A 14 year old from Manhattan has been arrested on multiple battery charges, and criminal damage to property. At around 6:00 pm on Thursday night Riley county police were called to the 1100 block of Crossgate Terrace on a report of battery and criminal damage to property. According to police reports upon arrival at the scene the police officers made contact with the youth, Jonathan Dickson, and at that point Officer Joshua Opat was allegedly assaulted by the suspect. The suspect’s 39 year old mother was also allegedly battered, and damage was done to some clay pottery deocrations and a door. Dickson…
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A Manhattan man KMAN News told you about earlier this week has been bound over for trial on a charge of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Rodney Richardson, 55, is set for arraignment in Riley county district court February 21st. Richardson’s preliminary hearing was held Wednesday in a case involving an 11 year old girl in August of last year. The judge bound Richardson over for trial Friday morning.
The Manhattan area chamber of commerce went on the record today (Friday), saying it is disappointed by the outcome of the Kansas Senate action on a map that would remove Manhattan and Riley County from the 2nd Congressional District and place it in the Big 1st District. Chamber president Lyle Butler says this stance is not a new one for the local chamber. “Ten years ago, when we did the last census,” Butler told KMAN. “We lost a congressional seat. We went from five to four. There was a very active committee that was working on that and wanted to…
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that missing person, Francis Kramer of Frankfort. was found deceased in Brown County Friday morning. Next of kin have been notified. Brown county Sheriff John Merchant tells KMAN Kramer’s body was found in his vehicle stuck on a mud road in the southwest corner of the county. Kramer, 77, disappeared last Friday. He was reportedly on his way to the Sac and Fox or Golden Eagle casino.
KMAN’s Chris Swick looks at the history behind Valentine’s Day for KMAN’s Morning News.
The first girl to win a Kansas Relays title in Rock Creek history also is the first Mustang girl to become a Division I athlete. Lizz Herrs signed her national letter-of-intent with the University of Oklahoma on Wednesday to throw the javelin. Herrs won the Kansas Relays last season with a toss of nearly 143 feet, and also took the 3A state title with a throw of over 147 feet. Herrs signed with the Sooners in a ceremony at Rock Creek, with her family and coaches present.
The National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society have teamed together with the Coaches vs. Cancer initiative over the past two decades. Now, the program is coming to the high school level as the coaches in the Mid-East League will be wearing sneakers on Friday night to bring awareness about the disease. Both girls and boys coaches will participate as Riley County plays at Wabaunsee, Rock Creek travels to St. Marys, and Rossville visits Silver Lake. Donations to Coaches vs. Cancer will be taken at the gate during all three games.