Fall 2016 enrollment at Kansas State University is the most diverse ever and this year’s freshmen class boasts the highest composite ACT score in the university’s history according to KSU officials. Enrollment numbers also show the university’s freshmen-to-sophomore retention rate of 85.11 percent is a record, up from 83.45 percent in fall 2015. Total enrollment at the university, including the Manhattan, Polytechnic, Olathe and Global campuses, is 23,779, down from 24,146 last year. Fall enrollment has many positive trends, said Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students. “We have attracted the brightest freshman class in our…
Author: KMAN Staff
Riley County election officials are expecting a big turnout for this November’s general election and county clerk Rich Vargo told county commissioners Monday morning his staff is ready for it. “There is a rumor that there is an election going on this year,” Vargo deadpanned to the amusement of the commission. Because this election is also a presidential election, Vargo said he expects high — if not record — turnouts on Nov. 8. “There will be advanced voting at two sites this election,” he said. “The presidential election is the only election that we do have two advanced voting sites.”…
MERIDEN — Authorities investigating the year-old disappearance of a 70-year-old northeast Kansas woman are seeking the public’s help. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Joan Rebar was last on Sept. 26, 2015, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Meriden. About 3.5 hours after Rebar was last seen, her phone transmitted its last ping, indicating it was south of Meriden. Her banking activity also ceased. Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse describes the case as “disturbing” and “eerie.” He says that because Rebar’s disappearance was under “very questionable circumstances,” it is being investigated as a homicide. A multi-jurisdictional task force has been involved…
A panel with Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen Jr., superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Dr. David Hall, president of the University of the Virgin Islands, and Dr. Bud Peterson, president of Georgia Institute of Technology shared their views on a variety of subjects during Monday’s Landon Lecture series, held at Forum Hall in the K-State Student Union. All three are alumni of Kansas State University and shared their backgrounds during the panel discussion. The group also discussed access to higher education, diversity on campus, and sexual assault issues on college campuses. A more detailed report will be posted a…
Interim KSU President and General Richard Myers joined KMAN; Dr. Raymont Dattilo with Flint Hills Heart, Vascular and Vein Clinic also joined KMAN;
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A pedestrian died after being struck by two vehicles in Topeka. The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office says 29-year-old Amanda L. Nicholas was struck by two vehicles Saturday night during heavy rainfall. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that none of the occupants of the vehicles were injured. Sheriff’s Sgt. Harry Louderback says police are investigating why Nicholas was in the roadway, but there does not appear to be any suspicious or criminal circumstances.
WICHITA — The Obama administration has proposed barring states and other recipients of federal family planning grants from placing their own eligibility restrictions on where the money can go. The move undermines efforts by 13 Republican-led states — including Kansas — to prevent such money from going to Planned Parenthood. The Department of Health and Human Services is accepting public comments about the proposed changes until Oct. 7. Title X is a federal program designed to provide contraception services, pregnancy tests, screening and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases and cancer screenings at little or no cost to low-income patients. It does not…
Following two hours of lightning delays, Kansas State was mercifully declared the winner at halftime of a 35-0 game Saturday night at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Similar to last week’s throttling of Florida Atlantic, this matchup was over before it started. The Wildcats were sharp in all phases, scoring touchdowns on five of their first six drives while holding MSU to just 54 yards of offense in the first half. “I thought we took some steps forward,” K-State coach Bill Snyder said. “We sustained drives and the offense really started the ball game well.” K-State quarterback Jesse Ertz completed 7…
Lightning and heavy rain at Bill Snyder Family Stadium have delayed Saturday evening’s kickoff between Kansas State and Missouri State. K-State made the delay announcement around 5:15 p.m., around one hour before scheduled kickoff at 6:10. Scattered storms remain a possibility through the rest of the evening, though they are not expected to be severe. Kickoff is expected approximately 90 minutes after the last lightning strike within ten miles of the stadium. Neither school wants to move the game to another day, according to a K-State official, and there is no mutual open date for the rest of this season.…
WICHITA — The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a judge to enforce her earlier order requiring Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to put on voter rolls people who registered at motor vehicle offices without providing citizenship documents. In a filing Friday, the group also requested that U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson issue an order for Kobach to show cause why he should not be held in contempt. The ACLU contends Kobach has not registered in the official poll books these voters for federal elections. Those voters are not given a regular ballot, but are instead forced to use a provisional…