Manhattan business owners should keep their eyes open for suspects matching the description in recent armed robbery cases. That’s according to Riley county Police Captain Tim Hegarty, who addressed Riley County Commissioners Monday morning. Hegarty indicates leads continue to be worked in the cases, with three armed robberies in a week time period. Hegarty also suggests if business owners see someone matching the suspect or suspects descriptions, to let police know–as frequently suspects may check out a target ahead of time. While the FBI is working one of the cases, robberies have occurred at Kansas State Bank in downtown Manhattan,…
Author: KMAN Staff
Fire involving a semi-tractor trailer on I-70 caused some problems Monday. The semi was loaded with 34 large round bales of hay, which were destroyed in the blaze. The driver was able to turn off onto Deep Creek Road exit in Geary county. firefighters from both Riley and Geary counties spent five hours putting out the fire, with 11 people from four stations in Riley county responding. Riley county fire chief Pat Collins tells KMAN more than 24,000 gallons of water were hauled from Manhattan to control the fire. The trailer also sustained damage, but the 1995 Kenworth semi-tractor portion…
Despite a slight increase from September, October ended up being another lethargic month for Pottawatomie County property sales. County appraiser Lois Schlegel reported to the county commission on Monday that 44 parcels were sold in the month of October. That’s up 14 from September’s total. As of Monday, Pottawatomie County’s year-to-date total was 432 parcels, which is down 120 from the 2010 total. Schlegel mentioned that a late surge of purchases was not out of the realm of possibility, as December has been one of the busiest months for the appraisers office in the last three years. *** A series of hazardous…
After a 20-win season, the K-State volleyball team is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008. The Cats will play an in-state rival in a familiar location, as they’ll face Wichita State in the opening round in Lincoln, NE. With the Huskers now in the Big 10, they would be a potential second matchup. But, K-State must get thru a Shockers team that went 21-10 this season. Wichita State is led offensively by junior outside hitter Emily Adney, who is averaging 3.49 kills per set. The Cats and Shockers have five common opponents, Louisville, Oklahoma, Missouri…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Turner Gill arrived at Kansas after taking a perennially downtrodden program at Buffalo to unimaginable heights. He’s leaving after a two-year stretch in which the Jayhawks slipped back to their familiar place in the Big 12 cellar. Gill was fired Sunday after a meeting with Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger, one day after the Jayhawks lost 24-10 to rival Missouri and finished the season 2-10. “After a thorough evaluation of our football program, I have concluded that new leadership is necessary to place us on the path toward competing for championships in the Big 12 Conference,”…
(AP) A rematch of Alabama-LSU in the BCS championship game is close to being a foregone conclusion. The top-ranked Tigers have already put together such a strong resume that even if they lose the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday to No. 12 Georgia, there is still a good shot they will play for the BCS title. The second-ranked Crimson Tide has it even easier than LSU. Alabama is in the clubhouse with an 11-1 record, in good position to keep its spot in the BCS standings no matter how championship Saturday plays out while it rests. LSU beat Alabama 9-6…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Ben Roethlisberger threw a short touchdown pass to Weslye Saunders and the Pittsburgh Steelers took advantage of four turnovers by Tyler Palko to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 13-9 on Sunday night. Playing with a broken thumb on his throwing hand, Roethlisberger was 21 of 31 for 193 yards and an interception for the Steelers (8-3), whose defense lost All-Pro safety Troy Polamalu to an injury in the first quarter yet still kept the bumbling Chiefs (4-7) from scoring a touchdown. Kansas City hasn’t reached the end zone since the third quarter against Denver three weeks…
Traffic in Manhattan can be hectic, and some spots in town can be big trouble. The Manhattan City Commission will take a look at a couple of main streets in Manhattan at its work session Tuesday night. City Manager Ron Fehr says one spot around 11th and Bluemont Avenue will be discussed. Part of the issue is whether to have a westbound turning lane, which would involve a mini-frontage road, or a median. Changes in the signal cycles are also being considered at North Manhattan and Anderson. The Commission will also look over improvements to Poyntz Avenue and will examine…