Authorities say a Wichita shooting that critically injured one man may be related to a killing outside an event venue in a nearby community. The Wichita Eagle reports that emergency crews responded around 5:45 p.m. Monday to the Wichita shooting. Police Sgt. Robert Henning says a man in his 20s had been shot once in his chest. The man was awake and alert when he was taken to a hospital. Henning says it appears that he was on a sidewalk with his friends and was flagged over to a vehicle, where a disturbance happened and he was shot. Henning says…
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Tuesday’s guests were Indian Student Association Public Relations Officer Pranav Savanur, Jamie Spikes and Judy Boye with the Cancer Companions support group, Benita Edwards with Army Community Service Employment Readiness and Marian Moore with Fort Riley Education Services, and Dave Atchison with the USD 383 Choral Fest.
A new program in Manhattan aims to help with noise mitigation during house parties while building bridges between K-State students and RCPD. The City of Manhattan announced in a release Monday that they are partnering with the Riley County Police Department and Kansas State University to develop their new party registration program. Party organizers can register their Friday and Saturday night get-togethers through the program. Lacy Pitts, Vice President of the SGA and intern with the City Manager’s Office, helped spearhead the program. “Party registration also gives students the opportunity to correct their actions in order to respect fellow community…
KANSAS CITY — There is now a $1,000 award being offered for anyone who comes forward with information that leads to the return of the University of Kansas Cancer Center’s giant inflatable colon. The Kansas City Star reports that the American Society of Gastroenterology donated the reward money in hopes of returning the stolen colon. The 10-foot long, 150 pound inflatable was stolen earlier this month from the back of a pickup truck in Brookside. It’s valued at $4,000 and is owned by the Cancer Coalition, which hosts walking and running events under a campaign called “Get Your Rear In…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita woman has been sentenced to probation and ordered to repay nearly $100,000 she stole from a man she’d been hired to help. Wichita television station KSNW reports that a judge on Friday ordered Amy Gerdes to pay $97,000 in restitution over the next two years to the 76-year-old man, who had hired her to work as a housekeeper. The man gave Gerdes power of attorney so she could help him with banking and other appointments. Prosecutors say she then made nearly 50 unauthorized charges to his account. The judge ordered Gerdes to pay a minimum…
LAWRENCE — Concerns are being raised about a proposal to make one of Lawrence’s busiest highways into a toll road. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Douglas County Commission Chair Nancy Thellman says a delegation of city and county officials will testify before the state’s Joint Legislative Transportation Vision Task Force on Nov. 8. They’re against a plan to use tolls collected from the South Lawrence Trafficway to help pay for a potential project to expand the western leg of the road to four lanes. The South Lawrence Trafficway takes travelers from Interstate 70 northwest of Lawrence to Kansas Highway 10…
On Monday’s show, Nick talked with new KMAN news director Brandon Peoples. Monday’s guest was Assistant Director of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy Dr. Timothy Shaffer
Friday’s guests were RCPD Director Brad Schoen and Riley County Clerk Rich Vargo.
Thursday’s guests were Tricia Verschage, ghostess from the Historical and Archaeological Society of Fort Riley, and Sunset Zoo Marketing and Development Officer Rachel Herrod.
Ty Suggs, 25, of Manhattan was arrested while in the 300 block of S Manhattan on October 27, 2018, at approximately 10:45 PM. Suggs was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation (x2) and violation of the Kansas Offender Registration Act. Suggs was issued a total bond of $17,000.00 causing him to remain confined at the time of this report. Terrence Wallace, 29, of Manhattan was arrested while in the 1700 block of Anderson Ave. in Manhattan on October 28, 2018, at approximately 7;40 PM. Wallace was arrested on offenses of driving while suspended, interference with…