Author: KMAN Staff

Riley County Police are investigating a camper theft. Sometime between the hours of 9:30 pm on August 14 and 6:45 am August 15, a camper was reported taken from a residential location. Daniel Mulhern, 56, of Manhattan, reported that his 2006 Jayco Camper trailer was stolen from the alleyway behind his residence in the 900 block of Pierre Street. The camper is white and blue and is a pull-popup style. The total loss is $7,000.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)   Jeremy Guthrie allowed only three singles in seven innings, and the Kansas City Royals rolled to a 5-0 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.  Guthrie, who struck out a season-high eight, ran his scoreless streak to 15 innings.  He has yielded eight hits and struck out 14 in his past two starts, victories over the A’s and the Chicago White Sox.  Guthrie (5-12) is 2-3 in five starts with the Royals, who acquired him in a July 20 trade with Colorado for left-hander Jonathan Sanchez.  Tim Collins and Greg Holland completed the shutout…

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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)   Sophomore starting offensive lineman Brian Thomas and sophomore safety Urell Johnson have left the Texas Tech Red Raiders.  The 6-3, 319-pound Thomas was a two-year starter at guard, but coach Tommy Tuberville says he was sliding down the depth chart because of conditioning and medical issues.  Tuberville says Johnson was leaving to transfer to Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss., to be closer to his hometown of New Orleans.

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Tuesday night’s Manhattan City Commission meeting brought forward two important items with the 2013 City Budget and the consideration of a sales tax renewal. After giving a presentation of the proposed action posed by some of the commissioners to approve the 2013 Budget, City Finance Director Bernie Hayen says he does not agree with moving forward with it. Geri Simon, Co-chair of the Save Our Social Services group, attended the meeting and agrees with Hayen. She says her group does not agree with the five percent cut to outside agencies, particularly social services. Ben Champion of the Bicycle Advisory Committee spoke during the public comment portion…

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