At the time of this report, officers were in the process of investigating a single vehicle traffic collision in the 2200 block of College Ave. More information on this collision is anticipated to be released later today in the form of an official press release. Javaris Brooks, 24, of Tampa, Florida was arrested yesterday, at approximately 5:40 PM while in the 2400 block of Greenbriar Drive. Brooks was arrested for the offenses of theft by deception and computer unlawful acts. He was given a bond of $6,000.00 and at the time of this report was not confined at the Riley…
Author: KMAN Staff
GREAT BEND — Federal workplace safety officials say a man killed at a Kansas industrial plan became caught in a molding machine. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a news release that the 63-year-old plastics manager was killed Thursday at Fuller Industries LLC in Great Bend. The man’s name wasn’t immediately released. The company, formally known as Fuller Brush, is a manufacturer of commercial cleaning supplies, custom brushes and private label chemicals. Company officials didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment.
Today’s guests were Melissa Colby of the Riley County Senior Service Center, John Jobe with Riley County 4-H, Jim Franke with the Optimist Christmas tree lot, and Downtown Manhattan Executive Director Gina Scroggs, Belinda Snyder with Festival of Lights, and Megan Berry with Flint Hills Discovery Center on holiday events. John Jobe: Melissa Colby: Jim Franke: Gina Scroggs, Belinda Snyder, and Megan Berry:
WICHITA — Authorities are searching for a missing week-old baby after her mother was found fatally shot in Wichita. The Wichita Eagle reports that a relative found the woman dead Thursday in her apartment. Sgt. Nikki Woodrow says the woman’s daughter, Sofia Victoria Gonzalez Abarca, is “considered missing and endangered.” Police want to talk to anyone with a relationship to the victim. Police sent out an alert Thursday night saying the driver of a purple Cadillac who was a person of interest in the case has been found and questioned. He is not considered to be a suspect. Woodrow says the…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The City of Lawrence has filed a lawsuit to terminate an incentive agreement with a hotel, citing personal purchases and falsified retail sales. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the lawsuit claims the developers of The Oread hotel fraudulently collected tax rebates for hundreds of unrelated purchases, including landscaping for his home as well as a cabin in Colorado and the rental of a party tent. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, also says the development group defrauded the city and engaged in activity involving wire and mail fraud. Lawrence officials are seeking to recoup more than $400,000 in monetary…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Authorities in Wichita are investigating after a woman was found shot to death and her infant daughter was reported missing. KSN reports that police said the 27-year-old woman was found shot to death at her Wichita apartment Thursday, and her 6-day-old infant daughter is missing. The woman’s name hasn’t been released. Police spokeswoman Sgt. Nikki Woodrow says police are talking with the KBI and are canvassing the neighborhood. Police also say they’re looking for a 1997 purple Cadillac with Kansas tags in connection to the case.
A 1st Infantry Division Soldier was found dead Tuesday (Nov. 15) in Manhattan. Spc. Phillip Cruz-Medellin, a satellite communication systems operator-maintainer, was assigned to the 267th Signal Company, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade. “We are all greatly saddened by the loss of Spc. Cruz-Medellin,” said Lt. Col. Russell Klauman, commander of the STB. “We are committed to helping Phillip’s family and friends in this difficult time.” Cruz-Medellin joined the Army in October 2014 and arrived at Fort Riley in October 2015. His home of record is Prairie Lea, Texas. He was 21 years old. His awards and…
JUNCTION CITY- A 6-year-old Kansas boy has died from injuries sustained in a suspected drunken-driving crash that killed his mother and younger sister. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the boy as Jaydon Allan Thompson, of Junction City, who died at a hospital. Kansas Highway Trooper Ben Gardner says 26-year-old Jessica Michelle Thompson had taken Jaydon and 5-year-old Leah Michelle Thompson out of school Tuesday morning for a medical appointment. They were returning when a Houston man driving a large box truck crossed the median on Interstate 70 and crashed into the family’s vehicle in Geary County. The truck’s driver Steven…
The 1st Infantry Division assumed command of the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve from the 101st Airborne Division during a Transfer of Authority ceremony Nov. 17 at Forward Operating Base Union III in Iraq. Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin, 1st Inf. Div. and Fort Riley commanding general, replaced Maj. Gen. Gary J. Volesky, commanding general, 101st Abn. Div. (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell, as the commander of the multinational land component command working by, with and through the government of Iraq to defeat ISIL in Iraq. Presiding over the ceremony was the Combined Joint Task Force…
Today’s guest was Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President Lyle Butler.