On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and board member Kristin Brighton. We also spoke with Tina Rockhold with Mercy Community Health Foundation and Wamego Health Center Lead Radiology Technologist Emily Schraderpreviewing the 3D mammography unveiling at the Wamego Health Center.
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Fake Patty’s Day comments Riley County Law Board member and Manhattan City Commissioner Wynn Butler commented on the public’s perception of Fake Patty’s Day law enforcement tactics during a meeting Tuesday. Butler says even though some believe the amount of officers is overkill, the community is ultimately kept safe. Butler also commented on the perception that too much money is spent on law enforcement during Fake Patty’s Day. Fake Patty’s Day is on March 21st this year despite originally being scheduled for Feb. 29th. According to Riley County Police Department Assistant Director Kurt Moldrup, there will still be an increased…
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 battery and battery in the 1300 block of Marlatt Ave. in Manhattan on February 17, 2020, at approximately 3:15 PM. Officers listed a 31-year-old male and a 15-year-old…
Tuesday’s guests were Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Usha Reddi.
The longtime Wamego Area Chamber of Commerce executive director is coming to work for the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. The Manhattan Chamber announced Monday the appointment of Daryn Soldan as its new Director of Economic Development. Soldan takes over for Trent Armbrust, who took a position with the Kansas Department of Commerce last year. “We couldn’t be more pleased that Daryn has accepted this position,” said Jason Smith, President and CEO of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. “His experience in business and economic development is impressive. He also has a strong love for this region and wants to…
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SHAWNEE COUNTY — A Topeka man faces charges related to allegations of human trafficking in what could be the first of many arrests. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says 54-year-old Michael A. Anderson was arrested without incident Monday morning following an eight-month-long investigation into suspected human trafficking. Anderson was arrested for rape, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated battery. He’s been booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections, with formal charges pending. Following his arrest, KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team served a search warrant at the residence. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the…
New Equipment Ascension Via Christi recently finished installing a new piece of cardio equipment in time for February, which is American Heart Month. The equipment will allow cardiologists and radiologists to diagnose and treat heart conditions more quickly. That’s Ascension Via Christi President Bob Copple, who says an upcoming event will help the hospital pay for the equipment. This event, known as the Mercy Crystal Gala, is put on by the Mercy Community Health Foundation and will take place on Feb. 29th at 6:30 p.m. The total project cost is about $1.9 million. For more information about the cardiac cath…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge has set a March hearing for presentation of new evidence in the case of a man in prison for murder who says he was framed. Attorneys for the Project for Innocence and Post Conviction Remedies and the Midwest Innocence Project have taken on the case of sixty-two-year-old Olin “Pete” Coones. He is serving a life sentence in the 2008 death in Kansas City of of his late father’s caregiver, Kathleen Schroll. The Kansas City Star reports that his defense said Schroll actually killed herself and her husband because financial abuse and fraud…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Department of Labor has ordered the Shawnee Mission School District to stop enforcing its labor contract with teachers after finding the district wrongly imposed a three-year contract that wasn’t negotiated. Television station KMBC reports that the state Labor Department issued the ruling Friday, saying the three-year contract was not a good-faith negotiation and was done to interfere with the teachers’ rights. The teachers union and school district have typically had year-to-year deals. District officials maintained the contract was a good deal, with district spokesman David Smith saying the average wage and benefit increase…