Pottawatomie County Commissioner Pat Weixelman updates KMAN on county news during Monday’s commissioners meeting. According to County Attorney Sherri Schuck, crime rates this year are lower than last year by 19 cases. The cases involved traffic and criminal citations. The citations were also down at Country Stampede this year. Fire Supervisor Jared Barnes said there were 98 fire reports for the previous month. The incident reports included medical, car wrecks and the actual fire reports themselves. Weixelman tells KMAN the numbers do seem high for one month but he hasn’t heard of anything unusual to cause that. Barnes also talked about…
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The Riley County Police Department Life Saving Award was presented Monday to citizen Bob Brown by Karen McCulloh, the Vice-Chair of the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Law Board. Brown saved a two year old child from a residential fire in Riley last month, which involved an explosion KMAN reported on that same day from the scene. McCulloh recounted Brown running from his residence a block away, climbing through a window, navigating to the child’s bedroom, grabbing the child and handing the child to a neighbor. The house was fully engulfed in fire within a minute of Brown exiting. The cause,…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Pottawatomie County Extension Agent Erin Tynon along with 4-H Ambassadors Jackson Fike and Justin Moser on the county fair. Todd Holmberg, McCain Auditorium Executive Director Open Phones
Fair time is just around the corner and Riley County Extension Agent Jennifer Wilson told county commissioners it’s a busy week in her office. Her office, by the way, moves to the Riley County Fairground this week in Pottorf Hall. “It’s fair week,” she said. “We already have some of the stuff in place out there, but we will get busy setting everything up this evening.” Wilson said the Riley County Fair kicks off Thursday evening with the fair parade, which will begin at Manhattan Town Center at 6 p.m. and travel through Poyntz Avenue to City Park. Wilson said…
Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder took his turn at the podium Monday as Big 12 Media Days opened in Dallas. As is the case most of the time, the Hall of Fame coach did not offer much insight regarding his team. But he did answer several questions about the quarterback position, which may be the biggest hole on K-State’s roster. “The situation is murkier now than it was in spring practice,” Snyder said. “We have four capable guys, and it will be important for us to pair them down as quickly as we can.” The Wildcats entered the spring with…
The Riley County Police Department filed a report for aggravated battery and battery in the 1000 block of Yuma Street Saturday morning at about 12:35 AM. Officers were dispatched to a report of a fight in progress and once on scene witnessed several subjects fleeing on bicycles. Police found two subjects who had received injury and both were transported for medical evaluation. Dewuan Shorter, 20, of Manhattan received injury to his hand from a folding pocket knife and Anthony Shehan, 44, of Manhattan received injury consistent with a physical altercation. After initial investigation probable cause was developed and an arrest…
CHICAGO (AP)– There is no big secret to Danny Duffy’s July success. No mechanical adjustments. Nothing like that at all. The Kansas City Royals play great defense, and Duffy is putting his fielders to work. Duffy took a shutout into the ninth inning in the longest outing of his career, and surging Kansas City beat Chris Sale and the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Sunday. “We needed him to stand up today big time, and he did,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. Duffy (4-4) was replaced by Joe Blanton after Tyler Saladino led off the ninth with his first career…
Executives from a major Japanese corporation have given an unprecedented apology to a 94-year-old U.S. prisoner of war for using American POWs for forced labor during World War II.
A world surfing competition had to be cancelled Sunday after one of the surfers was attacked by a shark. Three-time world champion Mick Fanning from Australia was struck by the shark from behind and knocked off his board. He escaped unharmed.
A Westmoreland man was arrested for attempted 2nd degree murder and aggravated battery during the early Sunday morning hours, according to a press release from the Pottowatomie County Sheriff’s Department. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call on Sunday at approximately 2:30 a.m. that someone had been shot at 110 South 4th St., in Westmoreland. A second 911 call was received and the caller reported that two individuals had been shot. Sheriff’s deputies located two individuals outside the residence, suffering from non-life threatening gunshot wounds. The suspect, 28-year old Travis Conder, was also located outside the residence, and was taken into…