SALINA — Law enforcement officers are searching for a man involved in a police chase who fled and left a child behind in the car. Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski says the chase began Thursday morning when a deputy tried to stop a car in north Salina. The ensuing chase reached speeds up to 110 mph before the vehicle went off the interstate and eventually stopped. Two men jumped out and ran into a nearby field, leaving a young boy in the car. The Salina Journal reports one of the men was quickly arrested but the other has eluded police. The child…
Author: KMAN Staff
Updated: Friday, July 15, 2016 2 p.m. Riley County commissioners have agreed on the county mill levy for the 2017 budget. Thursday afternoon the commission agreed to a mill levy of 39.034 — an increase of .767 mills from last year’s budget. A mill is $1 in tax for every $1,000 in assessed, taxable property value. While it seemed on Thursday that all three commissioners voted in favor of the budget, KMAN has learned chairman Ben Wilson actually voted against it. Riley County clerk Rich Vargo called KMAN Friday afternoon about the vote. Vargo asked if a “no” vote was heard…
PAOLA — A church pastor and longtime eastern Kansas homeless shelter director has been charged with sexually molesting a child. The Kansas City Star reports that 57-year-old Jay Preston was charged Monday in Miami County with felony aggravated indecent liberties with a child. He’s jailed on $500,000 bond. It wasn’t immediately known if he has an attorney. He had served as pastor of Grace Revolution Church of the Nazarene and president and CEO of My Father’s House in Paola. My Father’s House said in a statement that he has been placed on unpaid leave and that the charity will continue operating. It…
WICHITA — A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments in September in an appeal that could affect the voting rights of thousands of voters in Kansas, Georgia and Alabama in upcoming elections. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Thursday set a Sept. 8 hearing date in the case of a U.S. election official who without public notice required documentary proof of citizenship on a national voter registration form used by residents of the three states. The court a day earlier had set deadlines for July and early August for the parties to submit written filings. A…
Kansas State University has just been ranked first on Money Magazine’s list of best colleges in Kansas. The article notes that K-State is one of the first land-grant colleges in the nation and offers more than 250 majors and options through its nine colleges. The article also mentioned their nationally recognized programs like K-State Proud. “With campuses in Manhattan, Olathe and the polytechnic campus in Salina, as well as K-State Global Campus for distance education, K-State leads the way in Kansas by providing options in higher education that fit the needs of any student,” said Pat Bosco, vice president for student life…
A 1st Infantry Division Soldier was found dead July 8 following an apparent motorcycle accident near Vinita, Oklahoma. Pvt. Kaleb Ryan Davis, a combat engineer with the 41st Engineer Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., was on leave at the time of the incident. “Soldiers of the 1st Engineer Battalion are mourning the loss of Pvt. Davis,” said Lt. Col. Scott Miller, commander of the 1st Eng. Bn. “The battalion is prepared to support Kaleb’s family and friends during this time of passing.” Davis joined the Army in March 2015 and arrived at Fort…
Our first guest on In Focus today was Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation’s Heather Wilburn and Kim Wargo, and 2nd Brigade’s CPT Edward Alvarado. Our second guest was Steve Frazier with KAW Valley Rodeo. Our final guest was Jeff Pfannenstiel with Manhattan Association of Realtors.
A Manhattan man was taken into custody on Wednesday by the Riley County Police Department Glenn Bennett, 46, was arrested Wednesday while at the RCPD. Bennett was arrested on three counts od offense of violation of a protection order. He was given a bond of $6,000. The warrant listing these offenses originated in Saline County. A Manhattan man was arrested on Wednesday. Konrad Kelson, 22, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear. Kelson was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department. He was given a bond of $10,000. The original offense listed on this warrant was listed as burglary.…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Authorities say a Wichita, Kansas-area sheriff’s investigator was briefly hospitalized after being overcome with an unknown substance in a department evidence room. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department says the detective was processing evidence as part of a drug investigation when he opened a plastic bag and was overcome by a strong smell. The investigator then experienced sweating, slurred speech and dizziness. The department says it’s unclear what the substance is and that it’s being tested. But the federal Drug Enforcement Administration has warned law enforcement agencies about fentanyl, a synthetic opioid said to be 50 times more…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Hundreds of people have gathered in Wichita for a peaceful protest against recent fatal police shootings. TV station KWCH reports a group of about 400 people demonstrated Tuesday evening. The crowd met at a park and walked toward Interstate 135, where state troopers prevented them from accessing the highway. The group moved on and continued marching for about three hours, ending at a park around 10 p.m. Among their chants was, “Black lives matter. All lives matter.” No injuries were reported. The protest comes after the recent fatal police shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,…