The annual Little Apple New Years Eve celebration in Manhattan’s Aggieville sector is set for Monday evening and early Tuesday morning.
The celebration will kick off at 10 p.m. with live entertainment and a performance by M31.
You can watch the ball drop and enjoy a fireworks show as you ring in the new year during the celebration.
The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Tenzel Dudley -photo Shawnee Co.
LAKOTA RAEDAWN CAREY, 22, Wichita, POSS OPIATES,OPIUM,NARCOTIC OR CERTAIN STIM, INTERFERE LEO;OBSTR/RESIST/OPPOSE FEL WARR; Bond $10,000
ROY JAMES HEINICKE, 35, Manhattan, DISORDERLY CONDUCT; BRAWLING/FIGHTING; Bond $500
MARCUS LAMONT WASHINGTON, 47, Manhattan, DOMESTIC BATTERY;KNOWING/RECKLESS BODILY; Bond $1000
DAYTON ALEXANDER HUNTER CLAY, 20, Manhattan, Failure to Appear (2X) Bond $1500
TENZEL WILLIAM DUDLEY, 21, Topeka, Failure to Appear; Held without Bond
Dayton Clay -photo Shawnee Co.
CORRINE MAVIS GOSLIN, 24, Topeka, Failure to Appear; No Bond
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Terry Canfield has 2 previous convictions for theft, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections
The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
JOSEPH MATTHEW BECCHINA, 20, Manhattan, DOMESTIC BATTERY;KNOWING/RECKLESS BODILY; Bond $1000
TERRY BOYD CANFIELD, 35, Hutchinson, AGG BURGLARY;DWELLING FOR FEL,THEFT,SEXAGGRAVATED ROBBERY, AGG BATTERY;KNOWINGLY CAUSE GREAT BODILY; Held without Bond.
MAURICE ROGER COLEMAN, 25, Manhattan, Probation Violation; Bond $1000
TIANA CAMIELLE DAVIS, 20, Manhattan, DOMESTIC BATTERY;RUDE PHYSICAL CONTACT, CRIMINAL DAMAGE PROPERTY; <$1000; Bond $2000
Levonte Hall -photo Geary Co.
LAVONTE DESAHAWN HALL, 22, Nashville, Failure to Appear; Geary County Sheriff
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Nineteen of the 26 Kansas state parks are offering guided New Year’s Day hikes as part of a nationwide initiative.
Most of the First Day Hike events will traverse a 1-mile or 2-mile, family-friendly path with park staff leading the way. Many will be along the shores of large lakes, rugged woodlands or broad native prairies. The hikes are free, but participants will need a vehicle permit.
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism state park director Linda Lanterman said in a news release that it’s “an amazing way to get things stared for a New Year.” She says many participants return to do more hiking throughout the year.
The First Day Hikes initiative began 25 years ago in Massachusetts.
The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
MARIA ROSE KOSKINEN, 23, DUI; 1ST CONV; COMPETENT EVIDENCE OF BLOOD/BR; Bond $750
NICOLE LEE DODSON, 37, Manhattan, Failure to Appear; Bond $138
MATTHEW AARON YOUNG, 30, Oketo, Failure to Appear; Bond $1220
If you’re celebrating New Year’s Eve in the Little Apple with 10,000 of your closest friends, make sure you take a look at the road closure map below provided by the RCPD.
Interior roadways in Aggieville (Moro from North Manhattan to N 10th St.) will be closed to vehicle traffic.
The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
JOSE MANUEL BUSTAMANTE, 22, Huntington Park, CA., Failure to Appear(2X) Bond $51,000 And a Probation Violation; Bond $5,000
HOWARD ALEXANDER HORTON III, 31, Manhattan,POSSESSION MARIJUANA; Bond $1000
BRADLEY LANE FUNK, 46, St. George; DUI; 3RD CONVICTION; BLOOD/BREATH .08> DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED; 1ST CONVICTION; Bond $3000
Alliance Property Management, one of the largest property management companies in the Flint Hills region, has acquired Emerald Property Management.
Brice Ebert, vice president of Alliance Property Management, commented about the opportunity to obtain such a valued local business. “This partnership will further establish our presence and help breed success in an exceedingly competitive market. We were fortunate to complete this acquisition with such a highly respected and professional company as Emerald Property Management. The reason Emerald chose to pass on their more than 15 years-worth of quality relationships to Alliance is because our two companies offer almost identical approaches when it comes to property management and the highest quality level of service. At this point, we’re fully equipped to handle the increased workload.”
The acquisition, which will finalize on January 1, 2019, expanded Alliance’s portfolio in the Manhattan, Wamego, Junction City and Ogden areas – swelling the company’s property management portfolio by 38 percent. To keep up with the strong business growth, Alliance restructured its property management team.
“Emerald’s staff will transition to Alliance and the combined forces will provide a breadth of professional expertise. We’ve put together a dedicated team for each area of service that understand real estate and managing someone’s asset. This allows us to provide high-quality and cost efficient property management services to all of our clients,” explained Rachel Ebert, human resource manager for Alliance Property Management.
To inquire about Alliance’s acquisition of Emerald Property management, or any of the property management services available, contact Alliance at ( 785 ) -539-2300 or alliance@alliancemhk.com.
The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Eddie Glover has previous convictions for theft, violation of the registered offender act, according to the Kansas Dpt. of Corrections
SHAWN THOMAS TILLEMANS, 24, Manhattan, CRIMINAL TRESPASS; DEFIANCE OF OWNER; Bond $500
EDDIE LAMONT GLOVER, 47, Manhattan, VIO OFFENDER REG;1ST CONV-PERSON; Bond $2500
ALEXANDER JOSHUA HART, 22, Fort Riley, CRIMINAL DAMAGE PROPERTY; <$1000; Bond $1000
MARLON BALMORE CORNEJO MUNOZ, 22, Fort Riley, DUI; 1ST CONV; COMPETENT EVIDENCE OF BLOOD/B; Bond $750
TAYLOR MECHEL BULLOCK, 19, Manhattan,ATT DOMESTIC BATTERY;RUDE PHYSICAL CONTACT, ASSAULT; Bond $2000
BRAD ALAN EMERSON, 51, Hays, Failure to Appear; Held without Bond
ALEJANDRO TIRADO TORRES, 31, Dallas, TX., DUI; Bond $750
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A judge ruled Monday that Kansas cannot stop telemedicine abortions, thwarting the latest attempt by state lawmakers to prevent doctors from providing pregnancy-ending pills to women they see by remote video conferences.
District Judge Franklin Theis ruled that a law barring telemedicine abortions and set to take effect in January has no legal force. During an earlier hearing, Theis derided the law as an “air ball” because of how lawmakers wrote it.
That law was challenged in a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of Trust Women Wichita, which operates a clinic that performs abortions and provides other health care services.
Theis also ruled that other, older parts of the state’s abortion laws that could ban telemedicine abortions are on hold indefinitely because of a separate lawsuit challenging them that’s still pending.
The Wichita clinic began offering telemedicine abortions in October because its doctors live outside Kansas and could be on site only two days a week. It also hopes to provide the pills to women in rural areas and have them confer by teleconference with doctors.
The center argues that banning telemedicine abortions violates the state constitution by placing an undue burden on women seeking abortions and singling out abortion for special treatment when state policies intend to encourage telemedicine. Kansas has no clinics that provide abortions outside Wichita and the Kansas City area.
“That procedure by telemedicine is going to be legal after midnight (Monday), and the clinic will continue to offer it,” said Bob Eye, one of the attorneys for Trust Women. “This is a good outcome.”
The anti-abortion group Kansans for Life, influential with the Republican-controlled Legislature, contends telemedicine abortions are dangerous. But a study of abortions in California, published in the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ journal in 2015, said less than one-third of 1 percent of medication abortions resulted in major complications.
Mary Kay Culp, executive director of Kansans for Life, called Theis’ ruling “infuriating.”
“This judge has a long history of taking laws designed by the Legislature to protect unborn babies and women and turning them into laws that instead protect the abortion industry,” Culp said.
Seventeen other states have telemedicine abortion bans, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a group that advocates for abortion rights.
The 2018 law represents the third time Kansas legislators passed a measure meant to outlaw telemedicine abortions.
In 2011, a ban was part of legislation imposing special regulations on abortion clinics that critics argued were meant to shut them down. Providers sued, and Theis blocked all of the regulations. The case is still pending.
Legislators passed another version of the telemedicine abortion ban in 2015, but Theis ruled Monday that it also is covered by his order blocking the 2011 clinic regulations. He called that 2011 injunction a “safe harbor” for the clinic.
The 2018 law says that in policies promoting telemedicine, “nothing” authorizes “any abortion procedure via telemedicine.” Theis concluded that it’s toothless because it does not give prosecutors a way to bring a criminal case over a violation. He said in his order Monday that it “has no anchor for operation” — essentially rendering the clinic’s lawsuit moot.
The Kansas health department has reported that in 2017, the latest data available, nearly 4,000 medication abortions were reported, or 58 percent of the state’s total, all in the first trimester. It’s not clear how many of them were telemedicine abortions.
While abortion opponents have a long list of legislative victories over the past decade, they’ve fared less well in the courts. The U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to hear an appeal of lower federal court orders barring Kansas from stripping Medicaid funds for non-abortion services provided by Planned Parenthood.
The state’s first-in-the-nation ban on a common second trimester procedure anti-abortion lawmakers called “dismemberment abortion” has been on hold since 2015. In that case, the Kansas Supreme Court has yet to decide whether the state constitution protects abortion rights independently of the federal constitution — so that state courts could chart their own, more liberal course.
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The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Margarita Clark has a previous drug conviction, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections
ALONZO LOUIS REVADA JR, 36, Manhattan, AGG BURGLARY;DWELLING FOR FEL,THEFT,SEX, AGG INTERFERE W/PARENT CUSTODY;CONCEAL, DOMESTIC BATTERY;KNOWING/RECKLESS BODILY, ENDANGERING A CHILD < 18 YOA; Bond $20,000
RANDALL ANTHONY FLANAGAN, 24, Ogden, CRIMINAL TRESPASS; DEFIANCE OF OWNER; Bond $500
MARGARITA DONNA CLARK, 46, Manhattan, Failure to Appear; Bond $2000
KATHLEEN ANN COVERT, 47, Manhattan,VIO PROTECTION ORDER; PRETRIAL ORDERS CRIMINAL TRESPASS;DEFIANCE RESTRAIN ORD; Bond $3000
DEREK DELL PFIZENMAIER, 36, Manhattan, CRIMINAL DAMAGE PROPERTY; <$1000; Bond $1000
DENAAL LATRESS THOMPSON, 24, Failure to Appear; Bond $250
Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr has announced that Dennis Marstall has been named Assistant City Manhattan. Marstall, a 1987 Manhattan High School graduate, was selected from a group of four finalists. He plans to begin work January 25th.
Marstall will be responsible for assisting with the day-to-day management of City operations including supervision of staff and administrative policy development, working with the city manager and deputy city manager on various projects and redevelopment activities, serving as the city manager’s designated representative to the Riley County Law Board, staff liaison to the City-University Special Projects Fund Committee and coordinating state legislative activities.
Marstall holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Kansas State University, and a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Louisville. His professional experience includes 14 years with the City of Charlotte, north Carolina, most of which was focused on assisting the mayor and city manager’s offices.
Most recently Marstall worked in the non-profit sector. For the last five years, he has served as Vice President of Community Investment and Impact for the United Way of the Central Carolinas.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Kansas Gov.-elect Laura Kelly says she’s aware the state may need to help higher education institutions but has more pressing issues she needs to focus on during her first legislative session.
“We’re going to have to deal with situations in the state in a sort of triage approach, where we go after the critical issues first,” Kelly said, listing K-12 education funding, Medicaid expansion, infrastructure and the state’s foster care program as the main issues. “I’m fully aware of the needs for higher education and we will be reviewing those and doing what we can.”
Under Republican former Gov. Sam Brownback, higher education saw its budget slashed by $30.7 million. Lawmakers restored $6 million of that in 2017 and another $15 million in May. But despite the partial restoration of funding, the University of Kansas announced it would need to make a $20 million cut from its own budget.
Kelly, who will be inaugurated on Jan. 14, said she’s aware morale seems to be low at the university because of the proposed budget cuts and ensuing layoffs.
“Higher education has not been immune to the damage that has been done over the past several years,” Kelly said, referring to the state’s budget crisis during Brownback’s tenure.
She said government can help by passing a balanced budget and reinstating an executive order that provides state workers with protections from job discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity, she said.
“I think that will send a message to other states that Kansas is open and we are friendly and this is a place you’ll want to consider,” she said of the LGBT protection order. “Those are the types of things that can help the university and its morale.”
She said that increasing enrollment also would help and noted that foreign student enrollment is down.
“I think that’s a lot because families in other countries see the United States as an unfriendly place at the moment, so they are sending their kids to Canada or London.”
The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Samuel Kempf has a conviction in connection with child porn, according to the KBI offender registry
KIMBERLY MARIE SCOTT, 42, Manhattan, DUI; 2ND CONVICTION; BLOOD/BREATH .08>; Bond $1500
SAMUEL SARGENT KEMPF, 42, Manhattan, VIO OFFENDER REG;2ND CONV-PERSON; Bond $10,000
NAYELI STEFANI TOLEDO GARCIA, 26, Manhattan, OPERATE MV W/O VALID LICENSE, INSURANCE;LIABILITY REQUIRED, VEHICLES;UNLAWFUL ACTS;REGISTRATION; Bond $500
DONOVAN JAMES DUMAS, 26, Manhattan, DOMESTIC BATTERY;KNOWING/RECKLESS BODILY; Bond $1500
MATTHEW HOUGHTON PFEIFFER, 41, Parole Violation; Bond $750
SHANNON ELAINE HOYT, 49, Manhattan, Parole Violation; Bond $991.31
KENDRICK MICHAEL GIBSON, 22, Manhattan, Failure to Appear; Bond $500
“Police, at all times, should maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that the police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence.”
This is one of nine principles of policing attributed to Sir Robert Peel, considered by many to be the father of modern policing techniques and philosophies. I believe this principle to be as relevant today as when it was written in the 1800’s. It means that the police should not act like an occupying force but a partnering one, should not be feared by anyone other than the criminals, and should be a partner with every citizen in maintaining a safe community. Today, these partnerships extend beyond our citizens and include the business community, educational institutions, multiple government entities, special interest groups and in our case the military and student populations.
I am a police officer and a public servant. I came to Riley County to serve you. I regularly engage in self-critique to determine if I could have provided better service or treated others more fairly while trying to balance the legitimate needs of many. During my career I have faced challenges and choices at every rank in which the expedient path might be the wrong one; while the right path could be more arduous, but the right one, nonetheless. While these challenges can be tough, they often present opportunities for improvement. No matter the issue, I strive to provide the best possible customer service (even to those who don’t want it), mentor others, and promote professional law enforcement. I endeavor to be accountable to the community I serve and to the employees who join me in that service.
I believe to my core that citizens support and trust the Riley County Police Department and law enforcement overall. I ask that you be patient with me as I familiarize myself with all segments of this community and county. Also, I urge you to continue supporting the volunteer citizen members and appointed representatives serving on the law board who are striving to ensure that you receive the best possible police services.
As proclaimed by Sir Robert Peel, if our citizens do their part in contributing to a safe Riley County, and we do our part, then the future of our community continues to be bright. I truly feel privileged to be a police officer and work hard every day to earn my keep. Please know that it is my honor to be here serving you.
Dennis P. Butler, Director
Riley County Police Department
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran says many rural hospitals are “hanging on by a thread” and could benefit from the additional revenue that Medicaid expansion would generate.
Moran meeting with hospital administration in Lawrence -photo courtesy LMH
But Moran says he wants to leave the decision in Kansas to the Legislature. Moran made the comments Wednesday after speaking to LMH Health president and CEO Russ Johnson during a visit to Lawrence.
Kansas has rejected accepting additional federal funding provided through the Affordable Care Act to expand the jointly state and federally funded Medicaid program for the poor and disabled. But the idea is being revisited now that incoming Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has expressed interest.
Moran says Kansas needs to weigh a funding increase against “how long those federal dollars will be in place.”
GEARY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a second suspect in connection with a fatal Christmas Day shooting.
Baker -photo Geary County
Green -photo Geary Co.
Just after 2p.m. Wednesday police arrested Mashaun Jay Baker, 33, Junction City, was arrested on suspicion of Capitol Murder, in connection with the crime, according to Junction City Police.
At 9:30 a.m. Christmas Day officers were sent to 948 Grant Avenue number 154 in Junction City after report of deceased person. Upon arrival officers found the body of 31-year-old Jenna Schafer who died from an apparent gunshot wound, according to police.
Baker was transported to the Geary County Detention Center where he was held without bond pending a first appearance in Geary County District Court.
This is the second arrest reported in the case. On Christmas night the JCPD reported that Dion Green, 33, Junction City, had been arrested on suspicion of First Degree Murder in connection with the shooting.
The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Scott Alexander -photo Geary Co.
CURISTAL RENEE HARRIS, 39, Manhattan, Probation Violation; Held without Bond
JACOB ALEXANDER, 25, Manhattan, Failure to Appear; Bond $1500
JUSTIN SCOTT ROATCH, 31, Manhattan, DOMESTIC BATTERY;RUDE PHYSICAL CONTACT; Bond $1500
GREGORY ALAN COIT. 34, Manhattan,CRIMINAL DAMAGE PROPERTY; <$1000; Bond $1000
AUSTIN BRADLEY ROWZER, 25, Manhattan, DIST OPIATE/OPIUM/NARCOTIC; 1<10DU USE COMMUNICATION FACILITY(3X), DIST DEPRESSANT; <100 DU; Held without Bond and USE COMMUNICATION FACILITY; Bond $20,0000
BRYCE DALTON MORGANFIELD, 24, Manhattan,CRIMINAL TRESPASS; DEFIANCE OF OWNER CRIMINAL DAMAGE PROPERTY; <$1000; Bond $500
SCOTT ALEXANDER, 25, Manhattan,DIST OPIATE/OPIUM/NARCOTIC;<3.5GM SCHOOL DIST MARIJUANA; <25GM WITHIN 1000′ SCHOOL POSS OF PARA INTENT TO MANF C/S, USE/POSS PARA;INTO HUMAN BODY; Bond $20,000
JACOB ALEXANDER, 25, Manhattan, DIST OPIATE/OPIUM/NARCOTIC;<3.5GM SCHOOL DIST MARIJUANA; <25GM WITHIN 1000′ SCHOOL POSS OF PARA INTENT TO MANF C/SUSE/POSS PARA;INTO HUMAN BODY; Bond $20,000
EUGENE MILTON, 59, Manhattan, BATTERY; KNOWINGLY/RECKLESSLY CAUSING BOD; Bond $500
MANHATTAN– U.S. Senator Pat Roberts will hold a news conference in Manhattan, Kansas Friday afternoon to discuss his agenda for the 116th Congress, according to media release from his office.
Roberts has served as the senior senator from Kansas since 1997. He is also going to make a special announcement on his plans for the future and the 2020 Senate campaign.
In 1980, Roberts was elected by voters in Kansas First Congressional District to the U.S. House of Representatives. He served eight terms in the House including one as chairman of the Agriculture Committee.
