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…
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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.
SALINA — Law enforcement officers are searching for a man involved in a police chase who fled and left a child behind in the car. Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski says the chase began Thursday morning when a deputy tried to stop a car in north Salina. The ensuing chase reached speeds up to 110 mph before the vehicle went off the interstate and eventually stopped. Two men jumped out and ran into a nearby field, leaving a young boy in the car. The Salina Journal reports one of the men was quickly arrested but the other has eluded police. The child…
Updated: Friday, July 15, 2016 2 p.m. Riley County commissioners have agreed on the county mill levy for the 2017 budget. Thursday afternoon the commission agreed to a mill levy of 39.034 — an increase of .767 mills from last year’s budget. A mill is $1 in tax for every $1,000 in assessed, taxable property value. While it seemed on Thursday that all three commissioners voted in favor of the budget, KMAN has learned chairman Ben Wilson actually voted against it. Riley County clerk Rich Vargo called KMAN Friday afternoon about the vote. Vargo asked if a “no” vote was heard…
PAOLA — A church pastor and longtime eastern Kansas homeless shelter director has been charged with sexually molesting a child. The Kansas City Star reports that 57-year-old Jay Preston was charged Monday in Miami County with felony aggravated indecent liberties with a child. He’s jailed on $500,000 bond. It wasn’t immediately known if he has an attorney. He had served as pastor of Grace Revolution Church of the Nazarene and president and CEO of My Father’s House in Paola. My Father’s House said in a statement that he has been placed on unpaid leave and that the charity will continue operating. It…
WICHITA — A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments in September in an appeal that could affect the voting rights of thousands of voters in Kansas, Georgia and Alabama in upcoming elections. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Thursday set a Sept. 8 hearing date in the case of a U.S. election official who without public notice required documentary proof of citizenship on a national voter registration form used by residents of the three states. The court a day earlier had set deadlines for July and early August for the parties to submit written filings. A…