Riley County Police Officers and detectives have developed a person of interest they would like to speak to in regards to the homicide that occurred in the 2800 block of Nelsons Landing Sunday evening. That person is Steven Harris, 38, of Manhattan. Harris is a white hispanic male, approximately 5’7″ and 145 pounds. Steven Harris [...]
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Riley County Police Officers filed a report for rape in Riley County filed a report for rape in Riley County on May 21. Officers listed a 14 year old female as the victim when she reported that she was raped by an 18 year old known to her. Due to the nature of the crimes [...]
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A fatal motorcycle accident was reported in Pottawatomie County Sunday evening. A 42-year-old Centralia man died in the accident. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports Justin Smith was driving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle northbound on Carnahan Road about 1.3 miles south of Greene Road and south of Olsburg. The cycle driven by Smith failed to negotiate a [...]
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Updated Friday, 1:22 p.m. The Riley County Police Department announced late Thursday night Steven Harris and Cora Brown were taken into custody by Wichita police earlier in the evening. Harris has been sought by authorities since Monday following Sunday’s fatal shooting in northern Manhattan that left one man dead and another in critical condition in [...]
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A duplex fire early on Sunday morning kept Manhattan Fire Department crews busy for several hours. Shortly after 1 a.m., the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 1533 Williamsburg Drive for a report of a structure fire. Crews arrived on scene of the two-story duplex and found smoke showing on one side of the structure. [...]
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Friends and family of Manhattan High School seniors bid farewell to a talented senior class at commencement ceremonies on Sunday afternoon in Bramlage Coliseum. The 376-member class of 2017 excelled in academics, arts, and athletics. This marks the one-hundred and third year MHS has held graduation. The ceremony began after the First Infantry Division Sustainment [...]
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Residents of Manhattan, Junction City, and a large portion of Kansas were on edge during Thursday evening’s severe thunderstorms which prompted many tornado warnings and caused some damage throughout the state. People in Junction City and Manhattan took shelter around 7 p.m. as sirens went off throughout Riley and Geary counties. With new technological innovations [...]
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An Onaga man has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years, in connection with an aggravated indecent liberties case reported last summer. Mikel Babcock, 20, was sentenced Thursday in Pottawatomie County District court under Jessica’s Law in connection with the case, which was reported by Onaga Police Chief Daniel Costlow [...]
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Douglas Green Jr. was arrested in the 800 block of Elm St. in Ogden, Kansas on May 18, 2017 at approximately 5:15 PM. Green Jr. was arrested for driving while suspended and driving while a habitual violator. Green Jr.’s bond was set at $5,000. Officers filed a report for rape, aggravated battery, and aggravated burglary [...]
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While no damage reports have come in yet from Thursday evening’s storm which included a tornado warning, KMAN had a chance to have an early Friday morning visit with Meteorologist Bill Gargan with the National Weather Service in Topeka:
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