The Kansas Supreme Court has affirmed a Riley County District Court decision in the sentencing of a Manhattan man convicted of first degree murder nearly two years ago. Matthew Wilson appealed his sentence in the death of Fort Riley soldier Michael Lowery and other counts of attempted murder and aggravated battery. Wilson’s case that occurred in the early morning hours of April seventh 2013 at the University Garden apartment complex. The district court ordered Wilson to serve a hard-25 life sentence for the murder and an additional 310 months for the remaining crimes to run consecutive to his life sentence.…
Author: KMAN Staff
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says the “timing was just right” for the Legislature to take up a right-to-work bill, which could be sent to Walker as soon as next week.
Rep. John Boehner calls President Obama’s executive action on immigration a ‘violation on the constitution’ as the Senate moves forward on legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
Pottawatomie County fire and emergency crews rescued two people from a structure fire in St.Marys early Friday morning. The sheriff’s department reports at 5:15 a.m., the St Marys Fire, St Marys Police, Rossville Fire, Pottawatomie County EMS and the Pottawatomie County Sheriffs Department responded to the fire at 510 West Mission. “We had two people trapped on the upper floor in the bedroom and the neighbors heard them,” said St. Marys Fire Chief Dan Marstall. “They came over with a 12- or 15-foot step ladder and we approached and got them rescued out of the house.” Marstall added that with the help…
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler, center, joins hands with FCC Commissioners Mignon Clyburn, left, and Jessica Rosenworcel, before the start of their open hearing and vote on Net Neutrality in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. The FCC has agreed to impose strict new regulations on Internet service providers like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T. The regulatory agency voted 3-2 Thursday in favor of rules aimed at enforcing what’s called “net neutrality.” That’s the idea that service providers shouldn’t intentionally block or slow web traffic, creating paid fast lanes on the Internet.
In this image made from video posted on a social media account affiliated with the Islamic State group on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, militants take sledgehammers to an ancient artifact in the Ninevah Museum in Mosul, Iraq. The extremist group has destroyed a number of shrines –including Muslim holy sites — in order to eliminate what it views as heresy. The militants are also believed to have sold ancient artifacts on the black market in order to finance their bloody campaign across the region.
A number of Riley County department heads attended Thursday’s county commission meeting to voice their thoughts on the proposed changes with the employee position review process. This topic was discussed earlier this month, as commissioners reviewed the possibility of utilizing McGrath Consulting’s services for the position reviews. “We would be selling our positions short if we didn’t consult experts”, commented Community Corrections Director, Shelly Williams. All the department heads seemed to agree and a few others shared their thoughts. County Appraiser, Greg McHenry even recalled a time when bias about a certain employee led to his position not being reviewed…
KMAN received news of a car fire in the K-State parking garage Thursday afternoon. Early reports indicated the fire was started by an engine compartment in the car. UPDATE: 5:00 P.M. A press release was issued by Manhattan Fire Department Assistant Chief, Sam Dameron later on Thursday. MFD and Kansas State University Police were dispatched to 706 North 17th Street ,the K-State parking garage, around 12:30 that afternoon for a report of a vehicle fire. Upon arrival, crews found smoke coming from the third floor on the west side of the structure. A vehicle was found with fire coming from the…
A ribbon cutting was held Thursday for the Sears Hometown Store in Manhattan, located at 8055 East Highway 24. The Sears Hometown Stores are known for selling appliances and tools. The stores began in 2011 in Ottawa. Other locations listed in the area include Junction City, Emporia, and Lawrence.
“Nothing but good news” is the way Manhattan Finance Director Bernie Hayen describes the latest sales tax receipt numbers for the city. The amount collected in February was $1,028,934, compared to $953-thousand dollars last year at this same time. In fact that’s the most collected in February in a four year time period. The year to date numbers are $1,957,069. February numbers actually reflect about six weeks prior, which would have been mid-December through January.