A Manhattan man who served time in prison is now confined in the Riley County Jail on a warrant charging him with burglary and theft of multiple firearms. According to RCPD, 24-year-old Brandon Welty was arrested Tuesday after being transported from the Lansing Correction Facility to Riley County. The warrant stems from a February 2022 incident north of Leonardville where 13 guns and other miscellaneous items were reported stolen from a home. Police list two adult men as the victims in the case. Welty remains jailed on a total bond of $25,000.
Author: KMAN Staff
Ongoing challenges within Manhattan’s T. Russel Reitz Animal Shelter were discussed at the city’s Tuesday work session. Assistant City Attorney Rachel Sherck says one major issue is a lack of jurisdiction for animal control officers. ACOs work jointly with the Riley County Police Department, but lack the legal authority to help with animal control issues that occur, for example, on private property or outside city limits. The shelter also cited issues with animal intake, staff burnout, outdated computer systems and policies, and its involvement with surrounding cities. Interim Parks and Recreation Director Wyatt Thompson asked for the board’s input on…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Corey Bloom, 52, of Junction City was arrested on January 31, 2023, around 9:15 a.m. while already confined in the Riley County Jail for his Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear on an…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Featuring seven home games – including two with new league members – K-State Athletics and the Big 12 Conference announced Kansas State’s 2023 football schedule on Tuesday. The 2023 campaign kicks off against Southeast Missouri on September 2, while the Wildcats host Troy – which finished in the top 20 in the final polls – on September 9. The Wildcats and SEMO will meet for the first time on the gridiron, while it will be the second all-time meeting between K-State and Troy after the Wildcats won at home, 41-5, in 2003. Kansas State…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Republican legislators in Kansas are focusing on helping conservative parents remove their children from public schools over what’s taught about gender and sexuality rather than pursuing a version of what critics call Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law. A proposal to allow parents to use state tax dollars to pay for private or home schooling was available online Tuesday, a day after a committee on K-12 spending introduced the measure in the House. The introduction comes as funding and lesson plans for public schools have become hot button issues for conservative politicians nationwide. Lawmakers in Iowa approved a similar…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 1/31/22: Gregg Eyestone, Daphne McNelly, Ben Jedlicka, Caleb Snider Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 12:34 Segment 3 – 21:18 Segment 4 – 32:34 On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus, Riley County Extension Horticulture Agent Gregg Eyestone spoke about the K-State garden hour on plant propagation happening Wednesday on Zoom, the Community Fair at Manhattan Town Center on February 4th, an upcoming home landscape class beginning on February 12th and spring soil Preparation on February 14th. Flint Hills ATA Bus Marketing and Communication Specialist Daphne McNelly spoke about the new shelter, the Poyntz…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for burglary and theft in the 400 block of McCall Rd. in Manhattan on January 30, 2023, around 11:00 a.m. A 50-year-old man was listed as the victim when he reported his…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Seniors Keyontae Johnson and Markquis Nowell were among 20 candidates selected to the Late Season Watch List for the John R. Wooden Award presented by Wendy’s on Monday night (January 30) as announced by ESPN and the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Johnson and Nowell, along with Penn State’s Jalen Pickett, made their debut on the Wooden Watch List, while the duo is only nominees from the same school. The list also includes North Carolina’s Armando Bacot, Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis, Memphis’ Kendric Davis, Purdue’s Zach Edey, Duke’s Kyle Filipowski, Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis, UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez, Jr., TCU’s Mike Miles, Jr., Alabama’s Brandon Miller, Iowa’s Kris Murray, Houston’s Marcus Sasser, N.C.…
Following the Friday release of video showing the brutal beating death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis Police officers, Riley County Police Department Director Brian Peete has issued a statement condemning the violence. In a letter to the community released on Monday, Peete says that while he doesn’t know specifics about what happened in Memphis, he has watched the videos and says “it’s abundantly clear that the officers involved failed to utilize appropriate training when arresting Mr. Nichols. Most importantly they didn’t recognize Mr. Nichols as a human, undeserving of the numerous terrorizing attacks they levied against him.…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 1/30/23: Karla Hagemeister, Krystin Guggisberg, Roger Marshall Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 13:26 Segment 3 – 23:53 On Monday’s edition of In Focus Flint Hills Breadbasket Executive Director Karla Hagemeister visited with us about the Souper Bowl of Giving. Special Olympics Kansas Sports and Program Manager Krystin Guggisberg previewed the upcoming Polar Plunge. U.S. Senator Roger Marshall stopped by to discuss the 2023 Farm Bill planning, budget matters and other happenings in Washington, D.C.