A civilian died Sunday on Fort Riley. According to a press release from the army post Monday evening, Santos Hernandez was taken to Irwin Army Community Hospital and was declared deceased at 4:15 p.m. Sunday by an IACH doctor. Special agents from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command are investigating Hernandez’s death, and no foul [...]
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Updated: Monday, 2:44 p.m. Two Westar Energy employees who worked at Jeffrey Energy Center in Pottawatomie County died from injuries suffered there over the weekend, according to media reports. Monday afternoon, Westar said Jesse Henson of Manhattan and Craig Burchett of Overbrook — both operations supervisors — were critically injured when a piece of equipment [...]
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Officers with the Riley County Police Department responded to the report of a battery on Linear Trail near Richards Drive in Manhattan at approximately 1 p.m. Thursday. Preliminary information gathered by investigators suggests there was one male attacker who battered a lone female runner. The 15 year-old victim suffered a head injury. She was transported [...]
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Riley County Commissioner Ben Wilson announced Thursday he will not be seeking a second term. “After much consideration, I have decided not to run for reelection or for any other office this year,” Wilson declared during Thursday morning’s county commission meeting in Manhattan. “I have greatly enjoyed working with the county commission and our amazing [...]
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A body was found in between two buildings in Junction City Monday afternoon, according to information released from the Junction City Police Department late Tuesday afternoon. According to a press release from the JCPD, officers were advised of the body at 2:25 p.m. in the area of 140 E. 2nd St. in Junction City. The [...]
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is spending a few hot days in Kansas this week, and he has a full schedule on Wednesday. The Secretary will be participating in the Kansas Agriculture Roundup to be held Wednesday at the River Creek Farms at 7280 Zeandale Road. Also joining Secretary Perdue will be Kansas Governor [...]
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A St. George woman was injured Tuesday afternoon when the vehicle she was driving collided with a Kansas Highway Patrol cruiser. According to KHP, 30-year-old Trooper Scott Moses had been parked alongside Highway 24, near Rockenham Road in Pottawatomie County, when he pulled onto the road to attempt to stop a vehicle that had passed [...]
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Updated Wednesday, 12:25 pm. The Manhattan Fire Department has released more information concerning Tuesday’s fire at Hale Library on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan kept over 70 fire and EMS personnel busy late Tuesday afternoon and into the evening. KMAN News Director Brady Bauman interviewed MFD Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes about the fire Wednesday. [...]
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Officers filed a report for theft in the 4400 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. in Manhattan on on May 17, 2018 at approximately 8:20 PM. Officers listed Jason Ward, 47, of Manhattan as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took his 2000 Ford Taurus. The estimated total loss associated with this case is [...]
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Democratic candidate for Kansas governor Josh Svaty announced his choice of Katrina Lewison of Manhattan as his running mate for Lt. Governor Wednesday morning. Lewison, born and raised in Hutchinson and Buhler, is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and served in the 101st Airborne Division as a Black Hawk [...]
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