A 34-year-old Ogden man faces a $5,000 bond following his warrant arrest by Riley County Police Tuesday evening. Story Stanley was taken into custody for probation violation. No further details are available at this time. ### A couple of arrests involving no bond are listed on Wednesday”s Riley County Police arrest report. Danyelle Lamb, 24, of Manhattan was taken into custody late Tuesday morning on a warrant for probation violation. And Mario Williams, 25, of Junction City was arrested early Wednesday morning on a warrant. The report does not specify the charge involved.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A subsidiary of Koch Industries Inc. has completed its acquisition of optical network device company Oplink Communications Inc. The companies announced Tuesday that Koch Optics Inc. has acquired 14,701,501 shares at a price of $24.25 per share. The deal represents about 83.8 percent of Optlink’s outstanding shares. Last month’s tender offer for all of Oplinks’ outstanding shares expired on Monday. The companies subsequently completed the merger, effective Tuesday, without a vote or meeting of Oplink’s shareholders. Oplink survives as a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Industries. Its shares ceased trading on the NASDAQ Global Market prior to…
After eight years of service as a fire supervisor, Bruce Brazzle stepped down from his position at the Pottawatomie County Fire Department. Brazzle was recently mentioned on KMAN’s InFocus for his trailblazing efforts in the recent consolidation of several different fire districts for the county. “This year is the first year we’ve gone about consolidating about seven different fire districts,” County Administrator Robert Reece mentioned, “that in itself was a long time coming, and really, Bruce Brazzle was the one who spearheaded that with various chiefs… it has really, really turned out great.” County Commission Chair Stan Hartwich also mentioned…
There’s a lot of great audio from Coach Snyder and players from today’s press conference. Many one-on-one interviews with players. Temple tramples KU last night. Get Fit to end hour one. The Miami Beach Bowl ends in a fight. You Can’t Be Serious to wrap the show.
U.S. stocks pushed further into record territory on Tuesday as the Dow Jones industrial average crossed past the 18,000-point mark for the first time.
An Atlanta airline baggage handler suspected of helping smuggle firearms onto passenger jets to New York City has been arrested by federal agents.
Manhattan has its first City Commission candidate for next spring’s election. Retired Lieutenant General Mike Dodson filed Tuesday afternoon. Dodson has twice served at Fort Riley and he is a member of the Manhattan Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Update Project Advisory Committee. He says he is running because he wants to help the city move forward to an even better future through prudent planning, sound fiscal policy and strong management.Dodson served 37 years in the Army and has worked for 10 years for Bechtel Corporation managing projects in the U-S and oversees. He also has a master’s degree in Engineering…
A hearing for a former Manhattan High School athlete accused of allegedly committing an aggravated robbery took place in Riley County court on Tuesday afternoon. 21-year-old Trey Campbell appeared from jail as the court set a preliminary hearing date of January 16th at 1 pm. Senior deputy county attorney Barry Disney asked the court for the mid January date due to some of those involved in the case being students who are currently out of town for the holiday season. Campbell is accused of using a firearm to steal marijuana from a Manhattan man in July. Judge William Malcolm reduced Campbell’s bond from $50,000 to $37,500 in light of…
In Focus guests included Cathy and her Sweet Adeline quartet performing for Pottawatomie County Commission Chair Stan Hartwich and County Administrator Robert Reece; also Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President Lyle Butler. Segment 1-Cathy’s quartet Segment 2-Stan Hartwich and Robert Reece Segment 3-Lyle Butler Segment 4-Lyle Butler
A Manhattan man was taken into custody on several counts involving revoking probation by Riley County Police. Ramiro Escamilla, 32, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department Monday. Escamilla was arrested on three counts for motion to revoke probation, with an original offense of violation of a protection order. His total bond was set at $30,000. ### A Westmoreland man already facing attempted robbery and other charges in Riley County, now also apparently faces charges in a Pottawatomie County case. Nathan Woodyard, 38, was taken into custody by Riley County Police Monday afternoon for two counts of of burglary, and four…