Author: KMAN Staff
Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 7:02 Segment 3: 25:00 Segment 4: 37:10 — Riley County Historical Museum Director Katharine Hensler previews Historic Preservation Month, celebrated annually in May with the discussion centered around preservation of local cemeteries.
John Martin, 44, of Manhattan was arrested on April 12, 2024, at approximately 5:00 PM in the 100 block of Courthouse Place. Martin was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for stalking, violation of a protection order x 8, and burglary. Martin was issued a total bond of $70,000 and was not confined at the time of this report. Jon Marte, 25, of Manhattan, was arrested on April 12, 2024, in the 700 block of Humboldt Street at approximately 7:46 PM. Marte was arrested on probable cause violations of driving under the influence (4th or subsequent conviction), driving…
By Beth Day, Pottawatomie County Times Wamego celebrated its annual Tulip Festival over the weekend. With over 200 vendors on hand at Wamego’s City Park, festival goers were treated to plenty of activities, live music flowers. Tulip Festival is one of three major community events held in Wamego annually and doesn’t happen without a number of community volunteers like Sarah McVay, who worked in the information booth, welcoming visitors and telling them what Tulip Festival had to offer. The festival was marred by the actions of two children who tore out between 25 to 50 tulips and threw them into…
A Manhattan man was arrested on Friday evening for stalking and on a slew of charges related to violating a protection order. 44-year-old Robert Martin was arrested at the Riley County Courthouse at 5:00 pm on a warrant stemming from charges that include eight separate charges for violating a protection order, one count of stalking after a protection order was served and one count of burglary by dwelling to commit felony, theft, domestic violence or a sexually motivated crime. Martin was later released on a $70,000 bond. The details of the case are still pending and we will continue to…
On Friday’s In Focus, Flint Hills ATA Bus Marketing and Communications specialist Daphne McNelly, Thrive! Flint Hills Executive Director Jayme Morris-Hardeman, MDCC Chris Gergeni and Doug Meloan and Chip Redmond from Kansas Mesonet.
By Beth Day, The Times of Pottawatomie County One of Wamego’s favorite events — the annual Tulip Festival — is coming this weekend. Centered around the city park and extending into the downtown area, the Tulip Festival offers hand made crafts, foods and fun for thousands of visitors. City of Wamego Communications Specialist Gabby Jensen previewed this weekend’s events during Monday’s edition of KMAN’s In Focus. Activities will include children’s activities, such as bounce houses and a petting zoo, Adults can partake in a beer- and wine-tasting tent. In addition, there will be entertainment at the gazebo. The Tulip Festival itself…