Police in Riley County arrested Mouhamadou Wilane, 39, of Leonardville, Kansas on March 28, 2016 at approximately 4:30 PM while near the intersection of Madison Creek Road and Barton Road. He was arrested on the offense of distributing a controlled substance which was listed on a warrant from Riley County District Court. He was given a bond of $8,000.00 for the offense which occurred in December 2014. At the time of this report Wilane was no longer confined at the Riley County Jail. Officers with RCPD arrested Jesse Winkleman, 32, of Junction City, Kansas while at the Riley County…
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Prescribed burning is banned Monday night and all-day Tuesday in Riley County. According to the North East Kansas Regional Notification System, high winds forecast by the National Weather Service will cause unstable conditions for conducting a controlled burn.
“Wildcat Insider” on KMAN breaks down the K-State sports weekend. The baseball team has a tough time with Oklahoma State as they’re swept at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State now in the midst of a seven game losing streak and will face Omaha and Oral Roberts mid week before a weekend series at Texas Tech. Hear from former K-State football players Tre Walker and Chris Harper as both were in town recently for football camps. The NCAA Tourney is down to the Final Four with plenty of storylines taking shape heading into Houston this weekend. All that and much more on…
Riley County commissioners were briefed on state legislative issues Monday morning. Although Topeka lawmakers are on break until April 27, county counselor Clancy Holeman said there are many initiatives important to the county that will be discussed when session resumes. “Some of the most important things are probably about Senate Bill 280,” Holeman said. Holeman described the bill as a large one that includes several items, including the modifications to the state-imposed property tax lid and delinquent real property tax policy. “This whole 280 — this package of bills — is supposed to go back to conference committee, and it’s…
More road talk by Pottawatomie county Commissioners Monday, with Public Works Director Peter Clark updating the group on two major road projects. The Excel work was delayed just a bit Monday, but should start getting put in place Tuesday, after the morning rush hour. Later in the afternoon Monday, Clark indicated Bayer Construction told him they will begin the setup on Tuesday, concentrating on the westbound lanes of US-24. They will complete the remainder of the setup on Wednesday and hope to have all of the traffic control up by Wednesday night. In addition crews should have the traffic control…
LAWRENCE — Recently released Kansas Board of Regents data shows that the percentage of minority students enrolled at the state’s public colleges and universities increased 1.4 percent from the 2013-2014 academic year to the 2014-2015 academic year. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the Board of Regents heard and discussed highlights from the latest system-wide enrollment report Wednesday. The largest minority groups across the Regents system are black and Hispanic students. The percentage of Hispanic students enrolled in higher education is smaller than the percentage of Hispanic residents in Kansas, while the percentage of black students is larger than the percentage of black…
MEDICINE LODGE — Winds that have hindered firefighters trying to contain the biggest wildfire in Kansas history are forecast to increase. The National Weather Service says a strong southeast wind of 20 to 30 mph is expected to blow over the sparsely populated fire zone Monday and Tuesday. Gusts of around 40 mph are forecast both days. The blaze has consumed at least 620 square miles since it started last week in Oklahoma and spread into Kansas. While the winds could spread embers, an increase in humidity Tuesday could help firefighters. Up to 4 inches of snow that fell over the area…
In this edition of In Focus, KMAN’s Dave Lewis takes the reigns from Cathy Dawes and works the phone lines for an hour worth of community call-in and commentary.
WICHITA — The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing to begin its airworthiness certification inspection of a World War II bomber. The Wichita Eagle reports that volunteers have been putting the finishing touches on the B-29 Superfortress known as “Doc.” The nonprofit group working to restore the plane says on its website that the next step is for the FAA to perform a physical inspection. The aircraft then will be inspected during engine runs. The group will need an FAA airworthiness certificate before they can attempt a first flight of the B-29. The Wichita-built plane was finished too late to fly bombing missions…
A Fort Riley man faces a little more than five years in prison following his sentencing this Monday morning in Riley County court for involuntary manslaughter. Tierre Wall was sentenced to 61 months by Judge David Stutzman for the charge. He was also sentenced to seven months for aggravated assault, to be served concurrently. Wall’s charge involves the March 2015 shooting death of Casey Lindley, 27, in the forehead during a confrontation at the intersection of Skyway Drive and Kansas Highway 114 near Ogden. Wall maintained he acted in self defense after Lindley, his fiance and his two friends got out of…