A former Manhattan man and K-State student has been bound over for trial in Sedgwick County in connection with an October murder case.  Dane Owens, 28, was bound over by Sedgwick County District Judge Kevin O’Connor following a preliminary hearing, with bond set at $500,000. His trial has been set for May 15th. As KMAN reported last fall, [...]

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FORT RILEY — It was all smiles Wednesday morning inside one of the hangers on Marshall Army Airfield. Family and friends of more than 300 Fort Riley soldiers welcomed back their loved ones, who returned from Afghanistan as part of a regular rotation of forces in support of Operation Resolute Support and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. [...]

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The investigation into the whereabouts of an individual who jumped into the Kansas River on April 5th continues.  A news release Wednesday from Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat indicates the Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office, Kansas Highway Patrol, Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks continue efforts to locate the male who had [...]

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Bryson Moffett, 18, of Manhattan, was arrested in the 100 block of E. Bluemont Ave. yesterday at approximately 10:25 AM. Moffett was arrested for distribution of marijuana, as well as on a Pottawatomie County District Court warrant probation violation. Moffett was given no bond and transported to the Pottawatomie County Jail. Jimmie Dodson III, 16, [...]

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Will Manhattan voters be willing to fund park and recreation improvements through a sales tax increase this November? The answer to that questions remains to be seen. At Tuesday night’s Manhattan City Commission work session, commissioners heard the final report on the Parks and Recreation Facility Feasibility Study and mulled over various options for funding the new [...]

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Schools in the Rock Creek district were on high alert Monday afternoon during a police pursuit in western Pottawatomie county. According to USD 323 Superintendent Kevin Logan, a Pottawatomie County sheriff’s deputy notified the district that they had two individuals on foot who were fleeing law enforcement around Hopkin’s Creek road and School Creek road.  Police told administrators a lock [...]

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“Reconstructing Civility” is the title of a symposium being held at Kansas State University Tuesday, with a half day interactive workshop on building trust through civil discourse. National Institute for Civil Discourse Executive Director Carolyn Lukensmeyer is one of the keynote speakers. She indicates the last presidential cycle took political discourse to a level we haven’t [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating two sex-related crimes, one involving a report for rape and criminal restraint in the southeast portion of Manhattan Monday.  A 29-year-old woman told police an unknown male lured her to an office with the promise of a job offer before preventing her from leaving and raping her. Due to the nature of [...]

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KMAN has received confirmation of the closing of Highway 24 between Wamego and St. Mary’s Tuesday morning. The Kansas Highway Patrol is working the accident, and Kansas Department of Transportation clean-up crews are on the scene. KMAN will provide more details when they become available.

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Riley County commissioners approved the request of a local filmmaker to use a courtroom for his project Monday. Hal Dace brought the request to the commission after Chief Judge Meryl Wilson of the Riley County District Court expressed his allowance. “It’s partially a courtroom drama, and the main character is the county attorney,” Dace told [...]

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