A pedestrian was severely injured Wednesday night four miles west of Manhattan on K-18. James Davis, 37, of Georgia, was transported via helicopter to Stormont Vale Hospital in Topeka then taken to KU Med after he was hit by a westbound Ford Focus driven by 26-year-old Michael Graf-Dedonder of St. George, who was uninjured. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Davis ran across the roadway southbound and was struck in the left lane. No further information is available at this time.
Author: KMAN Staff
Today’s guests on In Focus were Fort Riley’s Colonel John Lawrence and Manhattan Catholic Schools Administrator Scott Hulshoff and Flint Hills Christian School Administrator Tim McDonald.
Officers filed a report for criminal use of a financial card in Savannah, Georgia, on Aug. 9, 2017 at approximately 11:30 AM. Officers listed Karen Garwood, 60, The Fresh MarketWebs, Dick Sporting Goods, TJ Max, Dress Barn, Rack Room Shoes, Massage Envy, Pepboys, Loft, Carrabbas, and Capitol Federal as the victims when it was reported an unknown suspect purchased multiple items with Garwood’s financial card without permission. The total loss associated with this case is approximately $2,697. Police ask that anyone with information contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Christopher Calkins, 23, of Manhattan, was arrested in the…
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has identified the Fort Riley man killed in a confrontation with police shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday in Junction City, according to a news release from the bureau. The KBI identified 23-year-old Peter James Robbins as the man who was shot and killed by officers after refusing their commands to drop two handguns he possessed outside the Walmart Neighborhood Market. On Wednesday afternoon, a press release from Fort Riley addressed the shooting and identified Robbins as a decorated field artillery Firefinder radar operator with the 5th Field Artillery Regiment of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat…
Today’s guests on In Focus were Rock Creek USD 323 Superintendent Kevin Logan and Wamego USD 320 Superintendent Tim Winter for the first part of the program. Then Geary County’s USD 475 Executive Director of Communications Mat Droge. Finally, Riley County Appraiser Greg McHenry.
The agenda for the city commission meeting for August 8, 2017 was to review the priorities and goals of the commission and make any additional comments for considerations the commission felt they needed to make. City manager, Ron Fehr, led the commission discussion and outlined where the city is with certain projects. Some of the highlights of the meeting include: For Governance, Regulatory and Finance issues, a goal was to implement a rental registration and education program, and the status update of the project as discussed in the mid-year review is: Commission approved rental dwelling unit registration and education program in…
Kansas Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer is on tour across the state and has been reaching out to media this week as he is likely to take over the governorship soon. Colyer spoke with KMAN via telephone during Tuesday morning’s live newscast. Colyer is next in line to be the 47th governor of Kansas after the Trump administration announced on July 27 that Gov. Sam Brownback is the president’s pick for a religious freedom ambassadorship. If the nomination is confirmed by the U.S. Senate — which is likely — Brownback would lead the Office of International Religious Freedom, which is under the…
Today’s guest on In Focus was Riley County Commissioner Marvin Rodriguez.
In a written announcement posted on K-State Today Wednesday, KSU President Richard Myers said he has accepted the resignation of K-State Provost and Senior Vice President April Mason. Mason announced her resignation Tuesday, also through a letter posted on K-State Today. Mason wrote that when former university president Kirk Schulz announced his resignation from KSU in March 2016, she was a finalist for Chancellor at University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She said she withdrew her candidacy from the Nebraska position to stay at K-State to assist an unnamed Interim President and help a yet to be determined new President. Mason said…
Freddie Jackson, 31, of Manhattan, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on Aug. 7, 2017 at approximately 2:05 PM. Jackson was arrested on four Geary County District Court warrants for probation violation. Jackson’s total bond was set at $18,100. Nicolas Blaha, 21, of Manhattan, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on Aug. 7, 2017 at approximately 4:30 PM. Blaha was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated battery. Blaha’s bond was set at $20,000.00.