EDSON — The Kansas Highway Patrol says a trooper shot a man who was armed with a machete in northwest Kansas. The patrol was notified early Friday that a man standing near a vehicle on Interstate 70 in Sherman County was armed with a baseball bat or machete. A trooper found a vehicle stopped in the middle of the road about two miles east of Edson. The patrol says in a news release that the man, armed with a machete, rushed the trooper. When the man ignored commands to drop the machete, the trooper shot the suspect. The subject was…
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A driver of a pickup truck lost control of the vehicle, crashed through a sign and ended up in the backyard of a residence overturned Friday afternoon. The accident took place near the intersection of Kimball and Avery Avenue in Manhattan — just across CiCo Park and the Riley County Fairgrounds. Riley County Police Department Public Information Officer Matthew Droge told KMAN the condition of the driver is not known at this time, only that there was no fatality in the accident and that it was a single-vehicle incident. Droge did say the pickup overturned after striking either a telephone or…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for the offense of burglary to a vehicle which occurred overnight between Wednesday and Thursday. Police listed Mary McMullen, 29, of Manhattan, as the victim after her unsecured vehicle was entered by an unknown suspect(s) and items were removed. These items included a handbag, a wallet, identification, and financial cards totaling approximate loss of $727. This crime occurred in the 200 block of Highland Ridge Drive in Manhattan and currently officers are asking that anyone with information contact the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. On Thursday the RCPD filed a report for aggravated…
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ELLSWORTH — Authorities are investigating after a law enforcement officer was involved in a shooting in central Kansas. KWCH-TV reports that a Kansas Highway Patrol dispatcher says the shooting happened Thursday night along Kansas 156 between the towns of Holyrood and Ellsworth. No details were provided on who was wounded or the extent of that person’s injuries. The patrol didn’t immediately return a phone message from The Associated Press. Ellsworth County Sheriff Tracy Ploutz declined to provide details Friday morning to the AP. He referred questions to the county prosecutor, whose phone rang unanswered early Friday. The Ellsworth Police Department said on…
Editor’s note: KMAN originally reported this case as a loss for the fired K-State employee. That was incorrect. Instead, the case continues and will return to district court. A woman fired by Kansas State University after she made complaints about the ventilation system in her building will return to district court. The Kansas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals’ decision Friday, reversing the Riley County District Court’s dismissal of Rachel K. Platt v. Kansas State University. Platt, a probationary employee of the university, sued her employer alleging she was fired as a result of her potential workers compensation claims…
Movie goers will have to wait a bit longer to see the new IMAX screen at Manhattan Town Center. “We’re now hearing that it’ll be open in December,” said Lyle Butler, president/CEO of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. Butler was a guest KMAN’s “In Focus” Thursday. The new Carmike Theater was originally planned to open in early fall. When open, it will feature 13 screens including five with beverage/food options.
Students, faculty and staff at Kansas State University gathered for a discussion in Forum Hall on Wednesday afternoon. As required by state law, concealed handguns will be allowed on campus by anyone of legal age to carry. Since this law was passed in the summer of 2015, leaders at the university have been looking to implement a policy which is safe for the public and acceptable for gun carriers. The purpose of public forum was to seek input from the people who will be most affected by the new policy. Fred Guzek, faculty senate president, served as a moderator for…
TOPEKA — The Kansas Board of Regents is urging the governor and lawmakers to restore higher education funding. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the regents took the stance Wednesday unanimously and without comment. For fiscal years 2018 and 2019, their proposal calls for reinstating about $30 million per year sliced from the fiscal 2017 budget. The cuts announced in May represented a 4 percent higher education reduction. The University of Kansas and KU Medical Center lost about $10.7 million, and Kansas State University’s campuses lost about $7 million. Regents chairwoman Zoe Newton says the board is “not unaware of the straits that…