Riley county firefighters had a busy weekend, fighting two major fires. Several outbuildings were destroyed or damaged in a fire at 8080 Anderson, belonging to Fred Schurle. Riley County Fire Chief Pat Collins tells KMAN the fire apparently started with burning of trash that got out of control. In addition to the outbuildings, miscellaneous items stored between the buildings were destroyed. Three buildings were destroyed and two were damaged. A firefighter was taken to the hospital by private vehicle for treatment related to the heat. 10 trucks from six different stations and 33 firefighters responded. The Manhattan Fire department helped…
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A Union Pacific Railroad coal train has derailed in Pottawatomie County near the town of Emmett at 3:50am Monday morning. According to Union Pacific Railroad spokesman Mark Davis no one was injured in the incident. The train was comprised of 56 cars, and was traveling southbound at the time. Union Pacific Railroad crews have been working nonstop to clear the rail cars, and begin the process of rebuilding the track. The total damages haven’t been assessed, and an investigation into the cause of the derailment will be conducted by several specialized teams of investigators. Union Pacific Railroad will be cleaning…
Face painting, pictures, and give-aways were the highlight of Sunday’s reptile expo. The Fourth Annual Konza Reptile Breeders Expo took place at the Clarion Hotel on Richards Drive. The expo not only featured reptiles of all kinds, but also displayed several insects from the Kansas State University Insect Zoo. “You could spend anywhere from $20 to $20,000 on some of these creatures,” Expo Coordinator Allison Karnowski says. “You can either get something that is very high maintenance or something very low maintenance.” Karnowski commented that she had seen many bearded dragons as well as leopard geckos being sold when…
For a free video recap of the game…click over to www.thegamedaynetwork.com It took a TD pass from Colin Klein to Chris Harper with 1:39 remaining for the Cats to avoid an upset at the hands of the Colonels of Eastern Kentucky in the season opener, squeaking by with a 10-7 win. In a total change from last season the defense for K-State dominated the contest holding down the EKU offense all game long while the Cats struggled to make any progress offensively all night long. The game wrap up features game highlights including the game winning TD catch, interviews…
(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas State Wildcats fought tooth and nail with the BYU Cougars but could not come up with enough as the Cougars were able to push away late in each set for the win and the title at the Varney’s Invitational. K-State fell 23-25, 19-25, 23-25 as BYU took advantage of its size up front for the win. BYU’s Jennifer Hamson stands 6-6 and led the way with 17 kills on a .438 hitting percentage. She along with middle blocker Nicole Warner played a role in BYU’s 11 total blocks on the…
A couple of men convicted in Geary county are up for public comment sessions and possible parole this month. 40-year-old Jason Turner was convicted in a 1991 case of first degree murder and kidnapping. 47-year-old Charles Young was convicted in 1984 on charges of terroristic threat, aggravated sodomy, rape, and aggravated kidnapping. Public comment sessions are set for September 15th at the Hays Public Library, September 19th at the Finney state office building in Wichita, September 20th at Kansas City’s City Hall, and September 21st at the Landon State office building in Topeka. Those who cannot make the hearings may…
A Fort Riley soldier has been killed after a standoff involving U.S. Marshals and local authorities at a hotel in Abilene. Sgt. Kirk Evenson was reported Absent Without Leave by military authorities Tuesday. When he failed to appear for the second day of his court-martial for Rape of a Child. Evenson was tried in absentia and on Wednesday he was convicted and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Evenson’s vehicle was later spotted outside a local hotel in Abilene. Law enforcement officials went to apprehend Evenson and after a lengthy standoff, Evenson was killed. Fort Riley spokeswoman Lt. Col. Sophie Gainey…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office arrested 2 individuals Wednesday who are believed to be responsible for at least 10 or more burglaries in the Olsburg, Westmoreland, Louisville, and Wamego area. Over the past several weeks, the Sheriff’s Office has taken multiple reports of burglaries and thefts to garages and vehicles. Items reported stolen were tools, fishing equipment,tackle boxes, boats, a trailer as well as other misc. items. Detectives and Deputies developed a suspect and went to an address in Westmoreland Wednesday. At this address, stolen property was located and recovered. At a second address in St.George, additional stolen property was recovered,…
A hearing was held at the Riley County Division III court today (Thursday) on motions from the defense for former Manhattan High School student Cole Drake. The 15 year old Drake is charged with 1st degree murder and aggravated burglary in the shooting death of 14-year-old Tyler Dowling in April. The motions today (on Thursday) were brought forward by defense attorney Brenda Jordan to suppress statements made at the Riley County Police Department headquarters on April 14th when Drake confessed to the crime. Defense attorney Brenda Jordan argued that her client and his mother were told by detectives that they…