MANHATTAN, KAN. – Police in Riley County arrested Jason Pearson, 35, of Wichita, Kansas on several warrants for failure to appear. Original offenses associated with these warrants were giving worthless check (X3). He was given a bond of $10,000.00 on one of these warrants and “no bond” on the additional two. At the time of this […]
Dr. Marvin Wade is the third of four candidates for Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 Superintendent: Dr. Wade currently serves as the Superintendent of Marshalltown Community School District in Marshalltown, Iowa (2008 to present). He has also served as Superintendent of Schools, Associate Superintendent for Instruction and Special Services, and Director of Special Services and Curriculum in […]
Article by Army Times: Twenty-five soldiers from Fort Riley, Kansas, face drug- and alcohol-related charges after local police raided an out-of-control party Friday night. Shortly before midnight, officers from the Grandview Plaza Police Department responded to a complaint about a loud party, according to the police report. A total of 27 people were arrested. Charges […]
Manhattan Area Technical College announced that it had won the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility’s Think and Do Challenge. The $53,106 award will be used to develop a Bio-safety training program that will be offered to area first responders, biotechnology program students and those working in NBAF’s laboratory environment. A component of MATC’s new […]
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Leron McElveen, 34, of Fordland, Missouri on January 7, 2016 at approximately 7:00 PM. McElveen was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on the offense of probation violation listed on a warrant with an original offense of theft. At the time of this report he […]
Kansas State University has named Zelia Wiley as interim associate provost for diversity, effective Jan. 3. Wiley was the assistant dean for diversity and director of the diversity programs office in the College of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension. Wiley has implemented diversity initiatives with regard to teaching, research and extension within the college. […]
A Manhattan man found himself behind bars on Sunday morning after being arrested in the 1400 block of Anderson. Tyler Lee Mann (19) was taken into custody at around 1:34 a.m. for the unlawful possession of hallucinogens or marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and contributing to a child’s misconduct. Mann’s bond was set at $5,000. […]
Two people were critically injured in a two-car accident that disrupted traffic at the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and South Dam Road at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. KMAN’s Cathy Dawes spoke with Riley County EMS Director Larry Couchman regarding the accident. Road closures were involved as earlier reported on KMAN’s Facebook and Twitter. At […]
The scene of a fatal shooting last week has now been listed for sale on the housing market. 21-year old Tyler Nelson died of a gunshot wound to the chest after unlawfully entering the home of 62-year old Richard Lee Smith shortly after midnight last Friday. KMAN received a tip through social media indicating the […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A 21-year-old Topeka, Kansas, man who has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he plotted to bomb an Army installation in support of the Islamic State group wants to change his plea. John T. Booker Jr. filed a motion Wednesday in Topeka, asking for a change-of-plea hearing. A judge has […]
