A Milford woman was trapped in her SUV for several hours before rescuers were able to get to her vehicle Monday. According to the Riley County Police Department the veered off Highway 24 northwest of Manhattan. RCPD was first notified of the accident in the 7 o’clock hour and arrived on the scene at 7:31 a.m. Monday. They located 21-year-old Alyssa Johnson inside the vehicle and determined she’d crashed around 11:30 p.m. Sunday near Tuttle Creek Blvd. and North 48th Street. An investigation revealed Johnson failed to negotiate a curve, flipped the vehicle and ended up in a ditch. She…
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Release from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. FINNEY COUNTY – The Garden City Police Department requested that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) issue a statewide Silver Alert for a missing Garden City man. The whereabouts of 93-year-old Donald Hertel are unknown, and the public’s assistance is requested to help locate him. Hertel is a white male, 5 ft. 8 in. tall, weighing 170 lbs. He has gray hair, blue eyes and wears glasses. Hertel was last seen around 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29 at his residence in Garden City. He is likely driving a dark blue 4-door 1994…
According to one Kansas House of Representatives member, the Kansas Legislature is unlikely to approve Medicaid expansion in 2021. Sydney Carlin (D), 66th District representative, says changes to the legislature’s political makeup have made the outlook for expansion bleak. “We lost two members and they took out all the moderates that we had that voted with us, so I don’t think we have the votes for Medicaid expansion,” Carlin said. “Some of the new members of the Republican Party might be inclined to do that, but I have not met them.” Kansas is one of just a few Midwestern states…
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 Tuttle Creek Blvd. and N. 48th St. in Manhattan on December 28, 2020, at approximately 7:31 a.m. When officers arrived on…
Riley County commissioners approved the final agreement for the Riley County Police Department firing range. Craig Cox, Deputy County Counselor, told the commission Monday that this is the final matter for the firing range. The county negotiated a water line easement through the adjacent properties to bring water to the range. “The two settlement agreements are there,” Cox says. “The Mertz’s settled for $10,000 and Mr. Akin’s settled for $1,250. They signed the agreements last week and I also, at the same time they signed the agreements, had them sign the water line easements.” Cox says the Mertz property was…
RCHD Director Julie Gibbs joined KMAN in the 7am hour to provide our COVID-19 update.
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with State Rep. Mike Dodson. We also spoke with State Rep. Sydney Carlin.
K-State Research and Extension is teaming up with the Manhattan Public Library to provide free tax assistance beginning in late January. Gary Fike, KSRE Riley County Extension Director, says the program will be for households that make less than $57,000 a year, but not to those who have itemized taxes or are in the military. “They’ve got folks on the Fort Riley Post that will do those for our men and women in the armed services, but they’ve got a few different wrinkles that we are not certified to do,” Fike says. According to Fike, those who use this program…
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita police have identified the victim of a fatal weekend accident. Police said Monday that 27-year-old Derrick Pruett of Wichita died in the wreck Saturday night. Officers called to the scene found a 2004 GMC Envoy overturned. Pruett was pinned inside the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say Pruett had lost control of the vehicle and struck the median and a utility pole, causing it to overturn. Police say speed was believed to be a factor in the accident.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly plans to get a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday as part of a larger plan to give shots to selected Kansas officials so that state government can continue to operate during the pandemic. The Democratic governor confirmed her plans Monday during an impromptu interview at the Statehouse following a ceremony marking the weeklong Kwanzaa celebration of African-American heritage. She told The Associated Press last week that the state was looking at giving shots to people in state agencies, the Republican-controlled Legislature and the state court system. The state so far has concentrated on vaccinating health care…