We’ve been telling you lately about a scam that’s been running in both Riley and Pottawatomie Counties where a caller tells a victim that a family member has been kidnapped and another incident took place this morning in Pottawatomie County. Sherriff Greg Riat tells KMAN a victim received multiple calls this morning that a family […]
Senator Tom Hawk says he’s running for re-election. According to a press release, the senator from Manhattan filed with the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office for re-election to the 22nd District of the Senate, on Thursday. In the release, Hawk says, “It is a privilege to serve the people of the 22nd district in the Kansas Senate.” […]
He was arrested after a series of thefts that caused an hours long lock-down on the K-State Campus, in September and now he has reached a plea deal. According to the Associated Press, 20-year-old Johnathon Ryan Elliott pleaded no contest to one count of aggravated robbery, after reaching an agreement with prosecutors to drop five […]
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Wesley Moore, 25, of Junction City, Kansas on January 6, 2016 at approximately 7:30 PM while at the Riley County Police Department. Moore was arrested on a warrant from 2015 for the offenses of burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, and theft in Riley County. He was given […]
1927 The Harlem Globetrotters played their first game, in Hinckley, Illinois Over the years they have played more than 20,000 exhibition games in 120 countries 1967 Charley Pride became the first African-American to perform at the Grand Ole Opry 1990 The Tower of Pisa was closed to the public after leaning too far The tower began to lean at the beginning [...]
The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden Board of Education gathered for the first time in 2016 on Wednesday night at the Robinson Education Center to prime themselves for what appears to be a busy next few weeks ahead. With the retirement of Bob Shannon just over the horizon, candidates for the Superintendent position will be in Manhattan […]
A Manhattan man has died after a reported suicide attempt in the Geary County jail. The man’s name has not been released by authorities but reports indicate the man died Monday morning after he was removed from life support. Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf said in a news release that the man had attempted suicide […]
The Wamego City Commission adopts resolutions and Charter Ordinances. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page presented a resolution to update the list of the City’s equipment and the rates charged to other public agencies. The ordinance also covers the average wages paid for use of the equipment. The motion passed by a vote of […]
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Darryl Wheeler Jr., 44, of Manhattan while in the 100 block of Courthouse Plaza for the offense of failure to appear. This arrest took place on January 5, 2016 at approximately 10:15 AM and caused Wheeler to be confined on a bond of $5,000.00. Wheeler was arrested […]
