It’s been an eventful week for Pottawatomie County law enforcement and court officials–and KMAN has several updates on arrests and court appearances. Two people arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Wamego Wednesday remain in jail and will come before the court Tuesday if they cannot bond out. Bond for Brian Duzan was set […]
A Junction City woman was taken to the hospital following a two vehicle accident in Shawnee county Thursday afternoon. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports Ashley Wright, 22, was taken to Stormont Vail in Topeka for a possible injury, following the accident on I-70 eastbound at Carlson Road. KHP indicates Wright was driving a 2001 Honda […]
The Riley County Appraiser’s Office has begun the annual 2016 Final Review process for property values. County appraiser Greg McHenry told county commissioners Thursday morning he hopes to complete those values by Feburary. During the Final Review process, values are chosen for all the approximately 24,000 real estate parcels in the county. McHenry said appraisers will […]
A Manhattan man has been arrested in the case of his wife’s stabbing death in Mississippi. Riley County police took 34-year-old Edward Alexander Broom, into custody Tuesday on a warrant for extradition to Leflore County, Mississippi. Broom was indicted there Monday on a capital murder charge in the death of his wife, 29-year-old Lakeyla Broom […]
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 […]
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 […]
