Author: KMAN Staff
Tucker Lamore, 21, of Clay Center, was arrested on July 26, 2024, at approximately 2:21 AM. Lamore was arrested on the probable cause offenses of aggravated battery, driving under the influence of drugs/alcohol, and reckless driving. Total bond was set at $12,000. Lamore was confined at the time of this report. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.
News Radio KMAN’s Steven Shaffur sits down with RCPD director Brian Peete and Pawnee Mental Health CEO Michael Rezkalla to discussion local business and updates from their respective organizations. RCPD: 00:00 – 22:32 Pawnee: 22:33 – 44:55
Laynie Perez, 18, of Manhattan, was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for attempted aggravated robbery and aggravated assault. Total bond was set at $25,000. The apprehension stems from an incident that occurred in April of this year where a female was shot in the abdomen in Manhattan, Kansas. Perez was confined at the time of this report. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.
An early morning accident on I-70 in Dickinson County Wednesday left a Herington man injured. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports a 2023 International semi driven by Travis P. Williams, of Wellington, was westbound on Interstate 70 one and one half miles west of Fair Road when it rear-ended a 2011 Chevy Cruze driven by 19-year old Koy E Mueller, who was stopped in the right lane. EMS transported Mueller to Wesley Medical Center. Williams was not injured.
Residents of Pottawatomie County are advised that landowners in the area have observed the presence of blue-green algae in their privately-owned ponds. Conditions may be favorable for other algae blooms to form in ponds on nearby properties, and this can be dangerous for both humans, livestock and pets. If a landowner suspects that blue-green algae is present in a pond, the best thing to do is to stay out of the water, and to prevent livestock, pets and children from entering the infected water. This includes skin contact with the water, drinking affected water, or, in the case of animals,…
The Geary County Schools USD 475 Board of Education recently approved the hiring of Amanda Cunningham and Lisa Ledbetter to assistant principal positions within the district for the 2024-25 school year. Cunningham will take over as an assistant principal at Seitz Elementary during the 2024-25 school year after teaching fifth grade for the Dragons this past school year. Ledbetter will be an assistant principal this fall after moving to USD 475 from Virginia where she worked as a mathematics tutor at Fairfax County Public Schools in 2024.
Riley County police were investigating the theft of outdoor equipment from a Manhattan business. The theft was reported around 7:22 p.m. Tuesday from the Bomgaars store at 427 Hummels Place. Riley County police said two unknown people left the establishment with two chainsaws and one weed eater without paying for them. The total estimated loss associated with this report was $1,030. Anyone with information may call Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers
Segment 1: USD 378 Riley County superintendent Erin Oliver Segment 2: USD 384 Blue Valley Randolph superintendent Rex Boley Segment 3: USD 475 Junction City communications coordinator Matthew Hoover Segment 4: Justin Befort and Rick Berry from the Manhattan Fire Department to discuss Furniture Amnesty Day and department updates