Arraignment was held Friday for a Wamego man charged with possessing child pornography. Scott Hertzig entered a plea agreement in Pottawatomie County District Court for two counts of sexual exploitation of a child. The two counts are alleged to have occurred in April 2021. Judge Jeff Elder presided over the hearing, informing Hertzig of what he is waiving by entering a plea agreement. Sentencing will take place at 2 p.m. April 21st at the Pottawatomie County Justice Center. Hertzig will be required to register as a sex offender. Sentencing also took place Friday for Clinton Platt, of Wamego, who was…
Author: KMAN Staff
MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State used one of its best defensive performances of the season to register its 14th home win in front of the largest home crowd of the season, 5,868, on Sunday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum, as the Wildcats downed Oklahoma State, 56-38. K-State (18-8, 8-6 Big 12) held Oklahoma State to a season-low for points in a game. The 38 points are tied for the fewest points K-State has allowed in a Big 12 game in the Jeff Mittie era, which spans eight seasons beginning in 2014-15. Sunday’s opponent point total matches the fewest in a…
ARLINGTON, Texas (Kansas State Athletics) – The K-State offense managed just three hits, while Auburn totaled 13 in the Tigers’ 12-1 victory Sunday at Globe Life Field on the final day of the State Farm College Baseball Showdown. Auburn (2-1) scored 11 unanswered runs, with 10 coming over a three-inning stretch (third to fifth). The Wildcats (0-3) were hampered by eight walks along with eight hit-by-pitches. “Disappointing weekend, disappointing day,” said head coach Pete Hughes. “You expect to make first-weekend mistakes, but you can’t have first-weekend overall performances and excuses everywhere. I thought we probably played 10 good innings of baseball (this weekend),…
The Manhattan Conference Center was full Friday night for the 97th annual meeting and banquet of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. Over 200 area business people, philanthropists, local and state representatives attended the event to dine, acknowledge 2021 award recipients and hear from the new Chamber Board of Directors chair. President and CEO Jason Smith opened the evening following dinner acknowledging the organization’s growth over 2021, which saw the Chamber reach a record total of 856 members. Despite that, Smith says they aren’t satisfied. “We need to expand our collective influence even more as we push for 1,000 members…
STILLWATER, Okla. (Kansas State Athletics) – Sophomore Avery Anderson III’s 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds proved to be the difference in overtime, as Oklahoma State returned serve after losing a similar game to Kansas State earlier this month with an 82-79 win over the Wildcats on Saturday afternoon before a crowd of 8,976 fans at Bramlage Coliseum. In K-State’s 71-68 win on February 2, sophomore Nijel Pack hit a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds in regulation. Anderson (20 points) and teammate Bryce Thompson (23 points) combined for 43 of the Cowboys’ 82 points, as the duo connected on 16-of-32 field goals, including 6-of-14…
ARLINGTON, Texas (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State turned a seven-run deficit into two after a five-run eighth, but the late-inning rally fell short on Friday, as No. 10 Arizona won the season opener 8-6 to begin the State Farm College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field. K-State (0-1), trailing 8-1 after seven and a half innings, loaded the bases in the eighth and got a two-run single from Orlando Salinas, Jr. After a hit by pitch, walk and a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded, Dylan Phillips stepped into the batter’s box and represented the go-ahead run. Phillips, the Big 12’s active leader in career…
Riley County Police arrested a 44-year-old Manhattan man Friday afternoon in connection to alleged sex crimes reported to have occurred over several years. Joshua Penabaz was being held Friday on $1 million bond for numerous charges of rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child and aggravated criminal sodomy. RCPD says an investigation is ongoing. Due to the nature of the crimes, no further information is being released. In an email to parents late Friday, USD 383 Director of Early Learning Elisabeth Nelson confirmed that Penabaz, who worked as a nurse at College Hill Early Learning Center, voluntarily resigned his position…
FEMA has announced federal disaster assistance has been made available to 53 Kansas counties affected by the Dec. 15 severe storms and straight-line winds. Federal funding is available to the state, eligible local and tribal governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities. Riley, Clay, Geary and Wabaunsee counties are all part of that major disaster declaration. Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide. The federal assistance was approved Friday by President Joe Biden at the request of Gov. Laura Kelly…
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 aggravated criminal threat in the 2100 block of Poyntz Ave. in Manhattan on February 16, 2022, around 12:17 p.m. Officers listed a 16-year-old male as the suspect when it…