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 aggravated assault in Manhattan on January 16, 2020, at approximately 11:00 AM. Officers listed a 40-year-old male as the victim and a known 36-year-old female as the suspect. Due…

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Riley County K-State Extension 4H agent John Jobe joined us to discuss the upcoming Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge happening in March. SAVE Farm board member Greg Platt joined us to talk about the latest happenings 66th District Rep. Sydney Carlin recapped Gov. Laura Kelly’s State of the State address on Wednesday. 67th District Rep. Tom Phillips also reflected on the governor’s State of the State address.

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About a month after the Pottawatomie County Commission adopted policy requiring all subdivision entrances be connected to paved roads, Commissioner Dee McKee, county officials and property developers met Thursday to discuss how the responsibility of paving certain roads might be shared. This policy puts more of the burden of paving roads connected to subdivisions on the property developers. Peter Clark, the Pottawatomie County Public Works Directer, says developers are wanting the commission to conduct a study examining how much revenue development creates for the county through taxes so decisions on shared responsibility will be based on facts and actual numbers.…

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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 300 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. in Manhattan on January 15, 2020, at approximately 4:55 PM. Officers listed Best Buy as the victim when it was…

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Gov. Laura Kelly outlined her agenda for the 2020 legislative session Wednesday during her second State of the State address. That includes efforts to expand Medicaid and a food and property tax relief proposal. But she says she’ll veto any tax bill that includes steep cuts or would hamper the state’s ability to fund public schools. “So I want to be clear: to protect our recovery, and to ensure Kansas does not repeat the mistakes of the last decade, I will veto any tax bill that comes to my desk that throws our state back into fiscal crisis, or debt,…

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Thursday’s show featured a preview of two upcoming philanthropic events in Manhattan. We previewed the 3rd annual Keats ‘n’ Eats and Dart Tournament Feb. 7 and 8, hosted by the Daniel Keating Charitable Foundation. Guests included board member Mitzi Richards and event committee member James Fullagar. We also previewed the Mercy Community Health Foundation’s upcoming Crystal Gala Feb. 29, in support of Ascencion Via Christi Hospital $500,000 campaign to upgrade its second cardiac catheterization and interventional radiology lab. Development Director Tina Rockhold was our guest.

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TOPEKA — Kansas legislators say they have been told in secret briefings that foreign governments are trying to get proprietary information about business and agricultural assets in the state. Participants in the first briefing Tuesday said the extraordinary events involved a U.S. Department of Homeland Security official. Lawmakers also said they were warned to be careful about opening emails from foreign sources. But they also said they did not hear about immediate threats. Legislators saw the briefings as highly unusual because they were conducted on a former Air Force base south of Topeka. Reporters and legislative staffers were not allowed…

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TOPEKA — Secretary of State Scott Schwab says it is unlikely a new law that allows Kansans to vote at the polling station most convenient to them will be in place for this year’s election. Schwab told the state Senate election committee Tuesday that technical considerations made drafting regulations for the law difficult, meaning the program won’t be ready until next year. He says if his office tried to rush the process for this year, mistakes would be made. The change was part of a voting reform bill signed last year by Gov. Laura Kelly.

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Manhattan planners are envisioning a future with improved bicycle and pedestrian routes, including additional bikeways and protected cycletracks alongside city streets. City commissioners Tuesday discussed an update to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Systems Plan, which lays out potential future projects to improve biking and walking around Manhattan. The previous plan was adopted in 1998. City administration created the plan, with input from Kansas State University, USD 383, RCPD, the Chamber and area developers. Feedback was also sought from stakeholders such as Downtown Manhattan, Inc. and the Aggieville Business Association as well as the Rotary Club. Manhattan paid $40,000 to formulate…

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Wamego Superintendent Tim Winter and Rock Creek Superintendent Kevin Logan joined us for a discussion of Pottawatomie County Schools activities and happenings. Manhattan Christian College President Kevin Ingram and Athletic Director Jordan Ostrom highlighted MCC sports, Woman’s World conference and other activities coming up in January and February.

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