FORT RILEY — Last week Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that the Pentagon would open combat roles to women and Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby, the commanding general of Fort Riley and the 1st Infantry Division, is very supportive. “All soldiers bleed red,” Grigsby said in front of local leaders, Fort Riley officials and media Friday afternoon […]
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes had a chance to visit with Matt Nelson of Overland Park, the uncle of Tyler Nelson who was shot early Friday morning at a home in Manhattan. KMAN has also reached out to Riley County Police officials and the Riley County Attorney’s Office for comments and will provide those if they become […]
1941 Germany and Italy declared war on the United States The U.S in turn declared war on the two countries 1981 Muhammad Ali fought his last fight He lost his 61st fight to Trevor Berbick He finished his career 56-5 with 37 knockouts 2009 The game Angry Birds was released -Tyler Jackson
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MANHATTAN — One man is dead after being shot during a home invasion shortly after midnight on Friday morning. Riley County Police and Emergency Crews were dispatched to 1004 North 8th Street in Manhattan for a report of an apparent intruder that had been shot by the resident of the address. Earlier reports by KMAN […]
At approximately 8:45 a.m. Thursday, Patrol units from the Junction City Police Department and EMS from the Junction City Fire Department were dispatched to the intersection of Washington and 18th streets in reference to an injury accident involving a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle and a 2012 Toyota Camry. The operator of the motorcycle, identified as […]
Outgoing Riley County Health Department director Brenda Nickel said her goodbyes and thanked her colleagues during Thursday morning’s county commission meeting. Nickel, as KMAN first reported in October, announced her resignation to take a newly-created risk management director position with the Flint Hills Community Health Center in Emporia, which is a federally-qualified health center. Lisa Ross, […]
The 20 newest Kansas Highway Patrol troopers took their oath of office Thursday and received their badges during a graduation ceremony for KHP Recruit Class #55. The graduation concludes the recruits’ 23 weeks of training. KHP Recruit Class #55 began their training at the Patrol’s Troop J (Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy) in Salina […]
