Officers filed a report for attempted murder in the 2nd degree, aggravated endangering a child and criminal use of weapons in the 1900 block of Lincoln Dr. in Manhattan on December 21, 2017 at approximately 7:00 AM. Officers listed Stephen Hollinhead, 27, of Manhattan as the victim and Curtis Norman, 57, of Manhattan as the suspect. Norman was arrested in connection on charges of attempted murder in the 2nd degree and criminal use of weapons. Norman’s bond was set at $100,000.
Author: KMAN Staff
SPOKANE, Wash. — Barry Brown Jr. seemed to do everything for Kansas State when the game against Washington State was on the line. Brown scored the last six points during a 10-0 run in the closing minutes that lifted Kansas State to a 68-65 come-from-behind victory over the Cougars on Wednesday night at the Spokane Arena. Brown finished with 23 points and six rebounds. Makol Mawien added 15 points and nine boards for Kansas State (10-2), which has won six of its past seven games. “Down the stretch we really executed,” Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. “The most important…
The school board’s discussion and vote on the secondary mascot issue begins at the 1:06:17 mark. The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 School Board voted 4-3 Wednesday night to create a physical wolf mascot character for Manhattan High School. The vote concludes a long-standing issue that had many in the community wanting the school district to drop the Indians name for MHS. The school board voted to keep the Indians name last December, but left options open for a physical, costumed character to appear at sporting events. The MHS student council held votes for such a character earlier this month, with the…
Updated: Wednesday, 11:18 p.m. The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 School Board decided to take no action concerning Manhattan High School football coach Joe Schartz Wednesday night inside the Robinson Education Center. The room was packed wall to wall with supporters of Schartz and the football program — a program that has received attention from the board after it was reported in October that the Riley County Police Department was called to Bishop Stadium for battery involving football players. Officers listed a 15-year-old male and a 16-year-old male as the victims when it was reported multiple teenage suspects kicked and hit the victims. The…
Today’s guests for the first half of In Focus were USD 383 School Board member David Colburn and Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid. In the second half, Manhattan Area Technical College President Jim Genandt joined us. USD 383: Jim Genandt:
According to a news release from U.S. ATtorney Tom Beall’s office, a former city attorney of Manhattan was sentenced Tuesday to 210 months in federal prison on child pornography charges. Bill Raymond, 55, Andover, Kan., pleaded guilty to three counts of transporting child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. Raymond admitted that he emailed child pornography to himself using a cellular telephone and a computer on Nov. 9, 2014, Feb. 28, 2015 and May 17, 2015. He also admitted that on July 30, 2015, he possessed child pornography. The crimes occurred in Butler and Riley counties. Raymond became the city…
A Manhattan man will serve more than 12 years with the Kansas Department of Corrections in connection with rape and indecent liberties convictions. Derrick Bishop was sentenced in Riley County District court earlier this week to 147 months with lifetime post release. Following a nearly week long trial, Bishop was found guilty by a Riley County District Court jury in October of two counts of rape, one count of indecent liberties with a child, and one count of sexual battery. He was arrested in late March of 2016 on a warrant stemming from crimes occurring from as early as November…
A Grandview Plaza man has been sentenced to more than 13 years with the Kansas Department of Corrections for rape, aggravated battery, and aggravated assault. Luis Caicedo-Mosquera was sentenced Monday in Geary County Court to 165 months, with lifetime post release and life-time sex offender registration. Caicedo-Mosquera was arrested in August of 2016 after Junction City Police and emergency medical personnel were dispatched to the Budget Host Motel on South Washington Street and found Karlie Jones, 19, of Wichita with a stab wound to the chest. Caicedo-Mosquera was identified as the suspect and later located. Investigators at the time indicated…
Riley County Police are advising area residents to avoid the 1500 block of Colorado Street in Manhattan while officers investigate what is believed to be a drive-by shooting. Officers were called to the area for a report of shots fired at approximately 3:30 this morning. A short time later, a home was identified as being struck. To RCPD’s knowledge, all occupants of the home are safe and accounted for at this time. If you have any information on this case, please call the Riley County Police Department at (785) 537-2112 or Crime Stoppers at (785) 539-7777. Using the Crime Stoppers…
Retail sales in Manhattan have topped $1-billion already this year. “Truth be told, we’ve kind of plateaued at the $1.1-Billion, give or take,” said Vice President of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. “For a town of 57-ish-thousand that’s still phenomenal.” Unemployment in Manhattan is currently 2.0%, the lowest mark in the state. Unemployment in the Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Pottawatomie County, is just 2.3%. In other business, the Commission committed to funding road and beautification improvements to the intersection of Kimball and College Avenues.The professional engineering agreement with BG Consultants, Inc. of Manhattan is not to exceed $543,179. The…