Following is an interview Erik Stone and Cathy Dawes had with WCBS reporter Sean Adams about his experiences on 9/11/01:
Author: KMAN Staff
Nearly 20 firefighters from Manhattan and Junction City fire departments will be participating in a 110 story memorial stair climb in Kansas City this coming weekend, to recognize the 343 firefighters lost on 9/11 of 2001. Manhattan Firefighter Matt Carlson says it puts things in perspective. Carlson says the dozen participants from M-F-D represent a range of positions from student firefighters to a chief officer. Junction City Firefighter Nathan Dixon tells KMAN each participant will represent one of the 343 firefighters killed on that day. Dixon says he has many similarities with his firefighter, Joseph Mateo-with sons exactly the same…
KMAN News Director Cathy Dawes had an opportunity to visit with Fort Riley Staff Sgt. Peter Rosie with the Dragon Brigade, who was a paramedic with the New York City Fire Department when 9/11/01 occurred.
Fort Riley authorities have released the name of a 24-year-old soldier found dead at a rural Geary county residence early Tuesday morning. Nathan Matthews of York, Pennsylvania was found dead at the home of a friend. Foul play is not suspected. Matthews was with the 701st Brigade Support Battallion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division of Fort Riley. Captain Melody Falkenberry confirmed Matthews’ death this (Thursday) morning, adding an investigation is pending involving military and local law enforcement officials.
A Leonardville animal cruelty case is now receiving national attention. The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to 25-hundred dollars for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the theft of three dogs and the beating death of two dogs in Leonardville. Midge Grinstead, Kansas state director for The Humane Society of the United States says her group is hopeful this reward will help find the person or persons who committed this horrible act and that they will be held accountable to the fullest extent of…
A broken rail is being blamed for the Union Pacific train derailment in Pottawatomie county early Monday. Spokesman Mark Davis indicates the line through Emmett reopened shortly before noon Wednesday. The train was hauling coal from Wyoming to Oklahoma, and included 134 cars. It derailed just before four a.m. There were no injuries.
The Manhattan – Ogden School Board had a full agenda to discuss. They started the evening in an executive session, but at 6:30 PM they began moving through the regular meeting agenda. The board had ten items they made a motion for. Of those ten, only one was not unanimous among the board members. With the delay in the opening of Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt for the semester, how they were to make up the time was a question the board had to figure out. The proposal that was presented to the board was to extend the school day…
The directors for the Great Midwest Balloonfest flew into town yesterday to give a generous donation to a program helping wounded soldiers. The Great Midwest Balloonfest founders and executive directors Robbie, and Steven Small donated $15,000 to the Fort Riley-Central Kansas Chapter’s Wounded Warriors care program at the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Military Relations Committee. Robbie Small says it is not just a one time donation… Fort Riley – Central Kansas Chapter President Art Degroat helped with the military aspects of the festival, and integrate Fort Riley soldiers and displays at the event. Degroat says the festival was a…
A Fort Riley soldier was reportedly found dead early Tuesday morning at a rural Geary county residence. A Geary county sheriff’s department spokeswoman indicates foul play is not suspected. The soldier was allegedly at a friend’s house. A name has not yet been released, but a Fort Riley official confirmed knowledge of the death. An autopsy is being performed.
The Southeastern Conference says it has accepted Texas A&M’s application to the league, but the move is being held up because a Big 12 school has threatened legal action if the Aggies leave. The SEC says in a statement released Wednesday that it had already received “unanimous written assurance” from the Big 12 on Sept. 2 that it was free to accept Texas A&M. The SEC says its presidents approved the invitation to Texas A&M, but Wednesday it received word from the Big 12 that one of its schools had withdrawn its previous consent and was considering legal action.