Today’s guests on In Focus were Manhattan City Mayor Linda Morse and City Manager Ron Fehr.
Author: KMAN Staff
And Ogden man was sentenced to life in prison with a 25-year minimum for first-degree murder Monday. The Manhattan Mercury reported Monday 30-year-old Luis Aguirre was sentenced inside the Riley County District Courthouse for the murder of his son and additional 61 months for the voluntary manslaughter of his ex-girlfriend. The two died on Sept. 21, 2009. Aguirre was found guilty of murder during a 2012 trial, but the Kansas Supreme Court reversed that verdict after ruling police violated his rights during interrogation. In September 2016, Aguirre’s defense waived his right to a speedy trial.
A Colorado man pleaded guilty Monday to robbing a bank in Manhattan, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister. Kenneth Wayne Fisher, Jr., 42, formerly of Colorado Springs, Colo., pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery. Fisher admitted that on Aug. 26, 2015, he robbed Sunflower State Bank at 2710 Anderson Ave. in Manhattan. He gave a teller a note saying, “Give me the money and no tricks.” A few months after the Manhattan robbery, Fisher was arrested in California. He was extradited to Arkansas to face charges of robbing a bank in Bentonville, Ark., on…
SALINA — Kansas State University has partnered with an airline to help students who want to be pilots with tuition and job placement. The Wichita Eagle reports that the university’s Polytechnic Campus in Salina has partnered with Piedmont Airlines and its cadet program. Piedmont’s cadet program will provide the benefits to select students enrolled at the school’s professional pilot program and who have their Certified Flight Instructor rating. Accepted students will be eligible to receive tuition reimbursement once they have completed 500 hours of flight time. Ben Jaffee is the senior assistant chief flight instructor at the university. He says…
TOPEKA — Kansas says it collected $39.5 million more in taxes than it expected in March to make it the 10th consecutive month revenues were greater than anticipated. The Department of Revenue reported Monday that tax collections last month were almost $490 million when the state’s official fiscal forecast predicted $450 million. The surplus was 8.8 percent. Since the start of its current budget year July 1, the state’s tax collections have exceeded expectations by about 7 percent. The state has collected $4.8 billion in taxes so far during the fiscal year and the official estimate predicted $4.5 billion. The…
Irwin Army Community Hospital at Fort Riley invites military retirees and their family members to a Retiree Health Fair April 14 from 9 a.m. to noon. Retirees will be able to get health screenings and needed vaccinations. Team members from specialty care clinics and ancillary services will also be on hand to talk with retirees and family members to address specific health interests. Attendees will be able to learn more about nutrition, public health, the pharmacy, the Army Wellness Center, women’s health, general surgery, physical and occupational therapy. Representatives from Fort Riley’s Staff Judge Advocate office will be available to…
Officers filed a report for aggravated criminal sodomy in Manhattan on March 30, 2018. Officers listed a 14 year old female as the victim and a 14 year old male known to her as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported, no additional information will be released. Jaylin Riley, 21, of Manhattan, was arrested while in the 1100 block of Bluemont Ave. in Manhattan on March 30, 2018 at approximately 7:45 PM. Riley was arrested on offenses of distribute marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Riley was issued a total bond of $10,000.00. Riley was not confined at…
Monday’s guest was Joshua Smith. Smith is a K-State graduate, Baltimore native and Fort Riley veteran who served two tours in Iraq. He’s also the co-founder of the Little Apple Comic Expo and the news editor for the Chapman-Enterprise News-Times.
Manhattan’s three state legislators in Topeka were in the studio Friday morning: Democratic State Senator Tom Hawk, Republican State Representative Tom Phillips and Democratic State Representative Sydney Carlin.
Manhattan Area Technical College presented a free SUV to the family of Kansas National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Michael Tryon and his wife, Arlene, Friday inside the college’s automotive collision repair shop. The vehicle is a 2010 Mazda Tribute. Tryon, of Waterville, is a soldier with Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery. He recently returned from deployment to Afghanistan with the unit. He previously deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and a Multinational Force and Observers mission in Egypt. KMAN caught up with Tryon, shortly after he received the car. “This is gonna save us a lot of money,…