WICHITA — The family of one of three men accused of plotting to attack Somali immigrants in western Kansas says they are “extremely grateful” to law enforcement for intervening. Patrick Eugene Stein’s family issued a statement Monday through their lawyer, Dan Monnat, saying they were shocked and devastated to learn of the alleged plot. They say they do “not support discrimination of any sort and have never advocated or condoned violence as a solution to differences.” Prosecutors allege that Stein, Curtis Wayne Allen and Gavin Wayne Wright were part of an anti-Muslim, anti-government and anti-immigrant militia group called “the Crusaders” and that…
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LAWRENCE — Students at two high schools in Lawrence are being given access to free condoms at their school’s health offices. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that that the dispensers could become available as early as this week at Lawrence High School and Free State High School. Students will be able to get the condoms without parental permission as part of a partnership between the school district and the county health department. The dispensers will be installed in the bathrooms of each school’s health office, and students also will be taught how to safely and effectively use the condoms with this fall’s sexuality education…
A 55-year-old homeless man was arrested Friday. Crockett McElhaney was arrested on the offense of probation violation which was listed on a warrant from Shawnee County. He was given “no bond”. Police arrested 22-year-old Joseph McDonald, of Manhattan, Saturday. McDonald was arrested on three offenses of failure to appear which were listed on warrants with original offenses of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs as well as criminal damage to property. McDonald was given a total bond of $15,000.00. A 21-year-old female was the victim of both battery and sexual battery in Manhattan early Sunday morning. RCPD was told that…
FORT RILEY, Kansas – The 1st Infantry Division will host a joint ceremony to welcome Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin as the new “Big Red One” commanding general and to case its colors ahead of a nine-month deployment to Iraq and Kuwait. The Assumption of Command and Casing Ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Oct. 18 on Fort Riley’s Cavalry Parade Field. “I’m excited to be leading the 1st Infantry Division as we once again answer the nation’s call,” Martin said. “This is the third time I have had the opportunity to serve at and deploy from Fort Riley…
Updated 7:30 a.m. Monday: WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Three men accused of plotting to target Somali immigrants in a diverse western Kansas community, including a former Manhattan man, are to make their first federal court appearances. Gavin Wayne Wright who lived in Manhattan several years ago, as well as Curtis Wayne Allen and Patrick Eugene Stein are charged in a complaint unsealed Friday with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction. Online court records show they’re to appear Monday morning in a Wichita courtroom. The complaint says the men are members of a small militia group calling itself “the Crusaders,”…
People young and old had a chance to let their childlike curiosity shine through at Sunday afternoon’s open house at the Manhattan Fire Station. A crowd of families and community firefighters intermingled as Manhattan Fire Department put their equipment and skills on display. This marks the sixth year MFD has held such an event, and Captain Micah Hydeman indicated planning and coordinating such a large day has become a routine. This year MFD was assisted by their peers in Junction City, who brought over a trailer used to simulate a child’s bedroom in a fire situation. Hydeman says he enjoys…
NORMAN, Okla. — In the early going, it looked like history might repeat itself for Kansas State a year after an embarrassing 55-0 loss to Oklahoma. This time around, K-State fought back, but it wasn’t enough to earn a third straight win in Norman. The 19th-ranked Sooners jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead before cruising to a 38-17 victory at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. K-State quarterback Jesse Ertz was injured in the second quarter. He returned for the first play of the second half before leaving the game again, this time for good. His status is unknown. Ertz…
Before his first day overseeing the 21st Judicial District, Division 3, Judge Grant D. Bannister provided a moving speech to a crowd of what felt like a hundred spectators. Bannister’s friends, family, colleagues and fellow judges packed the courtroom in the Riley County Courthouse on Friday to welcome Bannister to his role as the newest judge in the county. Before this, Bannister served 19 years as an attorney in Manhattan with Knopp & Bannister Law Firm. Judge Meryl D. Wilson swore in Bannister after giving his advice and thoughts on the demanding shoes Bannister will now fill. “I’ve been doing everything I can…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Jason Gee, 39, of Wamego, on 2 warrants for the offense of probation violation (original offense listed as a domestic battery). He was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on October 13, 2016, at approximately 9:45 AM and at the time of this report was confined on a total bond of $25,000.00. Justin Roatch, 29, of Manhattan was arrested on October 13, 2016, at approximately 1:20 PM while in the 1500 block of Jarvis Drive. Roatch was arrested on the offenses of domestic battery, endangering a child, and driving while…
Some streets around the Kansas Statehouse are closed after a suspicious package was found on the lawn on the southwest side of the building. Capt. Andy Dean says the Capitol remains open Friday amid the investigation. Dean is the supervisor of the Capitol Police division within the Kansas Highway Patrol. He says the investigation began after a man walked came into the police department around 6:30 a.m. Friday and reported that another person had left the package on the Capitol grounds. Dean says the package appears to be a barrel with a hazardous material decal. The Topeka Police Department’s bomb…