The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a series of burglaries that occurred at three separate locations in the City of Westmoreland. The first burglary occurred on April 3 at Rock House Antiques in the 300 block of Main St. when a individual was found in the basement attempting to steal copper water lines by the business owner. The suspect left the property after being ordered to leave. Damages are estimated to be under $20. A second incident occurred on April 4 at a house in the 200 block of Cooper St., resulting in over $1000 in property loss. The…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Two Kansas churches and their pastors have filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Laura Kelly over an order banning religious gatherings with more than 10 people to help slow the spread of the new coronavirus. The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for Kansas on Thursday argued that Kelly’s directive violates the churches’ and pastors’ religious, assembly and free-speech rights. The lawsuit comes comes after the Democratic governor thwarted an attempt by Republican legislative leaders to revoke her order. The lawsuit was filed by First Baptist Church in Dodge City and Calvary Baptist Church in…
HIAWATHA, Kan. (AP) — Officials say a woman has died in a rural northeastern Kansas house fire. Wichita station KSNW says the fire was reported around 3 a.m. Thursday in Brown County. A family member told the station that the 74-year-old woman and her husband initially escaped the fire, but that the woman went back inside to try to save a dog and did not survive. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office says it’s investigating the cause of the fire, but noted that no foul play was suspected. Officials said the man who escaped the fire was hospitalized. Authorities have not…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will soon have a new medical provider in state prisons. Officials announced Friday that they had signed a new contract for medical services amid mounting frustrations with its current provider. The Kansas Department of Corrections said in a news release that it awarded Centurion of Kansas LLC a contract that begins July 1. The announcement comes a week after Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly criticized the health care provided by Tennessee-based Corizon Health. Kelly said she shared concerns expressed by inmates and staff about the level of care from Corizon.
K-State Riley County Extension Director Gary Fike joined us to discuss stimulus checks, plans for the Riley County Fair and the success of the VITA tax preparation services. Riley County Seniors Service Center Director Jami Ramsey updated us on programming happening virtually at the center. T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter Volunteer Coordinator Hanna Shoemaker discussed current operations. Flint Hills Breadbasket Executive Director Maribeth Kieffer provided an update on how well stocked the pantry is and opportunities to help with donating masks.
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 kidnapping, aggravated robbery, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of stolen property, possession of marijuana, contributing to a child’s misconduct and probation violation in the 5500…
Ascension Via Christi President Bob Copple joined News Radio KMAN during the 7 a.m. hour for our daily COVID-19 update.
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce is launching a Shop Local From Home campaign to encourage community members to support local businesses by shopping online or over the phone. Shop Local From Home will be promoted through social media in the next few days and will point customers to the same website the chamber uses for its Christmas Shop Local campaign: manhattan247.org. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Smith says shopping local can be a good use of stimulus checks. He also says shopping local can help others support themselves. For a list of some local establishments doing business…
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas ranchers eager to prepare their land for cattle grazing have mostly brushed off the plea from state health officials to voluntarily cut back this spring’s prairie burning to reduce air pollution during the coronavirus pandemic. With the potential of the pandemic overwhelming the state’s medical facilities, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on March 26 encouraged land owners and managers to reduce burned acres this spring in an effort to mitigate respiratory concerns connected to breathing the smoke. Officials warned that individuals with respiratory issues, including COVID-19, as well as those with…