A man facing child abuse charges in Geary County has waived a preliminary hearing. Cyjay Echon waived the hearing Thursday and his next court date is set for November 13th in the case. However, Echon has also been charged now with violation of a no contact order and stalking and that case was continued for status to October 27th. His bond motion was denied. The latest charges involve a no contact order with the baby in the child abuse case and mother. As KMAN reported in May, the Fort Riley soldier was taken into custody in Kansas City, Missouri in the…
Author: KMAN Staff
Unemployment numbers are down throughout the Manhattan area, with the Manhattan metro area including Riley and Pottawatomie Counties showing a 2.9 percent rate this September, compared to 3.7 the month before and 3.4 percent in September of last year. The Manhattan Metro with Junction City also shows a fairly low rate of 3.5 percent. The City of Manhattan Riley County section showed 2.7 percent. Junction City by itself had a 5.6 percent rate, which is down from 6.5 in August. Area counties’ rates also were down, with Riley County’s at 2.9, Pottawatomie at three percent, Clay at 3.2, and Geary…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Riley County Extension 4-h Youth Development Agent John Jobe Riley County Senior Service Center–Krysten McGillis, Program Coordinator David Atchison with USD 383 Ogden and Amanda Arnold Elementary; Gretchen Hartsook with Lee Elementary–30th Sixth Grade choral festival Manhattan Regional Airport Director Jesse Romo
Police in Riley County arrested Jeremy Spaur, 31, of Manhattan on October 15, 2015 at approximately 3:40 PM for the offenses of motion to revoke probation and failure to appear listed on two warrants. Original offense for these warrants were noted as being operating a vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device and use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. Spaur was given a bond of $5,500.00 and at the time of this report he was no longer confined in the Riley County Jail. ### Riley County Police have filed a report for promoting obscenity to minors…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Authorities say a man was shot to death in a moving vehicle in Wichita. According to Lt. James Espinoza, the victim and two suspects were passengers in a car being driven by a woman Thursday afternoon. Espinoza said police believe the victim was sitting in the front seat and the suspects were sitting in the back when the suspects shot the victim. The victim, whose identity has not been released, was taken to Wesley Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The suspects fled the scene, and were considered armed and extremely dangerous. They have since been…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 22-year-old man accused of threatening to storm the Sedgwick County Courthouse and kill law enforcement officers has pleaded guilty. Samuel McCrory pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of criminal threat and three counts of criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon as part of a plea agreement. He was also ordered to surrender his guns and to enter an anger management program. Prosecutors say McCrory posted the threats on July 30 on Facebook in reference to the trial of Kyler Carriker. McCrory is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 1.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Thanks to good weather and popular concerts, the Kansas State Fair this year had its highest attendance since 1995. Fair officials announced Thursday that 369,322 attended the fair in September. That beat the previous high of 361,647 in 1995. The Hutchinson News reports it’s unknown if attendance was the highest in the fair’s 102-year-history because audited attendance counts didn’t begin until 1978. Interim manager Lori Hart says this year’s popular grandstand acts helped made the concerts profitable for the first time in several years. She says pleasant, sunny and dry weather throughout the 10 days also helped…
Updated 1 p.m. Friday: KMAN was able to speak with Junction City Police Chief Tim Brown regarding the plea: BOSTON (AP) An 80-year-old man has pleaded guilty to running a massive marijuana-dealing and money-laundering operation with a Junction City connection. The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/1MGmnE6 ) Marshall Dion is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 11 after pleading guilty Thursday under an agreement with prosecutors. He faces up to seven years in prison. Police pulled Dion over for speeding in Junction City in 2013 and searched his pickup truck, finding nearly $850,000. Investigators later found $2 million in a bank…
A collaboration between the Riley County Police Department and the local Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) will bring a new look to several officers this November and benefit low income families in the community at the same time. “Hair for the Holidays” will begin on November 1, 2015 and will allow officers the opportunity to forgo shaving for 30 days, presuming they donate $100.00 to the FOP Cops ’N Kids program. Cops ’N Kids is a program that supports families in the community that cannot afford holiday presents and has been an annual program in the Manhattan and Riley County…
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said he was grateful for President Barack Obama’s plan to keep the current 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan through most of next year and 5,500 when he leaves office in 2017.