Author: KMAN Staff

Last week, bids were opened for the new EMS building, but this week things have changed. The Pottawatomie County Commissioners made a motion to reject all of the current bids.  They will be going back and redesign the building and then re-bidding the project. The commission also had a number of updates from departments. Sherri Schuck, county attorney, talked about the number of cases her department has been dealing with along with asking the commission to approve the purchase of a duplicator. Lois Schlegel, county appraiser, gave a presentation over the website subscriptions and the current sales. Schlegel said that August…

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While we all too frequently hear about crimes that result in injuries or loss of some sort, it’s nice to have a good news story to report–and Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen did just that Monday with life saving awards presented at the monthly law board meeting. Dispatcher Dawn Wickizer and Officer Mark Cusimano were presented with the awards.  Wickizer not only notified other emergency agencies, but proceeded to instruct the mother how to perform CPR, with Officer Cusimano showing up within a minute and continuing the CPR. MFD and EMS crews arrived a short time later to proceed until…

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More information has been given in the ongoing investigation that was initiated when a signifficant amount of blood was found in a Manhattan apartment building Sunday morning. A 39 year old female reported there was a large amount of blood found in the laundry room of an apartment building at 3120 Heritage Lane. A blood trail was found leading from the room, and canine units were called in, as well as helicopters from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Police conducted an investigation through the day to determine a possible cause. Area hospitals were also contacted and told of the case so…

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP)   C.J. Spiller scored twice and had 123 yards rushing in sparking the Buffalo Bills’ 35-17 rout over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.  Ryan Fitzpatrick threw two touchdown passes, including a 49-yarder to Stevie Johnson, and Leodis McKelvin scored on an 88-yard punt return, the second longest in team history in the Bills’ home opener.  Buffalo’s high-priced defense had five sacks and forced three turnovers as the Bills bounced back from a dreadful season-opening 48-28 loss at the New York Jets last week.  Dwayne Bowe scored both touchdowns for Kansas City, both coming in the…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Mark Trumbo hit a three-run homer and Dan Haren pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Sunday.  Trumbo, who had hit just .177 with 62 strikeouts in his previous 37 games to drop his average from .306 to .268, homered off Will Smith (5-8) in the second inning.  Haren (11-11) improved to 3-1 in his past four starts, holding the Royals to three runs, two earned, and five hits, while walking one and striking out five.  He also moved to 4-0 in five career starts…

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On Sunday, Riley County Police Department were called to the 3100 block of Heritage Lane for a report of a large amount of blood found in a common area of an apartment building. Very little is known at this current time, but RCPD is currently conducting a full investigation into the matter to include attempting to locate and identify the blood’s cause and source. There was a street closure as the interchange from Kimball to Seth Child was blocked off. The Kansas Highway Patrol was also assisting the investigation as a helicopter was circling the vicinity KMAN will continue to bring you…

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A south-central Kansas elementary school teacher has been sentenced to probation for driving drunk in a crash that killed a speeding motorcyclist. On Friday, Judge Ted Griffith told Michelle Gottschalk she would face six months in jail if she fails to meet any of her probation requirements. The Wichita Eagle  reported that those requirements include that she speak to students about the dangers of drinking and driving. The 28-year-old motorcyclist, Wade Titus, died hours after June 2011 accident in far west Wichita. His mother, aunt and fiancie spoke about how his death affected them during the hearing.…

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