TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Navy veteran seeking to get five of his children back from state custody in Kansas says his use of medical marijuana to treat PTSD not the family’s past scrapes with the law prompted the state’s action. The case originated in Riley County. Raymond Schwab has campaigned on the Statehouse steps to
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The official Kansas Motor Vehicle Accident Report has been released regarding a February 13th accident at the intersection of Marlatt Avenue and Tuttle Creek Boulevard which led to the death of Jenna Lindsten, 30 of Manhattan. As KMAN previously reported, Lindsten’s vehicle was struck by a semi truck driven by Ethan Butts, 21, also
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When Manhattan Town Center opened on October 26, 1987, the mall’s first security director, Allen Raynor, had already been working to create a safe, secure and friendly experience that endures three decades later. An Army veteran and retired Riley County Police captain, Raynor implemented state-of-the-art procedures utilizing off-duty and retired law enforcement officers. “Everything we
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A tractor-trailer rig overturning at the eastern intersection of McCall Road and Highway 24 reduced eastbound traffic on Highway 24 to one lane for more than six hours Wednesday. The outside eastbound lane of Highway 24 also known as East Poyntz Avenue between Levee Drive and Enoch Lane was closed from about 7 a.m. until shortly before
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Police in the 100 block of Riley Ave. in Ogden arrested Matthew Schoettle, 26, of Wichita, on March 29, 2016 at approximately 1:20 p.m. on a warrant with the offense of failure to appear. This warrant originated in Geary County and gave Schoettle on a bond of $10,000. Anthony Velez, 49, of Ogden, was arrested while
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Findings of a steering committee, took Manhattan City Commissioners to the streets Tuesday night. Director of Public Works, Robert Ott shared the findings of a street maintenance steering committee report with commissioners during a bi-weekly work session. The report examined funding for maintenance issues, scope, and duration of a potential tax increase. The report revealed
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“Flat” is the word used by Manhattan Finance Director Bernie Hayen to describe the latest sales tax reports for the city. Sales tax receipt numbers for the City of Manhattan in March show $855,557 — up slightly from March numbers the last two years. For the year-to-date, Manhattan has taken in $2,754,677, which is down .8
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On Monday night, the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation announced a transforming gift during their Annual Meeting at the Manhattan Conference Center. Jodi Kaus, Board Chair, shared with the nearly 500 attendees that in December, the foundation received more than $6 Million dollars from the estate of Lincoln and Dorothy Diehl, which is the first
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Police in Riley County arrested Mouhamadou Wilane, 39, of Leonardville, Kansas on March 28, 2016 at approximately 4:30 PM while near the intersection of Madison Creek Road and Barton Road. He was arrested on the offense of distributing a controlled substance which was listed on a warrant from Riley County District Court. He was given
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Prescribed burning is banned Monday night and all-day Tuesday in Riley County. According to the North East Kansas Regional Notification System, high winds forecast by the National Weather Service will cause unstable conditions for conducting a control...
