Update as of 12-10: A Wisconsin man faces several charges following an incident involving law enforcement officials in Junction City this past Friday. Michael Hall made first appearance Monday in Geary county District Court. His bond was set at 250-thousand dollars. Hall faces several charges including attempted murder, two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, two counts of obstructing the legal process, fleeing and eluding, criminal in possession of a firearm, and two counts of aggravated endangering of a child. Hall’s arrest followed a police chase and subsequent manhunt Friday. It all began late Friday morning when a Geary…
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A Manhattan man has been sentenced to almost six years for attempted murder in the second degree. Tyrell Brown, 27, was sentenced to 59 months with the Kansas Department corrections Friday morning in Riley County District Court. Brown entered a no contest plea in October to the charge. The incident occurred January 15th of this year, when Brown got into a struggle with a handgun in his possession, and during the struggle Marcus Cooper, 51, was shot in the arm. Cooper later recovered. The case was described as unusual, with Cooper having given Brown a ride to church earlier in the day. Brown was…
A second name has been added to the list for those running for the Manhattan City Commission. On Friday, it was announced that Rich Jankovich will be running for re-election. Jankovich said in an interview with KMAN that “having served already two years and looking at the future of the city of Manhattan, I think it’s an exciting time and there’s still things I would like to be finishing that have started under my watch in the first two years of my commission terms, so I thought that was sort of a natural progression to continue on with the work that I’ve been doing with…
For the first time ever, the city of Manhattan’s one-cent sales tax brought in over one million dollars in a single month. City Finance Director Bernie Hayen tells KMAN while the numbers are great, there was a particular “driver” involved in the record numbers. Hayen adds $133,000 were distributed by the University’s intercollegiate athletics. Hayen alsol indicates “the City will most assuredly surpass the $10 million dollar mark after December sales taxes are received. ” A reminder November numbers actually reflect two months prior or September, with about $1,035,258 collected. That’s up $98,352 from last year at the same time, and well…
A felony possession landed a Manhattan man in Riley County Jail. Joshua Williams, 23, of the 1300 block of Yuma, was arrested for felony possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia . Williams is being held on a five thousand dollar bond. —— On Thursday, a pedestrian accident occurred causing a citation for one driver. Taylor Pearson, 21, was driving east on Fort Riley Boulevard attempting to make a left hand turn on south 4th street when his 1991 red Pontiac Firebird struck 53 year old Barbara Bailey’s 1997 white Ford Taurus at about 2 pm on Thursday. Bailey’s…
K-State quarterback Collin Klein is guaranteed to pick up a trophy on Friday night when he accepts the Johnny Unitas Award in Baltimore, MD. Much to Wildcat fans’ chagrin, Klein didn’t leave Orlando and the ESPN Collge Football College Football Awards with any hardware. Klein was up for three awards, but it was largely a night for Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’0. Besides winning the Chuck Bednarik Award, which goes to the nation’s top defensive player, Te’o also claimed the Maxwell and Walter Camp Awards. Both of those honors go to the nation’s top player, and the native Hawaiian beat…
BLUE RIDGE, Texas (AP) A relative of the slain girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher says she was a loyal friend who brought joy to others with her smiles and laughter. Kasandra Perkins’ great-uncle also told mourners at a service Thursday that Perkins loved her family and considered her 3-month-old daughter, Zoey, to be the love of her life. Family and friends gathered at a rural North Texas church to remember the 22-year-old Perkins, five days after Belcher killed her then shot himself in the head. A white casket bedecked with a spray of white lilies was…
Update: Earlier Friday, KMAN told of an accident at the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Marlatt Avenue in the southbound lane causing traffic issues for about an hour. The initial report from the Riley County Police Department stated a Chevy car and a Ford F150 collided causing both drivers to be transported for minor injuries to the head and leg. At this point names have not been released. One of the drivers was cited with failure to yield the right of way. KMAN will continue to bring you details as they become available. Update: A Riley County dispatcher…
A tsunami warning was cancelled on Friday, several hours after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Northeastern Japan.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Two leaders in the Kansas Legislature worry about how the state’s budget would be affected by spending cuts tied to the federal government’s so-called fiscal cliff. House Minority Leader and Lawrence Democrat Paul Davis said Thursday he fears the cuts would have a profound effect on social services and highway projects. Congress and President Barack Obama are trying to work out a deal by the end of the year to avoid the fiscal cliff. If they can’t, taxes are set to increase automatically, and spending cuts will be triggered. Incoming Senate Majority Leader and Hutchinson Republican Terry…