Officers with the Riley County Police Department are investigating a report of rape in the city limits of Manhattan which occurred the evening of Oct. 9. Police found that a 19-year-old female was touched inappropriately by a male suspect who is approximately 24-years-old. Police continue to investigate this incident and at the time of this report no further information was available to release. Ramon Fewell, 51, of Manhattan, was arrested while in the 100 block of Courthouse Plaza in Manhattan on Tuesday at approximately 12:15 p.m. He was arrested on a warrant for the offense of violation of bond with…
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A Manhattan man charged with aggravated sodomy now faces a November 23rd court appearance, following activity in Riley County District Court earlier this week. Jase Stanton, 29, who was originally set for arraignment Monday now is set for arraignment November 23rd. As earlier reported during a preliminary hearing, three men identified as Fort Riley soldiers testified regarding the June seventh incident, when they indicated they met Stanton at a Manhattan bar. The men indicated they went to his home where he had promised there would be women, but passed out after consuming part of a mixed drink made by Stanton.…
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP)– Alex Gordon hit a tying home run with one out in the ninth inning, Eric Hosmer hit a sacrifice fly against Bartolo Colon in the 14th and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets 5-4 Tuesday night in the longest opener in World Series history. Making his Series debut at age 42, Colon escaped a bases-loaded jam in the 12th, then got out of trouble again after allowing a leadoff hit in the 13th. Alcides Escobar, who hit an inside-the-park home run on Matt Harvey’s first pitch of the night, reached leading off the 14th…
City of Manhattan Administration hit the ground running on Tuesday night, presenting their desire to form a steering committee to City Commissioners, during a work session. Director of Public Works, Robert Ott spoke to commissioners in what was largely a refresher course in issues of street maintenance, previously presented to the city commission in April. City Administration is seeking the assembly of a steering committee that will help to develop the wording of a potential 2016 ballot measure regarding a 0.2% sales tax increase, for the funding of additional pavement management and street maintenance throughout the city. Ott says the…
Fort Riley will welcome a new deputy commanding officer Friday. The following statement was released by Fort Riley’s Division of Public Affairs: FORT RILEY, Kan. – The 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley will officially welcome Col. (promotable) Patrick D. Frank, the division’s deputy commanding officer for support, during a Victory with Honors ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 30. The ceremony, which will include the 1st Infantry Division Band, the Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard and the firing of ceremonial cannons, will take place in Fort Riley’s Victory Park. Frank assumed duties as the deputy commanding officer on Sept. 8.…
South Carolina’s NAACP president says the civil rights group is deeply concerned with the aggressive nature of an officer’s arrest of a female student and he believes race played a role in the arrest
House Republican leaders on Tuesday pushed toward a vote on a two-year budget deal despite conservative opposition, relying on the backing of Democrats for the far-reaching pact struck with President Barack Obama.
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes spoke with Pottawatomie County’s new Public Works Director Peter Clark, Commission Chair Pat Weixelman, Administrator Robert Reece, Health Dir. Leslie Campbell: Also on In Focus were Dr. Greg Aldrich, Resarch Associate Professor and Pet Food Program Coordinator with K-State’s Department of Grain Science and Industry; Richard Potter, Director of K-State’s Office of Corporate Engagement; Trent Armbrust, Dir. of Business Development and Strategic Initiatives with Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce–regarding National Petfood Innovation Workshop:
TOPEKA — A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Topeka man charged after an explosion in his car severely injured his 4-year-old son. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Jacob Daniel Schell faces charges including aggravated battery of the child and criminal use of explosives stemming from the July 2014 incident. Court records show his son was injured when a sack containing explosives blew up in his lap. The child sustained serious injuries to his leg and severe burns to 40 percent of his body. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for January when the judge will decide if the defendant…
DODGE CITY — A federal lawsuit that’s part of a push by advocacy groups claims Dodge City imprisons people who can’t afford to pay bond fees. The Hutchinson News reports the lawsuit was filed in federal court in Kansas City, Kan., by Washington-based Equal Justice Under Law on behalf of Lawrence J. Martinez. The lawsuit says Dodge City seeks to jail poor residents who “cannot pay an arbitrary amount of money.” Similar lawsuits were filed last week in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Missouri. All accuse court systems of ignoring U.S. Supreme Court decisions that say courts must determine whether people…