Officers filed five reports for criminal use of a financial card and theft by deception in the 1100 block of Pillsbury Dr. on September 7, 2017. Officers listed Dara’s Fast Lane as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect used a fake credit card to purchase items from the store between June 15, 2017 and July 17, 2017. The total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,208. Officers filed a report for sexual battery in Manhattan on September 7, 2017. Officers listed a 19 year old female as the victim when she reported an unknown male grabbed…
Author: KMAN Staff
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs have opened their season by knocking off the defending Super Bowl champs. Alex Smith and rookie Kareem Hunt led an offense that shredded the Patriots in a 42-27 win at New England. Smith threw a pair of long touchdown passes and Hunt scored three times after fumbling on his first NFL carry. Smith was 28 of 35 passing for 368 yards and four TDs. Hunt put the Chiefs in front with a 78-yarder to punctuate Kansas City’s charge after trailing 17-14 at halftime. Hunt also had a 58-yard scamper and finished with 141…
Sparked by two strong opening sets and three players in double-figure kills, Kansas State defeated North Florida in four sets (25-18, 25-19, 21-25, 25-23) on the opening night of the Georgia Tech Invitational at O’Keefe Gym. That’s according to a release from K-State Athletics. K-State’s (3-4) Kylee Zumach (16 kills), Bryna Vogel (11) and Macy Flowers (10) spearheaded a Wildcat offense that hit above .360 in each of the match’s first two sets. Vogel, a senior opposite, added 11 digs for her second double-double of the season while Flowers chipped in with five blocks, helping a K-State defense that held…
A pickup involved in an incident near the Rocky Ford fishing area has been recovered. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s office is investigating an early Tuesday morning case of an injured Georgia man. Around 3:45 a.m. the Sheriff’s Office received a report of an injured male near the Rocky Ford Fishing area. Deputies along with Riley County Police Officers responded to the area and located the injured male, identified as Josh Bearden, 27, of Georgia. Bearden was transported to a local hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries that were believed to be non-life threatening. Bearden reported to law enforcement that he…
WICHITA — A report shows Kansas farmers harvested a winter wheat crop this year that had lower than usual protein levels. The report issued Thursday by the National Agricultural Statistics Service and Kansas Grain Inspection Service showed protein content averaged 11.6 percent. That is down from 11.7 percent last year as well as the 10-year average of 12.5 percent. Wheat crops with protein levels of 12 percent or more fetch premium prices for farmers because that higher quality wheat is used to make bread. The protein in flour is what gives it strength when mixed with water and yeast, allowing…
February 12th is still the trial date set for an Ogden man previously convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend and their son eight years ago. A motions hearing was held Wednesday in Riley County District Court for Luis Aguirre, 30, who was discharged in March of 2016 from the Kansas Department of Corrections. The Kansas Supreme Court overturned Aguirre’s 2012 conviction due to Miranda rights being violated during a police interrogation. Prior to his release, Aguirre was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after being convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend 18 year old Tanya Maldonado and their 13 month old son…
Today’s guests on In Focus were NBAF Director of Partnerships Marty Vanier and Governor’s Military Council Executive Director Perry Wiggins.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, is finalizing timelines with contractors to mobilize and begin work on three major construction projects near Tuttle Creek Dam. These projects include rehabilitation of service gates 3 and 4 located in the lakeside intake tower, rehabilitation of the stilling basin (locally known as “the tubes”) located below the dam, both in Riley County, and replacement of the bridge deck over the dam’s spillway at the east of Tuttle Creek Dam in Pottawatomie County. Service Gates 3 & 4 Rehabilitation Project: Work is expected to begin late September and is estimated to…
The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Board of Education took action for the recommendations made by the Mascot Committee. The Board did not take actions for changing the name or image of the Manhattan Indians, but only the recommendations made by the committee. The first recommendation is the creation of the Frank Prentup commons area with an exhibit on Prentup which will give insight as to why they are the Manhattan Indians. The commons will be located at the school’s west campus. Board member Marcia Rozell motioned Superintendent Marvin Wade and Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid along with the Facilities and Growth Committee…
Manhattan Fire Department Battalion Chief Linc Lunsway stopped by the KMAN studios Wednesday afternoon to speak about what he witnessed in Houston over the past week. Lunsway and four other members of MFD traveled to Houston Aug.30 to assist with rescue efforts there and returned Tuesday. Photos from their work in Texas can be found on MFD’s Facebook page. KMAN’s Brady Bauman chatted with Lunsway about the trip. The full interview can be listened to below: