Officers filed a report for burglary in the 600 block of Delaware Ave. in Manhattan on November 8, 2018, at approximately 10:20 AM. Officers listed Javier Vincente-Ruiz, 18, of Manhattan as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took miscellaneous items from his storage unit. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $3,000.00. 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 forgery in…
Author: KMAN Staff
TOPEKA — Kansas’ new Democratic governor-elect says she will look to block enforcement of a new adoption law that she and LGBT-rights activists consider discriminatory. That would be a sharp break with the state’s two previous conservative Republican governors. Gov.-elect Laura Kelly said she will have her staff review how far the state can go to avoid enforcing the law. It was designed to provide legal protections to adoption agencies that cite faith-based reasons for refusing to place children in homes that violate their religious beliefs. The debate centered on agencies that won’t place children in LGBT foster homes on…
The Manhattan Housing Authority will be officially re-opening and unveiling the newly renovated Apartment Towers on Friday, November 16. After multiple years of work, MHA is holding a grand re-opening for the income-based housing building. It’s open to the public and runs from 1 to 5 p.m. MHA Executive Director Joann Sutton was on a recent edition of In Focus and said they will be offering refreshments as well as tours of the renovated building. “We will have a couple of model units set up so you can go up and see what an apartment looks like, what it might…
Though Veterans Day is on Sunday, the Flint Hills Discovery Center will continue appreciating them on Monday. The Discovery Center, with assistance from the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, will be free for all veterans, active duty or retired soldiers as well as their families and gold star families for Veterans Appreciation Day on Monday, November 12. Attendees will be able to access everything inside the center, including the Bison: The Great American Icon exhibit. The free event will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Following snowfall Thursday with more forecast for the weekend, residents are being reminded to exercise extra caution on the roads in winter driving conditions. Pottawatomie County Public Works Director Peter Clark told KMAN that roads can become slushy or even snow-packed in the winter season. He said that motorists should watch the weather and plan ahead in the event of snowy conditions. “[If] you’ve already made a plan for what you need — what groceries you need, where you need to be — you can make sure you don’t have to drive out in the snow if at all possible,”…
Thursday’s guests were NBAF Director of Partnership Development Dr. Marty Vanier and Dr. Ken Burton from USDA APHIS, Chris Dumler and Melissa Phelps of Fort Riley Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, as well as Sgt. First Class Bryan Ferguson and Sgt. Celia Aguirre. The show finished with a pre-recorded interview with Manhattan author KelLee Parr.
MOSCOW — Authorities say they have arrested a man after a 2-year-old boy died in southwest Kansas. The Stevens County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Kansas Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday for assistance in a death that occurred in Moscow. The KBI reports sheriff’s deputies who were called to a home Tuesday afternoon to investigate the welfare of a child at a Moscow home. They discovered a male child, Mikhail Lahey Jr., dead in the home. After questioning, the homeowner was questioned and was later booked into the Stevens County jail for first-degree murder. The KBI says the investigation is continuing…
TOPEKA — A 21-year-old Topeka driver who hit a pedestrian and dragged her under an SUV, was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for a hit-and-run that killed another woman. Alexia Nolte was sentenced Wednesday for second-degree murder, aggravated assault and failure to stop at an accident. Nolte struck 25-year-old Robin Kuebler on April 3 in Topeka. Kuebler died at the scene. WIBW reported that Nolte received the highest sentences possible for each conviction. Before the convictions, Nolte didn’t have a criminal history. A witness at a preliminary hearing in May said Nolte struck Kuebler, took aim and…
WICHITA — The attorney representing Sedgwick County has been placed on paid leave amid controversy surrounding an FBI investigation of commissioners. The Wichita Eagle reports that the commission voted 3-2 to place County Counselor Eric Yost on leave Wednesday. Yost has been at the center of the controversy since he told the county manager that commissioners were moving to oust him because he had provided information to the FBI in an investigation last year of Commissioner Michael O’Donnell. O’Donnell is awaiting trial on federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with his handling of campaign funds. He…
WICHITA — A Kansas State University student has been convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend in Wichita. The Wichita Eagle reports that jurors found 29-year-old Dane Owens guilty Tuesday of first-degree felony murder and aggravated burglary in the October 2016 killing of 22-year-old Rowena Irani. She was studying psychology at Wichita State University. Prosecutors say Owens parked his truck several houses away from her home, walked through an unlocked door and fired at her when she walked around a corner. He then left the home without helping her, throwing her cellphone in one pond and his gun in another Her mother…