A Wakefield man was arrested for burglary near the scene of his alleged crime on Monday afternoon. According to Riley County Police reports Jason Robinson was apprehended near the 9-thousand block of Madison Road in Riley county. Police say 60-year-old home owner Vinton Visser arrived home on Monday afternoon and caught Robinson attempting to steal various antiques and other items in his home on the 9-thousand block of Madison Road. Robinson allegedly left the scene, but was picked up soon after by RCPD near the residence. Robinson was released on a $5,000 bond. 2. Riley County Police arrested a Manhattan woman…
Author: KMAN Staff
The traffic signals along the Anderson Avenue Corridor, from Sunset Avenue to 14th Street, have recently been coordinated with a new signal control system. The system will allow the traffic signals to more efficiently move vehicles and pedestrians through the corridor. The city of Manhattan is asking residents to please be aware that the traffic signals will operate differently than they did before. Instead of following a typical pattern for each traffic movement, the signals will actively assessing the traffic situation and assigning the right of way based on demand. The city is also asking for your patience at each…
The 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley in conjunction with Unified School District 475 held a ground breaking ceremony, Tuesday afternoon for a brand new middle school. Superintendent of USD 475, Ron Walker; Ft. Riley Senior Commander, Brigadier General Donald M. MacWillie; and USD475 Principal, Joe Handlos were in attendance for the event. USD 475 received a 35.2 million dollar grant from the Department of Defense for the construction of the school. To date, the Department of Defense has provided USD 475 and Kansas with 71 million dollars for schools. All of these projects have used Kansas Companies that pay state taxes and used…
Travis Releford led three Kansas scorers in double figures with 12 points and the Jayhawks bested K-State 59-55 on Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum. KU took an early 16-8 lead with an 11:28 left in the first half. The Cats would counter with an 11-2 spurt to lead 19-18 over the course of the next five minutes, but the Jayhawks went ahead 31-27 at halftime. In the second half, KU built a 53-43 lead with 6:53 to play in the game when freshman Ben McLemore scored five points in a row. But the Cats’ Shane Southwell scored eight of his…
Sunset Zoo initiates a new agreement with Kansas State University, and new water meters are on the way for Manhattan after the Manhattan City Commission meeting on Tuesday night at city hall. The commission passed an initiative to allow the Kansas State University Veterinary Outreach, incorporated, to improve the Zoo’s veterinary facilities. The old facility was around 30 years old, and the expanded partnership would allow renovation for the interior and exterior of the building. Sunset Zoo Director Scott Shoemaker says the agreement would enhance the zoo’s capability by allowing animals to be housed overnight in the zoo itself, and give a better experience…
Tuesday saw the departure of two 56,000 pounds pieces of a bucket load. Beginning at 6 am, the company loaded the bucket onto the trucks that will be hauling it south to Houston, Texas. At 10 am, the load actually left. Though counted as a super-load, the transportation really didn’t cause much of a traffic disturbance. The load is expected to make it to Houston in about four days.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Federal prosecutors have accused an Internal Revenue Service agent in Kansas of receiving more than $26,000 in salary and mileage payments for meetings with taxpayers that never took place. Becky L. Book was charged Tuesday in a criminal information filed in federal court in Kansas City, Kan., with one count of theft of public money. Such a charging document is filed with the defendant’s consent and typically indicates a plea deal in the works. Prosecutors allege Book claimed she worked 744 hours between March 2010 and April 2011, when she actually took those hours off as…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas officials are gauging public opinion about opportunities for bicycling and walking around the state. The Kansas Department of Transportation said Tuesday it has posted an online survey on its website for residents to identify statewide biking and pedestrian needs. There are two versions of the survey one to be filled out by adults, the other by parents on behalf of children. Becky Pepper, KDOT’s bicycle-pedestrian coordinator, says the responses will help the agency decide how to use what she calls limited resources for bicycling and pedestrian facilities in Kansas. Pepper says one key issue is whether…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A member of the Kansas commission that screens applicants for the state’s appellate courts says it was biased against conservative candidates in its most recent deliberations. Commission member Felita Kahrs of Topeka said Tuesday the panel finally advanced one conservative’s nomination to the governor last month to avoid angering legislators seeking to change the selection process. Kahrs provided a copy of testimony for a Kansas House committee to The Associated Press before it met Tuesday. It’s unusual for someone involved in that process to advocate change. Kahrs is among four non-lawyers on the nine-member commission and was…
MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) A preliminary hearing for two suspects in the death of a Tabor College football player was continued because prosecutors are searching for a key witness. Former McPherson College football players Alton Franklin and DeQuinte Flournoy, both 19, are charged in the death last September of 26-year-old Brandon Brown, a redshirt defensive lineman for Tabor. Brown died about a week after being found unconscious after a fight at a party in McPherson on Sept. 16. The Hutchinson News reports four witnesses testified Monday before the hearing was postponed until Jan. 31 while prosecutors locate Taajon Richardson, a witness…