At least two people were injured in a Saturday evening accident in Pottawatomie county. Regie Gray, 65, and Mary Gray, 64, both of Manhattan, were taken to mercy Regional Health Center following the accident on highway 24 and Southport Drive on the east edge of Manhattan. A spokeswoman at Mercy did not have them listed as patients Monday. A third person, Adam Murphy, 17, of Manhattan was listed as injured but there’s no indication if he was taken to the hospital. The Kansas highway patrol reports the accident occurred shortly after five Saturday evening when the 2011 Chrysler passenger car driven by…
Author: KMAN Staff
The post duo of M.J. Massanet and Darby Price combined for 20 points and 19 rebounds, and the Manhattan High girls beat Beloit 36-24 on Saturday to finish 5th at the Mid-America Classic in McPherson. The Tribe led 20-12 at halftime and pushed the advantage to 17 points after three quarters. The MHS girls are now 10-1 on the season, and along with the boys, will host Topeka West on Friday night. Tipoff for the doubleheader is at 6:00pm and coverage on KMAN begins at 5:45.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Highway Patrol says a woman and her two children are dead after a car collided with their minivan on Interstate 70 west of Topeka. The crash happened around 3:15 p.m. Saturday when the eastbound car crossed the interstate’s grassy median and collided with the westbound van. The patrol says the van’s driver, 37-year-old Laura Geske of Salina, was killed along with 3-year-old Joy Geske and 8-year-old Joshua Geske. Laura Geske’s 41-year-old husband, Jeffrey, and another son, 3-year-old Jacob, were taken to a Topeka hospital. The patrol says their injuries don’t appear life-threatening. The driver of…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Democratic leaders in the Kansas Legislature are criticizing Secretary of State Kris Kobach for serving as the honorary campaign chairman for a fellow Republican who’s running for a state Senate seat. Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, of Topeka, and House Minority Leader Paul Davis, of Lawrence, said Friday that Kobach is violating the ethics code of the National Association of Secretaries of State. They also said Kobach’s actions raise questions about whether he can run Kansas elections fairly. Kobach is the honorary chairman for Senate candidate Mark Gilstrap in Kansas City. Kobach said it’s common for secretaries…
MERRIAM, Kan. (AP) A 36-year-old Topeka man has been charged in the death of a woman whose body was found recently at a Johnson County motel. Jason Munjak was charged Friday with first-degree murder in the death of 37-year-old Toby Rock, a mother of five children. Rock’s body was found last week in a Merriam hotel. Authorities said she was killed Jan. 19. Police arrested Munjak on Wednesday. The Kansas City Star reports that police have also arrested a second man Thursday and are calling him a person of interest. Munjak was being held in the Johnson County jail. Bond…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita man has been found guilty for his role in a traffic accident that killed a 5-year-old girl. The Wichita Eagle reports that that a jury on Friday convicted 29-year-old Ronald Bevan of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Amber Randolph. Bevan was also found guilty of aggravated battery and involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence. Police said Bevan was drunk and racing a friend last February. Bevan cut off his friend’s vehicle, which caused it to slide over the median and into the car driven by the child’s mother, Michelle Randolph. The driver of…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Bioscience Authority funds are being used to pay the legal fees of former CEO Tom Thornton as an audit and investigation into his tenure continues. Invoices obtained Friday by The Associated Press show the KBA has spent more than $51,000 in public funds to Jim Eisenbrandt and a fellow law partner to represent Thornton. The fees began in April 2011 shortly after Thornton resigned and a forensic audit was started. The KBA’s bylaws provide for the agency to pay legal fees for its top executives in matters related to their tenure. The KBA is has also…