Updated 7:30 a.m. Monday: WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Three men accused of plotting to target Somali immigrants in a diverse western Kansas community, including a former Manhattan man, are to make their first federal court appearances. Gavin Wayne Wright who lived in Manhattan several years ago, as well as Curtis Wayne Allen and Patrick Eugene Stein are charged in a complaint unsealed Friday with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction. Online court records show they’re to appear Monday morning in a Wichita courtroom. The complaint says the men are members of a small militia group calling itself “the Crusaders,”…
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People young and old had a chance to let their childlike curiosity shine through at Sunday afternoon’s open house at the Manhattan Fire Station. A crowd of families and community firefighters intermingled as Manhattan Fire Department put their equipment and skills on display. This marks the sixth year MFD has held such an event, and Captain Micah Hydeman indicated planning and coordinating such a large day has become a routine. This year MFD was assisted by their peers in Junction City, who brought over a trailer used to simulate a child’s bedroom in a fire situation. Hydeman says he enjoys…
NORMAN, Okla. — In the early going, it looked like history might repeat itself for Kansas State a year after an embarrassing 55-0 loss to Oklahoma. This time around, K-State fought back, but it wasn’t enough to earn a third straight win in Norman. The 19th-ranked Sooners jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead before cruising to a 38-17 victory at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. K-State quarterback Jesse Ertz was injured in the second quarter. He returned for the first play of the second half before leaving the game again, this time for good. His status is unknown. Ertz…
Before his first day overseeing the 21st Judicial District, Division 3, Judge Grant D. Bannister provided a moving speech to a crowd of what felt like a hundred spectators. Bannister’s friends, family, colleagues and fellow judges packed the courtroom in the Riley County Courthouse on Friday to welcome Bannister to his role as the newest judge in the county. Before this, Bannister served 19 years as an attorney in Manhattan with Knopp & Bannister Law Firm. Judge Meryl D. Wilson swore in Bannister after giving his advice and thoughts on the demanding shoes Bannister will now fill. “I’ve been doing everything I can…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Jason Gee, 39, of Wamego, on 2 warrants for the offense of probation violation (original offense listed as a domestic battery). He was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on October 13, 2016, at approximately 9:45 AM and at the time of this report was confined on a total bond of $25,000.00. Justin Roatch, 29, of Manhattan was arrested on October 13, 2016, at approximately 1:20 PM while in the 1500 block of Jarvis Drive. Roatch was arrested on the offenses of domestic battery, endangering a child, and driving while…
Some streets around the Kansas Statehouse are closed after a suspicious package was found on the lawn on the southwest side of the building. Capt. Andy Dean says the Capitol remains open Friday amid the investigation. Dean is the supervisor of the Capitol Police division within the Kansas Highway Patrol. He says the investigation began after a man walked came into the police department around 6:30 a.m. Friday and reported that another person had left the package on the Capitol grounds. Dean says the package appears to be a barrel with a hazardous material decal. The Topeka Police Department’s bomb…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: U.S. Senator Pat Roberts Medicare Consultant Larry Weigel Jared Tremblay, Transportation Planning Analyst with Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization
(Big 12 Sports) – Despite all the talented newcomers and veteran leaders returning for K-State basketball this season. The Big 12 coaches don’t believe in the Wildcats. K-State has been picked to finish 9th in the Big 12 this season, according to the 2016-17 Big 12 preseason poll. For the fifth consecutive year, Kansas is the preseason choice to win the Big 12 men’s basketball regular season championship. The Jayhawks look to win their 13th straight Big 12 regular season title. They received nine first place votes. West Virginia, which fell to KU in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s…
Wamego’s USD 320 Supt. Tim Winter and Rock Creek’s USD 323 Supt. Kevin Logan: Cherokee citizen Mike Smith on MHS mascot issue: Dr. Peter K. Dorhout, Vice President for Research, Kansas State University:
Manhattan Broadcasting Company and Rocking M Media announced Friday their formal filing with the Federal Communications Commission to transfer ownership of KBLS-FM 102.5 from Rocking M Media to Manhattan Broadcasting Company. Rocking M had previously announced the agreement to acquire KBLS-FM from Alpha Media as part of a five station agreement on Wednesday October 12th. Rocking M Media President, Christopher Miller commented on the announcement, “I’m excited as part of our acquisition process to help bring ownership of KBLS-FM to a great locally focused group in Manhattan Broadcasting Company. Like Rocking M Media, Manhattan Broadcasting is a company committed to Kansas radio excellence and ownership.” Manhattan…