Riley County police are looking into a report of aggravated battery, which came in Tuesday. According to the report, a female was struck by a vehicle that was driven by someone with whom she had a domestic relationship. The incident in question occurred at the intersection of Pierre and S. 10th street back on March 15th. The victim suffered only minor injuries that did not require treatment. At this point no arrests have been made as police continue to investigate the matter.
Author: KMAN Staff
A group from Manhattan will be part of an open house being offered by Crisis City, a multidiscipline training facility operated by the Kansas Division of Emergency Management. The public is invited to its second annual Disaster Preparedness Day and Open House Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no cost to attend and parking is free. More than one-thousand attendees are anticipated with many more exhibitors than last year. The open house will be the culmination of a three-day training at Crisis City event involving several haz-mat and search and rescue teams from Manhattan,Hays, Garden City, Salina, Wichita and the Kansas…
Due to the continued wet weather this week, Kansas Department of transportation crews have not been able to apply pavement markings on K-18 in Manhattan, which are needed to help direct drivers for the traffic changes previously announced for later in the week. Two of the closures that were originally scheduled were completed Tuesday, with the remaining closures to now take place on Friday or Saturday, again dependent on the weather. On Friday or Saturday eastbound and westbound K-18 traffic will be head to head in the existing eastbound K-18 lanes from Ogden east to Seth Child Road in Manhattan. Beginning Friday or Saturday,…
There is a growing problem for housing on post and it’s something that’s going to take some hard facts to fix. “This has been a huge issue with Fort Riley and soldiers,” Ty Warner, Flint Hills Regional Council Executive Director, tells KMAN. “Now that the facility is at full nest, with all 18,000 soldiers back.” The Flint Hills Regional council will be doing a data collection from surrounding communities near Fort Riley to better understand the housing situation on post. “The garrison commander, Col. Bill Clark, had made an appeal to the communities,” Warner says. “To help them get better…
Wamego is going after additional grant funds. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, City Manager Merl Page asked for approval to go after $190,000 in additional Kansas Department of Transportation funding available for the U.S. Hwy 24 Corridor improvements. Page said this request came about after a recent conversation with KDOT asking if the City wanted to move forward on the Hwy. 24/Kaw Valley Road improvements, saying they needed positive action so the paperwork could be sent out. Page said the additional funds would allow the City to move forward with Phase 2 of the original plan with the addition of an…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) Five members of the University of Southern Mississippi pep band no longer have scholarships after taking part in the heckling of a K-State basketball player at last Thursday’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game. The school announced Tuesday that the five students also were removed from the band and will take sensitivity training. The students have not been identified. USM issued an apology last week to K-State point guard Angel Rodriguez. Rodriguez was the target of chants of “Where’s your green card?” during the Wildcats’ 70-64 second-round victory in the NCAA tournament. He said he heard the…
In what’s become a yearly ritual, largely due to the success of K-State basketball under coach Frank Martin, a report has surfaced linking him to another job. Gamecock Central.com, the Rivals.com site covering South Carolina, reported Tuesday that Martin had “heavy interest” in the Gamecocks’ vacant head coaching position. But, CBS Sports.com’s Jeff Goodman reported that according to multiple sources, there has been no contact between South Carolina and Martin, who’s reportedly been out recruiting the last two days. Gamecock Central.com reported later Tuesday, that calls to Martin and K-State were not returned. Another candidate for the South Carolina job is Palmetto…
Baylor 76, Florida 57 BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) Brittney Griner became the second woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game Tuesday night, slamming one down with her right hand early in the second half of top-seeded Baylor’s 76-57 win over ninth-seeded Florida. Griner went nearly 12 minutes without scoring at the beginning of the game but finished with 25 points, including the night’s biggest highlight. Candace Parker of Tennessee dunked in an NCAA tournament game in 2006 against Army. Griner’s dunk was her first of the season and sixth of her career. Parker holds the career record with…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs were in contact with Peyton Manning from the start, but general manager Scott Pioli said the former Indianapolis Colts quarterback had formulated a list of likely destinations early on. Manning wound up agreeing to a $96 million, five-year deal with Denver. Pioli said during a conference call with media on Tuesday that Manning was “up front about what he was doing, some of the visits he wanted to take, and we initially weren’t a part of that.” Matt Cassel is expected to return as the Chiefs’ starting quarterback next season. Kansas…
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) The Kansas City Royals have acquired catcher Humberto Quintero and outfielder Jason Bourgeois from the Houston Astros for minor league reliever Kevin Chapman and a player to be named. The deal Tuesday gives Kansas City much-needed help at catcher and sends a young, power arm to the Astros as they build for the future. The 32-year-old Quintero has spent nine years in the major leagues, playing for both Houston and San Diego. Known more for defense than his bat, he hit .240 with two home runs and 25 RBIs in 262 at-bats last season. Bourgeois, 30,…