Author: Brandon Peoples

MANHATTAN — A 50-year-old Manhattan man accused of having sex with a minor made his first court appearance Friday. Thomas Ray Adams appeared via video conference from his jail cell to hear the charges read by Riley County District Magistrate Judge James Kepple. Adams is charged with one count of rape of a child under the age of 14 and aggravated criminal sodomy involving a child under the age of 14. Each count carries a maximum penalty of life prison with a minimum 25 years sentence, and up to a $500,000 fine. The incidents are alleged to have occurred between…

Friday’s guests were Manhattan Fire Department Assistant Chief Brad Claussen, Deputy Building Official Darren Emery and Deputy Fire Marshal Ryan Courtright discussing Building Safety Month. We also spoke with Thrive Flint Hills Executive Director Jayme Morris-Hardeman and youth volunteer Keith Schnug about the Thrive’s mission as a nonprofit organization in the community.

OGDEN, Kan. — A vendor fair fundraiser is planned Saturday for a Manhattan-based youth AAU track and field team. Just Watch Elite Track Club consists of athletes aged 6 through 18 who compete at events nationwide. The goal of the organization is to get kids active and involved. Director Kimberly McGhee says the entry fee is $150 which covers the AAU membership and other items to be involved with the team. The funds raised at Saturday’s event will help to offset those costs. A total of 41 vendors will be on hand Saturday at the Ogden Community Center from 10 a.m. to 4…

Junction City Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a motorcyclist who was involved in a high speed chase earlier this week. Police are trying to identify the sport motorcycle, the two riders and/or owners based on photographs from the Wednesday pursuit in and around Junction City. The sport motorcycle is black with no markings, no visible license plate, and has a short, low hanging, exhaust pipe. The riders were a white male and a white female. Information can be provided to the JCPD at 785-762-5912 or Crime Stoppers at 785-762-TIPS (8477).

MANHATTAN — An investigation continues into the shooting incident outside the Kansas State University Foundation Building Thursday morning. No injuries were reported. Kansas State University Police completed their preliminary investigation and the scene was released for normal activity at around 12:30 p.m. A short time later, Kansas State University Police say the victim showed up at the Riley County Police Department headquarters. RCPD spokesperson Hali Rowland tells KMAN that person was interviewed by police and information was then relayed to campus police, which Kansas State University Police confirm. That person’s vehicle had two visible bullet holes in the windshield. According…

MANHATTAN — The Manhattan Fire Department responded just after midnight Thursday to a shed on fire in the Northview neighborhood. Firefighters arrived to find the 10-foot-by-10-foot shed in the 2100 block of Mike Place fully engulfed. Fire spread to the adjacent mobile homes. The shed fire was contained within five minutes, although crews had to remove siding and skirting from both mobile homes to ensure it was extinguished. Both homes were occupied at the time of the fire with no injuries reported. A pet rabbit died in the shed fire. The fire damaged the shed and both mobile homes. Loss…

After several days of rain, the outlook for the end of the week looks encouraging for the Manhattan area. Still, some rivers and streams remain high including the Kansas River which is in a flood warning until Friday afternoon. At 6 a.m. the stage was 17.62 feet, just slightly under flood stage which is 18 feet. Minor flooding is forecast. The river is forecast to rise above flood stage this afternoon then fall below flood stage Friday morning. Flood warnings on Wildcat Creek were lifted late Wednesday night. A flood warning also continues for Fancy Creek at Randolph until Saturday…

3 p.m. Wednesday update MANHATTAN — Flooding continues on a number of rivers and streams throughout the region, despite a break in the rains Wednesday afternoon. More rains are expected through the evening into early Thursday. A flood warning continues on the Kansas River at Manhattan affecting Pottawatomie, Riley and Wabaunsee continues until Saturday morning. The river level climbed into minor flood stage Wednesday afternoon and is forecast to rise to 18.8 feet by Friday afternoon before beginning a gradual decline into the weekend. Minor flooding occurs at 18 feet. Elsewhere a flood warning continues into early Thursday for Wildcat…

MANHATTAN — Three children were injured Tuesday evening in a crash near Tuttle Creek Blvd. and Ewing Road. Riley County Police responded just after 6 p.m. to a two-vehicle accident involving a passenger car and a minivan. Police determined the accident occurred when the passenger car driver, 23-year-old Jaylen King of Manhattan, failed to yield the right of way to the minivan driver, 30-year-old Kristin Powers of Olsburg. Three children riding in the minivan were transported to Via Christi Hospital for treatment of their injuries. All three children have been released from the hospital following treatment for their injuries. No…

MANHATTAN — A $20 million gift has been bestowed on the Kansas State University College of Business Administration. Paul and Sandra Edgerley of Brookline, Massachusetts made the donation recently to support the college’s recently adopted five-year strategic plan and vision. The Edgeleys’ gift helps the college get nearly halfway to its goal of doubling its endowment from $50 million to $100 million by 2021. It will fund a new Digital Learning Repository, a new Center for Financial Analysis and enhances efforts in four key areas including corporate engagement, student recruitment, branding and marketing of the college and data-driven decision making.…