pitching 6 2-3 innings,…
LONDON (AP) The International Olympic Committee is investigating reports that an Irish athlete bet on an opponent to win at a pre-London Games event and cashed in. IOC spokesman Mark Adams says the athlete is alleged to have “bet against themselves prior to the Olympics.” He says the IOC is working with the Irish Olympic Committee to gather information. IOC rules bar athletes from betting on Olympic events, though Adams says the case appears to have “no effect so far on the games.” The Irish Independent reports that an athlete made a $4,800 profit and withdrew $4,435 cash from…
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) First the Los Angeles made the big splash in free agency by getting Albert Pujols. Now they’ve traded for arguably the most sought-after pitcher on the block. The Milwaukee Brewers traded former Kansas City Royals Cy Young winner Zack Greinke to the Angels yesterday for rookie shortstop Jean Segura and two minor league pitchers. The 28-year-old was drafted by Kansas City in 2002 out of high school and will be a free agent after the season.