At approximately 8:45 a.m. Thursday, Patrol units from the Junction City Police Department and EMS from the Junction City Fire Department were dispatched to the intersection of Washington and 18th streets in reference to an injury accident involving a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle and a 2012 Toyota Camry. The operator of the motorcycle, identified as […]
Outgoing Riley County Health Department director Brenda Nickel said her goodbyes and thanked her colleagues during Thursday morning’s county commission meeting. Nickel, as KMAN first reported in October, announced her resignation to take a newly-created risk management director position with the Flint Hills Community Health Center in Emporia, which is a federally-qualified health center. Lisa Ross, […]
The 20 newest Kansas Highway Patrol troopers took their oath of office Thursday and received their badges during a graduation ceremony for KHP Recruit Class #55. The graduation concludes the recruits’ 23 weeks of training. KHP Recruit Class #55 began their training at the Patrol’s Troop J (Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy) in Salina […]
A conference hearing in a Riley County court case now before the U-S Supreme Court has been set for January eighth. That’s according to Jennifer Rapp with Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office, when asked about the status of the Luis Aguirre double murder case. As KMAN reported a few months ago, Schmidt’s office filed […]
A January sixth status conference has been set for a Topeka man charged with plotting to plant a bomb at Fort Riley in April. John T. Booker Jr., 20, was in U-S District Court Wednesday for what was originally scheduled to be a status conference, but the defense requested a delay. Booker has already had […]
A January sixth status conference has been set for a Topeka man charged with plotting to plant a bomb at Fort Riley in April. John T. Booker Jr., 20, was in U-S District Court Wednesday for what was originally scheduled to be a status conference, but the defense requested a delay. Booker has already had […]
A January sixth status conference has been set for a Topeka man charged with plotting to plant a bomb at Fort Riley in April. John T. Booker Jr., 20, was in U-S District Court Wednesday for what was originally scheduled to be a status conference, but the defense requested a delay. Booker has already had […]
An injury accident led several local law enforcement agencies to three arrests on Tuesday morning. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an injury accident at the intersection of Appleyard Road and Gillaspie Road…just West of Wamego. Upon law enforcement arrival it was discovered that an SUV had run off the road…then into […]
The Kansas Sampler Foundation announced earlier this week that the long-time Kansas Sampler Festival will come to an end after being hosted in 2016 and 2017 in Winfield. Foundation director Marci Penner said, “The festival has been a tremendous event for the whole state and has helped people see that Kansas has a lot to offer. […]
A possible burglary suspect Riley county Police had been looking for since last Friday has been apprehended. Barrett Stokes, 20, was taken into custody with the assistance of the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department. As KMAN announced last Friday the Riley County Police Department responded to multiple vehicle burglaries recently and a news release was issued with potential […]
