The Wamego City Commission adopts resolutions and Charter Ordinances. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page presented a resolution to update the list of the City’s equipment and the rates charged to other public agencies. The ordinance also covers the average wages paid for use of the equipment. The motion passed by a vote of […]
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Darryl Wheeler Jr., 44, of Manhattan while in the 100 block of Courthouse Plaza for the offense of failure to appear. This arrest took place on January 5, 2016 at approximately 10:15 AM and caused Wheeler to be confined on a bond of $5,000.00. Wheeler was arrested […]
The Wamego Police Department is seeking an individual related to a burglary that occurred at around 4 a.m. Wednesday morning. The individual is a 38-year-old Brian Duzan. He is approximately 5 foot, 7 inches tall, wearing a black hoodie, with a tan Carhart style coat over top. He was wearing blue jeans and black boots. He has brown hair and […]
 It was a busy start to 2016 in City Hall Tuesday night, as Manhattan City Commissioner’s gathered for their first commission meeting of the new year. Mayor Karen McCulloh proclaimed January 16th – 18th Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior Community Celebration and Day of Service. Full audio from the Mayor’s proclamation can be heard […]
A rollover accident backed up northbound tragic on K-18 just north of the Manhattan Regional Airport early Tuesday evening. Riley County EMS Director Larry Couchman told KMAN at the scene that one victim was transported via ambulance in stable condition while another was taken in a helicopter to Topeka in critical condition. Early reports indicated […]
A Manhattan man who was pursued on foot by Riley County police officers into City Park and apprehended by the use of TASER following a shooting in Aggieville during the early morning hours of May 3 was in the Riley County District Courthouse for pretrial procedures Tuesday afternoon. Mark Self, 31, pleaded not guilty to […]
A Manhattan man found guilty by jury of attempted first degree murder was granted a delay in his sentencing Tuesday morning in the Riley County District Courthouse. Samuel Dartez, who was scheduled to be sentenced for the stabbing of a 27-year-old woman multiple times on Nov. 13, 2014, near the intersection of Juliette and Yuma streets, was […]
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Daniel Elmore, 34, of Manhattan on January 4th. Elmore was arrested for the offenses of failure to appear and giving a worthless check, while at the Riley County Police Department. These offense...
Traffic is being rerouted near the entrance to Milford in Geary County, after a fatal accident this morning. Geary County Emergency Management Coordinator, Garry Berges tells KMAN that the accident occurred around 7:15 a.m. Berges says that traffic is currently being rerouted from 12th street to Houston street and back out both directions. The Highway […]
Riley County commissioners were briefed on 2015 crime statistics for their first meeting of 2016 Monday morning As reported before, vehicle thefts were the major concern. Riley County Police Department Lt. Luke Breault told commissioners numbers for that genre of crime were up over 2014’s total. “We saw a distinct rise in vehicle thefts and […]
