The jury is deliberating after lawyers presented their closing arguments in the trial of Mark Harrison, the sixth day of what was expected to be a six day trial in Riley County District Court. Harrison, a 38-year-old Manhattan engineer, is charged with three counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer after a standoff that resulted in RCPD Sgt. Pat Tiede being shot in the leg in January 2018. The jury went to lunch and then will discuss the evidence and come to a verdict or guilty or not guilty on the four charges. They could find Harrison guilty…
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The Riley County Police Department is getting ready for this weekend’s Fake Patty’s Day event. KMAN spoke with RCPD Captain Richard Fink on their preparation and tactics for the weekend. Fink says they are using data they have collected over the years to help them for this year’s celebration. These numbers will help assign the needed number of officers to the neighborhoods and Aggieville based on historical data. The department’s main goal for the event is maintain control of the crowds in and around Aggieville. “Each year we look at where we are having our most calls for service, what…
Wednesday’s guest on In Focus were USD 378 Riley County Superintendent Cliff Williams, USD 384 Blue Randolph Superintendent Brady Burton, Riley County Emergency Management Coordinator Laurie Harrison, K-State Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Bear, and Fort Riley Emergency Manager Chris Hallenbeck.
Officers filed a report for theft in the 500 block of Augusta Way in Manhattan on February 26, 2019, at approximately 4:30 PM. Officers listed Noah Dallier, 22 of Manhattan as the victim when it was reported a known male suspect took his cash. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $3,500.00. Shane Stokes, 21 of Manhattan was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on February 26, 2019, at approximately 1:05 PM. Stokes was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for two counts of probation violation. Stokes was issued a total bond of…
The Black Student Union at Kansas State University has earned an award for academics and engagement for the 11th time in 14 years. The Clarence Wine Award for Outstanding Big 12 Council of the Year is awarded to undergraduate African-American student governments or councils in the Big 12 Conference. To win, the organizations must show commitments to academic achievement, scholarship, campus programming, community service and unity. The K-State BSU organization received the award at the Big XII Council on Black Student Government’s annual conference last week. With the goals of advancing the academic stability, political action and leadership of black…
Multiple forensic crime scene investigators testified as expert witnesses on Tuesday, day 5 of the Mark Harrison Trial in Riley County District Court. The 38-year-old Manhattan engineer is charged with three counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer after a stand-off that resulted in one RCPD officer being shot in the leg in January 2018. He’s also charged for property damage. Prosecutors argue Harrison intended to kill Sgt. Pat Tiede and two Geary County SWAT officers when he shot at them following an argument with his wife. The defense doesn’t dispute Harrison fired that day, but say he…
Fort Riley is holding a pair of town hall meetings to provide housing information to army personnel and their dependents both Tuesday and Wednesday. It’s part of an Army-wide effort to review conditions in Army family housing and ensure the post is meeting safety standards after poor housing conditions were highlighted in a hearing by the Senate Armed Services Committee earlier this month. People across multiple branches have complained of mold, pest problems and other health concerns in military housing. The meetings will take place Tuesday and Wednesday at Riley’s Conference Center at 5:30 p.m. It will also be livestreamed…
Anthony Conforti, 26 of Clay Center was arrested in the 100 block of Courthouse Plz in Manhattan on February 25, 2019, at approximately 1:50 PM. Conforti was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. Conforti was issued a total bond of $7,500.00. Conforti was no longer confined at the time of this report. Tyler Leck, 20 of Kansas City, Missouri was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on February 25, 2019, at approximately 2:30 PM. Leck was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated sexual battery. Leck was issued a total…
Medical care at the T. Russel Reitz Animal Shelter will be expanded thanks to a new partnership with Kansas State University. The Manhattan-located animal shelter will work with KSU College of Veterinary Medicine’s shelter medicine program to provide services at the facility to improve the welfare of animals in their care and give students more opportunities for hands-on education. Students with the university’s shelter medicine mobile surgery unit will be stationed at T. Russell Reitz evaluating cases and performing surgeries on a weekly basis. Additionally, interns will also be utilized by the shelter another day each week enabling them to…
Tuesday’s guests on In Focus were Pottawatomie County Commissioner Dee McKee and County Administrator Robert Reece.