A man charged in connection with a Wamego kidnapping this past May entered a plea in Pottawatomie County Court Thursday. David Rojas, 31, of Wamego, entered a plea of no contest to kidnapping and criminal discharge of a firearm and was found guilty by the court. His sentencing is set for December 14th. Rojas was arrested in Wamego after police received reports of gun fire. No one was injured. In other Pottawatomie County court news, trial dates were set for two co-defendants on aggravated robbery, battery, and felony theft charges. Joseph Charles Tonge Jr.faces a four day jury trial beginning January…
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Riley County informed Pottawatomie County officials Thursday afternoon during a monthly joint meeting between the two governments, along with the City of Manhattan, that they would not consolidate ambulance services. The meeting was held inside the Riley County Commission Chambers in Manhattan. Earlier in the day at the close of Riley County’s commission meeting, Riley County EMS and Ambulance Director David Adams told commissioners he was aware Pottawatomie County favored consolidation. “They’ve approached me twice, now, about, you know, do we want to talk about consolidating?” Adams told the board. “I’ve told them flat out, I’m against it.” On Oct.…
Today’s guest on In Focus was Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President Lyle Butler.
Today’s guests on In Focus were Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 School Board member Pat Hudgins and Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid. We also had Manhattan Area Technical College President JIm Genandt.
A man has been arrested for attempted murder in Wamego, according to a press release faxed to KMAN from the Wamego Police Department Wednesday morning. Police arrested Terry Schroeder of Wamego. He was booked into the Pottawatomie County Jail on a $1 million bond. On Oct. 13 just after 8 p.m., officers received a call in reference to a domestic situation in the 600 block of Vine Street in Wamego. Police arrived on the scene to find an unresponsive female. She was transported to a Topeka hospital with what they believed to be life threatening injuries. KMAN will have more…
TOPEKA — Kansas students’ performance on the annual state math test essentially stayed flat from 2016 to 2017, while performance on the English and language arts portion decreased slightly. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Kansas State Board of Education reviewed data Tuesday on students’ performance on the statewide assessment exams. The board says that in 2016, the percentage of students performing at what’s considered below or just meeting grade level in math was 65.5 percent. The rate was 65.8 percent in 2017. In English and language arts, a combined 58.6 percent of students in 2016 performed at or below…
TONGANOXIE — Police have released a man who was considered a person of interest after three sisters who disappeared in August from their Kansas foster home were found safe. Authorities did not release details about where the 12-, 14- and 15-year old girls were found but police said they were safe. The 48-year-old man was taken into custody in Kansas City, Missouri. Police had said the girls might be in danger if they were with him. Kansas City police released him Tuesday morning after Tonganoxie officials said they didn’t have enough evidence to charge him. KCTV5 reports police said the…
LAWRENCE — Authorities say two people have been arrested in a shooting that killed three people and wounded two others in a popular downtown area of a Kansas college town. The Lawrence Police Department said early Tuesday in a tweet that a 22-year-old is being held on suspicion of attempted second-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm. A 19-year-old is suspected of aggravated assault and battery. The shooting happened early on Oct. 1 in an area crowded with people from concerts, bars and events at the nearby University of Kansas. Police have said it stemmed from…
Budget cuts are being implemented at KSU, according to a letter posted in K-State Today Tuesday morning by Vice President for Administration and Finance Cindy Bontrager. The university, citing lower tuition revenue, will be implementing a one-time callback of $12 million from administrative and academic funds. On Sept. 29, K-State announced a Fall enrollment decrease of about 1,000 students. “Kansas State University is working to address the enrollment and budget situation,” Bontrager wrote. “As President Myers mentioned in a recent K-State Today article, the university is in the process of hiring a strategic enrollment management consultant. The consultant will review our…
Manhattan City Commission members approved a motion to allow Kansas State University to purchase the Innovation Center from the city. The university has leased the building for the last ten years. The purchase total of $5.645 million will be paid out over 15 years. The money, as Commissioner Wynn Butler explained, will return to the city’s Economic Development Fund. “It’s important to know that the money will go back into the old Economic Development Fund.” The Commission also heard from consultant Tony Peterman from the Jones Lang LaSalle research group about a potential expansion at the Manhattan Convention Center. Given…