Richard Tilton, 43, was convicted of one count of aggravated indecent liberties of a child under 13 and 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child in May of this year. On Wednesday, Tilton received the maximum sentence of life in prison plus 73 months, as well as lifetime parole and electronic monitoring if he is ever released from the Department of Corrections. After a mandatory term of 25 years, Tilton will go in front of a parole board to determine whether or not he is eligible for parole. The Geary County Attorney’s Office, Riley County Attorney’s Office, Dickinson County Attorney’s…
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Captain Robert Melton of Kansas City, Kansas was shot and killed Tuesday while approaching the suspect of an earlier shooting in the area. Capt. Melton was not only a seasoned officer of the Kansas City Police Department, but was also a retired Captain in the Kansas Army National Guard. Melton first enlisted into the Kansas Army National Guard in 1986, commissioned as an officer in 1997, and retired from the service in 2012. During his 26 years of service, Melton served on Fort Leavenworth as part of Operation Noble Eagle in 2003, Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2006 to 2007, and Operation Enduring…
Kansas State University Police and emergency personnel from the Manhattan Fire Department and Riley County EMS responded to the Seaton Hall construction site on the Manhattan campus for a workplace accident shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday. A male worker was injured after a fall at the construction site. He was taken to Manhattan’s Via Christi Hospital. Members of the K-State Environmental Health and Safety team also responded. The accident is under investigation.
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes visits with Manhattan/Ogden’s new Executive Director of Teaching and Learning Lacee Sell and USD 383 School Board Vice-President Pat Hudgins: https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/0720-IF-383-2.mp3 Also on In Focus, Cathy visits with Manhattan Christian College President Kevin Ingram: https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/0720-IF-MCC-1.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/0720-IF-MCC-2.mp3
The 2016 Solar Car Challenge makes a stop in Manhattan for the day. High School students from all over the country have been making their way from state to state in these solar powered cars they built themselves. As drive to their destination Minneapolis, Minnesota, the students made a pit stop to work on their cars and talk to the media. One student from the Iron Lions team from Greenville, Texas, Anakin Settle, said that they have completed over 140 miles in their car. The Solar Car Challenge was designed to help students see the advantages of renewable energy and…
The Wamego City Commission heard the results of the 2015 audit at Tuesday’s meeting. City Manager Merl Page introduced Reece and Novelly’s Michele Morton, who went over the 2015 audit for the City of Wamego. According to Morton, the audit showed no unmodified opinions and no major changes in the City’s cash position from last year. In the auditor’s notes, Morton said there were no non-compliance issues and no deficiencies. However, the auditors did suggest some procedural changes in the Police Department, Library and Fire Department. Those changes included cross-training of staff, training in accounting and internal controls for an…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for arson in the 600 block of Kearney Street on Wednesday at approximately 4:30 AM. Police on scene found a roll off construction dumpster had been set on fire cause approximately $500 worth of damage. The fire was set by an unknown subject(s) and police are asking anything with information to contact the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Manhattan Fire Department extinguished the flames with no damage to surrounding structures.
“Once this ordinance is approved, the battle is not over, because while we can come up here and pass an ordinance for accommodation, we can’t pass an ordinance for acceptance. Culture change is slow, but it changes with good education and dialogue. So I would just ask all those of you who have participated so well and so far to think about how we go about bringing everybody along in a way that needs to be happening and in a way that is comfortable for everybody.” – Mike Dodson, Manhattan City Commissioner The first reading of anti-discrimination ordinance was approved…
TOPEKA — The 21st Judicial District Nominating Commission sent the names of three candidates for district court judge to Gov. Sam Brownback, who has 60 days to decide who will fill a vacancy created when Riley County Judge David L. Stutzman stepped down June 3 to accept a senior judge assignment. The three candidates are: Grant Bannister of Manhattan, who is a law partner with Knopp & Bannister, P.A. Kendra Spaeth Lewison of Manhattan, who is assistant county attorney with the Riley County Attorney’s Office. Phylemon Chuen-Man Yau of Manhattan, who is a public defender with the North Central Regional Office of the State Board of…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Latest on the shooting of a police officer in Kansas City, Kansas (all times local): 5:20 p.m. A spokesman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says the agency has about 20 agents on the scene of a fatal shooting of a Kansas City, Kansas, officer. Spokesman John Ham said the ATF will provide help with ballistics if required, but are currently assisting with the investigation. Ham also called it a “large crime scene.” Authorities say 46-year-old Capt. Robert Melton was shot multiple times in his vehicle on Tuesday afternoon when…