A 23-year-old woman was talked off a ledge Thursday near the railing of the spillway bridge at Tuttle Creek Lake Thursday afternoon. The incident closed traffic both ways for a period of time at the dam on K-13. According to Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat, Pottawatomie County deputies, Riley County police officers and Kansas Wildlife and Parks officials responded to the area just after 2 p.m. on Thursday. Upon arrival the woman wouldn’t leave the edge of the bridge. A Pottawatomie County detective along with a Riley County Police officer talked with her for nearly two hours and eventually were…
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Today’s show featured Mary Mertz with Riley County Farm Bureau, Willie Davila and Sara Wildin on Pet Palooza and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran of Manhattan. Mary Mertz: Manhattan PRD: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran:
Officers filed a report for burglary in the 2700 block of Amherst Dr. on Aug. 10, 2017 at approximately 12:30 PM. Officers listed Bodapati Naganarendra, 31, of Manhattan, as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect broke into his storage unit and took several items including traditional Indian clothing and Army issued hearing aids. The total loss associated with this case is approximately $6,200.00. Police ask that anyone with information contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of…
TOPEKA — The CEO of Westar says the utility and Great Plains Energy will file their new merger plan with Kansas regulators later this month. CEO Mark Ruelle says meetings will be scheduled later this year for a shareholder vote on the proposal. Ruelle updated investors Wednesday on the second plan to combine the utilities. The Kansas Corporation Commission rejected a proposal in April for the $12.2 billion sale of Westar to Great Plains. Ruelle says paperwork will be filed with state and federal entities by the end of August. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the goal is to complete the…
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.
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…