Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted a local law enforcement agency in a domestic battery arrest. According to a report released Thursday by the Saint George Police Department, officers were dispatched to 220 6th St in Saint George for a physical domestic disturbance in progress. While en route, officers were advised the male subject was armed with a baseball bat. The Saint George Police Department arrived within 20-seconds and upon arrival, the parties were separated and an investigation ensued. David Zarger was ultimately arrested for aggravated domestic battery and 2 warrants for probation violation. Zarger was confined in the Pottawatomie County…
Author: KMAN Staff
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Marty Vanier, Homeland Security and NBAF Director of Partnership Development Governor’s Military Council Ex. Dir. Lt. Gen. Perry Wiggins
Shawn Yaussi, 41, of Marysville, Kansas, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on February 1, 2017 at approximately 1:00 PM. Yaussi was arrested on a Marshall County District Court warrant for probation violation. Yaussi’s bond was set at $10,000.00, causing him to remain confined at the time of this report.
A state park in the Flint Hills recently received some recognition for improving health and wellness of Kansas residents. Tuttle Creek State Park was named as one of the recipients of the BlueChip award, which is a $2,500 grant awarded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and the Kansas Recreation and Park Association. Tuttle Creek is one of five entities that was recognized at a recent luncheon in Manhattan. Other recipients include the cities of Derby, Baldwin City, Lindsborg, Wellington, and Shawnee County. With its’ grant dollars, Tuttle Creek intends to purchase additional boats and paddling equipment which…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — JD Miller scored 18 points, Vladimir Brodziansky had 17 and Kenrich Williams hit two 3-pointers in overtime as TCU defeated Kansas State 86-80 on Wednesday night. Williams opened the overtime scoring with a 3-pointer and his big shot with 1:48 to play after a trey by KSU’s Xavier Sneed made it 83-77 with 1:48 to play. The Wildcats closed it to 3 with 25 seconds to go after Wesley Iwundu had a dunk and made 1 of 2 free throws on the next possession but Alex Robinson made two free throws at 15 seconds and after…
As July 1 approaches, the State of Kansas may be in a tough situation when it comes to filling its budget shortfall and funding public schools. Lew Faust, director of business services, didn’t mince any words at Wednesday night’s USD 383 board of education meeting when he updated board members on recent legislative conversations. Between delayed pension and fourth quarter extraordinary needs fund payments to Kansas school districts, USD 383 may be left pinching pennies in a few months time. There was much discussion on the funds that may be withheld in the coming months, along with some measures the state may…
When an Iranian student was asked about the 100-plus crowd that gathered on a chilly Wednesday night at K-State’s Bosco Student Plaza in a showing of solidarity against the immigration ban imposed by the executive order of President Donald Trump, she pointed to her American friends. “I love them, I really appreciate it,” she said. “This is real America, I think.” She, like approximately 63 other K-State students, is from one of the seven countries included in the Trump administration’s immigration ban that bars individuals from those nations entering the United States. “It’s terrible,” she said. “From the day they announced…
Kansas State announced the addition of 22 scholarship players to its football program on National Signing Day. The Wildcats keyed on bringing in help in the trenches, as well as in the defensive backfield. The Wildcats finished the recruiting period extremely strong, landing four-star linebacker Daniel Green and a pair of three-stars in the final hours. Green is the third Rivals 250 player K-State has landed since coach Bill Snyder came out of retirement in 2009. The last was Wildcat cornerback Duke Shelley. Four of the signees are early enrollees who are already on campus; one of them, linebacker Da’Quan…
TOPEKA — A lieutenant colonel in Kansas’ Civil Air Patrol said in a Facebook post that a state lawmaker should “swing from a tree” for introducing a bill that would undo a law allowing concealed weapons on college campuses starting in July. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Jonathan Holder affirmed he was the person who posted the message earlier this month. Holder said in the initial post that he was offended that Republican Rep. Stephanie Clayton, of Overland Park, proposed legislation that would undermine his constitutional rights. Kansas Adjutant General’s Department spokeswoman Katie Horner said the agency “does not condone the…
At 2:56 a.m. on Tuesday morning (January 31), the Manhattan Fire Department’s Engine 5 was dispatched to report of a car fire on Ledge Stone Drive. Upon arrival, the crew found a passenger vehicle on fire approximately 100 feet off the end of Ledge Stone Drive. The crew of Engine 5 was able to quickly extinguish the fire. The vehicle, a 2008 Pontiac G5, was a total loss with estimated damage of $4,500. The vehicle was unoccupied and the cause of the fire is suspected to be arson. Investigators with Manhattan Fire Department and Riley County Police Department are investigating…