Junction City Police are investigating a stabbing, reported Wednesday morning. Just before 9:30 a.m., members of the Junction City Police Department and the Geary County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of the 900 block of East 4th Street in Junction City in reference to a disturbance in which a subject had been stabbed. Upon arrival contact was made with the suspect, identified as Daniel Genson, 22, of Junction City. Officers on scene had to use force to take Genson in to custody but no officers nor Genson received injuries that required medical treatment. During the investigation it was learned…
Author: KMAN Staff
MANHATTAN — The Center of Excellence for Emerging Zoonotic and Animal Diseases, or CEEZAD, at Kansas State University will use a $2.3 million federal grant to study the safety in livestock of a newly developed vaccine to protect humans from the Ebola Zaire virus. The grant is from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency in the U.S. Department of Defense through a collaboration with the commercial firm NewLink Genetics. A $100,000 matching contribution from the state of Kansas’ NBAF Transition Funds brings the total project funding to $2.4 million. The university’s Biosecurity Research Institute will be used to conduct the…
Derek Shepard, 31, of Ogden, Kansas was arrested while in the 400 block of 15th Street in Ogden on Wednesday August 3 at approximately 11:05 PM. Shepard was arrested on the offense of failure to appear (X2) with an original offense of domestic battery. He was given a bond of $9,000. On Wednesday August 3rd Police in the 3000 block of Brookville Drive arrested Kareem Rex, 38, of Manhattan on the offenses of domestic battery, criminal restraint, and criminal deprivation of property. Rex was given a bond of $6,000. This arrest stemmed from a verbal and then physical argument between…
Mark your calendars for August 17, because after months of political turmoil and budgetary suspense, USD 383 board of education members approved the 2016-2017 budget at Wednesday’s board meeting. A public hearing will be held before the regular meeting on August 17 at 6:20 p.m. Lew Faust, director of business services, made his final presentation to the board where he recommended the board go with the budget as presented. In July, board members had flirted with the idea of keeping the capital outlay mill levy flat thanks to a change in property tax valuation. Faust told board members the mill…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A former U.S. Army private who’d been stationed in Kansas has been ordered to spend two years in federal prison after he admitted stealing the identifies of fellow soldiers. Twenty-four-year-old Todd Newbrough pleaded guilty Tuesday in Topeka, Kansas, to one count of aggravated identity theft. Newbrough also was ordered to pay more than $23,400 in restitution. Authorities say Newbrough admitted he used his Army position to access personal information about fellow soldiers in his unit at Fort Riley, and then used that information to obtain credit cards and credit lines in the soldiers’ names.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A student who was sexually battered in the bathroom of a Wichita high school is suing the principal and school board for negligence. The Wichita Eagle reports that the suit filed in Sedgwick County District Court cites unsafe security practices at Wichita East High School, where the student was assaulted in September. The Eagle and The Associated don’t normally name victims of sex crimes. Twenty-nine-year-old Guy Harris is awaiting sentencing for sexual battery after pleading guilty to the misdemeanor last month. Police have said Harris groped an 18-year-old female student after entering the school and following her…
The Wamego City Commission set the 2017 budget hearing date. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page reviewed the minutes of the July 25 special meeting, where the Commission approved the rough draft of the 2017 Budget that reflected a mill levy increase of 1.772 mills over last year’s budget. The Budget Hearing date was set for August 9 at six p.m. in City Hall. In other business, Page updated the Commission on the 150th Celebration’s upcoming event. Page said he met with event Chair Barbara Meinhardt, who went over the plans for the Farm, Faith & Family event scheduled for the…
Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 School Board member Curt Herrman and Superintendent Marvin Wade meets with KMAN’s Cathy Dawes: Dr. Jeffrey Smith, Associate Professor Cultural Geography at K-State:
Shiela Huffman, 34, of Manhattan was arrested while in the 2600 block of 60th Ave. on Tuesday August 2 at approximately 2:00 PM. Huffman was arrested on a warrant with the offense of theft which was listed multiple times. This warrant had a bond of $5,000 and at the time of this report she was not confined at the Riley County Jail. Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested 48 year old Tamie Staatz on the offenses of aggravated assault and criminal damage to property on August 2, 2016 at approximately 4:25 PM. This arrest occurred in the 2400…
The Manhattan City Commission approved three requests Tuesday, all having to do with rezoning, annexing and changes to development plans. The first request was to annex and rezone lot 1 of the Blueville Nursery subdivision from County C-4 to C-5, highway service commercial district. As part of the request, the Commission set a public hearing for September sixth in regards to Blueville’s petition to create a Transportation Development District. Meade Lumber also received approval to rezone a 1.5 acre tract of land located 2815 Amherst Avenue. Finally, the Commission approved ordinance changes Tuesday to the Briarview Office Park. The changes…