WESTMORELAND — Pottawatomie county may budget more money for mental health care provided by Pawnee Mental Health Services. Executive director Robbin Cole suggested the county budget $35,847 toward mental health services for fiscal year 2018 at Monday’s county commission meeting. Cole described fiscal year 2016 as “the worst year in her career” as Pawnee’s administrator. Pawnee paid $12.1 million in expenses and ended the year with a $491,000 deficit. The health care provider has tried to make cuts from within, Cole said. “We’ve been pedaling as fast as we could to stay ahead,” Cole said. “This last year, the impact…
Author: KMAN Staff
The Kansas State basketball team will attempt to bulk up its frontcourt with a late transfer from Mount St. Mary’s University. Mawdo Sallah, a 6-foot-9, 235-pound forward, will join the Wildcats this summer and will have two seasons of eligibility, a source close to the program told KMAN Sunday. Sallah averaged 6.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game with Mount St. Mary’s last season. The Mountaineers won their conference title and went on to face Villanova as a 16-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Sallah scored in double figures in 10 games last season, including a career-high 14 points…
UPDATE: Officers filed a report for aggravated battery, aggravated assault, and unlawful discharge of firearm in city limits. Officers listed Lilliane Booker, 21, of Junction City, and Dameko Artis, 20, of Fort Riley, as the victims. Officers have developed a suspect in the case. None of the injuries sustained required hospitalization. The Riley County Police Department is asking for information regarding a shooting that may have happened late Saturday night in the Blue Hills Shopping Center. According to a press release from the RCPD, Riley County dispatch received a call at approximately 12:30 p.m. Sunday regarding a shooting in the 2300…
Today’s guests were state senator Tom Hawk, state representatives Sydney Carlin and Tom Phillips of Manhattan, Susie Swanson of Clay Center, and Ron Highland of Wabaunsee County.
Officers filed a report for motor vehicle theft in the 2100 block of Prairie Lea Pl. on June 16, 2017 at approximately 9:15 AM. Officers listed Michael Carson, 27, of Manhattan, as the victim when he reported that an unknown suspect took his 2006 Kawasaki Ninja 636R . The total loss associated with this case is approximately $4,000. Police ask that anyone with information contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Officers responded to a 3 vehicle injury accident at Fort Riley Blvd. and Westwood Rd. on June 16, 2017 at approximately 5:10 PM. When officers arrived on…
For those who wanted to be out and about on a blistering-hot Saturday in the Little Apple, the 5th Biennial National Festival of Breads inside the Manhattan Convention Center was the best thing since sliced… well, you know. Artisan bakers, cooks and bread aficionados filled the convention center Saturday morning and afternoon. Along with baking demonstrations, attendees were also treated to an abundance of free samples. And for those who braved the heat, outdoor barbecue presentations were also available, along with live music entertainment. For the those in the bread-baking contest circuit, it’s the Super Bowl. “This is the major…
Updated: Saturday, 6:55 a.m. New details have been released about an attempted murder investigation. Riley County Dispatch received a call at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Thursday regarding a man who fell down and was possibly injured in the 1000 block of Fremont St. EMS was dispatched to the scene, and when they arrived, found that the victim, identified as 29-year-old Anthony Williams Jr. of Manhattan, was suffering from wounds consistent with being stabbed. The Riley County Police Department responded to the scene and are working the incident as an attempted murder. RCPD has developed two suspects in this case and…
TOPEKA — Kansas officials say the state mental hospital in eastern Kansas failed to regain federal recertification after a survey in May. That means the state will continue to lose up to $1 million a month in federal funds being withheld because the hospital doesn’t meet federal standards. The government revoked Osawatomie State Hospital’s certification in December 2015, citing safety and patient care issues. Department for Aging and Disabilities Services officials said Friday they were nevertheless encouraged because the surveyors didn’t cite the hospital for the same issues that cost it certification. Instead, many of the issues dealt with the…
TOPEKA — President Donald Trump has approved a federal disaster declaration for more than two dozen Kansas counties hit by storms between April 28 and May 3. The storm dumped more than a foot of snow in some parts of western Kansas. Other counties endured strong straight-line winds and flooding during the storm. The 27 counties named in the declaration are Cherokee, Cheyenne, Crawford, Decatur, Finney, Gove, Graham, Grant, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Lane, Logan, Morton, Neosho, Norton, Rawlins, Scott, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Stanton, Stevens, Thomas, Wallace, and Wichita. The declaration allows county governments to apply for public assistance funds…
The Kansas Court of Appeals has ruled on a couple of Riley County cases, with one reversed and remanded and another affirmed. One involves an aggravated criminal sodomy case from 2012 and the other an attempted murder case. The appeal from Ziad Khali-Alsalaami, with a conviction of two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, was the case that was reversed. The court of appeals Friday indicated it was a unanimous ruling , and that the appellant’s attorney, or defense attorney at the time of the trial, committed errors during his representation of Ziad. Six errors were listed in the 34 page…