In this edition of In Focus, Cathy Dawes is joined by Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 School Board member Pat Hudgins and Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid.
Author: KMAN Staff
Riley County Police found a 25-year-old Fort Riley man dead inside a vehicle Saturday at approximately 9:44AM. Police responded to Anneberg Park in Manhattan for the report of a deceased male inside a vehicle and located Shaun P. Covington dead inside his parked vehicle with an apparent gun shot wound. Police do not suspect any foul play and the investigation is on-going at this time. Fort Riley indicates Sgt. Shaun Covington was a signal support noncommissioned officer assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div. He arrived at Fort Riley in February…
Riley County Firefighters had another busy weekend, with a report of illegal burning on Adams street in Fairmont. Fire chief Pat Collins adds his crews also had a 70 acre fire on Roybler Road north of Randolph, a telephone pole on fire on Barton Rd near Leonardville, a 30 acre grass fire in the 10,000 block of Anderson, a 100 acre fire that burned a barn on West 60th Avenue, and a rekindle of a suspicious fire on Fancy Creek Road that burned 80 acres. A reminder the entire KMAN listening area is under a fire weather warning, with a red flag warning…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas House has given first-round approval to a bill that would give legislators more oversight of bonds or other debt for major building projects. The measure advanced Friday on a voice vote. The House expects to take final action Monday. The bill would require the Legislature to approve the debt for a project worth $25 million or more. Legislative leaders and the governor could approve smaller projects. The requirements also would cover lease-purchase agreements. The measure is a reaction to two projects without prior legislative approval. A nonprofit corporation formed by the University of Kansas is…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A woman has accepted a plea deal in a man’s shooting death on the Wichita State University campus. Eboni Fingal of Wichita pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and robbery in the August 2015 death of 23-year-old Rayan Ibrahim Baba in the parking lot of a university student dormitory. The Wichita Eagle reports Fingal was scheduled for trial Monday for first-degree murder and aggravated robbery but entered her pleas March 11. She will be sentenced April 29. Prosecutors say Fingal and Isaiah Copridge killed Baba after he contacted Fingal for sexual services she had advertised online. Baba was…
A 26-year-old Manhattan man faces several charges including rape following an arrest Saturday afternoon. Sangla Maurice Stevens was taken into custody shortly before two p.m. on charges of rape, aggravated battery, criminal threat, domestic battery, criminal restraint, and probation violation. According to RCPD’s Sunday arrest report, Stevens’ bond was set at $260,000. ### Also listed on weekend arrest reports is Alvie Ray Morton II, 45, of Manhattan for failure to appear and probation violation. Morton’s bond was set at $9,000. Morton was taken into custody at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center at 9:45 p.m. Friday night.
Update- 9:00 AM: The road was closed for roughly two hours as emergency crews responded to the scene of the accident. The KHP released the names and status of the individuals involved Friday night. The driver of a Honda Civic, named Rachel Ryan of Overland Park hit the bicyclist in the right southbound lane. The bicycle rider was Shem McConnel of Georgia, and he was taken to KU medical center for injuries. _________________________________________________ Update- 7:27 PM: Northbound K-177 at Scenic Overlook/Tutsbury Road in Riley County is now fully open. Southbound K-177 is also now open to one lane of traffic. ———————————————————————————————— Northbound/southbound K-177 at…
A Junction City man was sentenced today to more than 15 years in prison for child sex crimes, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. Samuel L. Merced, 35, was sentenced in Geary County District Court by Judge Maritza Segarra to 185 months to be served in the Kansas Department of Corrections. Merced was convicted by a jury in October 2015 of two counts of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child and one count of lewd and lascivious behavior. The convictions stemmed from crimes that occurred in May and June 2014. The case was investigated by the Junction City Police…
To accommodate more patients and visitors during the new phase of construction, beginning March 21, the Main Entrance to Via Christi Hospital will remain open until 10 p.m. A volunteer will be present at the Admissions Desk inside the Main Entrance to assist patients and visitors who arrive between 7 and 10 p.m. This change in access is a result of the ongoing construction taking place in the Emergency Room area. The hallway/corridor leading from the Emergency (South) Entrance to the main part of the hospital will be closed for approximately one month. This closure affects non-emergent patients and visitors…
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) An Arkansas City woman has been found guilty in connection to the death of her 16-month-old daughter. KAKE-TV (http://bit.ly/1pxJmcv ) reports that Lindsey Abegg pleaded guilty to aggravated endangerment of a child in the August 2015 death of Astra Abegg. She also pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine and marijuana. Police say that Astra Abegg was found dead at an Arkansas City apartment when emergency crews responded to a report of a medical emergency involving a child. The cause of the child’s death has not been released.