A Junction City woman will spend the next five years in federal prison for possessing child pornography. U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said Thursday that 24-year-old Kayla Michelle Simpson pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child pornography. Simpson’s iPhone was seized by FBI officials in September 2016. In her plea, Simpson admitted her phone contained images of her having sex with an underage girl. The case was prosecuted by the Justice Department’s Project Safe Childhood Initiative.
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Country Stampede is moving to Topeka for at least the next three years. Along with that will be a name change, which Topeka Mayor Michelle De La Isla announced at a news conference Thursday. (Audio courtesy KSNT-TV) Organizers of the event say rising costs have made the event no longer feasible to have in Manhattan. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism and Country Stampede, LLC mutually agreed to terminate the Special Event Permit Addendum signed in March 2018. Under the termination agreement, KDWPT will refund the operator’s payment of $81,500 and the operator is no longer obligated to…
Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Smith joined us for the hour, commenting on the future of Country Stampede, a recent Chamber visit to Washington, D.C. and upcoming budget requests planned for July before the Riley County Commission.
Five people were involved in a motor vehicle accident south of Manhattan Wednesday. According to the Riley County Police Department, just before 7 p.m. a vehicle was leaving the area near Pillsbury Crossing on Deep Creek Road when it left the roadway. As a result, two of the five passengers became trapped inside the vehicle. Police say thanks to an observant driver, emergency help was able to arrive quickly and rescue those passengers who were then transported to the hospital for treatment. Riley County EMS, Riley County Fire District No. 1, the Manhattan Fire Department and Life Star assisted on…
TOPEKA, Kan. — As Country Stampede gears up for its 2019 event this weekend, the Topeka venue hosting it has planned a “major announcement” Thursday morning regarding the music festival. Heartland Motorsports Park has planned an 11 a.m. news conference ahead of the festival which starts later in the day along with Topeka Mayor Michelle De La Isla and other city officials. There’s been no official word on what the announcement will entail, but speculation has been rising that a permanent move may be imminent. The Topeka Capital-Journal was already reporting Wednesday that “multiple sources” have confirmed the move. On…
MANHATTAN — Riley County Police are investigating after a domestic incident led to an arrest for attempted murder. Officers responded shortly after 6:30 a.m. Tuesday to a residential address in the Crestwood Apartments of Stagg Hill in southwest Manhattan, for a report of a past domestic altercation. A 38-year-old woman reported she was physically assaulted by her boyfriend. An investigation led to the arrest of 39-year-old Shawn Henderson of Manhattan. He was charged with attempted 2nd degree murder (intentional). Bond has been set at $250,000 and he remains in jail. The woman was transported to a local medical facility for…
MANHATTAN — Riley County Police have released more information regarding Monday’s crash at Tuttle Creek Blvd and Allen Road that sent three people to the hospital. Police say the accident happened when a Ford Taurus driven by 83-year-old Patricia Duggan of Manhattan crashed into a Toyota Camry driven by 26-year-old Hang Huynh of Manhattan, at around 11 a.m. Monday. Duggan was transported to Via Christi for treatment of her injuries, then transferred to a Topeka hospital. Huynh was Life Flighted to Topeka for treatment of her injuries. It’s unclear the severity of their injuries. A 2-year-old patient in Huynh’s vehicle…
MANHATTAN — A Topeka man was arrested Monday after leading Riley County Police on a brief pursuit onto Kansas Hwy 18, west of Manhattan. Dylan Wayne Masse, 28, faces four total counts including a charge of flee or attempt to elude, reckless driving, possession of stolen property and operating a car without a required device. According to scanner traffic Monday, the vehicle Massey was in was reported as stolen. The chase was short lived, with officers apprehending Massey around 5:30 p.m. on K-18 just past Scenic Drive. This is not Massey’s first run in with the law. On May 27,…
MANHATTAN — The Riley County Police Department has been approved for its $22.1 million budget for fiscal year 2020. (A link to the budget slideshow from RCPD can be found here) The budget was adopted following a public hearing during Monday’s monthly meeting of the Riley County Law Board. The total amount was a 2.8 percent increase over the 2019 approved budget, offset by over $91,000 in unused funds left over from 2018. Law Board Chair and Manhattan Mayor Mike Dodson thanked department heads for their work in crafting the budget. RCPD Director Dennis Butler credited his staff, who he…
MANHATTAN — An electrical issue caused smoke in the basement of a Kansas State University building Monday afternoon. Manhattan Fire Department officials were dispatched around 3:30 p.m. to Trotter Hall, located south of the KSU Veterinary Hospital for the report of a structure fire. When they arrived, they noticed smoke filling the basement and the building was evacuated. As a precaution, electricity to the building was shut off before the building got the all clear. Manhattan Fire PIO Ryan Almes confirms there was no fire with this incident. No injuries were reported.