Author: AJ Shaw

A Rose Hill man has been arrested for attempting to flee law enforcement. 30-year-old Cody Adams was arrested just before 1:30 pm at the Riley County Jail for fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement by engaging in reckless driving. Adams is also charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the 2nd time he’s been charged with such offense, one count of reckless driving, one count of failing to report an accident with an unattended vehicle or property and one count of going the maximum speed limit. Adams was booked into jail and posted…

The right lane of eastbound I-70 in Dickinson County is closed near the Abilene exit due to repairs. The lane is closed down for concrete repair. Crews from KDOT are removing and replacing damaged concrete in the outer lane. The project is expected to completed by August depending on the weather. KDOT crews are reminding folks to slow down and obey the warning signs when approaching or driving through the work zone.

On Monday’s edition of The Game, K-State football has landed two more recruits for the class of 2025. Then in Hour 2, Mason Voth from K-State Online calls in to challenge the Shaw in another edition of Stump the Shaw

Downtown Manhattan Inc. is looking at ways to improve its website and other services in its recent budget request to the city of Manhattan. Executive director Gina Snyder explains. The current website is 10 years old according to Snyder and is also not mobile friendly. Snyder says all options have been discussed including the possibility for a mobile app. Downtown Manhattan has requested $186,000 from the city for the next fiscal year. These funds are generated through Transient Guest tax also known as the hotel tax.

Geary County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an accident on Sunday in Smoky Hill. Deputies responded to a single-car accident in the 1200 block of Taylor Road in Smoky Hill just after 4 pm to find a 2014 Ford F150 in the eastbound ditch. Mathias Schoenhofer of Junction City wrecked his truck after he went too far after trying to reverse the vehicle so he could turn around. This caused the vehicle to roll once before coming to a rest. No injuries were reported in the accident.

Riley County Police Department filed a report for theft on Sunday. Officers filed a report of theft just after 9:30 am in the 2300 block of Sky-Vue Lane. Officers listed a 38-year-old male as the victim when it was reported a lock was cut from a trailer and a Hack Attack pitching machine, valued at approximately $2,600, and a Honda portable generator, valued at approximately $1,100, were taken by an unknown subject. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers.

A Junction City man is set to be sentenced in Riley County District Court on Monday. 29-year-old Zane Thomas is set to be sentenced for his role in a kidnapping that occured on Gatlinburg Way in Manhattan back on Jan. 2, 2023. Thomas was arrested with two other men, Joseph Varvel of Manhattan and Cooper Brown of Manhattan after both Varvel and Thomas held a then 26-year-old man at gunpoint before beating and strangling the man as they drove him around in car around Manhattan against his will. Sentencing gets underway at 9 am before Judge Grant Bannister.

Fireworks filled the 4th of July night sky on Thursday in Wamego, a part of the world-famous Boomtown show, one of the nation’s top fireworks attractions. Thousands flooded into Boomtown packing the field next to the baseball diamonds to the point that people who couldn’t get in pulled to the side of Highway 24 to catch the spectacle. Corey Reeves is one of Boomtown’s team members and spoke more about his time with Boomtown. “I’ve been with the pyrotechnic team since 2014,” he said. “I joined when we started having B104.7 accompany the show with its soundtrack which gives all…

Two local men were arrested on Tuesday for violating the offender registration act. 49-year-old Damon Brown of Ogden was arrested for the first time on that charge, being charged with four counts. He remains confined in the Riley County Jail on a bond of $20,000. 49-year-old Michael Vazquez of Manhattan was also arrested on five counts of violating the offender registriation act, the second time he’s been charged with that violation. He remains confined in the jail on a $50,000 bond.

Riley County Police Department filed a report for arson in the 2500 block of Stagg Hill Road on Monday just before 7 am. Officers listed Russ Briggs as the victim when it was reported that apartment #5 in the complex he owned sustained fire damage of an unknown origin. The fire led to a total loss of $50,000. None were injured or killed during the fire and Manhattan Fire Department firefighters were able to extinguish the fire within 15 minutes. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers