One student’s trick turned into an abundance of treats for students at Kansas State University. It may be November, but students were able to chow down on Kit Kat bars Thursday afternoon on the lawn in front of Haymaker Hall. A viral tweet from a freshman student inspired the candy manufacturer to come to campus and share more than 6,000 of their candy bars. Hunter Jobbins, a freshman from Andale, Kan., said he didn’t expect his tweet to go viral on Sunday afternoon after his candy was stolen from his Toyota Camry. Through the social media platform, Jobbins was able…
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TOPEKA — A Wichita man born in 1967 on a U.S. Air Force installation in Germany will be able to vote after he was certified as a U.S. citizen. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the state Election Board made the decision Wednesday after hearing from Dale Weber. It was the fifth time the board convened to sort out a citizenship challenge related to voting eligibility. The high-level examination process followed imposition of rigid standards tied to citizenship for people registering to vote in Kansas. Weber said he couldn’t access personal records to demonstrate citizenship. But he was able to recite key…
EMPORIA — Students at Emporia State University are expressing their opposition to guns on campus. The Emporia Gazette reports that The Associated Student Government has released a resolution against guns on campus. The group’s president Elijah Williams says a recent survey shows that an overwhelming number of students on campus are opposed to allowing guns on their school grounds. The Personal and Family Protection Act was approved by the Legislature, authorizing concealed carry in state and municipal buildings, including state university buildings. Universities have been given a period of time to prepare for the change, which will expire July 1,…
MOUNDRIDGE — Authorities in central Kansas are searching for two people now accused in connection with a triple homicide. Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton says in a posting on his department’s Facebook page that 35-year-old Jereme Nelson and 31-year-old Myrta Rangel are charged in arrest warrants with capital murder and three counts of first-degree murder. Their bond has been set at $1 million each, and the sheriff’s department believes they are in Oklahoma. The bodies of 33-year-old Travis Street, 37-year-old Angela Graevs and the couple’s Newton friend, 52-year-old Richard Prouty were found Sunday outside a home in a rural area near…
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes visits with Director of Partnership Development with Homeland Security and N-BAF Marty Vanier: Manhattan Mayor Usha Reddi and Downtown Manhattan Ex. Dir. Gina Scroggs: Manhattan Management Asst. Jared Wasinger with City Snow Partners program:
(A separate story regarding a drug investigation can be viewed on this website) ### Riley County Police and emergency crews responded to a report of a two vehicle injury accident near the intersection of College Avenue and Claflin Road on Wednesday at approximately 12:42 PM. This response came after a 1998 Dodge Stratus, driven by Lorraine Walterscheid, 86, of Manhattan collided with a 2005 Ford Taurus driven by Margaret Auten, 16, of Manhattan. The collision occurred when Walterscheid was attempting to turn onto Claflin Road from College Avenue. Walterscheid was transported to Via Christi Hospital with an apparent injury to her arm.…
Detectives with the Riley County Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit and Repeat Offender Program made two arrests in connection with the distribution of narcotics and weapons violations in the Manhattan and Riley County area Wednesday. The arrests were made shortly after 8:30 a.m. after serving a search warrant in the 700 block of Griffith Drive in Manhattan. Robert Baggett, 23, and Anthony Toliver, 27, both of Manhattan, were arrested on several charges including distribution of marijuana. Toliver’s bond was set at $14,000 and Baggett faces a $10,000 bond. As a result of this search warrant detectives seized approximately 369 grams of marijuana,…
On Wednesday night the USD 383 board of education voted to comply with new state law after months of dissent. In 2015, the Kansas legislature passed H.B. 2104 which changes the state date of school board elections from the spring of odd-numbered years to the fall of odd-number years. The board has voiced their disapproval since because the legislation unfairly extends the term of all seven currently elected members. Board members Leah Fliter and Dave Colburn collaborated on the passed resolution which Rozell read aloud to the board. After consulting with the Kansas Association of School Boards, six members voted…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) An attorney serving on a commission that screens applicants for the Kansas Supreme Court is helping raise funds for a campaign to retain justices in next week’s election. Topeka attorney Natalie Haag said Wednesday that she believes passionately that Kansas has a selection system that gives the court strong justices. Haag said she’s sent hundreds of fundraising emails to fellow attorneys and acquaintances for Kansans For Fair Courts. It is backing the justices. Five of the seven justices are on the ballot. Four were appointed by predecessors of conservative Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and are targeted for…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli among people who attended the Louisburg Cider Mill Ciderfest. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Wednesday that seven cases have been confirmed so far but the investigation is continuing. The festival was held Sept. 24-25 and Oct. 1-2 in Louisburg. The Kansas Department of Agriculture, the state health department and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conducted an on-site assessment Oct. 27. Anyone who became ill within one to 10 days after attending the Ciderfest is asked to call the state health department’s Epidemiology Hotline…