Riley County Police Officers filed a report for burglary in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road Monday at approximately 4:05 PM. Officers listed 30 year old David Hernandez Guzman of Manhattan, as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect entered a shed on his property and took an air compressor, 5 nail guns, a compound bow, and other miscellaneous tools. The total loss associated with this case is approximately 42-hundred dollars.. Police ask anyone with information contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. A Manhattan man was arrested for probation violation. Charles Champion of Manhattan was…
Author: KMAN Staff
Farmers and ranchers affected by recent wildfires will receive some relief. U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated $6 million in aid to help farmers and ranchers affected by recent wildfires in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. “I am pleased USDA has acted swiftly to aid producers recovering from the largest wildfire in state history,” said Roberts. “For many Kansans, the impacts are devastating because the fires not only consumed livestock, grazing lands, and fencing – but in some cases, homes, machinery, and…
OVERLAND PARK — Firefighters are mopping up after a huge fire spread from a suburban Kansas City apartment complex that was under construction to more than a dozen homes. KCTV-TV reports that Overland Park Fire Department spokesman Jason Rhodes says crews have put out the fire at the multimillion-dollar CityPlace development in Overland Park. He says the crews will focus Tuesday on investigating each fire and making sure all flames have been extinguished. Firefighters battled at least 17 house fires after the fire started Monday. Rhodes says eight to ten of those homes were “significantly impacted.” Three firefighters were transported to…
WICHITA — The latest snapshot of Kansas crop conditions shows the lack of rain is hurting the state’s winter wheat crop. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that remained dry with limited precipitation in a few eastern counties this past week. The agency says 24 percent of the wheat crop is in poor to very poor condition in the state. About 38 percent is rated as fair while 36 percent is in good and 2 percent is in excellent condition. About 10 percent of the state’s wheat crop has now jointed. That is well behind the 18 percent at this…
Wildcats bow out of Big Dance with 23-11 final record Kansas State needed more than a home court advantage to beat Stanford, apparently. Looking for its first Sweet Sixteen appearance in 15 years, the No. 7 Wildcats were no match for No. 2 Stanford, who used a 13-0 run in the second quarter to grab control in a 69-48 victory Monday evening. The Cardinal (30-5) were one of the first teams K-State has faced this year that had the size and athleticism to compete with star center Bre Lewis, who picked up two fouls in the first quarter and was…
A Topeka man was sentenced Monday to 47 months in federal prison for the sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. Reginald Eugene Newman, 30, Topeka, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. In his plea, he admitted that on March 21, 2015, he and his wife, co-defendant Tiara Jade Newman, took a 17-year-old girl from Topeka to Junction City, Kan., for the purpose of prostitution. The Newmans rented two rooms at a Value Place motel in Junction City. They used one room for performing commercial sex acts and slept in the…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Flint Hills Volunteer Center/RSVP Executive Director Lori Bishop and Ava Reese on Youth Volunteer Corps Vern Henricks, President and CEO of Manhattan Community Foundation Manhattan Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes
Manhattan firefighters responded to a fire early Monday morning in the 2155 Patricia Place. The deck of a mobile home was on fire when firefighters responded shortly after 6 a.m. The fire extended inside and a near-by motorcycle was also catching fire. Manhattan Fire Deputy Chief Ryan Almes tells KMAN the fire was extinguished about 15 minutes after arrival but there was one unusual aspect –a propane bottle for a grill on the deck was discharging and making quite a racket. No injuries were involved with both occupants and a pet able to get out unharmed. Damage is estimated at…
Breanna Lewis scored 23 points, Kindred Wesemann added 16 and Kansas State used great team defense to defeat Drake, 67-54, in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday afternoon. Entering the contest, 10-seed Drake was averaging 83 points per game and had won 22 straight games. But the 7-seed Wildcats frustrated the Bulldogs with their physicality, especially Lewis in the paint. “I thought our defense was outstanding,” K-State coach Jeff Mittie said. “Our awareness was very good.” Drake (28-5) jumped out to an early 6-2 lead, but K-State led the rest of the way. The Wildcats kept their foe…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) A man originally charged with attempted capital murder of a police officer pleaded no contest to reduced charges after a jury couldn’t reach a verdict in his trial. The Salina Journal reports 36-year-old Michael Ryan, of Salina, accepted the plea Thursday to attempted voluntary manslaughter of Salina detective Crystal Hornseth. He also pleaded no contest to aggravated assault of his daughter and one of her friends, and criminal discharge of a firearm. Prosecutors say Ryan went to a home where his daughter was visiting friends. He pointed a rifle at 17-year-old and made his 15-year-old daughter go with…