Brian Kemnitz
Brian Daniel Lee Kemnitz, 25, of Manhattan died Tuesday at Salina Regional Hospital as a result of self-inflicted wounds. ...
View ArticleMarilyn Grauer
Marilyn A. Grauer, 77, of Manhattan today at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleInaugural event hopes to unite campus
A new event at Kansas State University will help promote diversity and enhance internationalization on campus and in the community. The event – called Carpe Diem Extravaganza: Where the world comes...
View ArticleK-State professor experiences Fulbright exchange
Kansas State University’s John Leslie, a university distinguished professor and head of the department of plant pathology, knows what a life-changing experience it is to become a Fulbright scholar. “A...
View ArticleShould I pull over right away or wait for place to turn off?
Q: I’ve always wondered. . . if the RCPD pulls you over on a major road like Kimball or Bluemont, would the police officers prefer you to pull over immediately and block the outside lane of these...
View ArticleHouse fire causes $90,000 in damage
Manhattan firefighters responded to a residential fire Thursday evening in the 2300 block of Anderson Avenue that caused about $90,000 in damage. No injuries were reported as the house was vacant at...
View ArticleK-18 work to resume after spring break
Even though snow is still falling, road workers are gearing up to resume work on Kansas Highway 18 next week after a winter break from construction. Kansas Department of Transportation officials said...
View ArticleSprecker denied parole for 9th time for 1973 murder
Over a lunch break from his job as an auto mechanic, the urge suddenly struck Danny Sprecker to have sex with an elderly former neighbor. Forty years later, Sprecker is still paying for that urge. And...
View ArticlePolice still investigating death that followed multi-vehicle crash
One person is dead following a multiple-vehicle accident on the eastbound Kansas Highway 18 bridge near the Riley County/Geary County line Friday morning. The deceased man’s name has not been released...
View ArticleManhattan Regional among 149 airports to lose tower funding
Manhattan Regional Airport is one of 149 small airports across the country losing funding for their control towers on April 7, according to a list released Friday afternoon by the Federal Aviation...
View ArticleLa Salle upsets K-State to oust Wildcats from Big Dance
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas State came all the way back from an 18-point halftime deficit on Friday, but it wasn’t enough. The fourth-seeded Wildcats dominated the first 16 minutes of the second half and...
View ArticleAggravated assault arrest at motel
Riley County officers arrested a Manhattan man for aggravated assault Sunday night at a Manhattan motel after he allegedly threatened a front-office worker. Officer Matthew Droge said Shaun Moreland,...
View ArticleMan arrested for battery
Police arrested a Texas man Saturday on battery and firearm charges after he was accused of pointing a gun at a family member during an argument. Paul Stauffer, 56, Richardson, Texas, was arrested for...
View ArticleFormer Conoco-Phillips exec named to K-State position
Rand Berney has been appointed executive in residence at Kansas State University’s College of Business Administration. Berney is retired from ConocoPhillips, where his last position was senior vice...
View ArticleRCPD earns national accreditation
A national accreditation agency recently recognized and awarded the Riley County Police Department with its highest honor available following the agency’s three-day on-site assessment in December. The...
View ArticleControl tower should be a priority
We share the disappointment of Manhattan Regional Airport Director Peter Van Kuren that the airport’s control tower is among scores slated to lose federal funding in roughly two weeks as a result of...
View Article‘Admission’: What’s the point of it all, anyway?
It is difficult to categorize the new film “Admission.” And I mean that in a bad way. If we assume that it was intended to be a comedy—and it stars Paul Rudd and Tina Fey, so that assumption is not...
View ArticleWas Sherow e-mail authentic?
Q: An e-mail made the rounds Friday and I wanted to know if it’s authentic. It was purported to be from Jim Sherow. Can you check into it? ...
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