Author: KMAN Staff

Denver Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno has been injured all season, and can’t stay on an exercise bike on Sunday rehabbing on the sidelines in Green Bay.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment continues to collaborate with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the Kansas Department of Agriculture and health officials in other states to investigate a multistate outbreak of listeriosis associated with the consumption of Rocky Ford cantaloupes from Jensen Farms. Kansas now has seven cases of listeriosis, including two deaths, linked to the outbreak.   Labratory Tests provided by KDHE on the 22nd of September  have linked  two additional cases to the multistate outbreak.  Kansas typically has fewer than six cases of listeriosis per year. Listeriosis primarily occurs among older…

A Manhattan man will be inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame on Friday for his lifetime achievements and contributions to 4-H. Honored by the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents, William Riley will be one of 15 people inducted during the ceremony held at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, MD. National 4-H Hall of Fame honorees are nominated by their home states, the National 4-H Council, the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents, or the 4-H Headquarters based upon their exceptional leadership at the local, state, national and international levels.

No foul play is suspected in the weekend death of a Manhattan woman. Riley County Police Captain Kurt Moldrup tells KMAN 31-year-old Erin Westgate was found dead in the bedroom of her residence in the one-thousand block of Pottawatomie Court by a friend just after ten Sunday morning. Moldrup reports Westgate did have a history of medical issues, but declined to specify. An autopsy is underway to determine the specific cause of death.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas City police have issued an Amber Alert for a 10-month-old girl who apparently was abducted from her bedroom overnight. The girl, Lisa Irwin, was last seen sleeping in her crib about 10:30 p.m. Monday. Police say in a news release that is appears someone entered and left the bedroom through a window. Lisa has blue eyes and blond hair. She is 30 inches tall and weighs between 26 and 30 pounds. Police say she has two bottom teeth, a small bug bite under her left ear and a beauty mark on her right thigh. She…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) BP Wind Energy has announced plans for what it says will be the largest wind farm in Kansas. Gov. Sam Brownback joined company officials Monday in Wichita to announce the $800 million project. BP says its 419-megawatt Flat Ridge Wind Farm will be spread over 66,000 acres in Barber, Harper, Kingman and Sumner counties. Associated Electric Cooperative will buy most of the energy. Kansas and BP officials expect the project to mean 500 construction jobs. The wind farm is expected begin operating next fall, with about 30 full-time employees.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback plans to join officials and ranchers from Colorado and Montana on a 12-day trade mission to Russia and Kazakhstan to promote the U.S. livestock industry. Brownback’s office announced Monday that the delegation will be traveling from Thursday through Oct. 17. Kansas Agriculture Secretary Dale Rodman also is in the delegation. In Russia, the delegation will attend a livestock exposition, tour farms and ranches and meet with beef producers to discuss livestock genetics. The delegation also will market agricultural equipment, animal feed ingredients and animal health goods and services. In Kazakhstan, a former Soviet…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP)   Former K-State quarterback Josh Freeman threw for 287 yards and a touchdown, LeGarrette Blount ran for 127 yards and a score, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Indianapolis Colts 24-17 on Monday night.  Freeman, who ran for a touchdown early in the game, scrambled for a huge first down on the winning drive as the Buccaneers (3-1) won their third consecutive game.  The Colts fell to 0-4 for the first time since 1998, Peyton Manning’s rookie season.  Manning has watched all four games, unable to play because of a neck injury.  Curtis Painter started this…

ROSSVILLE, Kan. (AP) Kansas wildlife officials are trying to reassure the public after a reported sighting of a mountain lion about 15 miles north of Topeka. A woman taking a predawn walk Friday reported seeing a mountain lion near Main Street in Rossville. On Monday, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism told WIBW-TV the agency has not confirmed the sighting. As for reports that a ranger found a paw print on the south side of Rossville, the agency says it’s not sure if the print was made by a mountain lion. It also says rangers don’t confirm sightings…