Author: KMAN Staff

Kansas State Police recovered over $2,000 in stolen property after a search warrant was served in the student housing area on campus. 22-year-old Jared A. Hardinger was arrested on charges of burglary, theft, criminal damage to property, possession of marijuana and computer crime. The investigation is ongoing and no further information is available at this time. Anyone with information about this crime and other crimes on campus can contact the Kansas State Police Department at 532-6412 or ask for the investigation section. Anonymous tips can be sent to www.ksu.edu/police/silent.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Two Manhattan High School wrestlers signed national letters of intent to Colby Community College on Thursday at the Robinson Education Center. Seniors Brian Wood and Percy “Tre” Davis were joined by family, friends, and teachers as they made their commitments to continue their wrestling careers. The two helped lead Manhattan to its third state title in school history with their efforts at the 6A state championships at Hartman Arena in Wichita this past season. “I’m not surprised that they’re continuing their careers,” Manhattan wrestling coach Bob Gonzalez said. “They both had expressed interest a year ago when…

A Salina man was sentenced to nearly three years in prison in connection with a three county chase last October involving a semi he was driving. Robert Smith, 55,  was remanded in Pottawatomie County Court to serve 32 months. In addition, when Smith is eligible for release he will be on post-release supervision for two years. Smith entered a no contest plea last month to attempted aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer and aggravated battery. He was originally charged with several other counts in the case, including attempted second degree homicide. The chase began near Topeka, but ended up…

FORT RILEY, Kan. – Soldiers from 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, received Quilts of Valor from the Kansas chapter of the volunteer group Wednesday, April 11. Every Soldier who deployed to Afghanistan with 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry received a handmade quilt from the volunteer group. The “Pale Riders” participated in Operation Enduring Freedom 11-12 in support of both Combined Task Force Strike and Combined Task Force Spartan, partnered with the 2nd Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 205th Corps from the Afghan National Army.

With elections coming up this year and the primary coming up in August, it’s important to start thinking about who you want to vote for. This Saturday marks the first step in the re-election of President Obama as the democrats meet for the democratic party caucus. Held at Eisenhower Middle School, the caucus will kick off at 2:00 P.M.  For anyone who has yet to register, those individuals need to arrive an hour early to register.  Riley County Democratic Chairperson, Kathyrn Focke, mentions they are also looking for volunteers to help with the caucus.  Anyone wishing to volunteer needs to…

Arrests What started as an aggravated assault resulted in nine counts of offenses for a Manhattan man. 19 year old, Denzel Leonard, failed to register as a violent offender after getting charged with one count of aggrivated assault in Riley County. After failing to register, Leonard received eight other charges:  three counts of incorrect information, three counts of failing to register different information, and one count of failing to inform of address change. Leonard now faces a $10,000 warrant for repeatedly violating the Kansas Offender Registration Act. Incidents KMAN reported yesterday about a series of worthless checks given to various…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Federal prosecutors have charged 14 people in an alleged cocaine smuggling ring in Wichita. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said in a release Thursday that the 63-count indictment alleges that the drug trafficking organization was active in Wichita from October 2010 until this month. The indictment also accuses 30-year-old Juvenal Fernandez Jr., of Wichita, of conspiring with his father, 56-year-old Juvenal G. Fernandez, also of Wichita, to launder about $174,000 in drug proceeds by buying real estate. An attorney listed on the charging documents for Juvenal Fernandez Jr. did not immediately return a call seeking comment. An attorney…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal magistrate judge has allowed Kansas to join the fight over the Wyandotte Nation’s claim to Park City land where the tribe wants to build a casino. U.S. Magistrate Judge David Waxse ruled on Thursday that the state has a strong interest in exercising its sovereignty over the tract the tribe wants to take into trust. The state sought to intervene in the lawsuit to protect its taxing, regulatory and economic interests. Peninsula Gaming has opened a casino in south-central Kansas just 25 miles from the land where the tribe wants to put one. The Wyandotte…

WINONA, Kan. (AP) Items accumulated by a woman who led a fascinating life among the rich and famous before dying as a pauper in northwest Kansas will go up for auction this weekend. Barbara Bishop spent time with movie stars, once dated Johnny Carson and spent an inherited fortune on expensive items and homes. The Salina Journal reports she died last November at the age of 85 as a pauper in Winona, a town of about 160 people. The third and final of a series of Barbara Bishop estate auctions will be held this weekend in Colby. More than 1,000…