The 1st Infantry Division will honor Brig. Gen. John S. Kolasheski, the division’s outgoing deputy commanding general for maneuver, in a Victory with Honors Ceremony at 10 a.m. May 12 at the “Big Red One” headquarters building. Kolasheski assumed duties as the deputy commanding general in June, 2015. He previously served as deputy chief of staff, strategic communications, for Resolute Support/Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)/Operation Enduring Freedom with duty in Kabul, Afghanistan from 2014 to 2015. The brigadier general will next serve as the commandant of the U.S. Army Armor School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Taking his place at the 1st Inf. Div. is…
Author: KMAN Staff
The below information provided courtesy of the Riley County Police Department. The Riley County Police Department is proud to announce the recipients of the 2016 annual RCPD Scholarship Award. Bailey London, the daughter of Sgt. Brian London, was awarded this $500.00 scholarship in May of this year after a selection process conducted throughout the spring. She will be attending Kansas University in the fall. Also receiving this scholarship is Carter Nelson, the son of former Captain Hank Nelson. Carter will be attending school in the fall to pursue a career in computer information sciences. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A suspect in the shooting death of a Kansas police detective is facing more charges. Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome Gorman scheduled a news conference Wednesday to announce charges against 28-year-old Curtis Ayers, of Tonganoxie, Kansas. Ayers is suspected in the killing of Kansas City, Kansas, Detective Brad Lancaster, who died at a hospital Monday about three hours after being shot during a confrontation near a racetrack. Kansas authorities have alleged Ayers fled in Lancaster’s car, then carjacked another vehicle with two children inside. He is accused of abandoning that vehicle, leaving the children unharmed, and…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A man charged in the slaying of a Wichita couple during a robbery has pleaded guilty. The Wichita Eagle reports that 21-year-old Steven Wade Edwards II pleaded guilty to several charges, including two counts of first-degree murder. The bodies of 70-year-old Martha Moreno and her husband, 72-year-old Godofredo Moreno, were found by their son in their home on Oct. 16, 2014. Police say the couple died of gunshot wounds. Edwards faces a life sentence for the murder charges, and is scheduled to be sentenced on June 21. A 17-year-old has also been charged in the killings.
NEWTON, Kan. (AP) The Newton City Commission has voted to fire the city manager, effective immediately. The Hutchinson News reports the vote Tuesday was 3-2 to fire City Manager Randy Riggs, who had held the position since March 2008. The city hasn’t said why Riggs was fired other than a desire by the commission to pursue a different direction in management of the community. The city says in a news release that Rigs will receive more than $215,000 upon departure, including severance of roughly $147,000 and health insurance benefits, unused vacation and unused sick leave. Riggs previously served as…
The City of Manhattan wants to know your thoughts on city communication efforts. They’ve launched an online survey to gauge communication effectiveness. The survey is available through June 3. Once the results are in, city administration will use them to develop a strategic communication plan.
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Pottawatomie County Schools with USD 323 Supt. Darrel Stufflebeam and USD 320 Supt. Denise O’Dea Via Christi Lunch and Learn: Barbie Anderson, RN, wellness supervisor and health coach
On May 10, 2016 at approximately 3:25 PM police arrested Julie Kenfield, 44, of Leonardville, Kansas while in the 100 block of Courthouse Plaza in Manhattan. Officers arrested Kenfield on a warrant for the offense of failure to appear which originated in Ness County, Kansas. This warrant had “no bond” and caused Kenfield to be confined at the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. A report for the offense of theft was filed in the 1200 block of Kearney Street in Manhattan on May 10, 2016. Police found that a 1999 Silver Honda Accord was removed from…
Updated 10 a.m. 5/11/2016 Blue Township Fire Department responded to a rollover accident at approximately 10:38 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the intersection of Highway 13 and Carnahan Creek Road in Pottawatomie County. Initial reports indicate there was an entrapment, and the Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat confirmed with KMAN that the three passengers of the vehicle were all taken to hospitals, with one passenger being life-flighted.
The Kansas City Royals got a huge night from Lorenzo Cain on Tuesday with three home runs and five RBI’s against the Yankees however it was New York that got the 10-7 victory. Cain hit a solo shot in the third, a three run homer in the fifth and another solo shot in the eighth to tie the game at 7-7. Royals SS Alcides Escobar had a grounder bounce off his glove for an error with one out in the bottom half of the eighth and the Yankees took advantage. Brett Gardner followed driving home the tiebreaking run with a…