K-State’s first home football game is Saturday at 6:10 p.m. and there are some construction projects on access roads that may cause traffic delays, according to the City of Manhattan. US-24 at McCall Road and the east leg of McCall Road are reduced to one lane. K-13 (over Tuttle Creek Dam) is closed at the east end and access to US-24 is not available. Denison Avenue will be closed pre-game from Marlatt Avenue to north of Manhattan Fire Station. After the game, one lane for exiting traffic will be open north on Denison Avenue to Marlatt Avenue. There are also…
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(Photos courtesy of MFD) Updated Thursday, 8:50 a.m. Manhattan Fire Department inspectors have ruled the fire was accidental, caused by the self-heating of discarded staining materials. They have estimated the fire caused $10,000 in damage to the contents of the building and $20,000 in smoke damage. The section of the building where Habitat for Humanity ReStore is located did not sustain any damage. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Wednesday: A fire broke out at the Living Word Church and Habitat for Humanity ReStore building on Amherst Avenue early Wednesday morning, according to the Manhattan Fire Department. MFD sent 20 firefighters and 7 fire apparatus…
Officers filed a report for theft in the 4300 block of Ladasa Cir. in Manhattan on August 29, 2018. Officers listed Mary Ellen Avery, 41, of Manhattan as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect took her purse from her vehicle. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,275.00. Police ask that anyone with information 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. Anthony Dawdy, 35, of Manhattan was arrested while at the…
Thursday’s guests were Manhattan Fire Department Chief Brad Claussen and Riley County Appraiser Greg McHenry.
Kellis Robinett joins the show for the day and brings a business like mentality, as the days continue to shrink until KSU kicks off their 2018 season. We get his take on the quarterback situation, if he is concerned about depth and why he picked Iowa State to beat KSU this year. 0:00 – QB Controversey 12:21 – Kellis Part 2 20:20 – Kicker and WR depth 27:16 – Business like mentality 38:47 – Zach Smith is going wild 49:54 – Gus Johnson’s Feet 59:08 – YCBS
KANSAS CITY — A man who was deported to Mexico four times and has a history of criminal convictions has been sentenced to nearly seven years in federal prison. Jorge Carrillo-Hernandez was sentenced Monday in federal court in Kansas to four years and nine months for unlawfully returning to the U.S. A federal judge added two years to that sentence because he returned while under probation for one of his criminal convictions. The Kansas City Star reports the 37-year-old Carrillo-Hernandez has three complaints for driving under the influence, and convictions for aggravated battery and domestic battery. Carrill-Hernandez entered the U.S.…
WICHITA — Authorities say a driver struck and seriously injured a 14-year-old boy as he was riding a bicycle in southeast Wichita. Police Sgt. Nikki Woodrow says the boy was struck Tuesday afternoon as he entered a busy road, apparently from a side street. The Wichita Eagle reports that the boy was rushed to a hospital, where he underwent surgery. His injuries don’t appear life threatening. The driver who struck the cyclist is cooperating with the investigation.
TOPEKA — A Minnesota man arrested in central Kansas with 471 pounds of marijuana in his van has pleaded guilty to a drug charge. Federal prosecutors say 41-year-old Mark Berg, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, entered the plea Tuesday to one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper stopped Berg’s van in December on Interstate 70 in Ellsworth, Kansas. Two other vehicles were traveling with the van. Berg told the trooper he had been in Las Vegas and drove through Denver on his way back to Minnesota. After a drug dog sniffed the van, investigators…
GALESBURG — Authorities say a farmer has found human remains while mowing a field in southeast Kansas. Kansas Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Nichole Hamm said in a news release that the remains haven’t been identified. They were found Monday morning in Neosho County and have been taken to the Shawnee County Coroner’s office for examination. The KBI says the investigation is being treated as a suspicious death.
SEWARD — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a shooting death in a small central Kansas town. The KBI says the sheriff’s office received a call Tuesday morning about a shooting in Seward. Authorities found the body of 35-year-old Adrianne Martin at the home. She died of gunshot wounds. Authorities say a male acquaintance of the woman was at the home suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound. No further information was released. Seward is a town of about 60 residents about 65 miles (104.6 kilometers) west of Hutchinson.