Shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 1517 Houston Street for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, crews found a one-story residential structure with heavy smoke and fire showing from the rear of the structure. The fire was contained within 20 minutes with a first alarm assignment. A total of 17 firefighters responded on 6 fire apparatus. No occupants were home at the time of the fire. The single family dwelling received an estimated loss of $20,000 to the structure and $15,000 to contents. The occupants of the structure are displaced at this…
Author: KMAN Staff
AP-KS–Marijuana-BallotI WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Some lawmakers and state officials are ramping up the pressure against a Wichita ballot initiative that seeks to ease penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana. But supporters of the measure are also pushing back after crashing their news conference Friday in front of the Sedgwick County courthouse. The issue is on the ballot for Tuesday’s election in Wichita. The proposed ordinance does not legalize marijuana. It makes first-time possession a criminal infraction with a $50 fine. Under state law, it is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $2,500 and a year in…
A Kansas Department of Corrections inmate with ties to Geary County is due for a public comment session and possible parole. Gilbert Mason (63) was charged with Kidnapping in 2005 and has been serving time at the El Dorado Correctional Facility in Dickinson County. Mason was also arrested in Geary County in December of 1974 and charged with with aggravated burglary, robbery and kidnapping. Public comment sessions are set for Mason’s case and several others on June 17th in Derby, June 19th at the municipal court house in Topeka and June 22nd at City Hall in Kansas City. Mason will also…
Kentucky head coach John Calipari watches a drill during a practice session for the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game Friday, April 3, 2015, in Indianapolis. Kentucky plays Wisconsin on Saturday.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrives for a news briefing at the Saadabad palace in Tehran, Iran, Friday April 3, 2015. Rouhani on Friday pledged that his nation will abide by its commitments in the nuclear agreement reached the previous day in Switzerland.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the Sunflower CASA Project in Manhattan is partaking in a “Pass the Pinwheel” social media campaign to help raise awareness for the cause. Volunteers for the organization gathered in the Riley County Courthouse Plaza on Friday, April 3 to kick off the campaign by planting a pinwheel garden. Development Coordinator Aaron Estabrook said the pinwheel has been adopted nationally as a symbol of child abuse and neglect prevention for several reasons. “You look at a pinwheel and you think about it shining in the sun,” said Estabrook. “It’s reflective and it’s bright,…
– Rock Creek baseball swept Marysville 11-1 and 13-2. Shiloh Schaake and Jackson Goodmiller each had five hits on the day. – Riley County baseball swept Chapman 14-4 and 5-0. Dalton Huey and Dalton Engle picked up wins on the mound. – Manhattan High softball split with Topeka High. They took game one 9-2 and lost game two 4-3. – Rock Creek and Wamego softball split. The Mustangs took game one 8-4 and Wamego won game two 10-8. – Manhattan tennis knocked off Junction City 9-3. The Indians won all but one of the singles matches. They split four dobules matches. -…
After one of the most decorated careers in school history, Manhattan High’s Caroline Ballard signed her letter of intent to play girls basketball at Washington University in St. Louis on Friday. Washington has one of the most accomplished college basketball coaches around in Nancy Fahey. Fahey is the only division three coach to win five national championships. She has also won 20 league titles since she started at the school in 1986. Ballard leaves Manhattan as the 4th all-time leading scorer in MHS history, and she was a part of the only senior class to ever play in the state…
A Manhattan man accused of brandishing a gun and stealing a pick-up truck this past October has waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Benjamin Abrams, 33, appeared in front of Judge Sheila Hochhauser on Friday, April 3 in connection to the aggravated robbery incident. Following his decision to waive the hearing, Judge Hochhauser set Abrams’ next court date for Monday, April 13 at 2:30 p.m.
Police in Riley County arrived at a vehicle collision in the 5000 block of Fort Riley Boulevard and found that a 1993 Mercury passenger car driven by Peter Savary, 52, of Manhattan collided with a concrete highway divider. This collision reportedly occurred immediately after Savary was cut off by an unknown vehicle traveling westbound on Fort Riley Boulevard. Savary indicates he then lost control of his vehicle resulting in a crash. Riley County EMS arrived and transported Savary to Mercy Regional Health Center for complaint of head pain. The accident was reported a little before seven Friday morning and Savary was still…