DALLAS — In a difficult and sometimes uncomfortable media day appearance, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby spent much of his time addressing the Baylor rape scandal and the future of the league. How much the league does or doesn’t know about the goings-on in Waco was more uncertain when Bowlsby finished than when he started. In his opening statement, Bowlsby praised the school for its transparency this summer. “Baylor has been very forthcoming and I don’t have any doubt that they will continue to be forthcoming,” he said. Just minutes later, however, his tune changed; he denied using the word “forthcoming” and…
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A Topeka woman was arrested on Friday Marie Berryman, 37, of Topeka was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department. Berryman was arrested on the offense of failure to appear which was listed on a warrant with “no bond.” This warrant originated in Pottawatomie County. A Junction City woman was arrested on Friday. Police also arrested Courtney Vieyra, 30, of Junction City. Vieyra was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on the offense of failure to appear which was listed on a warrant from Geary County. This warrant had a bond amount of $50,000.
DALLAS — The Big 12 Conference’s annual football media days are set to begin Monday morning and continue through Tuesday at the Omni Hotel in downtown Dallas, with half of the league’s schools meeting with members of the media on each day. It’s likely that Tuesday will be more intriguing, with title favorite Oklahoma, scandal-ridden Baylor and Kansas State all at the podium. But here is a breakdown of what to follow closely on Day 1. What does the commissioner have to say? Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby will hold an address and press conference at 9:05 a.m. to begin…
Friday’s guests on In Focus were: Riley County Extension Director Jennifer Wilson talking about the Riley County Fair Melissa Colby, Program Coordinator with Riley County Senior Service Center Linda Puntney, Advisory Board Chair, and Judy Regehr, Co-Chair of Grants Committee with Fairy Godmothers
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Latest on the shooting of law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge (all times local): 4:10 p.m. Police say there is no active shooter in Baton Rouge where three police officers were killed Sunday morning. Col. Mike Edmonson told media, “We believe that the person who shot and killed our officers that he was the person that was shot and killed at the scene. 3:45 p.m. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, responding to the police shootings Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, says there is no place in the United States for such appalling violence. In a statement…
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) told a crowd of nearly 100 people in the Manhattan Public Library Friday evening that he hates the sort of politics that seem to have taken hold in the country. Moran, who has a home in Manhattan and made his 90th stop for his town hall tour across the state so far, told the crowd he grew up as a rural Plainville kid engrossing himself in politics, but admitted it’s been difficult to hold that same youthful enthusiasm. When one member of the audience asked Moran his thoughts on his party’s presumptive presidential nominee, Donald…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office received a call Thursday from a citizen in the rural Manhattan area in Pottawatomie County describing a phone scam, according to release sent to KMAN from the sheriff’s office. The citizen reported that he had received a call from the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, informing him that he had a warrant for his arrest. The victim reported that a female voice identified herself as Kelly Smith and stated she was with the sheriff’s office. The female informed the victim that he had a warrant and instructed him to turn himself in at by 2 p.m. on Friday. The female then provided him…
An Ohio man faces a $100,000 bond following his arrest by Riley County Police Thursday. Thomas Bergener, 34, of Strasburg, Ohio was arrested at approximately 6:40 PM while at the Riley County Police Department. Bergener was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear with an original offense of possession of opiates, opium, or narcotic drugs. As Kman reported almost exactly one year ago, on July 17th of 2015, Bergener was arrested after police received complaints about an unwanted subject who was in a gas station bathroom and refusing to leave after a significant amount of time. Drug activity was suspected…
PITTSBURG — The city of Pittsburg plans to issue $6.5 million in bonds to fund construction costs for utilities at its new state-owned casino. The Joplin Globe reports that the Pittsburg City Commission approved a development agreement Tuesday that says the Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel will initially pay for necessary improvements to bring sewer and water service to the facility. It also says the city will try to issue bonds within 90 days of the improvements being completed to reimburse Kansas Crossing. The casino’s project developer, James Walker, says Kansas Crossing will pay off the bonds over about 20 years with…
WICHITA — Wichita police and community activists are inviting city residents to a community cookout this Sunday. The event “First Steps Barbecue,” will be held at McAdams Park, starting at 6 p.m. After a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest on Tuesday, police Chief Gordon Ramsay met with local activist leaders to discuss replacing a second protest planned for Sunday with the cookout. Ramsay says officers will be encouraged but not required to attend the event to interact with citizens. The police department will provide the food, with officers grilling and serving it. The department is seeking donations for the cookout.