A Fort Riley soldier who was found at his on-post residence dead from a gunshot wound early Wednesday evening has been named. A press release from Fort Riley identified the deceased as Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Boynton, 84th Explosive Ordinance Disposal of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team. According to special agents from the U.S. Army Criminal […]
1938 Orson Welles made his infamous War Of The Worlds radio broadcast Millions of listeners thought New Jersey was actually being invaded by aliens. People rushed out of their homes with handkerchiefs covering their mouths to guard against alien gas They clogged phone lines, caused traffic jams and checked into hospitals in shock In just one hour, Orson Welles panicked [...]
A video that shows a student in Paterson, NJ "body slamming" his teacher after the teacher confiscates his cell phone is going viral. The video has people questioning cell phone use policies in classrooms.In the video, the student tries to wrestle his cell phone back from his teacher. It ends with the teacher on the [...]
Adrienne Olejnik of Rossville announced on Thursday that she is running for the Kansas House of Representatives. Olejnik, a Democrat, will challenge incumbent Republican Ron Highland in the 51st district. Olejnik, who is the director of the Rossville Community Library and a member of the Rossville City Council, cited a desire to create opportunity […]
Manhattan’s Sunset Zoo has enjoyed a good week. Last weekend the zoo’s annual “SPOOKtacular” weekend event saw over 8,000 visitors and the zoo saw over 80,000 annual visitors for the first time in its 81-year history. Thursday night in the zoo’s Nature Exploration Center, it was once again accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. […]
Fort Riley has informed KMAN that a soldier died from a gunshot wound in his residence on post at 5:50 p.m. Wednesday. The name of the soldier is being withheld at this time pending notification of next of kin, according to a press release from Fort Riley. No other individuals were injured and the incident […]
Riley County commissioners opened bids for the long-discussed McDowell Creek Road improvement project Monday morning. The road is located south of Manhattan off Kansas Highway 177 and county public works director Leon Hobson has said previously that improvements will include wider shoulders, better drainage and other safety additions. Work will focus on the first three […]
A Manhattan mas was arrested Wednesday for a probation violation. Joshua Dixon, 26, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department at approximately 11:15 a.m. Dixon was arrested on a warrant for probation violation from Pottawatomie County and was given “no bond.” At the time of this report Dixon was no longer confined at […]
1929 Black Tuesday Over 16 million shares were traded in panic selling, causing the stock market to crash - wiping out fortunes as millions lost billions This triggered the Great Depression which lasted for nearly ten years 1945 The first ballpoint pens went on sale First going on-sale at Gimbels Department Store in New York City, [...]
If you're letting your kids go trick-or-treating with friends this year, here are three free smartphone apps to help keep them safe. They'll have to have a phone with them, but a lot of kids have their own phone anyway now. And even if you're going trick-or-treating with them, you might want them in case [...]
