A Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday evening after being transported from the Pottawatomie County Jail on a Riley County District Court warrant for violation of a protection order. The Riley County Police Department says the warrant against 26-year-old Kurtis Rich, stems from original charges of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated intimidation of a witness or victim, criminal damage to property and two counts of domestic battery. Online court records show the offenses are alleged from last September. Rich remains jailed on a $50,000 bond.
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Derrick Milton, 44, of Dolton, Ill. was arrested on June 21, 2023, around 9:00 a.m. on his Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. He was also arrested for interference with parental custody in connection to a 2021 parental custody case. Milton remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $17,000. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 300 block of S. 4th St. in Manhattan on June 21, 2023, around 5:00 p.m. The Fraternal Order of Eagles was listed as the victim when it was reported the glass entry door…
K-State Senior Associate VP Beth Montelone, MHK Chamber of Commerce Director of Economic Development Daryn Soldan, and Pawnee Mental Health Services Executive Director Robbin Cole provide updates on local economic and health development.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang continued to build his 2023-24 roster with the signing of 2022 BIG EAST All-Freshman and All-Tournament Team member Arthur Kaluma (Glendale, Ariz./Dream City Christian/Creighton) to a Financial Aid Agreement on Wednesday (June 21). A 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward, Kaluma arrives at K-State after an impressive 2-year stint (2021-23) at Creighton, where he helped the Bluejays to 47 wins, including 26 in BIG EAST play, a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances (2022, 2023) and the school’s first trip to the Elite Eight in 2022-23. In addition to being selected to the BIG EAST All-Freshman and All-Tournament…
Sports In Kansas has named Wamego’s Peyton Hardneburger its All-4A and All-Class pitcher. The sophomore went 11-0 on the year for the State Champions, striking out 182 batters in 76 innings of work. She added five no-hitters, including blanking Eudora in the state semifinals and McPherson in the championship as Wamego scratched out one-nothing wins in both.
The roster for K-State’s annual entry in the TBT tournament later this summer is set, headlined by Jacob Pullen, Rodney Mcgruder and Kamau Stokes. Marcus Foster, Henry Walker, Martavious Irving, Mike McGuril, DJ Johnson, Thomas Gipson and Justin Edwards are joined by non-Cats Marquis Addison and Khalid Thomas. Jordan Henriquez-Roberts will coach the squad, assisted by Curits Kelly and Clent Stewart. Organizers have set Purple and Black as a two-seed, the highest seed the team has received in its history. The team opens play at six July 20th in Wichita against DaGuys STL.
One person was injured Wednesday following a crash on I-70 in Geary County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a semi driven by 50-year-old Raymond McNett, of Plevna, Kansas, was attempting to exit the interstate at Exit 311. The vehicle exited too quickly and rolled onto the driver’s side just after 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. McNett was transported to Stormont Vail Health in Junction City with only minor injuries.
Brandon sits down with the Riley County USD 378 and Blue Valley USD 384 Superintendents, Flint Hills Volunteer Center Executive Director and Riley County Health Department Director, and the Staley School of Leadership from K-State.
During their meeting Tuesday, Manhattan City Commissioners voted to approve two rezoning requests for residential districts. The first request approved was from Midwest Concrete Materials to rezone their property at 407 Pottawatomie Avenue from low-density residential to business commercial to allow for construction of a training facility. This request was previously denied recommendation from the Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board and gathered significant pushback from neighboring property owners. Many felt it was most appropriate for the lot to remain residential and avaible for housing development. Commissioner Linda Morse said this property has seen little interest and the proposed development is…
Christopher Troy, 34, of Leonardville was arrested on June 20, 2023, around 11:00 a.m. on his Marion County District Court warrant for failure to appear. Troy remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $10,000. Officers filed a report for theft in the 100 block of Bluemont Ave. in Manhattan on June 20, 2023, around 3:30 p.m. Walmart was listed as the victim when it was reported a 32-year-old woman stole numerous food, clothing, and beauty product items worth approximately $920 by hiding them in reusable bags in her shopping cart before walking out of the…