WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy is being lauded as a hero after pulling a driver from a wrecked cement truck just a minute or two before a freight train smashed into it. The Wichita Eagle reports that the truck rolled over Friday morning in south Wichita. The driver was pinned inside the vehicle when deputies arrived and noticed a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train approaching at about 35 mph. Deputy John Scaglione is credited with pulling the driver through the front windshield. Sheriff’s Lt. Brad Hoch described the deputy’s actions as “very heroic” and said he “didn’t…
Author: KMAN Staff
Riley County Police reported at 5:55 p.m. Saturday that a significant multi-vehicle accident occurred in front of the Best Western Hotel on East Poyntz Avenue which is also Eastbound Highway 24. As a result of the accident, the Eastbound lanes of Highway 24 were shut down and motorists were advised to seek alternate routes. RCPD told KMAN that the Eastbound lanes had re-opened as of 7:30 p.m. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports three people required treatment including Margarita Cooney, 45, of St. Mary’s. The other two were children, Gregory Cooney, 11 and Teresa Cooney, 5, also of St. Mary’s. All three were taken…
The K-State women built a nine-point first half lead, but Texas claimed their first Big 12 victory by rallying for a 59-40 victory on Saturday afternoon at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin. Senior guard Brittany Chambers drained a three-pointer with 8:39 left in the first half to give the Wildcats a 22-13 lead. The Longhorns though would outscore K-State 46-18 the rest of the way. Nneka Enemkpali scored six down the stretch to within 26-24 at halftime. Texas opened the second half on a 20-3 run to put the game away as K-State shot just 4-of-27 from the field…
A late 8-0 run allowed Iowa State to take control and hand #11 K-State its second loss of the week, 73-67 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. Wildcat junior forward Shane Southwell hit a three-pointer at the top of the key to give K-State a 56-55 lead with 7:33 to go. But, the Cyclones got a layup from Chris Babb to take the lead, a pair of free throws from Korie Lucious, a Will Clyburn jumper, and then a dunk from Melvin Ejim with 5:27 remaining to grab a 63-56 lead. The Cats would pull within 65-62 with 3:28 left on…
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin said Saturday he will not seek a sixth term in 2014.
Protesters and shop owners near Cairo’s Tahrir Square clashed for several minutes before riot police fired tear gas in an attempt of disburse the crowd on Saturday.
Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators marched in Washington to protest the 40th anniversary of landmark decision that legalized abortion, Roe v. Wade.
Vice President Joe Biden says the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting illustrates the importance of background checks for gun purchasers.
The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission had their first meeting this past week and Linda Weis, member of the commission, gives a rundown on how things went. [mp3-jplayer]
February is a busy month and Usha Reddi, NEA representative for Manhattan, talks about the upcoming events. [mp3-jplayer]