Author: KMAN Staff

The Riley County Police Department attended a conference on March 17th in South Carolina.  The department released a media release Monday announcing a special aware they received. For the second time, the Riley County Police Department was recognized for “outstanding performance”, and received honors, at the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies conference.  The department maintained their Meritorious Service standing, and was awarded Advanced Law Enforcement Accreditation with Excellence.  Only six out of the 125 agencies being re accredited at the conference were presented with this award. In December of 2012, the department underwent a rigorous three-day on-site assessment…

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DUI charges land an area man in jail over the weekend. Riley County police told reporters on Monday that  Matthew Syrokosz (26), of St. Marys, was arrested around 5:00 Friday evening and charged with DUI. Since Syrokosz is classified as a habitual offender, his bond was set at $5,000. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ A burglary results in a significant loss for two K-State students. Riley County police told reporters that between 11:30 p.m. on Friday and 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, an unknown suspect entered the home of Sarah Sage (26) and Adam Jayarathinam (24) located at the 700 block of Allison in Manhattan while the…

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita State University is setting up a center to combat human trafficking. The Wichita Eagle reports that the center will train police, prosecutors, medical providers, faith groups and others in how to combat trafficking. Its goal is to be an advocate for victims and reshape public policy on a national scale. Last month, the Kansas Board of Regents approved the center. The startup cost is estimated at $50,000 a year from the university, with the center also applying for grants. Its executive director is Karen Countryman. She was a teenager when her mother killed herself and later…

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Lawmakers have decided not to investigate an incorrect figure that led Gov. Sam Brownback to make erroneous claims about state spending under his Democratic predecessor. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Legislative Post Audit Committee rejected the audit request Friday on a 5-4 party line. The vote followed a harsh debate over the integrity of the Republican governor and Budget Director Steve Anderson. Anderson offered his resignation after the $2 billion error on a spreadsheet found its way into a chart the governor used to claim credit for spending cuts that never happened. Brownback declined to accept…

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NICKERSON, Kan. (AP) Two bodies have been found in a home that burned to the ground in the central Kansas town of Nickerson. The Hutchinson News reports that George Danser and his daughter, Nicole Danser, died in the fire that was reported at 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Nickerson Fire District 3 chief Kenneth Burgess says the house was fully involved when firefighters arrived. Burgess says the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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