Manhattan residents had a chance Monday to protect themselves from identity theft. The Kansas Attorney General’s Office offered free personal document destruction at the CiCo Park Pool as a part of National Consumer Protection Week. Participant Jeff Oliphant shared his thoughts on the experience. Participant Annette Dowell was also grateful for this free service. She acknowledges that it can costly if you try to do this yourself at home with a personal shredder. Participant Marsha McCarthy told KMAN she believes it’s a good way for people to protect their personal information. The documents were loaded by city workers into armored…
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A Riley County Police Officer was recently given state recognition as the Veterans of Foreign War Kansas Officer of the Year. The award was given out at the February Law Board meeting in Ogden to Michael Wagenblast, who has served with RCPD since 2012 and is assigned to the North County population of Riley County. It’s given annually to an officer who demonstrates professionalism under the most trying of circumstances, to someone who embodies patience when others would have walked away and demonstrates humanity toward all. “The award symbolized the great triumphs the honoree has received in our noblest of…
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FROM K-STATE ATHLETICS MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State safeties coach Joe Klanderman has been promoted to defensive coordinator, while cornerbacks coach Van Malone has added the titles of assistant head coach and passing game coordinator, head coach Chris Klieman announced Monday. Klanderman, who has coached all three levels of the defense during his career, will serve as a defensive coordinator for a second time after holding the position from 2007 to 2013 at his alma mater, Minnesota State. He will continue to tutor the Wildcat safeties, as Klieman will search for a new linebackers coach to replace Scottie Hazelton, who…
HOLTON, Kan. — Officials in northeastern Kansas say an attempt to pull a truck found dangling over a culvert ended with the vehicle flipping over and landing upside down in a full ditch, killing a man inside. Station KSNT reports that the incident happened Friday night on state Highway 116 about four miles east of Holton. Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says a passerby who came upon the stranded truck tried to get it back on the road when it flipped over into the ditch. A woman in the truck was pulled to safety, but Morse says the man in…
TOPEKA, Kan. — A report from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says the number of women in prison in Kansas is growing far faster than the number of men, outpacing national trends. Kansas News Service reports that from 2000 to 2019, the women’s prison population in Kansas rose by 60% while the men’s rose by 14%. The report doesn’t say why Kansas’ female prison population grew so much, but policy changes intended to reduce the number of inmates likely had different effects on men and women. Topeka Correctional Facility Warden Gloria Geither says the prison is trying to manage…
GOVE COUNTY, Kansas — A motorcycle rider who was escorting the body of a World War II veteran died after he lost control of his motorcycle in western Kansas, and a second deadly crash happened minutes later when a car crashed into a firetruck responding to the first crash. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the motorcycle crash happened on Interstate 70 in Gove County shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday. The second crash happened a few minutes later. The motorcycle driver was identified as 65-year-old Lennie Riedel of Colby, Kansas. The car’s driver was 81-year-old Cal Silvrants of Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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 2200 block of College Heights in Manhattan on February 28, 2020, at approximately 7:50 AM. Officers listed a 17-year-old male as the victim when…
National Weather Service Topeka Meteorologist Sarah Teefey joined us to discuss upcoming storm spotter classes during Severe Weather Awareness Week. Riley County Emergency Management Coordinator Laurie Harrison and Fort Riley Emergency Manager Chris Hallenbeck discussed Severe Weather Awareness week and highlighted the importance of having an emergency plan and kit and how to get notified in a severe weather event. Manhattan Parks & Recreation Department Aquatics Specialist Sydni Baker and Recreation Coordinator Molli Maberry discussed upcoming events including summer program registration, the Little Apple Bike Swap and Youth Outdoor Adventure Challenge in addition to events for Lifelong Rec and Special…
A groundbreaking ceremony for a new recreation center took place next to Anthony Middle School on Friday. The new facility will feature basketball courts, volleyball courts, pickleball courts, a walking track and artificial turf. Manhattan City Commissioner and former USD 383 Board of Education member Aaron Estabrook says this building is first in a series of rec centers set to be built in Manhattan. He also says these rec centers will be open to both middle-school students and Manhattan residents. Construction on the recreation-portion of the Anthony Middle School rec center is scheduled to finish in January 2021. Manhattan Mayor…