Officers filed a report for theft in the 3100 block of Anderson Ave. in Manhattan on October 8, 2018, at approximately 9:45 AM. Officers listed Matthew Stoskopf, 34, of Wichita, as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took his 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $30,000.00. 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. Officers filed a report for theft and…
Author: KMAN Staff
Tuesday’s guest on In Focus was Riley County Commissioner Ron Wells.
The Manhattan Fire Department responded to a fire in the A & H Auto Repair building at 700 South 6th Street just before 9 p.m. on Sunday. There were no injuries. Riley County Police Department Public Information Officer Hali Rowland told KMAN Monday that investigators have determined the cause of the fire to be arson. Rowland said what exactly ignited the fire is still under investigation, but they have a known suspect of interest. 5 fire apparatuses and 18 firefighters managed to contain the fire within 10 minutes. Officials said in a release that the fire caused $5,000 in damage…
Update 11:45 a.m. The National Weather Service upgraded the flood watch to a flood warning last night. Forecasts predicted the creek would crest at 21 feet, but the highest level read at the Scenic Drive gauge peaked at 10 feet. Though measurements at the Manhattan Scenic Drive gauge recorded decreasing water levels in Wildcat Creek, the warning remains in effect until Wednesday morning as more rain continues to fall. Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins told KMAN this morning that the Kansas River is reaching capacity, which could prevent water in Wildcat from flowing out and could lead to floods as…
Kansas State will stop offering the Putnam Scholarship to students. The Putnam was a $9,000 per year scholarship, which a student could have for four years. Pat Bosco, dean of student life, says the university is shifting its scholarships from totally merit-based to need plus merit-based. He says the change is meant to reallocate money to a broader group of students. Bosco said 301 students receive the Putnam Scholarship, worth more than $2.7 million. Students who currently receive the scholarship will continue to receive it. The Manhattan Mercury reports the university has created two new scholarships to replace the Putnam…
OVERLAND PARK — Authorities are searching for a vehicle whose driver left the scene of a double fatal crash in suburban Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reports that the crash happened Saturday afternoon in Overland Park. Police are seeking a dark blue or dark gray Honda that may have struck the side of a car that then veered across the center line. The car then crashed into another vehicle, killing both drivers. Rockhurst High School identified one of the victims as senior Matthew Bloskey, saying in a statement that the school’s community is “devastated.” And family identified the other…
TOPEKA — The mother of a 2-year-old girl who was fatally mauled by dogs at her father’s home is suing Kansas welfare workers. The Kansas City Star reports that the lawsuit filed last month says the Kansas Department for Children and Families and foster care contractors put the girl back into the same unsafe Topeka home from which she had been removed. The suit says officials should have known that two vicious pit bulls with a history of attacks also lived there. The girl identified in the lawsuit as P.N.D. was killed in September 2016 when she was “repeatedly attacked”…
DERBY — Sedgwick County authorities say a man shot and killed his wife before fatally shooting himself in Derby. Lt. Tim Myers said Monday officers found Randy Gile II and Kristen Leigh Ghile, both 33, dead in Derby on Saturday evening. Kristen Gile’s father, 55-year-old Richard Floria, suffered minor injuries. KAKE-TV reports a witness said a silver car and black SUV were speeding when shots were fired and the car sideswiped the SUV. The witness said a man got out of the silver car, shot the woman in the SUV and then shot himself. Sedgwick County Jail records show Randy…
A 61-year-old man was arrested on multiple charges of sex crimes against a child on Sunday night. Manahattan resident Ronald Mark Lichtenhan was arrested on a charge of aggravated criminal sodomy with a child under 14 years of age. He was also arrested on 4 charges of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under 14 years of age. Lichtenhan is confined to the Riley County Jail and is being held on a 1 million dollar bond. No further information is available at this time.
Officers filed a report for theft and criminal damage to property in the 1000 block of Vattier St. in Manhattan on October 6, 2018 at approximately 5:40 PM. Officers listed Andrew Middendord, 23, of Manhattan as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect cut his bike lock and took his specialized rockhopper bicycle. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,210.00. 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…