WESTMORELAND — The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department has received a federal grant to purchase new equipment and create new training sessions. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Wednesday that the Sheriff’s Office will receive $45,297 to purchase a license plate reader and to implement training sessions for interviews, interrogations and public speaking. Schmidt says the [...]

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MANHATTAN — Riley County police officer Jonathan Shepard was recognized during Tuesday’s Riley County Law Board meeting as this year’s recipient of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Law Enforcement officer of the year award. Shepard was honored for his quick action during the 2018 Labor Day flood in Manhattan. On Sept. 3, Shepard was assigned [...]

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Marie Berryman, 40 of Junction City was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on February 19, 2019, at approximately 11:00 AM. Berryman was arrested on a Manhattan Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear. Berryman was issued no bond, causing her to remain confined at the time of this report. David Zieammermann, 20, of Manhattan [...]

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MANHATTAN — A jury trial is set to begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday for a Manhattan man accused of shooting and injuring a Riley County police officer last year. Riley County District Attorney Barry Wilkerson tells KMAN a jury has been selected in the trial of Mark Harrison, a former research associate at K-State. He [...]

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MANHATTAN — The Riley County Law Board on Tuesday voted to change the way it approaches purchasing and replacing vehicles. Rather than make large vehicle purchases at the end of the budget cycle, those purchases moving forward will be done at the start of the year. RCPD Director Dennis Butler explained the reason he suggested [...]

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LAREDO, Texas — Authorities in Texas have arrested a woman on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated intimidation of a witness. Samantha Bland, 29, or Laredo, Texas was arrested Tuesday afternoon by officers with the Laredo Police Department and Webb County, Texas Sheriff’s Office. The incident was in connection with a report filed [...]

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A burglary was reported at the Manhattan Goodwill in the early morning hours of Tuesday. KMAN spoke with a teller who says the store was broken into at approximately 3 a.m. A police officer was reportedly sitting in the parking lot at the time and reportedly apprehended the suspect. No employees were in the store [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft in the 100 block of E Bluemont in Manhattan on February 15, 2019, at approximately 8:40 AM.  Officers listed Walmart as the victim when a known female suspect took cash from the business.  The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $980.00. Officers filed a report for [...]

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MANHATTAN — Snow returns to the area by late Tuesday afternoon. A Winter Weather Advisory goes into effect from 3 p.m. today through 9 a.m. Wednesday for Riley, Pottawatomie and most surrounding counties. Further north, a Winter Storm Warning is posted for Marshall and Washington counties. The forecast is calling for mixed precipitation with total [...]

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The Vietnamese Student Association at Kansas State University held a Lunar New Year celebration at the Student Union on Saturday. The event kicked off in Forum Hall with a presentation on the folklore that started the holiday known as Tết.  Afterwards a strange man entered on stage starting the traditional dragon lion dance.  The dancers danced [...]

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