Friday’s show included Dr. Neala Boyer from the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine discussing a look ahead to spring pet safety from dental health to thunderstorm phobias and preventing fleas and ticks. Dr. Art DeGroat, Lt. Colonel (Retired), Executive Director of Military and Veterans Affairs & Director of K-State Military Affairs Innovation Center joined us along with Dr. Bradley Harrison with Manhattan Primary Care for a discussion on a new TMS therapy treatment to help combat PTSD and suicide in veterans. Our final two segments included a preview of events surrounding Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Manhattan with MLK…
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LANSING — A man who escaped from Lansing Correctional Facility on Monday is back in custody. Corrections department spokesman Brett Peterson said Cal Henry Green III was captured without incident Thursday in Independence, Missouri. Further information about the arrest was not immediately available. Green, a minimum security inmate, left the prison in a camo-painted state vehicle. The truck was later recovered in Kansas City, Kansas. Green is a minimum-security inmate currently imprisoned on an aggravated battery charge out of Wyandotte County. He has a long criminal record in Wyandotte County, including convictions for theft, burglary, fleeing to avoid arrest and…
As Kansas prepares for a potential 3 to 5 inches of snow Friday and Saturday, the Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas Turnpike Authority are advising motorists to be ready for winter driving conditions. To stay aware of what conditions are like on roads around the state, travellers are urged to utilize the Kansas Department of Transportation’s KanDrive website. The site allows users to view maps of road conditions and closures. You can also call 511 for road conditions around the state as well. The agencies advise being prepared for delays. They also recommend taking care of any necessary maintenance on your…
Officers filed a report for electronic solicitation in Manhattan on January 10, 2019. Officers listed a 16-year-old female as the victim and a 16-year-old male as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported, no additional information will be released. Officers filed a report for blackmail, possession of visual depiction of a child 12-16 years old, and transmit a visual depiction of a child 12-18 years old in Manhattan on January 10, 2019. Officers listed a 13-year-old female as the victim and a 13-year-old male and two 14-year-old males as suspects. Due to the nature of the crime…
MANHATTAN — A local church has taken it upon itself to give back to those impacted by the partial federal government shutdown. First United Methodist Church pastor Troy Bowers says members of his congregation felt compelled to help people in the community with their finances while the partial government shutdown is in effect. The church has set aside $15,000 from its discretionary fund for outreach work for anyone in need. Pastor Bowers says anyone in need, whether religiously affiliated or not, is absolutely welcome to stop into the church, call or email. A pastor will meet with you and determine your needs…
A teacher at Eisenhower Middle School was certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in 2018. Julie Disbrow teaches 7th and 8th grade English and earned her certification in English Language Arts and Early Adolescence. Starting the process in 2014, she had to complete four extensive components in five years to be awarded certification. “I chose to go through the NBCT process for a variety of reasons. I am naturally curious and enjoy looking for ways to create better lessons, improve my teaching, and engage students.” Disbrow joins 3,900 teachers around the country who received national certification last…
TOPEKA — Authorities have found a missing 70-year-old man dead with his dog at his side after his pickup truck became stuck in the mud in rural Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Dannie Smith, of Topeka, hadn’t been seen for five days when his body was found Wednesday afternoon on a low-maintenance road in Jackson County, near the Shawnee County line. Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says Smith was known to drive to the reservation in Jackson County to purchase cigarettes. Morse said Smith was reported missing Sunday because he hadn’t been seen since Friday. An autopsy is planned.…
GOODLAND — A 21-year-old man is jailed in the shooting death of a mixed martial arts fighter in western Kansas. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says in a news release that Jesus Soto was being held in Sherman County on an unrelated charge when an involuntary manslaughter arrest warrant was served. The warrant stems from the Dec. 20 death of 21-year-old Zachary Chavez in a rural part of the county. The KBI says the men were friends. Online jail records also list an attempted criminal damage to property charge, as well as a probation violation. The prosecutor didn’t immediately return…
WICHITA — McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita could receive its first KC-46 air refueling tanker later this month. Boeing announced on Thursday that the Air Force has accepted the aircraft and signed the paperwork allowing deliveries to proceed. The tanker uses the Boeing 767 passenger airplane as its airframe. The company says McConnell will receive the first four aircraft, all of which are ready for delivery. The next four aircraft are slated for Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma. The long-awaited tankers replace KC-135 air refueling tankers used by McConnell’s two air refueling wings, the 22nd and 931st Air…
TOPEKA — Kansas Gov.-elect Laura Kelly has picked an industry group’s leader to be the state’s top agriculture official and a former longtime budget director to be interim secretary of administration. The incoming Democratic governor announced Thursday that she plans to nominate Mike Beam to head the Department of Agriculture. Beam has worked 38 years for the Kansas Livestock Association and is its senior vice president. Beam’s appointment requires state Senate confirmation because Kelly intends for it to be permanent. Kelly’s interim secretary of administration is Duane Goossen. He advised her campaign. Goossen is a former Kansas House member who…