The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for burglary in the 2700 block of Eureka Ter. in Manhattan on July 1, 2022, around 1:00 p.m. Officers listed a 35-year-old male as the victim when it was reported two 60″…
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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 7/5/22: City of Manhattan Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:22 Segment 3 – 21:54 Segment 4 – 38:32 Tuesday’s edition of In Focus featured guests from the government of the City of Manhattan. Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and City Commissioner Mark Hatesohl joined the program for the hour to discuss city affairs and preview the evening’s city government meeting. This week marks the first meeting to be held at 6 p.m. after a recent change to governing body procedures approved by the Commission. Fehr and Hatesohl in the first half of…
HOUSTON (AP) — After falling behind early on, Houston chipped away at Kansas City’s lead before one mighty swing by Yordan Alvarez completed the Astros’ biggest comeback win of the season. Alvarez homered with two outs in the ninth inning, and Houston beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6 on Monday for its seventh straight victory. “Nobody in the dugout gives up throughout the game … even if we’re losing like that,” Alvarez said through a translator. Led by Kyle Tucker and Alvarez, AL West-leading Houston erased a five-run deficit on the way to its 15th victory in its last 18…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 7/4/22: Independence Day Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 13:52 For the 4th of July, KMAN reached out to Manhattan VFW Post 1786 to organize a few conversations with local veterans on their perspective regarding Independence Day. Segment 1 we were joined by Peter Sabo, a veteran of the U.S. Navy. The second segment featured VFW Commander Dan Watkins and Jason Snell, veterans of the U.S. Army.
DETROIT (AP) — Edward Olivares and Emmanuel Rivera homered in a three-run second inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat Detroit 7-4 on Sunday to take two of three from the Tigers. Tarik Skubal (5-7) lost his fifth straight start, allowing five runs, five hits and three walks in 4 2/3 innings. He has a 9.00 ERA during the skid, raising his season ERA to 4.06. “The command and mechanics — it feels like sometimes I’m fighting myself and I feel like I’m doing that right now,” Skubal said. “I’ve just got to be better about not doing that.” Detroit…
DETROIT (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino took a most unusual path to the plate on his first big league home run — a furious sprint, a desperate slide and even a tag. Pasquantino and Hunter Dozier hit back-to-back homers, leading Brad Keller and the Kansas City Royals over the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Friday night. Playing his third game in majors, Pasquantino was 0 for 6 overall when he hit Michael Pineda’s first pitch of the fourth inning to deep right. The ball hit the top of the fence, bounced off a railing and back onto the field. Thinking the ball…
By: Sherman Smith – Kansas Reflector, June 30, 2022 TOPEKA — A Topeka man who faces federal charges for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol wants to represent himself because his court-appointed attorney lacks computer skills. Will Pope, in a letter to the Washington, D.C., judge who is handling his case, also claims his indictment was based on inaccurate information presented by prosecutors. A grand jury indicted Pope and his brother on eight federal charges related to disruptive conduct inside the U.S. Capitol building, including interfering with a law enforcement officer, impeding passage inside…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 6/30/22: Tuttle Creek Lake, Boomtown! Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 09:15 Segment 3 – 22:18 Segment 4 – 29:24 Thursday’s edition of In Focus featured guests from Tuttle Creek Lake out of the Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks as well as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The show also featured a preview of the Wamego Fireworks Show on Monday. The first half of the program, Brandon welcomed Riley County Game Warden Ben Jedlicka as well as Park Manager Levi Gantenbein. The three talked about the 4th of July and fireworks…
DALLAS (AP) — Brett Yormark, an executive with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and former CEO of the Brooklyn Nets, was named Big 12 commissioner Wednesday, another unconventional hire by a major conference amid the rapidly changing landscape of college athletics. Yormark is taking over for Bob Bowlsby, who came to the league a decade ago after stints as athletic director at Stanford, Iowa and Northern Iowa. The background for Yormark isn’t in college athletics, but could play an interesting role for a conference bracing for challenges in revenue with the impending departures of Oklahoma and Texas while adjusting to athletes cashing…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Kansas State Athletics) – Lon Kruger, who played and coached at Kansas State during an illustrious career in college basketball, was among nine individuals announced Wednesday (June 29) to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Kruger will be joined in the 2022 Hall of Fame Induction class by fellow coaches John Beilein (Erie Community College/Nazareth/Le Moyne/Canisius/Richmond/West Virginia/Michigan) and Jerry Krause (Eastern Washington), along with former standout players Richard Hamilton (UConn), Larry Miller (North Carolina), Frank Selvy (Furman) and the late Jimmy Walker (Providence). In addition, championship-winning head coaches Jim Calhoun (Northeastern/UConn/Saint Joseph) and Roy Williams (Kansas/North Carolina) will be formally honored after initially being recognized as part of the Hall of…