A 19-year-old man was sentenced Thursday in Topeka to 18 months in federal prison for involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy on Fort Riley. The defendant also was ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution for funeral expenses. Juwuan D. Jackson, who lived on Fort Riley at the time, had previously pleaded guilty [...]
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A small kitchen fire has been reported at Dillon’s Westloop, While it appears to be extinguished, there is smoke present and customers and employees have been evacuated from the building. KMAN will provide more information as it becomes available.
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A Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday afternoon in east Manhattan. 33-year-old William Correia was arrested in the 300 block of East Poyntz Ave. on Wednesday at approximately 12:45 PM. Correia was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. Correia’s bond was set at $9,600. Officers filed a report for vehicle burglary in the [...]
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Flint Hills Regional Council (FHRC) is hosting two public workshops for the community kick-off of the Flint Hills/Fort Riley Joint Land Use Study (JLUS). The first workshop will be held on January 31, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. The first workshop will be located at Manhattan City Hall, City Commission Chamber, 1101 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS [...]
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Officials with the National Weather Service in Topeka are predicting a severe ice storm may threaten the region over the weekend, beginning Friday night. Forecasts show possible freezing rain for the Manhattan area Friday night with greater chances Saturday and into Sunday. Chad Omitt, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka told KMAN [...]
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KMAN’s Dave Lewis and Cathy Dawes visited with St. Rep. Tom Phillips of Manhattan about Tuesday evening’s State of the State address by Governor Sam Brownback:
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Three people were injured in a one vehicle Geary County accident on I-70 Tuesday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Timothy Musil, 38, of Topeka was first taken to the Geary Community Hospital and then lifeflighted to a Topeka medical facility. Also injured were Brandi Clark, 33, of Oskaloosa and Michael Mahoney, 34, of [...]
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More than $40 million in park improvements could be made over the next ten years, but the question is whether or not taxpayers are willing to foot the bill? Manhattan city commissioners wrestled with that thought at Tuesday evening’s city commission work session. Bruce McMillan, from BG Consultants, Inc., unveiled two options for construction at CiCo Park, [...]
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An investigation into the summer death of a Fort Riley soldier has been concluded, with the manner of death listed as suicide. Specialist Oscar Delgado, 26, who served as a fire control repairer, was found dead on post July first, after being reported missing by his unit on June 26th. According to Chris Grey, the Chief [...]
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A Junction City woman was taken to a Topeka hospital following a one vehicle accident on I-70 in Wabaunsee County Monday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Sharon Dorminey, 72, was driving a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee westbound close to two miles west of the Maple Hill exit when the vehicle left the roadway and [...]
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