RCPD filed a report for the offense of motor vehicle theft in the 2300 block of Stagg Hill Road in Manhattan yesterday. Officers were told that Enterprise had become the victim of theft when a 2016 Chevy Cruze was not returned or paid for by a customer. At the time of this report, officers were investigating this loss of approximately $20,516. No arrests had been made at the time of this report. A 23-year-old man was arrested on the offense of probation violation yesterday. Leonard Green Jr., of Coffeyville, was charged with the violation which was listed on a warrant…
Author: KMAN Staff
Marlin Fitzwater, less than two months away from his 74th birthday, walked into a room of reporters Tuesday like he’d done countless times before during his storied career as the only press secretary in U.S. history appointed by two different presidents. Hale Library on the campus of Kansas State University might as well have been on 1600 Pennsylvania Blvd. in Washington, D.C. Fitzwater — Abilene born and K-State educated — captured the room with candor and enthusiasm. He seemed 23 minutes removed from his old job, instead of 23 years. “At the beginning I didn’t really think I could do it, or…
Updated Wednesday evening: A Manhattan man who is a K-State student now faces a murder charge in connection with a Wichita shooting reported Monday. Dane Thomas Owens, 27, was originally charged with attempted murder in the shooting which left a 22-year-old woman in critical condition. She has since died. Booking reports indicate on Wednesday, that charge has been upgraded to intentional first-degree murder. Earlier reports were that the unidentified victim and Owens were in a relationship but had broken up a few weeks ago. The victim’s mother found her at her home in northeast Wichita. ### Earlier report: (much of…
Updated noon 10/5: A 1st Infantry Division Soldier who had been missing for several days has been located. Pvt. Solomon Yoseph Grice, a fire control repairer with 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., went missing Oct. 2 and was found by local law authorities in Nevada Oct. 4. The 1st Inf. Div. and Fort Riley thanks the public for their assistance in this matter. ### (earlier report) The 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley are seeking the public’s help in locating a soldier who has been missing for several days. Pvt. Solomon Yoseph Grice, a…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Manhattan Parks and Recreation Director Eddie Eastes; Sunset Zoo Asst. Dir. Ella Casey Manhattan Building Official Brad Claussen
Today’s guests on In Focus were: K-state’s Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Pat Bosco Steven Graham, Asst. to the Dean of Agriculture at K-State
Trevor Cooper, 27, of Concordia, Kansas was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on October 3, 2016, at approximately 11:55 PM. Cooper was arrested on the offense of failure to appear which was listed on a warrant with a bond of $6,400.00. At the time of this report, Cooper was confined at the Riley County Jail.
Aspiring Jedis, wise Yodas, and everyone in between are invited to a Star Wars-themed event at the Manhattan Public Library this Saturday. From 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 8th, the Manhattan Public Library will celebrate Star Wars Reads Day with activities for all ages. At noon, a movie showing begins on the auditorium’s big screen. This event is free and open to the public. Crafts and activities will include trivia, Jedi training with bubbles, and a Lightsaber demonstration with the Black Falcon School of Arms. Costumes are encouraged and participants are invited to join the cosplay/costume contest which…
The AUSA conference got started Monday with a “superb opening ceremony” according to retired Brigadier General Phil Mattox, who serves as President of Ft. Riley’s AUSA. Mattox indicates the ceremony included a small bit of history of the Army, with opening remarks of General Carter Ham, National AUSA President, former Commander of 1st Infantry Division and Secretary of the Army Honorable Eric Fanning. Mattox indicates Flint Hills area representatives of about 50 appreciated the remarks about Army readiness today and tomorrow. Those attending are from Junction City and Manhattan city government, area Chambers of Commerce, K-State and area corporations…
Even though a judge has ruled Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach must allow thousands of potential voters to register without providing citizenship documents, Riley County election officials would prefer voters to still use the state form, which requires such documentation. At first the state of Kansas was limiting voters who registered without citizenship documents to just federal offices, but the most recent court ruling says those voters will also be allowed to vote for state and local offices on election day. “We still highly encourage people to use the Kansas voter registration form and send in the appropriate proof…