Author: KMAN Staff

A Chapman, Kansas man is behind bars in the Riley County Jail after being arrested Friday for white-collar crimes committed at Valley Metals recycling center in Junction City. Armando Garza Gonzalez was arrested at 9:30 a.m. in the 2400 block of S. Milford Lake Rd. on 3 counts each of forgery, theft by deception, and giving false information. The 42-year-old Gonzalez is being held on a total bond of $12,000 and was still confined in the RCJ as of Saturday.

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The 11-year NBA veteran is leading 3’s Company to the BIG3 Championship MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Former K-State All-American Michael Beasley was named the 2024 BIG3 Most Valuable Player by league players and coaches on Friday afternoon (August 16). The BIG3 is a 12-team, 3-on-3 basketball league that was founded by hip-hop musician and actor Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz in 2017. Rosters include both former NBA and international players in a variation of 3-on-3 basketball seen in FIBA and the Olympics. Beasley is averaging 21.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists for 3’s Company (6-2), which includes former Kansas star Mario Chalmers. Beasley…

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Manhattan city commissioners will set the 2025 budget and mill levy rate at their weekly meeting Tuesday evening. The commission last month approved a maximum levy increase of 52.929 mills, though members said they might lower it. That mill levy, if passed, would exceed the revenue-neutral rate, which is the rate at which the city would generate the same property tax revenue as the previous year using the current year’s assessed valuation. The full story can view found at the mercury.com

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BY  MITCH STACY CINCINNATI (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. homered, doubled and singled to boost his major league-leading average to .352, Michael Lorenzen pitched into the sixth inning to get his first win since being traded and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 in the opener of an interleague series on Friday night. Witt, the Royals’ All-Star shortstop, hit a four-seam fastball from Nick Martinez 430 feet into the upper deck for his 25th homer in the fourth inning. He doubled and scored on a fielder’s choice in the sixth and had an infield single in the seventh.…

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Governor Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach issued a bipartisan letter on Friday to Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen expressing their objection to Nebraska’s proposed Platte-Republican interbasin transfer. The transfer is currently under consideration by Nebraska’s Department of Natural Resources, and would allow invasive carp species to enter Harlan County Reservoir in Nebraska and Lovewell and Milford Reservoirs in Kansas. These fish have been known to cause devastating economic and ecological consequences to river basins around the country, harming native species, sport fishing, commercial fishing, and recreational boating wherever they are introduced. “As an avid fisherman, I’m one of thousands…

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Update (8/16/24) @ 6:20 p.m. – In a letter sent out to parents, USD 383 officials said that the 14-year-old moved aggressively towards two male staff members and attacked them with scissors. RCPD and EMS were then called to Manhattan High where they quickly arrested the suspect and provided aid to the injured men, aged 73 and 41. The two male staff members suffered minor injuries that did not require them to go to a hospital, and will return to work at the school. The juvenile did not attempt to attack any students, and no other information about the arrested…

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Officers filed a report of aggravated battery on August 15, 2024, at approximately 1:31 PM in the 2100 block of Poyntz Ave.  Officers report two males, ages 73 and 41, were battered with a pair of scissors by a juvenile.  The victims were treated for their injuries on-site and did not require transport to the hospital. Due to the nature of this matter, no other information will be released at this time. Officers filed a report of a vehicle vs. pedestrian injury accident on August 15, 2024, at approximately 10:07 PM at the intersection of S. Manhattan Ave and Poyntz.…

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