Author: KMAN Staff
Riley County District Court Judge Meryl Wilson sentenced 24-year-old Lamont Cox of Manhattan to 155 months in prison Monday afternoon for counts of rape and aggravated criminal sodomy of a 5-year-old female who is the daughter of his fiance. The crime occurred during March of this year and Cox’s bond was set at $500,000. Cox also had a son born on Aug. 2 to the mother of the victim. Cox’s defense asked for a furlough to see his son, but that was denied. A no-contact rule was lifted, though, concerning his fiance and son, should they visit him in prison.…
On today’s edition of In Focus, Dr. Brad Crauer from K-State’s College of Veterinary Medicine visited with KMAN. In later segments, Dr. James McAtee from Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center and Hope James with Cattle Baron’s Ball came on the show. Make sure you tune in at 9 a.m. every weekday to hear talk radio that keeps its’ eye on the Little Apple.
A Manhattan man is in custody and an unidentified woman was hospitalized following an early Sunday morning incident at State Lake 2 in rural Manhattan in Pottawatomie County. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Dispatcher received a 911 call shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday of an individual being struck by a vehicle at State Lake 2, on State Lake Road. Sheriff Deputies and Emergency Services responded to the area and located the female victim who was reported to have been injured. While investigating, Sheriff Deputies received information the female victim was allegedly injured by a Manhattan man, identified as Russell Mayse, 34, with…
Beginning this week, lane changes will occur on Kimball Avenue for both eastbound and westbound traffic near the Denison Avenue intersection. Eastbound traffic Both lanes of traffic will be maintained but shifted to the south to allow for a westbound truck turn lane into the NBAF construction site. This will be a temporary shift for the large number of trucks accessing the NBAF site during the next few months. Westbound traffic The two westbound lanes will be reduced to one just before the Denison Avenue intersection to facilitate the construction of a driveway on the north side of Kimball.…
Riley County Commissioners tabled a request to extend the Native Stone Scenic Byway Monday morning. During a June meeting members of the Native Stone Scenic Byway Committee and representatives from the Kansas Department of Transportation presented the concept to commissioners of extending the byway into Riley County along K-18 East to the intersection with K-177 and thence south along K-177 to the county line. County Planning and Special Projects Director Monty Wedel said there were little regulations to the extension, except for the fact billboards would be prohibited due to federal statute. While the extension would provide federal dollars and…
Dealing with solid waste is a big job–and Pottawatomie County’s Sanitarian/Landfill Supervisor is preparing a long range plan on the way the county deals with such waste. Scott Schwinn addressed County Commissioners Monday and told the group he is working on a five year plan to present to the state, which would include household waste, recycled, C& D (construction and demolition), compost, residential waste, and the way waste is transferred. A hearing will be held September 28th for the Commission to review that plan. a pre-dump day is set for October third at the county transfer station. And landfill numbers…
Fire caused an estimated $7,000 in damage to a building in the 2200 block of College Avenue. The Manhattan Fire Department responded to the reported past structure fire shortly before 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Upon arrival, crews found a three story apartment with a sprinkler activated in the kitchen of an apartment. Crews were able to quickly determine the fire was extinguished by the sprinkler system. At the time of the fire, one occupant was home in the apartment and was able to leave the residence without injury. Loss is estimated at $2000 to contents and $5000 to the structure. The owner…
A Manhattan man has been arrested on a warrant from the Department of Homeland Security. Nemesio Fermin, 26, was taken into custody by the Riley County Police Department Saturday night shortly before 10:30 while at the Riley County Police Department Law Enforcement Center. Fermin was arrested on the warrant from Homeland Security with “no bond” attached to it. At the time of this report he was no longer confined at the Riley County Jail. KMAN is attempting to get further information on this arrest from local officials with the Department of Homeland Security. ### KMAN has more information regarding an arrest we…
St. Louis County Police say a man opened fire on officers in Ferguson, Missouri late Sunday night. The officers returned fire, and the man was critically wounded.