A Topeka City Councilman and his wife, both formerly from Manhattan, have been arrested following a child abuse investigation. Jonathan Schumm and his wife Allison grew up in Manhattan and didn’t become Highland Park residents until 2007. The two were arrested Thursday on aggravated battery and abuse of a child charges and four counts of endangering a child. Bond has been set at 35-thousand dollars for Jonathan Schumm and 20-thousand dollars for Allison. The couple received recognition in 2013 by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, receiving the “Angels in Adoption” award after being nominated by Senator Jerry Moran. Jonathan Schumm’s…
Author: KMAN Staff
Regional leaders met in Manhattan City Hall Thursday afternoon for their monthly joint City/County/County meeting. Representatives from the City of Manhattan and the Riley County and Pottawatomie County Commissions heard presentations that discussed transportation in the region. Gary Stith, the executive director of the Flint Hills Regional Transit Administration gave a remedial overview of what the group does while Brad Rognlie of the Kansas Department of Transportation Bureau of Structures followed suit. Meanwhile, Ann Smith, the director of the Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency, updated leaders on aTa Bus and its incredible growth. “Our ridership in fiscal year 2015, which…
New Yorkers went about Thursday as usual after ISIS released a video that appeared to threaten a suicide bomb attack on the city.
Speaker Paul Ryan says he’s mystified that President Obama is talking veto of a bill that will delay acceptance of Syrian refugees. Nancy Pelosi says the Democrats bill was a better fit designed to improve background checks.
A crisis anywhere in 2015 is a crisis everywhere — even in the Little Apple. Riley County Police Department Assistant Director told Riley County Commissioners Thursday morning that his department — like the rest of the country — is on alert as the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris, France, have put the threat of ISIS back in the global spotlight. Doehling, though, admitted the RCPD took steps just before the Paris tragedy. “It was coincidental that just shortly before the Paris incident we made a decision that we were going to do more to safeguard public events,” he said. “We…
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications Behind a stout defense, K-State swept Iowa State (25-23, 25-20, 25-18) on Wednesday in Ahearn Field House to stretch its winning streak to six, the Wildcats’ longest in Big 12 play since 2003. The Wildcats (17-8, 9-4 Big 12), who moved into third place in the conference standings with the victory, limited Iowa State (16-9, 9-5 Big 12) to a .111 hitting percentage and tallied 10.5 blocks. Over the winning streak, K-State has subdued its opponents to a .162 attacking efficiency while averaging 2.60 blocks per set. “I was very pleased with our defensive…
A Leavenworth man was sentenced in Pottawatomie County District Court Thursday to a little under a year with the Kansas Department of Corrections on felony fleeing and eluding and two assault charges. Travis Doughty, 19, was sentenced to eight months on the fleeing and eluding, with two 30 day sentences on each of the assault charges against him–to run consecutively. However Doughty was granted probation for 12 months. He was assessed costs and ordered to have no contact with the victims of the assault charges. Doughty was involved in an hour long chase and search in July, which involved several law…
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes speaks with Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President, Lyle Butler:
Riley County Police arrested a St. Mary’s woman for probation violation, with original offenses being drug-related. 27-year-old Kimberly Brazzle’s warrant was served at the Riley County Police Department. The warrant carries a bond of $30,000 and listed the original offense of use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. ### A Junction City man was taken into custody Wednesday on several offenses including aggravated battery. Randy Fetters Jr., 35, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department at approximately 10:55 AM. Fetters was arrested on a warrant from May 2015 listing the offenses of aggravated battery, criminal…
Riley County Court has released the affidavit for warrant in a second degree murder case, as requested by KMAN. The case, as earlier reported by KMAN, involves the arrest last week of Joshua Mall, 39, of Riley for second degree murder and other charges in the death of Mall’s six-year-old daughter. The affidavit indicates Riley County EMS thought they detected a pulse in six-year-old Madilyn Mall following a two vehicle accident just off Tuttle Creek Boulevard the evening of October fifth, and immediately transported her to Via Christi Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The child was suffering from apparent…