Wesley Iwundu became the first Kansas State men’s basketball player to be drafted in the NBA since 2008 when the Orlando Magic selected him early in the second round Thursday night in Brooklyn, NY. The Magic took the 6-foot-7 forward with the 33rd overall pick. Iwundu had a private workout with the organization last month in Orlando. Iwundu spent four years in Manhattan and was named Third Team All Big 12 after his senior season, in which he averaged 13 points, six rebounds, four assists and one steal per game. The Wildcats had not been represented on draft night since…
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Senate Republicans released a 142-page draft of their bill to eliminate much of the Affordable Care Act on Thursday morning. The measure would cut and revamp Medicaid and repeal tax increases imposed on medical industry companies to pay for expanded coverage. The law would also end the tax penalty Obama’s statute imposes on people who don’t buy insurance in effect, ending the so-called individual mandate. In a statement issued Thursday evening, Sen. Jerry Moran said he plans to vote on the measure with Kansas’ best interests in mind. “We need to make certain that the things are important to Kansans…
Milford Reservoir is one of seven lakes across Kansas which have now been placed under a blue-green algae warning by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Activities such as boating and fishing may be safe. KDHE advises against swimming in the lake, as director contact with the contaminated water could be hazardous for people. Lakes under a warning are not closed, and fish caught in Milford Reservoir are still safe to consume at this point. The department said in a release on Thursday blooms are unpredictable and potentially harmful. Other lakes under a warning include Kirwin Lake, Marion Reservoir, Sam’s Pond, Keith Sebelius Reservoir, Norton…
A Wamego man was arrested on charges related to a storage unit burglary Monday night. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a burglary in progress at a self-storage facility in the 102356 block Military Trail Road in eastern Manhattan. Deputies spoke with the victim at the scene, who caught the suspect in their unit allegedly stealing items. Using a description provided by the victim, the sheriff’s department arrested 29-year-old William Haman at State Lake 2 in western Pottawatomie county. The sheriff’s department recovered the stolen items on scene, as well as a pickup that had been reported…
Riley County commissioners approved a preliminary budget Thursday that will go to publication before a public hearing scheduled for July 10. The county projects a mill levy of 37.531 — a decrease of 1.393 mils from 2017. A mill is $1 in tax for every $1,000 in assessed, taxable property value. While it’s not known if that will hold up after final valuation is complete in November, commissioners are confident the mill levy will remain flat for 2018. This is also the first year city and county governments across the state have had to formulate their budgets with a tax…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Biosecurity Research Institute Director Stephen Higgs Pawnee Mental Health Ex. Dir. Robbin Cole
Tamie Staatz, 49, of Manhattan, was arrested in the 400 block of Fremont St. on June 21, 2017 at approximately 4:15 PM. Staatz was arrested on 3 Riley County District Court warrants and 2 Manhattan Municipal Court warrants, all for failure to appear. Staatz’s total bond was set at $18,035, causing her to remain confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for sexual battery in the northwest part of Manhattan on June 21, 2017. Officers listed a 22 year old female as the victim when she reported that a male known to her touched her without…
The Riley County Police Department Is seeking assistance from the public to locate Deshawn Lee Terry regarding an attempted homicide. RCPD authorities believe Terry may have information pertaining to the attempted homicide of Anthony Williams Jr., which occurred on June 15. As KMAN reported at that time, 29 year old Williams of Manhattan was found Thursday night in the 1,000 block of Fremont Street, with wounds consistent with being stabbed. Police say Terry also has an outstanding warrant for failure to appear. Those with information on the whereabouts of Terry, are asked to contact the Riley County Police Department at 537-2112 or call the Riley County Crimestoppers…
WICHITA — A man has been charged with raping a 7-year-old girl in a stranger’s Wichita apartment six weeks after he was freed from prison for another rape. Twenty-three-year-old Corbin Breitenbach was charged Tuesday with attempted capital murder, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated burglary. Breitenbach said little during his first appearance other than to ask his bond amount. When he was told it was $1 million, he shook his head. The Wichita Eagle reports that the registered sex offender was paroled April 28 for choking and raping a woman in 2012. Early on June 11, he’s accused of removing the…
KANSAS CITY — A Lawrence woman has been sentenced to three years of probation for forging her ex-husband’s signature on official documents and fleeing to Europe with her two daughters. Thirty-four-year-old Samantha Elmer was ordered Tuesday to serve six months home confinement as part of her sentence for aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors say Elmer used the forged documents to obtain passports for her 9- and 11-year-old daughters. Authorities say Elmer took the girls in October 2015 and boarded a flight from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago to Vienna, via Istanbul, ahead of a custody hearing and a trial on theft…