A Manhattan man charged with attempted murder was in Riley County District Court Monday for an arraignment on separate charges of violating the offender registration act and perjury. Jarman Morgan, 45, entered not guilty pleas to all seven charges against him, including four for failing to register and three for perjury. The offenses are alleged from August 2020 to December 2021. Judge John Bosch set the matter over for Oct. 16, the date his trial is to begin for a May 2022 charge of attempted murder and aggravated battery of a 27-year-old woman. Morgan is also facing an attempted first-degree…
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Officers filed a report for burglary in the 20 block of Waterway Pl. in Manhattan on June 2, 2023, around 11:15 a.m. A 35-year-old woman was listed as the victim when she reported her unlocked car was entered and approximately $550 in cash was stolen from inside. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Darryl Klemick, 18, of Manhattan was arrested on June 2, 2023, around 4:45 p.m. while already confined in the Riley County Jail on his Riley…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Suburban Kansas City police shot and killed a man they say came at two officers with a knife after a traffic stop. Police in Olathe, Kansas, pulled over a car just before 6 p.m. Saturday, Sgt. Joel Yeldell said in a news release. During the stop, a separate vehicle pulled up. That driver emerged with a knife and moved toward the officers, who both shot him. The 58-year-old man died at the scene. His name has not been released. The officers were not hurt. A multi-agency team formed to examine police shootings in the Kansas City…
Riley County commissioners will be presented Monday with a request to launch a survey as the county considers a potential move to a 4-day work week. According to agenda documents, a workgroup of Riley County staff have researched best options. They’re proposing a move to an expanded schedule of four, 10-hour days for all departments, working Monday through Thursday, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Being closed on Fridays would allow staff an additional 52 days off per year, with a potential cost savings to taxpayers and no changes to overall customer service, since staff would still be employed 40…
The Riley County Health Department recently received $35,000 from the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services to assist with suicide awareness and prevention work. Funds will be used as stipends to hire at least 20 ambassadors to deliver a presentation to community groups in Riley County, which is a collaboration with the Flint Hills Volunteer Center Suicide Prevention, Awareness, Compassion, Training (PACT) program. It will feature video testimonials from local residents and provide tools to help recognize when someone may be experiencing suicidal thoughts. The health department says additional information is needed to create the presentation and training materials.…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 6/2/23: Gregg Eyestone, Visit Manhattan, Hope Ranch Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 12:04 Segment 3 – 25:32 Segment 4 – 34:17 On Friday’s edition of In Focus, we visited with Riley County Extension Horticulture Agent Gregg Eyestone, previewing the June 10 garden tour sites. Visit Manhattan Executive Director Marcia Rozell joins us in segment 2 to discuss June events in Manhattan and the surrounding area. Ken and Cathy Scroggs, with Hope Ranch Therapeutic Riding Center and Mission Creek Camp & Retreat Center joined us in the third and fourth segments to discuss…
A Manhattan man was arrested Thursday on a Riley County warrant stemming from a February incident at a Manhattan apartment. The Riley County Police Department says 28-year-old Edwin Gonzalez faces two charges of kidnapping including an aggravated count and one count of aggravated battery. Gonzalez and 29-year-old Cecilia Chavez, also of Manhattan, are accused of holding two men at an apartment in the 700 block of Allison Ave., while armed with a shotgun. The two also reportedly hit the men several times. Gonzalez remains jailed on a $50,000 bond. Chavez was arrested in connection to the case on Feb. 19.
Tavian Garrett, 26, of Junction City was arrested on June 1, 2023, around 2:00 p.m. on his Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. This warrant stems from a violation of probation from an original charge of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child. Garrett was issued a total bond of $10,000 and is no longer confined at the time of this report. Christian Gandarilla, 33, of Manhattan was arrested on June 1, 2023, around 5:15 p.m. on his Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. This warrant stems from Gandarilla’s failure to appear in court for an…