A General Order regarding body-worn cameras was approved by the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency at its Law Board meeting Monday. Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen reminded the group there are two vastly different opinions about how much should be recorded by law enforcement officers, from those who believe cops should record everything they do to the opposite or more civil libertarian view. But the director feels his group has drafted a policy that comes somewhere between those two views. Only a few questions were asked, with Board Member Karen McCulloh wondering about storage. RCPD Captain Tim Hegarty responded…
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As KMAN has previously reported, a work site accident took place Monday morning shortly after 10:30 at the construction site of the new KSU Foundation building and K-State Office Park, located at 1800 Kimball Ave.An employee of the steel erection subcontractor, Ferco, was injured and transported for medical treatment. Preliminary reports indicate that the employee’s injuries are not life threatening.Vice President of GE Johnson Construction Co., Justin Cooper, said both emergency medical personnel and K-State Occupational Safety and Health representatives responded quickly to the incident, and that a full investigation is underway by GE Johnson / Hutton, A Joint Venture and its…
In an effort to accurately assess the health and wellness needs of Pottawatomie County, Health Director Leslie Campbell enlisted the help of Project Coordinator for the Riley County Senior Service Center Debbie Nuss and Konza United Way to survey local residents on a variety of quality-of-life issues. The findings were presented to the Pottawatomie County Commissioners during their weekly meeting on Monday, April 20. “This assessment was just completed about a month ago,” said Nuss. “It was the result of a year-long project where we asked the residents of Pottawatomie County to take a survey and give us their input regarding what they…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Flint Hills Discovery Center Marketing Coordinator, Megan Berry; Asst. Professor and Meat Extension Specialist with Kansas State University’s Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Dr. Travis O’Quinn; and Manhattan Bicycle Coordinator, Joey Lightner and Bicycle Advisory Committee member, Dave Colburn. Megan Berry-segment 1 Travis O’Quinn-segment 1 Lightner and Colburn-segment 1 Lightner and Colburn-segment 2
A Manhattan man currently facing three felony level charges appeared in Riley County District Court Monday afternoon for his arraignment . Christopher Hudgins stood alongside his attorney, Thomas Addair, who stated he was still in negotiations on the matter to get it worked out. Chief Judge Meryl Wilson chose to move the arraignment date further down the road in order to allow for additional time to reach a plea agreement. The arraignment was moved to May 18th at 2:30 p.m. Wilson also commented it was the second time he has moved the date and he “wants to get it taken care…
A 33-year-old Leonardville man faces a variety of drug-related charges following his arrest Saturday morning. According to Monday’s Riley County Police activity report, Bryce Williams was taken into custody at the intersection of Bala Road and Jenkins Road in Riley County. The arrest took place at approximately 3:15 AM Saturday. Williams’ charges include possession of methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $12,000. ### A Manhattan woman faces a $10,000 bond following her arrest Friday afternoon. Monday’s arrest report indicates Ra’Dsa Herbert, 22, was taken into custody in the 300 block of North Park in Ogden on a warrant…
Police in Riley County will be participating in a traffic enforcement project on April 21, 2015 as well as April 23rd and April 28th. This enforcement project will be focused around the Riley County High School area in northern Riley County. RCPD will join other Kansas law enforcement agencies around the state in this project. In 2014, 34 teens in Kansas lost their lives due to car crashes; 63% of those teens were not properly restrained. Through education law enforcement hopes to help reduce the amount of unrestrained vehicle occupants. The Kansas Department of Transportation created this SAFE…
A strong undersea earthquake struck between Taiwan and southern Japan on Monday, sparking a house fire that killed a person outside of Taiwan’s capital.
Powerful storms overturned train cars in southeast Alabama, and also downed trees and flooded roads in communities across the state.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– The Kansas City Royals overcame five ejections to beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 Sunday behind Kendrys Morales’ tiebreaking, two-run double in a three-run eighth inning. Royals manager Ned Yost and pitching coach Dave Eiland were ejected in the first inning after Lorenzo Cain was hit by a Scott Kazmir pitch and both teams were issued a warning by plate umpire Greg Gibson. After the warning was issued Sunday, Yost came out to argue and was immediately ejected by Gibson. In the eighth inning, Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera was tossed after throwing behind Brett Lawrie. Bench coach…