Manhattan’s 4 Olives Restaurant and Wine Bar Owners Scott and Rachel Benjamin were involved in an accident this past weekend near the Appalachian Trail in northern Georgia. Scott Benjamin tells KMAN the accident occurred Friday night at 8:30 in the Chattahoochee National Forest where he and Rachel had been hiking, when a friend from Gainesville, […]
A Manhattan man faces charges following an incident on Priboth Road south of Manhattan Saturday morning. Arthur Vincent Corgill III, 23, of the 1800 block of Priboth Road, was taken into custody at 11:30 a.m. on charges of aggravated assault, criminal discharge of a firearm, and criminal damage to property. His bond was set at […]
The Kansas Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded with directions in a two year old Geary County case. The STATE OF KANSAS v. LOAN TRAN case involves Tran appealing the district court’s denial of her oral motion to withdraw her plea. Tran argues the district court erred by failing to inquire further concerning an alleged conflict of interest […]
Pottowatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat has filed for re-election. Riat, who’s been the sheriff there since 2001, told KMAN the biggest reason he filed is because of his love for his job. “I truly enjoy my job over here,” he said. “I’ve had the privilege of serving the citizens here for quite a long time.” […]
It’s been an eventful week for Pottawatomie County law enforcement and court officials–and KMAN has several updates on arrests and court appearances. Two people arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Wamego Wednesday remain in jail and will come before the court Tuesday if they cannot bond out. Bond for Brian Duzan was set […]
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Leron McElveen, 34, of Fordland, Missouri on January 7, 2016 at approximately 7:00 PM. McElveen was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on the offense of probation violation listed on a warrant with an original offense of theft. At the time of this report he […]
A Junction City woman was taken to the hospital following a two vehicle accident in Shawnee county Thursday afternoon. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports Ashley Wright, 22, was taken to Stormont Vail in Topeka for a possible injury, following the accident on I-70 eastbound at Carlson Road. KHP indicates Wright was driving a 2001 Honda […]
The Riley County Appraiser’s Office has begun the annual 2016 Final Review process for property values. County appraiser Greg McHenry told county commissioners Thursday morning he hopes to complete those values by Feburary. During the Final Review process, values are chosen for all the approximately 24,000 real estate parcels in the county. McHenry said appraisers will […]
A Manhattan man has been arrested in the case of his wife’s stabbing death in Mississippi. Riley County police took 34-year-old Edward Alexander Broom, into custody Tuesday on a warrant for extradition to Leflore County, Mississippi. Broom was indicted there Monday on a capital murder charge in the death of his wife, 29-year-old Lakeyla Broom […]
