Updated Friday, 10:11 p.m. A 2-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, child who was issued with an Amber Alert Friday afternoon was found safe Friday night and two suspects are in custody, according to multiple media reports. Earler: The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has issued an Amber Alert for 2-year-old Jace Brunt. He was last seen going south from 1730 S. 35th Street in Kansas City, Kansas. He’s described as having short, fuzzy hair with a pony tail on top. He was wearing pajama pants and a dark t-shirt or tank top and no shoes. According to the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office, at…
Author: KMAN Staff
TOPEKA — Corrections Secretary Joe Norwood says low pay for uniformed corrections officers is causing high turnover rates at state prisons, especially at the El Dorado Correctional Facility. Norwood disclosed Thursday that the El Dorado prison has the highest annual turnover rate for any of the state’s eight prisons at 46 percent. The figure for the entire system is 33 percent. He said during a Legislative Budget Committee meeting that 21 employees left the El Dorado prison in July. Five retired and nine took new jobs. The others moved out-of-state, had medical issues or were fired. El Dorado has seen…
Today’s guests on In Focus included Riley County Extension 4-H Agent John Jobe, along with Tuttle Creek State Park Manager Todd Lovin. Jobe: Lovin:
A full profile of the man suspected of raping 14 women in Manhattan and Lawrence has been made available to the public through kansascollegerapist.com. The website was created through a joint partnership between the Riley County and Lawrence police departments. On July 27, RCPD Director Brad Schoen and Interim Chief Anthony Brixius of the Lawrence Police Department held a press conference asking the public for help in identifying a suspect in the rapes that spanned from Oct. 2000 through Dec. 2008. Authorities believe a 2015 rape case in Manhattan may be connected. The suspect targeted female students who attended Kansas State University…
The Best of The Game https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Hr-1.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Hr-2.mp3
Riley County commissioners have a better idea on how much a new radio system will cost for police and emergency officials. Thursday morning Pat Collins, the county’s emergency management director and fire chief, told the board a new system will have a total price tag of nearly $12 million. The infrastructure costs alone are projected to be $5.8 million. A 15-year maintenance plan could cost $3.8 million. Collins told the commission some of the costs may already be taken care of, though. “We can pay for some of the consoles out of the 911 fund,” Collins said. “I think we…
Updated Thursday afternoon: An autopsy on a Fort Riley soldier found in a vehicle on I-70 earlier this week has determined his death was from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. As reported by KMAN Monday afternoon, Alejandro Jonathan Franquiz, 30, of Fort Riley was found deceased inside a vehicle parked on Interstate 70 at the Mile Marker 311 East Bound off-ramp, located at Moritz Road. A news release from Captain Brian Hornaday with the sheriff’s office indicates a deputy located the vehicle at 12:14 a.m. Monday, with Franquiz’s body inside. Franquiz was a section chief with Company B, 601st Aviation Support…
By K-State Sports and Information MANHATTAN, Kan. – Thanks to the backing of 18 returning starters, Kansas State was ranked 19th in the nation in the Preseason Amway Coaches Poll released on Thursday. It was the first time the Wildcats were ranked in the preseason coaches’ poll since checking in at No. 21 in 2014. K-State also ranked 21st in the 2012 preseason survey, while this year’s ranking is the highest since the Wildcats were 12th in 2004. Other Big 12 programs joining the Wildcats in the 2017 Preseason Amway Coaches Poll were Oklahoma (8th), Oklahoma State (11th), West Virginia…
Today’s guests on In Focus were Director of Partnerships with NBAF Marty Vanier and Governor’s Military Council Executive Director Perry Wiggins.
Officers filed a report for cruelty to animals in the 6400 block of Walnut Creek Rd., in Riley, Kansas, on Aug. 2, 2017 at approximately 9:40 AM. Officers listed Brenda Jordan, 48, of Riley, as the victim when she reported one of her cows was shot and killed and one goat was shot and injured. The total loss associated with this case is $3,500. Police ask that anyone with information contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Officers filed a report for theft (domestic related) in Ogden, Kansas, on August 3, 2017. Officers listed a 28 year old…