Another student has been arrested for making a threat. The Junction City Police Department announced late Tuesday afternoon a Junction City Middle School Resource Officer was advised of a student making a threat while in class. The 15-year-old student was taken into custody, interviewed and arrested on charges of criminal threat and transported to the Juvenile Detention Center. The JCPD is stressing to the public that it will be treating all threats as credible and will act accordingly and will continue to work closely with USD 475 to keep children safe. It’s the third such arrest and detention of a…
Author: KMAN Staff
Officers responded to the report of an injury accident near the intersection of McDowell Creek Rd. and Pillsbury Dr. in Manhattan on February 27, 2018 at approximately 6:25 AM. When officers arrived on scene, they found a Gray 2005 Mazda driven by Curtis German, 54, of Manhattan collided with a Gray 2000 Toyota Camry driven by Paul Stuckwisch, 46, of Manhattan. German was transported to Via Christi for treatment of his injuries. German was issued a citation for failure to yield at a stop sign. Officers filed a report for giving worthless check, forgery, making false information and theft by…
The 2018 Flint Hills Home Show is coming to the National Guard Armory in Manhattan Friday and Saturday. Organizers say this year’s show is the largest show ever in the Flint Hills area and will have 113 exhibitors in over 180 booths and displays. There will also be a food court and kids’ play area always a popular treat at the show. The show features new construction, landscaping and remodeling ideas as well as displays for pools and patios. Insurance, mortgage and investment companies will be there to offer finance opportunities and technology companies will be present to share the…
Roy Cephas Jr. was arrested while in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Rd. in Manhattan on February 23, 2018 at approximately 6:40 AM. Cephas Jr. was arrested on a charge of violation of protection order. Cephas Jr. was issued a bond of $10,000.00 causing him to remain confined at the time of this report. Edward Cavenee, 33, of Manhattan, was arrested while in the 1000 block of Osage St. in Manhattan on February 26, 2018 at approximately 7:00 AM. Cavenee was arrested on charges of eight counts of burglary and four counts of criminal damage to property. Cavenee was…
Guests on today’s edition of In Focus included Superintendent of Blue Valley Randolph Schools Brady Burton with Superintendent of Riley County schools Cliff Williams, followed by Flint Hills Area Builders Association Executive Officer Brad Hartenstein and Matt Carlson. Burton & Williams: Hartenstein and Carlson:
Updated: Wednesday, 4:09 p.m. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has identified the alleged carjacker shot and killed by police Monday evening in Wamego as 25-year-old Ethan M. Straub, the agency said in an email sent to KMAN Wednesday afternoon. KBI said Straub is from Wamego. In 2011, Straub, along with three other teens, were facing charges for burglary in Wamego. KBI Communications Director Melissa Underwood told KMAN Tuesday morning, before Straub was named, that the suspect did not have any identification on him and that “the circumstances of the incident make it so family identification isn’t as straightforward as is typical.”…
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kenrich Williams had 16 points and 11 rebounds in his final home game for TCU, leading the Horned Frogs to their first four-game conference winning streak in 20 years with a 66-59 victory against Kansas State on Tuesday night. Williams stopped a season-high streak of six games without a double-double by recording his 11th of the season. The last four-game league winning streak for the Horned Frogs (21-9, 9-8 Big 12) was in 1997-98, when they went 14-0 in the Western Athletic Conference under Billy Tubbs. TCU, which pulled even with the Wildcats for fourth…
TEXT LINE ALERT! We have a text line now, text KMAN to 59457 then respond “y” after the bounce back, then you are set. We will also discuss K-State basketball and the other sports news, the biggest news still being the text line. 0:00 – Text line/weird ending to regular season 12:49 – KSU Scheduling 24:13 – Marcus Peters 34:24 – Buzz Williams 38:49 – Mark Mangino, “lol” 51:34 – Bruce on Kamau 1:04:00 – YCBS
WICHITA — A new government report estimates that nearly half of the winter wheat crop in Kansas is struggling for lack of adequate moisture. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 49 percent of the wheat is in poor to very poor condition. It rated the remaining crop as 39 percent fair, 11 percent good and 1 percent excellent. That assessment comes amid estimates that topsoil moisture supplies are running short to very short across 74 percent of Kansas. Subsoil moisture levels were faring only slightly better with 71 percent rated as short to very short.
Tuesday’s guests were Pottawatomie County Manager Robert Reece and Assistant County Planner Steven Metzger for the first half hour. Tresa Landis Co-Vice, President for Programs for American Association of University Women, closed out the last half of the show and previewed activities for International Women’s Day on March 8.