Officers filed a report for theft in the 300 block of Riley Ave. in Ogden on July 30, 2018 at approximately 2:20 PM. Officers listed Casey’s General Store as the victim when it was reported a known female suspect took money from the business. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,177.00. Officers responded to the report of an injury accident near the intersection of Avery Ave. and Robinson Dr. in Riley County on July 30, 2018 at approximately 9:00 PM. When officers arrived on scene they found a bicyclist, James Baustert, 15, of Manhattan had been…
Author: KMAN Staff
Former Kansas Gov. John Carlin discussed the Aug. 7 primary and the governor’s race Tuesday morning. Later, Deb Nuss, Beverly Olsen and Dave Baker discussed an Everybody Counts Community Event at the Douglass Community Center in Manhattan on Saturday.
The Manhattan community has lost a priest who was beloved to many. St. Thomas More Catholic Church posted on Facebook Monday that Father Loren Werth has died. The St. Thomas More Facebook page wrote “we know he is now rejoicing with our Lord. May he and all the faithfully departed rest in peace.” The post said funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date. KMAN will follow up and update with more information as it becomes available.
OGDEN — Friends, family and supporters of the Meiss family gathered Sunday evening outside the Ogden Friendship House for a candlelight vigil. Ashley Meiss, an Army veteran, has been missing since May 18. Ashley’s father, Tom Lewis, said they can not give out specifics due to the pending investigation, but he told KMAN there was some information he could share about when she went missing. Meiss was last seen May 18 — a Friday — at Rock House Bar in Ogden with two older males. Lewis said there have been no financial transactions made by Meiss since. “According to her…
TOPEKA — Authorities say a Topeka firefighter was hurt while battling one of two fires that were intentionally set at vacant mobile homes in south Topeka. The Topeka Fire Department wasn’t releasing the name of the firefighter injured in Monday’s early morning fire. The firefighter was transported to a local medical care facility with injuries not considered life-threatening. The Topeka-Capital Journal reports no arrests had been made in connection with the blazes, which were reported just before 4 a.m. at the Coachlight Village Mobile Home Courts in Topeka. Topeka Fire Marshal Mike Martin says firefighters found both mobile homes fully…
KANSAS CITY — The U.S. House of Representatives has boosted efforts to upgrade a historic archaeological site in Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas City Star reports that the House recently passed legislation that could make Quindaro Townsite a National Commemorative Site through the National Park Service. The designation would allow the area to get new assistance from the government, such as help with planning, exhibit design and archaeological surveys. The site was once a key spot on the Underground Railroad and a flourishing abolitionist community. Jim Ogle is the executive director of Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area, which is pushing…
LEAVENWORTH — Authorities say the body of a Leavenworth woman who was missing since early Friday has been recovered from the Missouri River. Leavenworth Police Chief Patrick Kitchens says searchers found the body of Brittany Janae Fields Saturday in the river near Leavenworth. He says the investigation will continue. Kitchens provided no further information. Fields’ personal belongings were found early Friday inside a car at a boat ramp parking lot and on the boat ramp dock. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Leavenworth police at 913-682-4411.
CHANUTE — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred as a suspect stole an ambulance in Chanute. Chanute officers who responded to a call Saturday afternoon of someone acting erratically at a Walmart parking lot. The KBI says its preliminary investigation found emergency responders were communicating with the man when he jumped inside an ambulance, locked the doors and drove away. One officer fired several shots at the departing ambulance. The man was identified as 38-year-old Trevor Jones of Chanute. A brief chase followed before the ambulance was stopped and the suspect was detained. Jones…
TOPEKA — An 80-year-old woman who was injured when a vehicle slammed into a Topeka cafe where she was sitting has died. An obituary for Joyce Kasson says she died Saturday but doesn’t give a cause of death. Kasson was injured Thursday when a sport-utility vehicle driven by 82-year-old Peggy Turner, of Topeka, crashed into Banjo’s Cafe. She was taken to a hospital but the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office said at the time her injuries were not considered life-threatening. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the sheriff’s office is working with the hospital where Kasson died to determine if her death was…
The City of Manhattan is advising residents to anticipate delays on Bluemont Avenue as a result of utilities work starting Thursday, August 2. The center lane of Bluemont at 3rd Street near the roundabout will be closed for the work. Crews will be cutting through the street to replace water valves. The work begins Thursday at midnight and is expected to continue until 5 a.m. Friday. City officials wrote in a release that the road will be patched and repaved as soon as possible. They advise motorists to use extra caution and follow all traffic signs in the work zone.