Author: Brandon Peoples

Kansas State University has announced its Landon Lecture Series will kick off next month with two well-known speakers. Current U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to speak Friday, Sept. 6. Fortune CEO Alan Murray will speak Friday, Sept. 27. Both lectures are being held in McCain Auditorium beginning at 10:30 a.m. Pompeo is a former three-term U.S. Congressman from Kansas’ 4th District who ran two successful Kansas businesses. He became director of the CIA and later Secretary of State under President Donald Trump. He’s also been rumored as a potential Senate candidate to replace Pat Roberts in 2020. Murray…

Weeks after being reported missing, Riley County Police have arrested a 33-year-old Manhattan man who had active warrants. RCPD says around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday officers were tipped that Jessie Sexton was in the area between Deep Creek Road and Pillsbury near the scenic overlook south of Manhattan. He was arrested about a mile away two hours later on a probation violation charge. Additionally, Sexton has been charged with interference with law enforcement, aggravated assault on an officer and battery on an officer. Officers listed four men as the victims. On July 25, family members reported Sexton missing and RCPD issued…

Today we continue our preview of the upcoming school year in Manhattan/Ogden Schools with our KMAN news series “From the Principal’s Office.” Today’s stop takes us to Marlatt Elementary School. Marlatt Elementary will have a new principal this fall. While she’s new to the job, Sheila Stephens is not new to the school, having previously been with the school for four years, most recently as the Assistant Principal. She says the one thing she’s looking forward to most is the day before classes begin. “Just to see the kids coming in full of excitement, ready to see who their teacher is,…

We continue our preview of the upcoming school year in Manhattan/Ogden Schools with our KMAN news series “From the Principal’s Office.” In this edition we take you to Lee Elementary. A new face will be leading Lee Elementary for the upcoming school year. New Principal Erica Bammes has been working in education for 18 years and with the school district for nine years.  She has been been at Lee already for two years as the assistant principal. “I’m really excited to be here with the students I already know and the staff already knows me. I’ve been excited to start…

Riley County Police are investigating the theft of two handguns in Manhattan over the weekend. According to the RCPD daily report Monday, officers filed a theft report in the 1100 block of Moro Street Saturday afternoon when a 21-year-old Manhattan man reported an unknown suspect took his Sig Sauer P365 and holster. The estimated total loss is approximately $730. Later in the day, a police report was filed in the 1700 block of Cassell Road where a 31-year-old Manhattan man told police an unknown suspect took his Black Glock 19 nine milimeter Gen 4 and holster. The estimated total loss was…

WESTMORELAND, Kan. — Pottawatomie County Commissioners spent a good chunk of their meeting Monday reviewing ongoing road and bridge projects during the monthly Public Works update. Public Works Director Peter Clark says crews have been active trying to get in front of some of the areas of county roads impacted by wet weather this spring. Some road closures still remain. Photos of Rockenham Road presented to commissioners Monday showed bare dirt where gravel had actually washed away when the nearby creek left its banks between late April and early July. Clark says so far 26 of 80 projects have been…

From Aug. 5 through Aug. 14, leading up to the first day of classes, News Radio KMAN presents “From the Principal’s Office,” a series of 15 interviews with each building leader in USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Schools. Amanda Arnold Elementary School has the largest student population among USD 383 elementary schools. With close to 600 students, the school is a very close knit community, according to Principal Kathy Stitt. “I’d like to say we build relationships, do a really good job with that, a very caring community. Even though we’re very large, we’re a close tight knit group. I can’t wait…

From Aug. 5 through Aug. 14, leading up to the first day of classes, News Radio KMAN presents “From the Principal’s Office,” a series of 15 interviews with each building leader in USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Schools. Bluemont Elementary is Manhattan’s oldest school building and this year teachers will begin the 108th year of educating young minds there. Leading the school is principal Beth Neitzel, who taught middle school English for 15 years and was previously an assistant principal at Amanda Arnold before coming over to Bluemont. It’s a family-oriented environment that will be noticeable to those parents and students when…

JUNCTION CITY, Kan. — Three people were arrested after leading a pursuit through Geary, Riley and Wabaunsee counties Monday. The Geary County Sheriff’s Office says the pursuit began around 11 a.m. along Interstate 70 in the eastbound lanes near mile marker 310 and continued through the three counties, ending in a field one mile west of Hwy 99 on Pavilion Road. Deputies had been attempting to conduct a traffic stop on a pickup for following too closely and an unsafe lane change. After making initial contact with the driver the officer later asked him to step out of the vehicle.…

From Aug. 5 through Aug. 14, leading up to the first day of classes, News Radio KMAN presents “From the Principal’s Office,” a series of 15 interviews with each building leader in USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Schools. A familiar face to Manhattan/Ogden Schools will be roaming the halls at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary this fall. New principal Ashley Smith returns to the district after teaching at both Northview and Bluemont Elementary Schools for eight years, in addition to stints in both Riley and Topeka. Smith says coming back to the district meant a lot to her. “I think there’s a lot of…