The 4th of July holiday is done and the report from the Manhattan Fire Department has been released as to the fires that were caused or suspected to be caused by fireworks. The Fire Department responded to six dumpster / trash fires, seven grass fires and two structure fires. The first fire was a trash can fire at the 2100 block of Patricia Pl. It was reported at 11:34 pm on Saturday, June 30. No dollar amount lost. The second fire was a rubbish fire at the 1600 block of McCain Lane. It was reported at 10:56 pm on Sunday, July 1. No dollar amount…
Author: KMAN Staff
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A third member of a Kansas City, Kan., police unit has been sentenced to eight months in federal prison for stealing electronics from houses during searches. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says 34-year-old Dustin Sillings also has to serve one year of supervised release for violating a federal civil rights law. He was sentenced Thursday. Sillings and two other members of the Police Department’s Selective Crime Occurrence Reduction Enforcement Unit were charged after a sting operation in January 2011. Thirty-two-year-old Darrell M. Forrest has been sentenced to 12 months and a day in prison, and 34-year-old Jeffrey…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas officials say the death of a 43-year-old man in northwest Kansas was heat-related, making it the state’s third such fatality this year. The state Department of Health and Environment confirmed Thursday the latest heat-related death was reported last week but declined to provide additional details to protect the victim’s privacy. The state’s other two heat-related deaths occurred in May. Health department officials also said hospitals have voluntarily reported about 40 heat-related injuries and illnesses since the beginning of June. High temperatures in northwest Kansas have hit or exceeded 100 degrees for most of the past two…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) State officials have lifted a health advisory for a south-central Kansas creek that was contaminated last month by a sewage leak. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Thursday lifted the advisory for Eight Mile Creek in Butler and Cowley counties after taking water samples that showed bacteria concentrations in the creek are back to acceptable levels. The Wichita Eagle reports that KDHE issued the health advisory June 25, a day after finding that a pump station equipment failure resulted in untreated sewage being dumped into a tributary of the creek. It’s unclear how much untreated…
JETMORE, Kan. (AP) Authorities investigating a string of burglaries at pharmacies in southwestern Kansas and northwest Oklahoma say they may have a break in the case. KAKE-TV reports the Hodgeman County sheriff’s department arrested four people this week following reports of suspicious activity near a pharmacy in Jetmore, about 20 miles north of Dodge City. Officials said the suspects are from the Dodge City area, and are in their mid-20s to early 30s. Two were arrested after a traffic stop and another while running from the scene. The fourth suspect was arrested when he tried to contact the others after…
MEADE, Kan. (AP) Three inmates of a southwest Kansas jail are back in custody after beating a guard, stealing his keys and making a brief escape. KWCH-TV reports other inmates at the Meade County jail helped the guard after he was beaten, stomped and kicked around 10 p.m. Wednesday. The guard was taken to a hospital in Wichita. The sheriff says one inmate was arrested north of the town of Meade. Another was picked up after a short chase farther north. The third was captured after a chase on U.S. 54 that ended when he drove off the highway and…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas legal fight over the Wyandotte Nation’s efforts to build a Park City casino could be swayed by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month in a different case. U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson on Tuesday ordered both the state and Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar to address the impact of the June 18 high court opinion in a case involving acquisition of land in trust for Indian tribes. Robinson wants written arguments on how the decision affects Salazar’s request to dismiss the state’s claims. Kansas is seeking an injunction prohibiting the Interior Department from acquiring Park…
PHOENIX (AP) Former K-State all-American and free agent forward Michael Beasley has agreed to a three-year, $18 million deal with the Phoenix Suns. NBA free agent deals can’t officially be announced by their new teams until July 11. Beasley was the second overall pick in the 2008 draft. He’s averaged 15.1 points per game in his four NBA seasons, two with Miami and the past two with Minnesota. His best season was 2010-2011, when he averaged 19.2 points with the Timberwolves. It has been a busy 24 hours for the Suns, who agreed to an offer sheet with restricted…
TORONTO (AP) Carlos Villanueva pitched six shutout innings, Yunel Escobar drove in two runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 Wednesday night. Every Blue Jays starter had at least one hit as Toronto won for the fourth time in six games. The Blue Jays are 6-1 against Kansas City this season and have won nine of the past 12 meetings dating to 2011. Jeff Francoeur’s RBI triple in the seventh provided the only run of the game for the Royals, who have lost five of six.
TORONTO (AP) The Kansas City Royals recalled right-handers Nate Adcock and Louis Coleman from Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday and designated outfielder Mitch Maier for assignment. Right-hander Vin Mazzaro was optioned to Triple-A after taking the loss against the Blue Jays on Tuesday night, allowing six runs and 13 hits in a 6-3 defeat. A six-year veteran, Maier was batting .172 with two home runs and seven RBIs. Kansas City’s first-round draft pick in 2003, he and infielder Irving Falu were the longest tenured players on the active roster. Seldom used this season, Maier had just nine at-bats since May…