Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Tieler Reeves, 19, of Westmoreland, Kansas on October 26, 2016, at approximately 10:00 AM. Reeves was arrested on the offense of probation violation and given a bond of $10,000.00. The original offense listed on this warrant was conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. Reeves was confined at the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. This arrest took place in the 800 block of Church Ave. in Manhattan. Jeffrey Hughes, 43, of Manhattan, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on October 27, 2016, at approximately 1:30 AM. Hughes…
Author: KMAN Staff
October sales tax numbers for the city of Manhattan were impressive and described as “good” by City Finance Director Bernie Hayen. $970,635 were collected compared to $892,303 last year at the same time. That’s still lower though than the more than one million dollars collected in October of 2013 and 2014. It’s $74,219 more than budgeted for this month. Hayen adds the October numbers actually reflect the amount collected in August. Accomodation and Food Services accounted for about two-thirds of the increase. And a payment from a cellular cable provider for $12,000 was a payment which did not appear last…
In a story Oct. 26 about a Kansas couple whose children were taken into state custody, The Associated Press reported erroneously that an appellate court found that Raymond Schwab tested positive for methamphetamine and opioids during a court-ordered blood screening last year. The court found Schwab tested positive after a urine screening. A corrected version of the story is below: TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court won’t consider the case of a couple whose children were taken into state custody. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the court Friday declined to hear the case of Raymond and Amelia Schwab, who claimed their children were…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Riley County USD 378 Supt. Cliff Williams and Blue Valley Randolph USD 384 Supt. Brady Burton Mark Claussen, CEO with Konza United Way Melissa Linenberger, Community Volunteer Leader with American Red Cross
Election day is just around the corner and Kansas State Board of Education Incumbent , Denna Horst asks voters to allow her continue to represent the Sixth District. Horst, who visited Manhattan Wednesday, is a Republican candidate from Salina, and she helped to establish a new vision for education in Kansas during her first term. If elected for a second term, Horst says she’ll strive to complete her goal of moving schools away from “teaching to the test” and start focusing on a more complete education for children in the state. “We’d been accrediting schools based on their students’ scores…
Wengui Yan, 61, of Stuttgart, Arkansas, pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to the FBI while working as a geneticist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the Dale Bumpers National Research Center in Stuttgart. Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary B. McCord and Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall of the District for Kansas made the announcement. Yan, a scientist who worked with rice, admitted Monday that he knew about plans to steal samples and send them to China. In his plea, Yan admitted that on Aug. 7, 2013, agents of U.S. Customs and Border…
Two men have been arrested in connection with a rural Havensville burglary. Eric Howard, 46, and Robert Shutts, 43, both of Topeka, were taken into custody following the investigation of an early Monday morning burglary in the 16,000 block of Highway 63 in rural Havensville. According to Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat Deputies William Cline and Chandler Imhof were checking the residential property as the address had recently been burglarized and the deputies were providing extra patrol. While checking the area, they encountered two men within an outbuilding, who were later identified as Howard and Shutts. Charges include felony burglary,…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Authorities from several agencies are investigating a higher-than-expected number of arson fires in Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 57 blazes have been intentionally set this year. That’s about 21 more than a city of Topeka’s size would expect. Topeka Fire Marshal Mike Martin says many of the arsons have occurred in an area about two miles west of the Statehouse. No one has been injured in the recent arson fires, though they have caused thousands of dollars in damage to trash bins, garages and houses. Martin says that though the incidents appear to be connected, that…
ABILENE, Kan. (AP) A Union Pacific train has derailed near a grain elevator in Abilene. Union Pacific spokeswoman Calli Hite says the derailment happened at 3:50 p.m. on Monday. No injuries were reported. Hite says the train was headed into customer facility when the 10 empty cars derailed and broke a power pole. The cause of the derailment is under investigation. According to Hite, train cars that derailed on private property will be righted by the property owner. The Salina Journal reports that Union Pacific’s main line was cleared and reopened by about 8 p.m.
SALINA, Kan. (AP) An official says two tornadoes that recently touched down in eastern Saline County caused an estimated $500,000 in damage. The Salina Journal reports that Emergency Management director Hannah Stambaugh told county commissioners about the costs during their regular meeting on Tuesday. An EF2 tornado touched down Oct. 6 just before 4:15 p.m. and stayed on the ground for a short distance. An EF3 tornado touched down near the town of Kipp around 4:20 p.m. that day, and traveled on the ground for 6.3 miles. Stambaugh says no one was injured, but a home, several outbuildings, farm implements…