Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 7:55 Segment 3: 20:33 Segment 4: 32:21 On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan mayor Susan Adamchak and interim city manager Jason Hilgers
Author: KMAN Staff
Officers filed a report of criminal damage to property in the 1300 block of Flint Hills Place on August 5, 2024, at approximately 10:29 AM. Officers list the Housing Authority as the victim when it was reported a door jam had been damaged on a residence by an unknown suspect. Total loss associated with this report is approximately $2,500. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Officers filed a report of rape/ sexual battery on August 5, 2024, at approximately 12:48…
UPDATE #2 (6:17 AM TUESDAY) – The Kansas Highway Patrol is reporting that 72-year-old Robert Cleveland of Junction City was killed in the accident on Monday. The accident occurred when Cleveland’s 1996 Toyota Tacoma traveling westbound on I-70 blew its front driver side tire and veered into the Eastbound lane striking a 2023 Ford Bronco Sport head-on. The driver of the Bronco, 45-year-old Robert George of Fowler, Colorado and 48-year-old passenger Crystal Cloninger of Canon City, Colorado were both injured in the accident. George was transported to Stormont Vail in Topeka for suspected serious injuries and Cloninger was transported to…
By Megan Moser/Manhattan Mercury An investigation has found probable cause to file criminal charges against the former Marion County police chief who last year raided the local newspaper office, which was investigating claims against him. That’s from a report by prosecutors tasked with investigating the case, including Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson and Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett. Law enforcement officers on Aug. 11, 2023, searched the newspaper office as well as publisher and editor Eric Meyer’s home, seizing computers and cell phones. According to documents obtained by The Mercury, the special prosecutors found probable cause that Marion Police…
Riley County Police filed a report for a vehicle burglary over the weekend in Manhattan. Officers filed the report just before 7:30 a.m. on Friday morning in the 500 block of Richards Drive listing a 59-year-old male as the victim. The victim’s truck was reportedly broken into the night before by an unknown subject and approximately $5,000 of plumbing tools were taken. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers.
The Manhattan Running Company hosted “Nike Spike Night” on Friday evening where Nike representatives and college athletes met with local youth ahead of cross county season. Kansas Wesleyan University seniors Julian Avila and Josie Koppes spoke to young runners about their own running journeys and experiences. Avila said his favorite part about being a student athlete is competing across the country. “You get to meet some really cool people, he said. “My freshman year I went to Cloud (Kansas), where I got to meet people from Egypt, Ethiopia, Great Britain, and just people from all around the world. And I think…
A Nebraska man is currently behind bars in the Riley County Jail after being arrested Saturday evening. Joseph Michael Thomas Bruce, of Bennington, was arrested around 6:30 p.m. Saturday for failure to appear regarding a separate theft case. Last week, the 37-year-old Bruce was arrested for deceptive commercial practice and also attempted theft valued at between $1,500 to $25,000. His total bond for all three charges is set at $75,000 and was still confined in the RCJ as of Sunday.
Officers filed a report of vehicle burglary in the 500 block of Richards Drive on August 2, 2024, at approximately 7:27 AM. Officers listed a 59-year-old male as the victim when it was reported his truck was broken into overnight by an unknown subject and approximately $5,000 worth of plumbing tools were taken. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Officers filed a report of a missing person in Manhattan on August 2, 2024, at approximately 9:56 AM. A family member…
U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann is the only incumbent candidate in Riley County facing a primary challenger. Eric Bloom is looking to unseat Mann as the District 1 representative in the U.S. House. Bloom is a Lawrence property investor and farm owner who once ran for lieutenant governor alongside his father, Dan Bloom, in 2002. Mann is a K-State alumnus from Quinter who has represented the “Big First” district since 2021. Democrat Paul Buskirk awaits the primary winner in the Nov. 5 general election. What are your priorities as a candidate, and of those, what is the greatest challenge the nation…