An April 23, 2018 trial has been set for a Manhattan man charged with leaving the scene of a hit-and-run accident in April. Nicholas Blaha’s arraignment was held Monday in Riley County District court. Blaha is also charged with aggravated battery and was named a suspect in May in the case involving Amber Wilhelm, who suffered serious injuries after being struck while crossing Bluemont Avenue in Manhattan on foot shortly before two a.m. April 14th of this year. She was transported to Via Christi and then lifeflighted to Stormont Vail in Topeka for her injuries. KMAN reported in great detail…
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Today’s guests on In Focus were Karen Hibbard with the Manhattan Convention and Visitors’ bureau. We also had Dr. Jamie McAtee, Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon and Chad Joyce, P.T., Physical Therapy Manager at Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center in Manhattan.
Officers filed a report for motor vehicle theft in the 1100 block of Laramie St. in Manhattan on December 1, 2017 at approximately 3:40 PM. Officers listed Brian Turner, 23, of Manhattan as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took his 2009 Nissan Altima. The total loss associated with this case is approximately $7,500. Israel Maldonado, 45, of Junction City, Kansas, was arrested in the 700 block of Allen Rd. in Manhattan on December 1, 2017 at approximately 9:50 PM. Maldonado was arrested on charges of flee and elude, driving while suspended, ignition interlock device, possession of methamphetamine,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Xavier Sneed scored a career-high 21 points and Kansas State passed its first road test of the season with an 84-79 win at Vanderbilt on Sunday. The Wildcats (7-1) hit 92 percent of their foul shots on 22-of-24 shooting. Kamau Stokes added 20 points and Barry Brown 18. Vanderbilt (3-5) rallied from a 16-point deficit to tie the score with 3:33 remaining on Matthew Fisher-Davis’ 3-pointer, but was outscored 13-3 the rest of the way. Vanderbilt’s Jeff Roberson added to his Southeastern Conference lead with his fifth double-double by scoring 22 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.…
Kansas State’s eighth straight bowl game appearance will feature the Wildcats’ third trip to Arizona during that stretch, according to a source close to the program. The news was confirmed at 3:20 p.m. by the bowl’s official Twitter account. The Wildcats (7-5) will play UCLA (6-6) in a rematch of the 2014 Alamo Bowl, which the Bruins won 40-35. The game ended in controversy as UCLA coach Jim Mora snubbed K-State’s Bill Snyder of a handshake at midfield. Mora was fired earlier this season and the Bruins hired Chip Kelly, who will take over after the Cactus Bowl. K-State’s season…
Several area cases are up for public comment in lists just released by the Kansas Department of Corrections. Shakeer Davis, 38,who was convicted of murder in the first degree and other charges in 1997, is on the public comment list for March of 2018, prior to an April parole hearing. Davis is one of three people convicted in connection with the February 1997 murder in Riley County of Wanda Norman at her home at Countryside estates. In addition to murder, Davis also faces convictions of attempted murder, aggravated robbery, and aggravated burglary. The other two convicted in connection with the…
Today’s guests on In Focus included Riley County Extension Horticulture Agent Gregg Eyestone, the Little Apple Barbershop Chorus’ Don Thomson, “Head Elf” with Fort Riley’s Operation Santa Clause Sergeant First Class Mathew Fuqua, and KSU Student Body President Jack Ayres. Eyestone: Thomson: Fuqua: Ayres:
WICHITA — The widow of a Kansas man killed last month during an encounter with Barber County deputies has sued the county’s sheriff and his undersheriff. Kristina Myers filed a federal lawsuit Thursday alleging law enforcement officials used excessive force when they killed her 42-year-old husband, Steven. The lawsuit contends video shows Steven Myers was standing with empty hands at his sides, and did not threaten officers or attempt to escape during the Oct. 6 encounter in Sun City, Kansas. Undersheriff Virgil Brewer shot Steven Myers at close range with a beanbag round. Video from a body camera captured Sheriff…
WICHITA — The Kansas agency that oversees psychiatric facilities has told employees at Larned State Hospital not to speak to state lawmakers without permission. The Kansas City Star reports it obtained a copy of a memo sent Nov. 15 to Larned employees by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. The memo tells Larned employees they would violate department policy by speaking to lawmakers or the media without prior authorization from the agency’s spokeswoman. The union representing state workers said the restriction likely violates a state law that protects whistleblowers. Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning, an Overland Park Republican,…
A Manhattan defense attorney was arrested Wednesday night for aggravated intimidation of a witness, criminal threat and domestic battery. Troy Von Huser, 53, was taken into custody at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Riley County Police Department and was released on a $5,000 bond. RCPD Public Information Officer Hali Rowland told KMAN Thursday the charges listed in the arrest warrant were from an incident in February. Huser’s website says his practice focuses on DUI defense, drug litigation and misdemeanor and felony criminal defense.