MANHATTAN — Partnering firms of Workshop Architects Inc. and Bowman Bowman Novick Inc. have been selected to design the final plans for the K-State Student Union renovation at Kansas State University. The firms are expected to begin planning phases on campus later in September. The selection means the firms will continue their work on the Union project. They were selected in fall 2013 to develop a comprehensive architectural building program, conceptual design and phasing and sequencing recommendations. Workshop, led by Jan van den Kieboom, focuses on creating environments for social interaction for colleges and universities. Kieboom has led planning and…
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An Ogden man has been bound over on a number of robbery and burglary charges, following a preliminary hearing in Riley County District Court Friday morning. Timothy Holmes, 43, is now set for a September 15th arraignment. Holmes was arrested after an incident in Ogden last July, in which a man was stabbed. Another defendant, Johnny Cossey,38, also of Ogden, faces attempted first degree murder from that aspect of the case. Holmes’ charges include two counts of aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, and aggravated intimidation of a witness and/or victim.
The Riley County Police Department announced live on KMAN at 7:30 Friday morning, the launch of an online crime reporting service to community members of Manhattan and Riley County. This announcement comes on the one year anniversary of the department’s newly launched website (www.RileyCountyPolice.org). Online Crime Reporting was tested by the department over the past several months and with this launch the department stands by this efficient form of reporting to police. Not all crime reporting is accepted through the service and the department wishes to continue sending officers to crimes that contain a suspect, evidence, injuries, or an emergency of…
Riley County Police made several drug related arrests early Friday morning, at approximately 2:30 AM. Damon Brown, 39, of Junction City was arrested in the 400 block of Pierre Street for sale of methamphetamine, use of a communication device to facilitate drug transactions, conspiracy to sell methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of methamphetamine. Brown’s bond was set at $7,000. Also arrested as a result of this investigation was Stacey Stoddard, 43, of Manhattan. She was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Her bond was set at $2,000. Candy George, 46, of Manhattan was arrested at the…
(Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics) By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications Three different Wildcats reached double figures in kills, including a team-high 15 from sophomore Brooke Sassin, as the K-State volleyball team swept Arkansas 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-16) in the opening match of the Varney’s Invitational in Bramlage Coliseum. As a team, K-State (3-1) hit .429 for the match, with redshirt senior Chelsea Keating hitting a team-best .588 (11 kills, one error, 17 attempts) and Sassin checking in with a .583 clip (15 kills, one error, 24 attempts). Freshman Kylee Zumach hit .346 and had a career-high 12 kills. The…
The show went till 5:30 today. Iowa State loses a starting offensive tackle. Daniel Sams doesn’t get the starting job at McNeese State. Big 12 Teleconference audio. Full Throttle with Lyle Shepard. The NFL regular season starts tonight!
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, center, is mobbed by media as he gets into a car with his son, Bobby, right, after McDonnell and his wife, former first lady Maureen McDonnell, were convicted on multiple counts of corruption at Federal Court in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. A federal jury in Richmond convicted Bob McDonnell of 11 of the 13 counts he faced; Maureen McDonnell was convicted of nine of the 13 counts she had faced. Sentencing was scheduled for Jan. 6.
In this May 14, 2014 file photo, TV personality Joan Rivers attends A Celebration of Barbara Walters in New York. Melissa Rivers announced Thursday, Sept. 4, that her mother Joan died Thursday, in New York. Rivers was hospitalized Aug. 28, after going into cardiac arrest at a doctor’s office.
A Kansas State University student found dead in a vehicle on campus last November apparently died of a heroin overdose, and indications are he was with Gregory Melvin Haug Jr., also known as “Rory” in the time leading up to his death. An affadavit for application for a warrant disclosed by Riley County Court at KMAN’s request indicates an autopsy revealed Jordan Forbit died of morphine intoxication, commonly referred to as a heroin overdose. Haug of Olathe was arrested August 24th on charges of involuntary manslaughter, possession and conspiracy to possess heroin, and interference with law enforcement. Facts in the…
Manhattan Ogden USD 383 School Board Member, Aaron Estabrook traveled overseas years ago as part of a K-State study abroad program. Although he knew where he was headed, he had no idea the experience he would have. Listen here as Estabrook comments on his trip, and the suicide bombs he heard just blocks away from where he was staying: Aaron Estabrook