It doesn’t happen very often, but a Manhattan man originally sentenced for felony battery of a county employee was resentenced in Riley County District Court earlier this week on a misdemeanor battery charge. As KMAN reported earlier this month, the Kansas Supreme Court affirmed a Kansas Court of Appeals decision in the case, involving the lower district court’s previous conviction in a case involving Tracey Toliver. Toliver’s original case occurred in February of 2014, with Toliver spitting at a law enforcement officer while in a correctional facility. The 13 page Supreme Court document dealt with the statutory interpretation regarding the definition…
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Today’s guests on In Focus included Blue Valley/Randolph USD 384 Superintendent Brady Burton and Riley County USD 378 Superintendent Cliff Williams, Jan Carlson with the K-State Global Campus and Program Coordinator in the Conferences and Noncredit Programs Office, and Natasha Hunter with Pottawatomie County Emergency Management. Burton & Williams: Carlson: Hunter:
Jonathan Miles, 24, of Overland Park, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department yesterday at approximately 1:00 PM. Miles was arrested on a Manhattan Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear. Miles’ bond was set at $5,000.00, causing him to remain confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for vehicle burglary in the 200 block of Hunter Pl. yesterday afternoon. Officers listed Justin Hoyt, 26, of Manhattan as the victim when he reported that an unknown suspect entered his vehicle and took a rifle and a Canon digital camera. The total loss associated with…
The City of Manhattan may update an ordinance that regulates the amount of grease and food waste flowing into it’s wastewater systems. At Tuesday night’s city commission work session, assistant city planner Randy DeWitt updated commissioners on the Grease Management Permit Program Ordinance that has now been in effect for five years. While coming up with proposed updates to the ordinance, DeWitt kept three goals in mind: Simplify the permit renewal process for both food service establishments (FSE) and City staff; Improve the reliability/functionality of the devices through improved inspection procedures and requirements; Increase the accountability of the FSE with additional…
WICHITA — Wichita Eagle publisher and president Roy Heatherly is leaving the company as part of a larger restructuring by the McClatchy Co. Tony Berg, regional publisher for McClatchy’s Midwest Division, announced Monday that Heatherly’s last day will be May 5. Heatherly joined The Eagle in June 2015. Berg said he will hire a general manager to lead The Eagle and its sales operations. Berg told employees the McClatchy reorganization is designed to streamline the company’s operations and refocus resources as it works to increase the pace of its digital transition. The Eagle reports McClatchy recently announced a regional publishing structure…
Today’s guests were Pottawatomie County Commisioner Dee McKee and former Kansas governor John Carlin. Dee McKee; John Carlin:
TOPEKA — The death of a colleague’s son has spurred lawmakers in the often anti-regulation Kansas to toughen the state’s inspection requirements for amusement parks. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback said he plans to sign legislation on Monday that will strengthen amusement park regulations. The bill passed the House and Senate by wide margins. The change comes after Republican Rep. Scott Schwab’s 10-year-old son, Caleb, died last summer on a waterslide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas. An investigation into the death is ongoing, but the waterslide, which was dubbed the world’s highest when it opened, has been closed since the…
Imagine pedestrian bridges, food trucks, walking and bicycle trails, and even concerts down by the Manhattan Riverfront… those are just some of the proposed designs and plans created by Kansas State University students with landscape and architecture. Schematics and drawings were shared with Manhattan intergovernmental leaders Monday. Assistant Professor Alpa Nawre tells KMAN the students addressed one main question, “How can the river become an identity for Manhattan?” In addition she says how such an amenity so close to downtown Manhattan can be developed as a destination the city and the riverfront could benefit from. Student Priyasha Shrestha shares the…
Manhattan Broadcasting was recognized Saturday evening at the 2017 annual employer awards ceremony, hosted by the Kansas Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. ESGR is an organization that handles the legal rights regarding employment of part-time service members and recognizes outstanding companies for their support of service members in a National Guard or Reserve component of the armed forces. Manhattan Broadcasting was one of nine nominated employers in the state and the only one from the Manhattan area to receive the Above and Beyond Award from the ESGR. The awards are presented annually to employers who have gone above and…
Updated 4-28: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the University Park water district located in Riley County. The advisory was issued because the system was replacing valves, which may have caused a loss of pressure. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination. Public water suppliers in Kansas take all measures necessary to notify customers quickly after a system failure or shutdown. Regardless of whether it is the supplier or KDHE that announces a boil water advisory, KDHE will issue the rescind order…