A bomb squad has set off a small detonation in the apartment of the Colorado shooting suspect. There was no fire or smoke, but it did blow out what remained of the window and its frame to the apartment of mass shooting suspect James Holmes.
Author: KMAN Staff
The second Furniture Amnesty Day is scheduled for this Friday for the city of Manhattan and local area. Citizens can drop off their unwanted items to Wilson Field at City Park or have crews come to their residence to pick them up. The event is coordinated by the City of Manhattan, HandsOn Kansas State, and the Manhattan Good Neighbors. Those seeking furniture can also come to the location, pick out furniture and take home whatever they choose for no charge. To find out more information on the event log online to handson.ksu.edu.
Tuesday evening’s Manhattan City Commission meeting will pick up where previous meetings have left off regarding two important topics. City Manager Ron Fehr provides a preview of the session for KMAN. “The city’s quarter cent sales tax for economic development as well as property tax for debt reduction will be discussed,” Fehr says. “We will also continue a discussion on the Metropolitan Planning Organization from the city’s perspective so we can be more understanding on their viewpoint on that particular matter.” Fehr says a draft for the quarter cent sales tax was made when discussions first began regarding the topic.…
With primaries for both respective parties drawing nearer there is still time to connect with the candidates before making a decision. The Pottawatomie County Republican Women will be hosting a Meet the Candidates event on Sunday, July 29th. Barb Jones, secretary of the Pottawatomie County Republican Women, explains that the event will give people an opportunity to connect with the republican candidates who are running. “Between 19-25 candidates will be present,” Jones says. “Candidates present will range from the House Senate to Representative seats (with three open in Pottawatomie County).” Jones says there will also be local candidates present at the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Joe Mauer went 3-for-4 and scored the winning run in the 11th inning to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. Mauer, a career .359 hitter at Kauffman Stadium, led off the 11th with a double off Jonathan Broxton (1-2) and he scored on Josh Willingham’s groundball single to right. Twins reliever Casey Fien (1-0) worked two perfect innings to pick up his first major-league victory. Glen Perkins worked around Alcides Escobar’s leadoff double in the bottom of the inning to pick up his fifth save in…
Former K-State stand-out Michael Beasley says his marijuana issues are a thing of the past and that he’s ready to show the Phoenix Suns that their support for him is warranted. The 6-foot-10 forward finalized his deal with the Suns signing a three-year, $18 million contract with Phoenix on Friday. Beasley says he believes in his new team. “I just wanna win,” Beasley says. “I feel like with the talent we have and the new players we’ve signed that we could be really good.” Beasley, the second pick overall in the 2008 draft, played his first two seasons with Miami and the…
Two endangered Cuban crocodiles have hatched at the National Zoo in Washington. Scientists believe there are fewer than 6,000 Cuban crocs remaining in the wild in two small areas of Cuba.
The alleged Colorado shooter, James Holmes was studying neuroscience in a Ph.D. program and grew up in San Diego. Those who knew the 24-year-old describe him as a shy, intelligent person.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A federal jury in Kansas City, Kan., has found that the city of Topeka did not discriminate when it fired a veterinarian from the Topeka Zoo. Shirley Yeo Llizo filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the city of Topeka, alleging she was fired from the Topeka Zoo in 2009 because she is a female of Chinese ancestry and a naturalized U.S. citizen. The city denied the allegations. Llizo got her job back in 2010 after an arbitrator ruled the city shouldn’t have dismissed her. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the jury took less than 45 minutes Friday…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback has asked for federal disaster declarations for 37 more counties hit by drought, heat, high winds and wildfires. The governor’s office said Friday he’s asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare 37 more counties disasters, making farmers there eligible for USDA disaster assistance programs. The request includes Atchison, Brown, Chase, Cherokee, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Ellis, Ellsworth, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Jewell, Johnson, Leavenworth, Lincoln, Marion, Miami, Mitchell, Morris, Nemaha, Osage, Osborne, Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Republic, Riley, Rush, Russell, Saline, Shawnee, Smith, Wabaunsee and Wyandotte. If the 37 are approved, that would mean…