Riley County Police have arrested a 25-year-old Manhattan man who last month was jailed on of drug offenses and for eluding police. Michael Skillern Lewis was arrested Thursday on a warrant for probation violation, for a past charge of attempted residential burglary. Bond was set at $50,000. Lewis was already in custody at the time of his arrest and remained in the Riley County Jail.
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The 16th annual Nelson Family Foundation benefit took place this weekend where participants raised money for local families fighting serious illnesses. Former K-State and Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson summarized the weekend’s activities… Festivities on Friday were moved inside Riley County Fire Station #106 due to rain, but continued nonetheless as hundreds of participants came out to Leonardville for the 2-day event. Nelson explained how the benefit first got started… This year’s Benefit helped three area families in need including Haisley Dow, Harold Oliver, and Riley & Kenzi Beard.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A go-ahead three-run homer by Henry Godbout led the Cavaliers to victory Friday night, as Virginia defeated K-State, 7-4, in game one of the best-of-three NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional series at Disharoon Park. K-State (35-25) took a 3-0 lead into the fifth inning, highlighted by a two-run double from Kaelen Culpepper, before UVA chipped away to grab a one-run lead. Trailing, 4-3, K-State’s David Bishop tied the game with his fourth homer of the season in the seventh but was quickly answered with Godbout’s two-out blast in the bottom of the inning to give the Cavaliers (45-15) a 1-0 advantage in…
Segment 1: Manhattan Juneteenth officials Betti O and Jurdene Coleman preview events coming up in Manhattan Segment 2: Grammy and Academy Award winning singer Regina Belle joins us to talk about her upcoming Manhattan Juneteenth free summer concert. Segment 3: Megan Steele, Republican candidate for District 51 in the Kansas House Segment 4: Eli Kormanik, Republican candidate for District 51 in the Kansas House
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – The first All-American in Kansas State women’s golf history picked up another honor as Carla Bernat has been named a Third Team All-American by Golfweek. Bernat, who was named a Second Team All-American by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association of America two weeks ago, earned the exclusive honor from Golfweek as the publication only named 10 players to each of its first, second and third teams. She was one of four Big 12 golfers named a Golfweek All-American and one of only two named to the first, second or third team along with second-team honoree Farah O’Keefe of Texas. A native of Castellon, Spain,…
Michael Skillern Lewis, 25, of Manhattan was arrested on June 6, 2024, at approximately 9:10 AM in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. Skillern Lewis was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. The original charge was for attempted residential burglary. Total bond was set at $50,000. Skillern Lewis was confined at the time of this report. Dania Decoteau, 40, of Manhattan was arrested on June 6, 2024, at approximately 12:09 PM in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. Decoteau was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to…
The Sunset Zoo’s beloved female chimpanzee named Susie celebrated her 70th birthday on Thursday. Zoo Marketing Officer Melissa Kirkwood explained why Susie’s birthday is so important… Susie came to the Sunset Zoo in 1974, and she far exceeds the lifespan of chimps in the wild which averages around 40 years old. Kirkwood says the expertise and consistency of zoo staff has greatly helped Susie … The Sunset Zoo troop of chimpanzees also includes Julian, Hazina, Hususa, and Koto. Zoo staff said that Susie acts as the group’s matriarch and the other chimps will listen to her.
Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 09:01 Segment 3 – 19:11 On Thursday’s edition of In Focus Dock Dogs at Little Apple Splash event is previewed by organizer Kitty Pursley and Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Sports & Sales Manager Lauren Chard. We spoke with Riley County Extension Director Gary Fike. In our final segment we spoke with Kansas Mesonet Manager Chip Redmond.