Status hearings were held Tuesday in Riley County Court for four defendants arrested in connection with the distribution of methamphetamine and other illegal substances earlier this month in the 100 block of Blue Earth Plaza in Manhattan. Raymond Wood, 25, and Ciara Carroll, 21, both of Wamego and Cory Kulhman, 22, and Hallie Vardys, 22, both of Topeka had status conferences Tuesday, with a July 26 hearing set for Wood and Carroll and a July 19 date set for Kuhlman. The four were arrested following a joint investigation involving Riley, Geary, Pottawatomie, and Wamego law enforcement agencies. During the operation,…
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Fieldhouse Development owner Zachary Burton made his first appearance in Riley County District Court Wednesday afternoon on four counts of unlawful sexual relations with a female student. The 38-year-old Burton was an assistant boys’ basketball coach and substitute teacher with Riley County’s USD 378 and faces the felony charges which list four different counts during slightly different time frames– all four beginning December 1, 2015 but each with different ending dates of December 31, 2015, January 31, 2016, March 31, 2016, and May 9, 2016. Burton’s last day as a substitute teacher was May 9. Burton’s next court date was…
KMAN’s first guest was Blue Valley/Randolph USD 384 Supt. Brady Burton: KMAN’s second guest was Symphony in the Flint Hills Executive Director Christy Davis: KMAN’s final guest was Jim Foster, Secretary of Manhattan Area Amateur Radio Society (MAARS).
The address of a medical response early Tuesday reportedly involving a woman trampled by cattle has been released… as 11,970 Baldwin Park Branch, owned by Terry and Barbara Zimmerman. However KMAN has not been able to confirm the identity of the woman trampled who was sent by Lifestar to Topeka. Riley County EMS Director Larry Couchman indicates it was a female patient in her 40’s transported based on the mechanism of her injuries. Couchman adds she was in stable condition with orthopedic related injuries. As KMAN earlier reported, at approximately 7:50 a.m. Tuesday Riley County Police Dispatch received a call regarding an adult female with injuries as a result…
A Topeka man was taken into custody Tuesday Morning on failure to appear charges. Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Rey Martinez, 39. Martinez was at the Riley County Police Department at the time of this arrest on the offense of failure to appear (x2) which was listed on two warrants with original offenses of driving while cancelled, suspended, or revoked. He was given “no bond” and at the time of this report was confined at the Riley County Jail. Law enforcement in Riley County filed a report for the offense of sexual battery in Manhattan on Tuesday…
The Wamego City Commission held a special recognition for a retiring firefighter. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page read the proclamation in recognition of Firefighter Darrin Stewart for his 25 years of exemplary service as a Volunteer Firefighter. Mayor Cliff Baughman made the presentation to Stewart, who is retiring from the City’s Fire Department. In addition, Fire Chief Phil Stultz presented Stewart with a Commemorative Bell as a gift representing and acknowledging the accomplishments and contributions he made to the community and the Wamego Fire Department. Stultz added that Stewart’s dedicated hard work has contributed to the growth of…
Another offensive lineman has made his commitment to K-State for the class of 2017. Josh Rivas, a 6-6 335 pound OL, from Hutchinson made his oral commitment on Tuesday. Rivas turned down offers from Arkansas, Virginia Tech and Purdue. His final three schools came down to K-State, KU and Mizzou. Rivas now becomes the sixth member of the 2017 recruiting class, which now includes four kids from Kansas.
NEW YORK (AP) — Bartolo Colon’s early injury put the Mets in a major bind, but they won a battle of bullpens against the best relief corps in baseball and edged the Kansas City Royals 2-1 Tuesday night in a World Series rematch. Yoenis Cespedes hit his 18th home run and Asdrubal Cabrera also connected for New York, which had lost three straight and six of eight. The 43-year-old Colon was hit on his pitching hand by a line drive and left after one batter with a bruised right thumb. Yet a gritty Hansel Robles (1-3) and four other relievers bailed…
After three years of sitting next to each other outgoing Mayor Karen McCulloh and Mayor Elect Usha Reddi are switching places. The Manhattan City Commission meeting reorganized; electing Reddi as Mayor and Linda Morse as Mayor Pro-Tem. “To see three women in this process, in our leadership roles. Karen was the first, I’ll be in the middle, and Linda’s gonna be next, and I think that says something for Manhattan. We are a diverse group of people, and we do look at competent people to get elected, ” said Mayor Reddi in her remarks for the upcoming year. Mayor Elect…
A man charged for domestic battery, aggravated assault and criminal discharge of a firearm into an occupied dwelling plead no contest in Pottawatomie Court Tuesday. He also plead no contest to the aggravated endangering of a child. Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck told KMAN Jarvis Clark, 26, is set for sentencing on July 21 at 9 a.m. He was advised of his duty to register pursuant to the Offender Registration Act. Clark was arrested on April 22 after a domestic disturbance in which a caller reported gunshots had been fired at a home on East Webster Street in Louisville. Clark’s bond…