Scott Alexander, 25, of Manhattan was arrested while near the intersection of N 9th St. and Leavenworth in Manhattan on September 25, 2018, at approximately 6:00 PM. Alexander was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. Alexander was issued a total bond of $8,000.00 causing him to remain confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 1400 block of Anderson Ave. in Manhattan on September 25, 2018, at approximately 5:30 PM. Officers listed Sparrow Coffee as the victim when an unknown suspect damaged the bathroom…
Author: KMAN Staff
A head-on collision was reported at the 300 block of Seth Child Road at approximately 10:45 am. According to dispatch, there was a vehicle tipped over and smoking as a result of the crash with a person still inside. The southbound inside lane of Seth Child was been blocked off by Riley County Police and brought to one lane. They had also shut down all northbound traffic on Amherst Avenue, southbound traffic at Anderson, and have rerouted the traffic that was on the road. Three people were involved with one man reporting chest pains. That man was transported to the…
Wednesday’s guests were Blue Valley Randolph USD 384 Superintendent Brady Burton, Riley County USD 378 Superintendent Cliff Williams, and Assistant Director of Student Programs at K-State Marcus Kidd.
Monday’s guests were Assistant Director of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy at Kansas State University Timothy Shaffer and UFM Community Learning Center Education Coordinator Kayla Savage and Mary Swabb from Manhattan Public Library.
TOPEKA — A Kansas state senator who gained attention for comparing Planned Parenthood to a Nazi concentration camp plans to announce his retirement from the Legislature within a few days, he confirmed to the Kansas City Star . But his announcement was pre-empted by the man who defeated him in the August GOP primary in the 2nd Congressional District. Sen. Steve Fitzgerald, a Leavenworth Republican, said he was preparing to resign when he heard that Steve Watkins had sent a press release congratulating him on his retirement. Fitzgerald, a senator since 2013, belongs to the conservative wing of the party that…
TOPKEA — A man has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for putting a gun to the head of a woman at a Topeka day care center where seven small children were present and saying he was going to kill her. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Debra Zollicoffee described Myles Stanford as a “monster” at his sentencing hearing Monday. Stanford also faces 12 months of supervised release after pleading guilty to aggravated assault in the October 2017 incident at Nanny’s Daycare Center in southeast Topeka. Prosecutors say the children who were present ranged in age from 13…
Tuesday’s guests were Pottawatomie County Public Works Director Peter Clark, Assistant Planner/Zoning Officer Stephen Metzger, and County Commissioner Pat Weixelman.
TOPEKA — Topeka’s government is considering alternatives to fix a low dam on Kansas River where three people have drowned since 2007. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports city officials intended to start work on the concrete weir last month. But the cost estimate of $4.4 million was nearly $2.5 million more than the city expected. Larry Wolgast, a member of the Topeka and Shawnee County Riverfront Authority, said the city’s government is considering options that might allow for the project to start next year, including finding additional bidders and/or ways to reduce the project’s costs. Two men drowned in 2007 when…
KANSAS CITY — Police have ruled that a woman found dead inside a vehicle after a police chase died of injuries suffered in the head-on collision that ended the pursuit. The Kansas City Star reports that police on Monday disclosed the cause of death of 29-year-old Chrissy Saale. Her body was found early Thursday on Interstate 70 in Kansas City, Kansas. She was a passenger. The driver, a 24-year-old man, faces several charges. The chase began when police followed a car onto a dead end street before the driver struck a police car and drove off, crossing into Missouri before…
SALINA — The Kansas attorney general’s office has determined that the Salina City Commission violated the state’s open records law. The Salina Journal reports that the finding comes after former Salina City Commissioner John Blanchard made a request in November for copies of documents concerning a contract between the city and the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce for economic development services. Blanchard says he received some of the requested documents but one contained redacted information. The attorney general’s office declined to pursue formal enforcement action, but requested the city commission release the unredacted copy of the letter Blanchard requested. Blanchard…