Over the course of several months, Riley County Police officers have responded to numerous calls from Britt’s Farm, located off Scenic Drive. Officers have responded to gunshot calls, underage drinking reports, and battery instances. RCPD Cpt. Josh Kyle provided the county commission with an update on this matter during their Thursday meeting. Kyle shared a few stories of previous experiences officers have had at these gatherings. According to Cpt. Kyle, a beer bottle was thrown at a police car, a man suffered injuries after being beat to the ground and kicked in the head, and gunshots have reportedly been fired.…
Author: KMAN Staff
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President, Lyle Butler.
There’s a new event center in the works that would take up the corner of 12th and Laramie streets in Manhattan, and an update came through about the status of the building plans this week. Rob Hayes, President of Stan Hayes Enterprises says he’s tweaking a few things in order to conform to set cost standards. Bids came in a bit higher than he anticipated so plans are to tweak the design” to get to a more reasonable project cost.” Hayes says the “Aggieville Event Center” would be a flexible building, allowing for small conventions, concerts, weddings, and even seasonal events. He…
A Kansas State University alumnus and one of the leaders of the Green Revolution will receive an honorary doctorate from Kansas State University. Wayne Freeman will be honored at the university’s Graduate School commencement at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in Bramlage Coliseum. He also will serve as the commencement speaker at the ceremony. The awarding of the honorary doctorate follows the approval by the Kansas Board of Regents. It is one of the highest honors the university can give. Freeman will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Philosophy and also will receive a medal. “Wayne Freeman is one of our…
Story and Photo by Kansas State University Communications and Marketing: The monthly Kansas Board of Regents meeting on Nov. 19 included a few items related to Kansas State University. Students’ Advisory Committee The Students’ Advisory Committee, chaired by K-State’s Student Body President Reagan Kays, opposed proposed changes to Kansas Statute 76-742: Student fees for debt service on academic or health facilities. The committee advocates for student participation with any proposed changes. The Regents later denied proposed changes during discussion of non-budgetary legislative issues. Standing Committee Reports — Governance Regent Kenny Wilk and the Governance Standing Committee commended Kansas State University’s…
A 22-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after an investigation into criminal damage to property. Ivan Beaulieu was taken into custody at approximately 1:30 PM. He was arrested for arson and criminal damage to property, with a bond of $50,000. Riley county Police say Beaulieu’s arrest stemmed from an incident involving burned carpet and clothing that belonged to a roommate and an apartment company.
Florida State University police fatally shot a gunman at the campus library early Thursday in a shooting that left three students wounded as hundreds studying inside the library fled or took cover in panic. (
The Secret Service arrested an Iowa man Wednesday afternoon after finding a hunting rifle, dozens of rounds of ammunition and a knife in the trunk of his car parked near the White House.
FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) A Fort Carson, Colorado soldier has been convicted of premeditated murder in the Valentine’s Day 2013 slaying of his soldier-girlfriend who was stationed at Fort Riley. A military jury returned the verdict Wednesday night against Sergeant Montrell Lamar Mayo of Greenville, South Carolina. Mayo’s girlfriend, 28-year-old Sergeant Kimberly Walker of Cincinnati, Ohio was found dead on a bed sprinkled with rose petals at a motel in Colorado Springs near Fort Carson. Mayo was stationed at Fort Carson and Walker was visiting from Fort Riley. Prosecutors said Mayo hit Walker three times with a drinking glass and…
Updated 5:30 a.m. Thursday: A 57-year-old Manhattan man was injured in an accident in the 68-hundred block of Anderson Avenue, about eight miles west of Manhattan, shortly after nine Wednesday night. The accident resulted in the closing of that stretch of road for about three hours. Michael Perry was taken to the University of Kansas Hospital by Life Star following the accident. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Perry was driving a 2008 Ford F-350 westbound on Anderson Avenue when the vehicle drifted across double yellow lines into a south ditch and then vaulted over a creek bed and…