The structure fire that occurred at 801 Moro Street early Thursday morning has been ruled incendiary by fire investigators. Investigators from the Manhattan Fire Department, the Riley County Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Kansas Office of the State Fire Marshal conducted the origin and cause investigation. Officials are now investigating this fire as arson. It was determined that there was a high probability that it was set intentionally by an unknown subject(s). Officers continue to investigate and ask that anyone with information on these crimes contact the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers by…
Author: KMAN Staff
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals will spend the next 11 days on the road after completing their best homestand in nearly three decades. Danny Duffy pitched six effective innings and rookie Whit Merrifield had two hits and scored a run as the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Wednesday night to complete a 6-0 homestand. The last time the Royals had a homestand of 6-0 or better was June 2-8, 1988, when they went 7-0. “It feels good. I wish we could stay here another week,” said Jarrod Dyson, who had a…
Clouds of uncertainty are settling in over USD 383 following a Supreme Court ruling and an impending political battle in Topeka. The Supreme Court is threatening to shut down public schools on July 1 if the Kansas legislatures do not adhere to the ruling of Gannon v. Kansas,which demands the state supply an additional $39 million to schools for the upcoming fiscal year. “I would hope alarm bells are going off in Topeka,” Superintendent Bob Shannon remarked at Wednesday night’s board meeting. Shannon noted revenues are coming in $79 million less than expected for May, and that leaders left Topeka on…
Topeka – Although Kansas collected $69.2 million more than the previous fiscal year to date, total tax receipts through May were $5.1 billion or $73.8 million less than estimates. Individual income tax receipts for May were $58 million less than expected while corporate income tax receipts were $15 million below estimates. Sales tax receipts beat estimates by $3.9 million but use tax fell $1.4 million short for the month. “Large company layoffs and struggles in the aviation, oil and agricultural industries point to an overall sluggish economy which contributed to lower-than-expected revenue receipts,” said Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan. “This is…
The noon filing deadline Wednesday didn’t bring any last minute filers in the area –other than the two announced Tuesday for Riley and Pottawatomie County Commission seats. The contested races for the August second primary include Riley County Commission District Two with Republican incumbent Robert Boyd and Republican Candidate Marvin Rodriguez, both of Manhattan; Pottawatomie County Commission District Two with Republican incumbent Pat Weixelman and Republican candidate Dana Wethington, both of Wamego; Pottawatomie County Commission District Three with Republicans including incumbent Stan Hartwich of Onaga, Travis Altenhofen of Westmoreland, and Alvin Matzke of Westmoreland; Pottawatomie County Sheriff with Republican incumbent…
Junction City native and Vietnam veteran , Bill Self recently wrote a book called “The 9th Street Chronicles.” The book discussed Self’s childhood experiences and the lifestyle in Junction City during the 1960’s. Below is the interview KMAN had with the author.
The Rock Creek school board has offered Kevin Logan a contract to be the new superintendent for the USD 323 school district. Logan has accepted the offer and the school board will meet soon to officially approve the contract. His duties will officially begin July 1st. Logan is currently serving as principal at Lyons Middle School and has served in that position since 2008. Previously, he served as a teacher and coach at Palco High School and Hesston High School. Logan holds a B.S. in Industrial Education from Fort Hays State University and an M.S. in Educational Administration from…
Today’s guests on In Focus included: USD 383 Board member Pat Hudgins and Supt. Bob Shannon K-State Presidential Search Committee Chair (with Board of Regents) Dennis Mullin of Manhattan Kansas Farm Bureau Board member Glenn Brunkow (bronco) from Pottawatomie County
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Jeffrey Hughes, 43, of Manhattan while at the Riley County Police Department on May 31st, 2016 at approximately 7:40 PM. Hughes was arrested on a warrant for Probation Violation through Riley County District Court. He was given a bond of $5,000.00 and at the time of this report was confined at the Riley County Jail. Police and emergency crews responded to a single vehicle injury accident on private property, in the 1800 block of Kientz Road on May 31st, 2016 at approximately 2:00 PM. This response came after a 1982 Club golf…
On May 28th, 2016 at approximately 11:53 PM, members of the Riley County Police Department conducted a traffic stop in the 2200 block of Seth Child Road in Manhattan. Subsequent to this stop, officers seized approximately 1.7 grams of methamphetamine, 2.4 grams of marijuana, as well as other controlled substances to include illegal prescription drugs. Numerous items of drug paraphernalia were also located and seized as part of this investigation. Matthew Schoettle, 26, of 3717 Liberty Hall Road in Junction City was arrested for the offenses of possession of alprazolam with the intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine with the…