Kaywaun Washington, Rasheem Wilson, and Ortegas Tune were in Riley County court on Monday afternoon in connection with charges associated with an alleged incident that occurred in Manhattan involving firearms, kidnapping, and a burglary of a local Manhattan man’s residence. According to police reports in October the trio were involved in an incident that included kidnapping two Manhattan women at gunpoint, and using them as bait to kidnap and rob a Manhattan man. All three will be tried separately in Riley County court. On Wednesday 25-year-old Kaywaun Washington was arraigned, and was set to appear for his next status hearing on…
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Sales tax numbers for the city of Manhattan show a 2.3 percent increase for yearly numbers, but are down slightly for the December tax reports. City Finance Director Bernie Hayen says retail sales “remained strong,” although he says there were no particular variations or notable declines to report. The December numbers were $863,570, compared to $887,567 in December of 2013. The year-round totals though show about 10,723,686 compared to $10,484,185 last year. A reminder the December numbers generally reflect November.
By an announcement made on his Twitter account, KSU safety Travis Green let the Wildcat Nation know that he is officially transferring from K-State. The junior and former Iowa Western Community College transfer said… I will not be attending Kansas State for 2015 season, i will be going to another school to finish my last year.— Travis Green (@OBoy_NationPC) December 29, 2014 Green played in four games this season. Recording 19 tackles and two interceptions. Both picks came in the win against Texas Tech. In that same game he would also suffer a season ending knee injury. Thanks for all…
A Junction City resident was arrested by the Riley County Police on Sunday afternoon for driving with a suspended license. 37-year-old Leslie Thomas was arrested at 2 p.m. for the previously mentioned charge, and for habitual violation of operating a vehicle unlawfully. Thomas’s bond is set at $5,000. A Manhattan man was arrested by Riley County police on December 26th for an outstanding warrant. in a recent report released by the police, 19-year-old Daeshawn Bryant was arrested at approximately 2 pm last Friday for a warrant from the US Marshal Service through the United States District Court. The reported offense…
Dozens of the people rescued from a burning Greek ferry in the Adriatic Sea have reached dry land. Dozens more were still trapped on Monday morning.
Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which an AirAsia jet carrying 162 people disappeared on Sunday. A top search official says the plane is likely ‘at the bottom of the sea.’
Jason Carter’s basket as time expired completed an improbable comeback as Texas Southern which entered Sunday’s game against Kansas State with just two wins on the season won its second road contest in nine days against a Power Five Conference opponent with a 58-56 victory before a shocked crowd at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats jumped out to a 9-0 lead to start the game with Marcus Foster leading the way with five points which included a slam dunk. Kansas State extended the lead to 15-5 before the Tigers led by former Indiana coach Mike Davis started to chip away cutting…
Anxious people gathered at Surabaya’s Juanda airport after an AirAsia airlines plane with 162 people aboard lost contact with ground control on Sunday after takeoff from Indonesia on the way to Singapore.
A Junction City woman was arrested by Riley County Police early Sunday morning for failure to appear in court. Marion Robinson, 32, was taken into custody on the 1300 block of Fremont Street in Manhattan at approximately 12:30 a.m. According to police reports Robinson was placed under arrest for the failure to appear warrant, and driving with a suspended license. Robinson’s bond is set at $7,500.
The United States and NATO formally ended their war in Afghanistan on Sunday with a ceremony at their military headquarters in Kabul.