Officers filed a report of an injury motor vehicle collision in the 100 block of Moro St on March 15, 2024, at approximately 7:58 PM. Officers reported a 2019 Volkswagon Jetta, driven by John Cain, 46, of Manhattan struck Catherine Caffera, 28, of Manhattan, who was on a bicycle. Caffera was transported via EMS to Via Christi. Neither party was issued a citation. Officers filed a report of aggravated domestic battery in Manhattan on March 15, 2024, at approximately 9:15 PM. Officers listed the victim as a 29-year-old female as the victim when it was reported a male known to…
Author: KMAN Staff
Senator Jerry Moran recently joined others in Congress supporting passage of the Laken Riley Act. The legislation has already passed in the House of Representatives. The bill is intended to ensure states have standing to bring civil actions against federal officials who violate or refuse to enforce immigration law. “We want to try to make certain that if someone gets through our border, which is really common now, that the crime that might be occurring is something that we try to eliminate and that’s what this bill is about. The real emphasis ought to be on stopping people who are…
A local convenience store chain is switching hands after being acquired by another company based out of Nebraska. Lincoln-based U-Stop Convenience Shops recently completed the acquisition of 11 company-operated stores from Manhattan-based Shop Quik Convenience Stores, according to CStoreDecisions.com. Owners Greg and Pat Junghans have operated Shop Quik since 1981, eventually building their operation to 20 liquor and convenience stores, before consolidating to 11 stores, located in Manhattan, Ogden and Junction City. U-Stop Convenience Shop began in 1959 as part of Whitehead Oil Co., which has grown to include 40 U-Stop convenience stores in Lincoln and Kansas. American Business Brokers…
One of Manhattan’s oldest traditions returned on Saturday with the 46th annual St. Patrick’s Day road races and parade. The event included a 2 mile fun run and the annual Marvin Hachmeister 10K road race throughout Aggieville. Shawn Wiler was the winner of the 10k with a time of 35:37 and is a first-time participant in this event. After finishing he said… “I’m glad I could come out here and run this race. Where I’m from doesn’t have a 10k or any kind of race, so I’m happy I could use my talents and have some fun.” Wiler is…
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Pottawatomie County District Judge Jeff Elder today sentenced a Lecompton man to 24 months in jail, the maximum allowed under a plea agreement, in the Aug. 2022 vehicular deaths of Randy Tinkel of Wamego and his seven-year-old son. Mark Stanwix will also serve probation on additional charges after pleading in February to two counts of vehicular homicide, three counts of aggravated battery, reckless driving and texting in connection with the fatal accident on Highway 24, just east of Wamego. The crash also injured Tinkel’s wife Jillian and 2-year-old son and Megan Schindler, of St. Marys. Stanwix was driving an MCM…
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran joined us live in studio Friday to discuss the ongoing crisis at the southern border and his support for the Laken Riley Act, which would give states more power to fight federal immigration laws when it comes to crimes committed by migrants. He also spoke to an annual appropriations bill and what it does to support infrastructure at Fort Riley.
Deandra Brown, 34, of Manhattan, was arrested while in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road on March 14, 2024, around 8:35 PM. Brown was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. The original charge was for battery. Brown was issued a total bond of $5,000 and was not confined at the time of this report.