A Topeka man was injured in an early morning accident that caused a traffic tie-up on I-70 in Geary county early Monday morning. Jeremy Mulham was taken to Geary Community Hospital by ambulance following the accident, reported shortly before seven a.m. The Geary county sheriff’s department reports Mulham was westbound at mile marker 305 when his ehicle struck the rear of another vehicle, Mulham lost control, and rolled his vehicle several times. Junction City Fire and EMS crews extricated him from his vehicle. Lifestar was present but was not needed for transport. Two other vehicles were damaged due to debris but…
Author: KMAN Staff
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department reports several recent drug search warrants and arrests, with the latest this past Friday. Three individuals were taken into custody following execution of a search warrant in St. Mary’s, including Lacey Peters, 26 and Kevin Gordon, 35, both of St. Mary’s, andStuart Ostrom 24, whose address is unknown. While charges against the three vary a bit, all involve the alleged distribution of methamphetamine within one-thousand feet of a school. The St Mary’s police department was also involved in the search warrant and arrests. Other recent search warrants include one the end of August with Wamego Police…
A Manhattan woman has been reported missing while traveling. Sixty three year old Benita Richards, who resides on the 1400 block of Beechwood Circle has been reported missing by her daughter. Allison Wisdom says that she last saw her mother when she dropped her off at the Kansas City International Airport. Richards was traveling to Honolulu, Hawaii in order to search for jobs. Wisdom reports that she had contact with her mother off and on until September 19th, but contact stopped at that time. She contacted Honolulu police, who advised her to contact her local police to file an initial report, and Riley…
Kansas State University is in mourning as it copes with the death of one of it’s own. Kansas State officials have announced 40 year old Roy Barnett died last Friday.. Barnett attended the University of Oklahoma, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1994, a master’s degree in 1997 and a doctorate in 2001 in sociology with a specialty in criminology. His mother and three siblings live in Oklahoma. Barnett joined the Kansas State University department of sociology, anthropology and social work in 2001 as a temporary instructor. He taught sociology and criminology courses and was the faculty adviser for the Criminology Club.…
A local man was taken into custody Saturday on two failure to appear charges. Thirty one year old Keith Singson of Ogden was charged with two counts of failure to appear, with the original charges being two counts of possession with intent to distribute Meth amphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, burglary, and misdemeanor theft. Bond was set at $30,000. __________________________________________________________________ Two local men have reported that they were the victim of an assault. The alleged incident took place early Saturday. Timothy Stech of Fort Campbell and Jason Armstrong of Fort Riley were walking home from a gathering when they were…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance in locating an individual in connection with a recent burglary. Mark Lawrence, 32, described as 5’11, 165 pounds, blue eyes and red hair. His address is unknown. Lawrence has been driving a white ’96 Chevy Blazer 2 door with temp Kansas tag. Lawrence is wanted in connection with a burglary in Pottawatomie County. A warrant has been issued for Lawrence by the District Court of Pottawatomie County for Burglary, a level 7 person felony, and Theft. a class A nonperson misdemeanor. Last week KMAN news told you about a Chevy blazer involved…
Police say two people are dead and another injured after a shooting at a Florida Veterans of Foreign Wars post.
The last Western detainee held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay returned to Canada Saturday after a decade in custody following his capture in Afghanistan at age 15 after being wounded in a firefight with U.S. soldiers, officials said.
The U.S. military is confirming the deaths of two Americans in eastern Afghanistan, including a military member and a civilian contractor. The military death brings the number of American troops killed the 11-year war to 2,000.
SALINA, Kan. (AP) A 38-year-old Salina police officer shot in the face has been released from the hospital. Salina police say Officer Chuck Huen was released from an Oklahoma City hospital Saturday, but he will require additional surgeries for injuries he sustained in the shooting late Thursday. Deputy Police Chief Carson Mansfield told The Salina Journal that Huen was shot by a Salina teen shortly after police entered a house while responding to a report of a stolen car. The shooting led to a six-hour standoff, which concluded with Marijon Gadson, 19, found dead in the basement of the house…