Officers filed a report for burglary in the 700 block of Dondee Drive in Manhattan on January 21, 2020, at approximately 5:10 PM. Officers listed a 44-year-old female as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect entered her storage unit and took miscellaneous items. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $500.00. Police ask that anyone with information please contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00.
Author: KMAN Staff
Manhattan High School’s Career and Technical Development held their first Explore CTE day for area middle school students. 8th grade students from Eisenhower and Anthony Middle Schools shadowed students at Manhattan High School during their career elective classes. CTE Coordinator Chris Holborn says while they have done something similar in the past, this is their first year doing it this way. “We asked our pathway teachers to ask their students who have taken these courses to show these 8th graders around and have the teachers teach the class,” says Holburn. The students were split up into two sessions based on…
K-State will be putting on the Industrial Hemp Conference at the Sedgwick County Extension Education Center in Wichita on February 4th. The event will go from 8:30 a.m. til 4 p.m. and will feature officials presenting the latest information on growing hemp in Kansas based on university research trials. John C. Pair Horticultural Research Center and Olathe Horticulture Research and Extension Center officials will also be part of the conference. Attendees will be able to learn about insect and disease protection, lab testing opportunities, regulations and growing hemp in high tunnels. Registration fees are $50 per person for those who…
A woman from Wamego was taken to Wamego Health Center yesterday after icy roads caused her vehicle to roll over Monday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Beth M. Brunkow, 69, was heading east on Oregon Trail Rd. near Onaga Rd. in a 1999 GMC Jimmy when icy conditions caused her to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle then went into the ditch and rolled one time. Brunkow’s injury was reported by authorities as minor. The wreck was reported at 11:23 a.m. at the 20500 block of Oregon Trail Rd..
Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Usha Reddi joined us for a recap of the Flint Hills Leaders Retreat and a preview of Tuesday’s city commission meeting.
0:00 – Chiefs Super Bowl/Pringle, Lee, Reed 11:20 – K-State beast WVU 22:45 – Big 12 basketball 30:31 – Big games for Sloan and DJG 0:00 – Pete Hughes 11:20 – Gene Taylor 21:09 – Tough trip to Allen 36:59 – New(ell)man
Community members gathered at the Four Points by Sheraton hotel this morning for a morning of prayer and remembrance during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast Program. The main event of the program was a speech delivered by Bishop Darryl Martin, the founder of Manhattan Christian Fellowship Church, who reflected on King’s teachings in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In his speech, entitled “A Call to Action,” Martin explained what he believes MLK Day is about. Martin also reflected on why it is important to remember King’s teachings and efforts several years after the civil-rights movements…
Kansas State University Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Dr. Bryan Samuel spoke about Martin Luther King Jr. observations around the university. K-State Engineering Extension Radon Program Coordinator Brian Hanson discussed radon exposure and avoidance in homes. Manhattan VFW Post 1786 Commander Dan Watkins spoke about a call to action to attend the funeral of a Vietnam Veteran and other upcoming events.
TOPEKA — A Kansas Court of Appeals judge, a Lawrence attorney and a veteran prosecutor now working for the attorney general’s office are finalists for a state Supreme Court seat. A lawyer-led state nominating commission on Friday sent the candidates’ names to Gov. Laura Kelly. She has until March 17 to pick one. The finalists are Court of Appeals Judge Thomas Malone, Lawrence attorney Keynen Wall and Steven Obermeier, who worked three decades as a Johnson County prosecutor before becoming assistant state solicitor general in 2017. A seat on the seven-member court is open because former Chief Justice Lawton Nuss…
WICHITA — The Department of Justice says a Wichita property manager accused of inappropriately touching female tenants and repeatedly asking them for sex will pay $160,000 in damages and penalties under a settlement. The federal lawsuit alleged Thong Cao sexually harassed tenants since at least 2009 at rental properties he owned or operated in Wichita. His wife was also named in the lawsuit because she owned or co-owned some of the properties. The consent order filed Friday requires them to pay $155,000 to 11 former tenants and a $5,000 civil penalty. It also bars them from managing residential properties in…