Movie goers will have to wait a bit longer to see the new IMAX screen at Manhattan Town Center. “We’re now hearing that it’ll be open in December,” said Lyle Butler, president/CEO of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. Butler was a guest KMAN’s “In Focus” Thursday. The new Carmike Theater was originally planned to open in early fall. When open, it will feature 13 screens including five with beverage/food options.
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Students, faculty and staff at Kansas State University gathered for a discussion in Forum Hall on Wednesday afternoon. As required by state law, concealed handguns will be allowed on campus by anyone of legal age to carry. Since this law was passed in the summer of 2015, leaders at the university have been looking to implement a policy which is safe for the public and acceptable for gun carriers. The purpose of public forum was to seek input from the people who will be most affected by the new policy. Fred Guzek, faculty senate president, served as a moderator for…
TOPEKA — The Kansas Board of Regents is urging the governor and lawmakers to restore higher education funding. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the regents took the stance Wednesday unanimously and without comment. For fiscal years 2018 and 2019, their proposal calls for reinstating about $30 million per year sliced from the fiscal 2017 budget. The cuts announced in May represented a 4 percent higher education reduction. The University of Kansas and KU Medical Center lost about $10.7 million, and Kansas State University’s campuses lost about $7 million. Regents chairwoman Zoe Newton says the board is “not unaware of the straits that…
A former student has put K-State in the national headlines for all the wrong reasons Thursday. A Snapchat photo went viral after two women were seen in what appears to be blackface and the caption, “Feels good to finally be a n—–.” The owner of the Snapchat account, Paige Shoemaker, is no longer enrolled, according to a statement from interim Associate Provost for Diversity Zelia Wiley. Reports indicate she was expelled in 2015. “The involved person is not currently enrolled at the university,” Wiley said. “It is our understanding the second individual in the photo is not associated with the university.” Shoemaker…
Country music superstar Chris Stapleton has been announced as a headliner for the 2017 Country Stampede, according to a press release from the festival. Already an established Nashville songwriter for the biggest names in country, Stapleton’s star shot straight up when he released his debut album Traveller in 2015. The album earned Stapleton four Grammy nominations with two wins and platinum selling status. Stapleton also made history at the CMA Awards when he was the first artist to win Album of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and New Artist of the Year at the same awards. Thomas Rhett,…
Riley County Police Department responded to a report of auto theft on Thursday. The report was filed in the 600 block of Highland Ridge Drive on the afternoon of September 14 at approximately 4:00 PM. The crime occurred during the overnight hours prior to the report being filed. Police found that a green 2014 Ford Mustang with Kansas tags had been removed from in front of the home of owner, 25-year-old Morgan Young of Manhattan. This vehicle is valued at approximately $20,000 and any current suspects are unknown. If you have information about this crime contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime…
Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) recently announced that four Manhattan High School students were named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program – Josh Haus, Eric Higgins, Owen Li and Saubhagya Shrestha. There are approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program from across the country. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for 7,500 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $33 million, that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: USD 320 Supt. Tim Winter and USD 323 Supt. Kevin Logan C. Clyde Jones on 5th Annual C. Clyde Run Art DeGroat, Executive Director of Military and Veterans Affairs at K-State
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Sedgwick County authorities have charged the suspect in a 2014 hit-and-run that killed a man near Clearwater. Fifty-four-year-old Cary Whitlock of Clearwater was charged Wednesday with failure to stop at an accident, resulting in great bodily harm. He is accused of hitting and killing Jeremy Napier as he was walking along a road in September 2014. Whitlock’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 20. He’s free from jail on $25,000 bond. No defense attorney is listed in court records. Whitlock was arrested last week. Authorities have not detailed what led to his arrest after nearly two years.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Hutchinson bail bondsman who prosecutors say forced women to perform sex acts after he bonded them out of jail. The appeals court this week rejected Dwight Jurgens’ appeal of his sentence for aggravated human trafficking and other crimes. He is serving a 21-year sentence. The Hutchinson News reports that Jurgens was convicted of forcing four women he bonded out to perform sex acts or go back to jail. Jurgens’ attorneys argued in the appeal that the evidence didn’t support the convictions, his constitutional right to speedy…