The Riley County Police Department has recognized one of its own with a life-saving award. Officer Joseph Lusk was recognized at the Riley County Law Board meeting on Monday for his role in saving the life of an unresponsive man last November. RCPD director Dennis Butler says Lusk was quick to arrive on scene and performed CPR until EMS personnel arrived. “Following the incident, EMS staff on scene credited the quick response and initiation of CPR by officer Lusk in saving this man’s life,” Butler said. “They commented that a few minutes or even seconds can make the difference between life and death…
Author: KMAN Staff
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 criminal damage to property in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Rd. in Manhattan on March 16, 2021, at approximately 10:59 a.m. Officers listed Riley County Police Department…
Manhattan Assistant to the City Manager Jared Wasinger, Public Information Officer Vivienne Uccello and Community Committee Co-Chair Dustin Duntz joined us to discuss the upcoming Manhattan strategic plan and their virtual community engagement sessions starting next week. More information can be found at engagemhk.org/crossroads. Manhattan Christian College President Kevin Ingram and Athletic Director Jordan Strom joined us for a recap of winter sports and a preview of spring activities on campus, including commencement and Vision 360.
The Manhattan City Commission voted 4 to 1 Tuesday to extend the face-mask ordinance to May 16th, the end of the academic calendar at Kansas State University and USD 383. The decision aligns the city with the Riley County Commission, who plan to include an extension of a county mask ordinance through May 16, as part of its next health order due out Thursday. Commissioner Aaron Estabrook says going forward, he’ll continue to look to county health officials for guidance on certain policies. “Hopefully the people in Riley County, including Pottawatomie County and the City of Manhattan will also look…
Updated story – 6 a.m. March 17 TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A judge has ordered the release of a Kansas Senate leader from jail in Topeka after finding that there was not enough evidence to support his arrest hours earlier on suspicion of driving under the influence and attempting to flee from a law enforcement officer. Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop was booked into the Shawnee County jail just before 4 a.m. Tuesday following his arrest on Interstate 70 by the Capitol Police. But Shawnee County District Judge Penny Moylan ruled only hours later that a Capitol Police officer’s report did…
Riley County could begin holding jury trials at the old Seth Childs 12 movie-theater building in Manhattan as soon as this month. County officials have reportedly been searching for a third location to host jury trials in response to COVID-19 guidelines passed down from the Kansas Supreme Court. While the building has not been utilized as a movie theater since early 2018, it is currently being used by a local church. Capt. Greg Steere says providing security for the building could be challenging. “Obviously, when it was was designed, it was not designed with security in mind, so that’s going…
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 in the 2200 block of College Ave. in Manhattan on March 15, 2021, at approximately 8:10 a.m. Officers listed a 25-year-old male as the victim when it was…
BURLINGAME, Kan. (AP) — Police are investigating the death of an eastern Kansas woman as a homicide. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says in a news release that it is working with local police and Osage County Sheriff’s deputies in investigating the death of 49-year-old Cristina Pratt, whose body was found Monday morning in her Burlingame home. Police say they were called Sunday night to check on Pratt by a friend who hadn’t been able to reach her. Police received no response when they knocked on her apartment door that night. They went back the next day and found her…
Manhattan Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers and Mayor Wynn Butler gave us a sneak peek into Tuesday’s Manhattan City Commission meeting agenda.