WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Efforts to take World War II veterans to see the war’s memorial in Washington are in flux in Kansas. The Wichita Eagle reported that one organization that conducted the free flights is on the verge of disappearing, and another is trying to replace it. Problems came to a head after Springfield, Ohio-based Honor Flight decided it no longer wanted Great Bend-based Central Prairie Honor Flights to help organize trips for the national network. Issues included a veteran breaking a rib after falling out of a top bunk bed in April 2011 and reports being filed late. Two…
Author: KMAN Staff
Members of the nominating commission called in each of the eight attornies one by one to be interviewed for the 21st District Judicial Judge position. Individuals interviewed for the position were Grant Bannister, Amy Bipes, John Bosch, Sheila Hochhauser, Kendra Lewison, Kassie McEntire, and Phylemon Chuen-Man Yau. As they each stood before the panel of commissioners, they were asked to give an opening statement and a little bit of their background. After sharing their prepared speeches, the commissioners then asked them questions. All 8 interviews were completed by 1:00 p.m. and the commissioners then went into executive session. By 2:00…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The capital murder trial of Luis Aguirre, accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and infant son, began on Monday inside Riley County District Court. In his opening statement, Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson said that the state will attempt to prove that Aguirre premeditated the murders of 18-year old Tanya Maldonado and the couple’s 13-month old son Juan in the Fall of 2009. The first man to the stand was Terry Lee Berrent, a 10-year Manhattan resident who first discovered the remains of Tanya and Juan in a shallow grave just east of Ogden, Kan., on Oct. 25, 2009. Berrent testified…
On Friday, Sal Tucker, 47, was driving his green, 1991, Ford F150 with a trailer, westbound on Fort Riley Boulevard. At one point, one of the wheels on the trailer left the road and got stuck in mud and clay causing the trailer and truck to flip over and block both lanes of traffic. Tucker was transported to Mercy Regional Health Center with shoulder and torso pain. He was treated and released. The Riley County Police Department believe alcohol is to be a factor.
1.) A series of aggravated burglaries in the Eugenie Field area are causing eyebrows to raise both at the Riley County Police Department and for local residents. The string of incidents started Thursday between the hours of 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. Sheila, 76, and Joseph Mills, 78, reported to the RCPD that their screen window had been slashed at 1723 Fairview Ave. Nothing was missing from the home. On Friday another aggravated burglary was reported, this time at 1730 Fairview Rd. around 2 a.m. Artyce Hendrick, 65, reported to the RCPD that $50 was missing from the home. Then around 4…
By Sgt. Gene Arnold, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan (June 16, 2012) – The 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kan., completed a transfer of authority with the 172D Infantry Brigade in eastern Afghanistan’s Paktika Province, June 16. The 4IBCT “Dragon” Brigade, 1st Inf. Div., has taken the charge of advising and assisting the local Afghan National Security Forces and government, which are already leading the way to success. “Our mission over the next few months is to maintain the momentum of the campaign that 172D Infantry Brigade has…
About 400 motorcyclists participated in the Governor’s Flint Hills Freedom ride, which began at the Statehouse and ended up in Wamego Saturday afternoon. Governor Sam Brownback tells KMAN it was a fun way to raise money for some good causes. An estimated $50,000 was raised for three causes as part of Governor Sam Brownback’s Flint Hills freedom ride Saturday. The event started at the State Capital, with a stop in Alma, and ending in Wamego. In addition to raising money, the Governor says the ride is another effort to draw attention to tourism. The causes benefiting from the ride included…
Fire caused considerable damage to a garage belonging to the city of Manhattan Sunday. $43,300 damage to the structure and contents is reported to the garage at 5166 Wildcat Creek Road, which was fully involved when firefighters arrived shortly before noon. Damaged in the fire were a garage on the property, another garage on an adjacent property, a 1996 Crownline boat, a 2000 Coleman Bayside Elite camper, various tools, a lawnmower, and go-kart. Manhattan, Riley County, and Fort Riley fire departments responded. The cause of the fire is under investigation. There were no injuries reported.
Not satisfied with being the first former K-State Wildcat to play in the US Open in a quarter century, Aaron Watkins stayed in contention the entire way. The 29-year old Nationwide tour player made the cut on Friday, which Jim Colbert last did in 1984, and didn’t fade on the weekend. Watkins shot a 2-over-par 72 on Saturday, and a 1-over-par 71 on Sunday to finish at +6 for the tournament. He tied for 15th place in his first major, five shots behind eventual winner Webb Simpson. Watkins is slated to play in this weekend’s Nationwide event in Wichita, the Preferred Health…
With nine holes to play, the first annual Colbert Charity Classic looked like it would go to a former K-Stater. Robert Streb led the first Adams Golf Pro Tour Series event by three shots at Colbert Hills on Saturday going into the back nine. That’s when Jimmie Marshall, a native Canadian, would take over. Marshall eagled the 10th hole, and then proceeded to birdie six straight holes to finish with an 8-under par 28 coming in at Colbert Hills. He won the tournament at 16-under par, three shots ahead of Streb, who finished at 13-under. Marshall earned a $20,000 paycheck from the Adams…