Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 800 block of Twin Oaks Dr in Manhattan on March 5, 2019, at approximately 1:50 PM. Officers listed the City of Manhattan Parks and Rec as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect damaged grass by driving a vehicle through it. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $800.00. Police ask that anyone with information please contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of…
Author: KMAN Staff
“Disappointed.” That’s how Pastor Troy Bowers of Manhattan’s First United Methodist Church describes his feelings following the denomination’s decision to reaffirm bans on clergy presiding over same-gender marriages as well as on the ordination of LGBT clergy. The United Methodist Church’s General Conference met in St. Louis in February and voted 438 to 384 — 53 percent — to reaffirm the bans, which were first instituted in 1972. Multiple U.S. leaders within the denomination have come forward to express their opposition to the vote. “I really thought this was a time that we would open it up to allow differences…
MANHATTAN — Kansas Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) is holding its annual conference at Kansas State University this week. On Monday, several events including presentations were held at the student union, including mock business proposals by students. Quin Napier from Shawnee Mission East High School, spoke with News Radio KMAN about his presentation. Napier says they documented what they did throughout the entire process and made a video to present to judges. Holly Frigon from Shawnee Mission East spoke about her innovation plan presentation. Frigon says this event and DECA has solidified her pursuit of going into business when she…
Officers filed a report for theft in the 100 block of Blue Earth Pl in Manhattan on March 4, 2019, at approximately 11:25 AM. Officers listed Sandra Sedillos, 35 and a 17-year-old female both of Manhattan as the victims when it was reported an unknown suspect took their iPhone7. The estimated total loss associated with the case is approximately $500.00. Police ask that anyone with information please contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00. Officers filed…
MANHATTAN — The Riley County Police Department is reporting a slower than normal Fake Patty’s Day this year. RCPD Captain Richard Fink presented preliminary data from Saturday to Riley County commissioners Monday. Fink says the number of calls for service (the calls they respond to) was also down this year with 197 calls compared to 353 calls last year. He added that all the data comes from 7 am on Saturday to about 3 am on Sunday. The primary cause for arrest this year was disorderly conduct. Police made seven disorderly conduct arrests Saturday compared to 16 last year. Fink says…
Monday’s guests included Manhattan Parks and Recreation Community Relations Officer Melissa Kirkwood, Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Wyatt Thompson and Parks Superintendent Casey Smithson with an update on trails, flood repairs at Anneberg Park and snow removal. Riley County Health Department’s Maternal and Child Health Care program was highlighted with Supervisor Breva Spencer, Nurse Amber Seymour and social worker Beth Kellstrom.
WICHITA — Wichita may sell 24 acres around its planned new ballpark for a Triple-A baseball franchise to the team’s owners for $24. The Wichita Eagle reports the City Council will decide this week whether to sell land worth more than $800,000 to the team owners for development. One of the team’s owners, Lou Schwechheimer, says the development around the ballpark should spur economic growth elsewhere in Wichita. The city plans to spend up to $81 million to build a new stadium for the team that will move from New Orleans to Wichita. The team is an affiliate of the…
TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the youngest of five men convicted in the 2015 shooting death of a Salina teenager. The court ruled Friday that Saline County prosecutors did not coerce Andrew Woodring into pleading no contest plea in the slaying of 17-year-old Allie Saum. The court also rejected Woodring’s contention that a district court judge handled the case improperly. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Woodring sought to withdraw his plea. He is serving a life term with no chance of parole for 25 years. The five people convicted in the case fired at a…
Housing policy, fee structures and unattended maintenance issues were among topics discussed at a town hall on housing conditions at Fort Riley on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Leaders of Fort Riley and its housing services were at town hall meetings in Riley’s Conference Center on Feb. 26 and 27, part of an Army-wide effort to review conditions in Army family housing and ensure the post is meeting safety standards. Poor housing conditions across multiple branches were highlighted in a hearing by the Senate Armed Services Committee earlier in February. The Department of the Army Inspector General will be holding an additional…
On Tuesday, the Riley County 4-H is meeting for a fun annual event that challenges area high school students to come up with innovative business ideas. The event is called 2019 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. K-State Research and Extension 4-H Agent, John Jobe has been updating KMAN for a few months now on the progress of the event, which aims to reward innovative, local youth ideas. This will be the challenge’s third year. Jobe said students will pitch their idea for a business or product to a panel of judges. The top three competitors in this challenge will move on to…