The Geary County Sheriff’s Office and Junction City EMS responded to a call earlier this week for a reported gunshot wound at the 3800 block of K-157. However upon arrival to the scene, deputies discovered inconsistencies with the original report. After further investigation, the Sheriff’s office Investigations Division revealed that the victim, Mark Ayers, 25, sustained major injuries to his lower extremities as a result of a blast made by a home-made explosive device. Ayers was transported by Life Star to the Salina Regional Health Center. The officers arrested Scott Wayne Aldrich, Jr., 28, for aggravated battery and criminal use…
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A drug-related arrest is listed in a separate news release and report on this website. ### A report for theft of a motor vehicle was filed in the 3700 block of Pillsbury Drive in Manhattan Wednesday at approximately 2:10 PM by officers with the Riley County Police Department. Police found that a Dodge 2500 truck and craftsman tools belonging to Jonathan Hochreiter, 34, of Farley, Missouri was removed from the area of Scenic Overlook without permission. The vehicle was locked and did not contain keys at the time of this crime. Anyone with information on this theft is encouraged to…
At approximately 3 a.m. Thursday, the Manhattan Fire Departmentwas dispatched to 608 Fremont Street for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, crews found a three story residential structure with light smoke showing from the roof and a fire located in a second floor bathroom. The fire reached a second alarm before it was contained within 20 minutes. A total of 24 firefighters responded on 8 fire apparatus. There were four occupants in the single family structure at the time of the fire and they were able to exit the structure along with their three dogs without injury prior…
President Barack Obama vetoed a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill Thursday in a rebuke to congressional Republicans, and insisted they send him a better version that doesn’t tie his hands on some of his top priorities.
Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton described the night of the Benghazi attack as she came face-to-face Thursday with the Republican-led special investigation of the 2012 violence in Libya.
Riley County Health Department Director Brenda Nickel will be stepping down in December. County commissioner approved the paper work during Thursday morning’s meeting. Nickel, who has 40 acres of land with her husband near the Emporia area, will move back there and take a newly-created risk management director position with the Flint Hills Community Health Center in Emporia, which is a federally-qualified health center. Commissioner Robert Boyd said Nickel, who took over the lead at RCHD in 2013, will be missed. “I can’t stress how much she’s made a significant improvement in that health department and what kind of problems…
Detectives with the Riley County Police Department Special Investigations Unit made an arrest related to the possession and distribution of illegal narcotics on October 21, 2015 at approximately 2:40 PM. This arrest stemmed from an investigation that led to a search warrant which was executed at 10919 Lakeside Drive in Riley County. Jason Ludecke, 37, of Manhattan was arrested for the offenses of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of amphetamine/dextroamphetamine, possession of diazepam, possession of alprazolam, possession of acetaminophen propoxyphene, possession of vyvanse, possession of lorazepam, possession of carisoprodol, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia (felony),…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State John Kerry met in Berlin on Thursday. Both spoke about the importance of ending violence and incitement in the Middle East.
Authorities west of Cleveland say a man with a rifle took two firefighters hostage on Wednesday night, when they responded to a fire. The hostages were freed and the man was taken into custody after about two hours.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas congressman Tim Huelskamp is resisting Paul Ryan’s appeals for GOP lawmakers to rally behind him as House speaker and questions the Wisconsin Republican’s interest in the job. Huelskamp, who continues to comment on national news including KMAN’s own CBS news, said Wednesday that conditions Ryan has outlined for taking the job leaves the impression with him that Ryan doesn’t really want to be speaker. Huelskamp, who just last week visited Leonardville in a Town Hall meeting covered by KMAN, is a tea party favorite who represents the 1st District of western and central Kansas, including Manhattan and…