HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A commercial flight from Huntsville, Alabama, to Denver was diverted to Wichita, Kansas, after a passenger became unruly. News outlets report the problem occurred Sunday morning on a United Airlines flight operated by SkyWest Airlines. A passenger tells WAFF-TV a woman who appeared to be in her 30s was asking for more alcohol, refusing to wear a face mask and cursing. The flight landed in Wichita and officers came on board to remove the woman. A manager at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport says federal authorities were notified and the woman left the airport. The flight…
Author: KMAN Staff
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus, we were joined by Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Commissioner Usha Reddi. The two previewed the evening’s legislative session, the retirement of Community Development Director Eric Cattell, the upcoming city-wide Spring clean up and more.
WICHITA, Kan. — Officials have identified a young boy who died after being thrown from a car in a Wichita crash over the weekend. Police say 9-year-old Armani Saucedo, of Wichita, died in the crash that happened around 10:15 p.m. Saturday. Relying on information from police, television station KAKE reports that the crash involved three vehicles, including a car that side-swiped two pickup trucks, causing the 27-year-old driver of the car to lose control and hit a bridge abutment. Police say Armani was a passenger in the car. The drivers of the trucks were not injured.
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 as well as 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 responded to the report of an injury crash near the intersection of Green Randolph Rd. and Tuttle Creek Blvd. near Randolph on March 14, 2022, around 8:40 a.m. When officers arrived on scene,…
As Kansas lawmakers consider a bill proposing a constitutional amendment requiring most counties to continue electing sheriffs, Riley County police administration are staying neutral in light of a provision grandfathering in municipalities that abolished the office prior to 2022. HCR 5022 was before the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday, having received the House’s go-ahead on a voice vote in February. If approved by two thirds of both bodies, 104 of Kansas’ 105 counties without consolidated police forces will be required to maintain the office of sheriff and ensures they can only be removed from office by recall or the State attorney…
Monday’s program featured a conversation with K-State Clinical Assistant Professor of Equine Performance Medicine Dr. Dylan Lutter about bandaging horses, planning a rehab program following injury or surgery and more. We also heard from Dan Watkins, the Commander of VFW Post 1786 about some upcoming activities in the community. Our final segment featured Aggieville Business Association Director Dennis Cook and Manhattan Running Company Co-owner Trey Vernon about Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Road Race and parade festivities in Aggieville.
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 as well as 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 theft by deception in the 1000 block of Westloop Pl. in Manhattan on March 11, 2022, around 8:41 a.m. Officers listed Kansas State Bank as the victim when it…
Avian influenza (also known as bird flu) has been confirmed in Kansas, according to a Saturday news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The highly pathogenic avian Influenza was identified in a non-commercial backyard mixed species flock in Franklin County. Samples from the flock were tested at the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and confirmed at the USDA-APHIS National Veterinary Services Lab in Ames, Iowa. The Kansas Department of Agriculture is reportedly working closely with USDA-APHIS on a joint incident response. KDA officials quarantined the affected premises and birds on the property will…
“It’s Friday!” For many in the Flint Hills reading that, they could hear the strong enthusiasm of long time KMAN morning show host and the “Voice of Manhattan”, Dave Lewis. This Friday though, this Friday was different than the rest. After twenty years of serving as the morning show host, Dave Lewis signed off for one final time. Lewis grew up as a farm kid in Elmo, Kansas, listening to a transistor radio hooked to his tractor. His father was a farmer and his mother was a teacher and a talented musician. He credits his broadcasting career to the influence…
OLATHE, Kan. — Federal prosecutors have charged a former Johnson County District Court employee with embezzling more than $1 million. KSHB-TV reports Dawna Kellogg was charged last week with eight counts of wire fraud and three counts of making a false federal tax return. The alleged crimes occurred between January 2007 and June 2017. Prosecutors allege Kellogg stole cash meant for the court’s bank account and diverted them to her personal accounts. They also allege Kellogg did not report the stolen funds as taxable income in three years.