As the Houston region continues to face detrimental flooding due to Hurricane Harvey, Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins advises the public to be wary of relief scams. “People that normally take advantage of good people use that as a time to try to gain money or whatever from people who are unsuspecting,” Collins said following Monday morning’s county commission meeting. “What you can expect now, with the hurricane in Houston, is somebody calling you up saying, ‘Hey, we’re here, we represent something, and we’d like you to donate.’ “I’m cautious anytime that happens.” Collins said scammers often go…
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A former Manhattan City Attorney who has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges has been disbarred. The order of disbarment for Bill Raymond came from the Kansas Supreme Court the end of last week. Raymond voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law in the state of Kansas in a letter signed August 21st. Raymond entered the guilty plea earlier this month to three counts of transporting child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. The 55-year-old Andover man admitted he emailed pornography to himself using a cellular telephone and computer in November of 2014 and February and May…
Today’s guests on In Focus were Katy and Jason Mortimer with 5th annual Toy Drive for kids with cancer. We also had Dr. Timothy Shaffer, Assistant Director, Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy.
Tawan Tatro, 25, of Junction City, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on Aug. 25, 2017 at approximately 9:40 AM. Tatro was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for two counts of failure to appear. Tatro’s total bond was set at $10,000. Officers filed a report for motor vehicle theft in the 1200 block of Fremont St on Aug. 26, 2017 at approximately 5:30 PM. Officers listed Kiera Richards, 21, of Manhattan as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect took her 2007 Green Pontiac G6. The total loss associated with this case is…
FORT RILEY — Lt. Col. Jon Meredith, dripping with sarcasm, accessed his feelings Friday morning following the Victory Cup trophy presentation and division review on 1st Infantry Division Cavalry Parade Field. “Uh, bad. I feel bad. I feel like a loser,” he said, before changing tune. “No, that’s not true. I’m incredibly proud of the soldiers. We had some amazing performances.” Every year Victory Week competitions pit battalion against battalion for the treasured Victory Cup trophy. But as the week began to close and points piled up, two battalions were tied for the prize. Oh, and the commanders of those…
Guests on today’s edition of In Focus included Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen with Assistant Director for Pawnee Mental Health Services Karen Smothers, as well as US Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas. Schoen & Smothers: Roberts:
MANHATTAN, Kan. – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today addressed nearly 400 Kansans at the Kansas Governor’s Summit on Agricultural Growth. In his remarks, Roberts stressed the importance of maintaining a strong crop insurance safety net, saying, “We need to ensure that producers have risk management tools at their disposal. Crop insurance is, for many, the most valuable tool in the risk management toolbox. During my visits, producers from across Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Alabama and nearly everywhere in between have emphasized the importance of crop insurance and other risk management…
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The Riley County commission is at odds with the Kansas Department of Transportation over the location of a proposed volunteer fire station in Leonardville. Thursday morning commissioners issued a written and signed statement urging KDOT to reconsider its decision to refuse a variance for construction of the new facility. “We’ve gone through lots of hoops, spent extra money trying to redesign this to fit on that lot and we keep getting nixed by KDOT,” Riley County Emergency Management Director and County Fire Chief Pat Collins said. “They don’t want to allow us to have access on Barton Road.” The fire station…
For one hundred years, the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division has been bravely fighting for America’s freedom. Now, the Flint Hills Discovery Center, Fort Riley Museum Complex and the Center of Military History invite you to explore the epic history of the Big Red One through the eyes of five soldiers in the upcoming exhibit, Duty First: 100 Years of the Big Red One. Opening August 26, visitors of the Flint Hills Discovery Center can immerse themselves in the exceptional history of the Fighting First as they walk through World War I, World War II, Vietnam, the Gulf Wars and…