On today’s SPOOKY edition of In Focus, we heard from K-State Cultural Geography Associate Professor Dr. Jeffrey Smith, Dentistry by Design owner Dr. Bret Gilsdorf, USD 383 Vocal Music teacher David Atchison.
Author: KMAN Staff
WASHINGTON — Ground will be broken this week for a long-planned memorial in Washington for Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Eisenhower Memorial Commission chairman, U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, announced in a news release that the event is planned for Thursday morning. Former TV news anchor Greta Van Susteren will be the event’s emcee, and Eisenhower’s granddaughter, Susan Eisenhower, will be among the attendees. Roberts described Eisenhower as “Kansas’ favorite son” and said it’s “an honor to see this memorial become a reality.” Congress approved the memorial in 1999 and allocated funding for planning, but the project became bogged down over objections…
TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers have created a committee to study public education funding after the state Supreme Court order directed them to boost spending. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the interim committee created Monday could make recommendations on education funding as well as draft a Constitutional amendment to reduce the Supreme Court’s authority over school finance. The Legislative Coordinating Council passed the measure unanimously on a voice vote. The Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that legislators did not increase spending on the state’s public schools enough this year. The court hinted that spending is hundreds of millions of dollars…
The arraignment for a Manhattan man charged with first degree murder and attempted first degree murder was continued to late November, following an appearance Monday afternoon in Riley County District Court. Steven Harris is the suspect in a deadly May shooting in the 2800 block of Nelson’s Landing in Manhattan, that resulted in the death of German Gonzalez-Garcia, 39. Also shot during the incident but surviving was Adrian Ortega. Harris was represented by Public Defense Attorney Gary West during the Monday court appearance, who told Judge Meryl Wilson since ballistics results came in just before the October 13th preliminary hearing,…
On Saturday, October 28, 2017 the Riley County Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration hosted a drug take-back event at two locations in Manhattan, Kansas. RCPD indicates the take-back event was a huge success at both locations. In just four hours, approximately 167 pounds of medications were collected. At the Riley County Police Department, officers collected 5 boxes of medications weighing approximately 99 lbs. The Towne Center Mall location collected 4 total boxes of medications weighing approximately 68 lbs. The Wamego Police Department collected about 45 pounds of unneeded / unwanted drugs on Saturday. The Pottawatomie…
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes visited with outgoing USD 383 School Board members Marcia Rozell, Pat Hudgins, and Aaron Estabrook: Manhattan Rotary Club President Vern Henricks, Konza Rotary Club President Rod Harms and Committee Chair Mike Dodson, on Rotary International’s charge of “One Rotarian, One Tree” and how the two clubs are working with the City to plant hundreds of trees throughout Manhattan: K-State Libraries Friends President Katie Philp on “Hale of a Time” event November third:
WICHITA – Wichita airport officials aren’t waiting for the snow to hit to do a so-called snow rodeo. The airport says in a news release that it’s planning Tuesday to practice snow removal operations without any snow. The event starts at 10 a.m. and lasts for a couple of hours. Assistant Airport Director Brad Christopher says the purpose is give staff time to train without the added stress of actual weather. Intermittent closures on the two parallel runways are not expected to cause an airport closure or traveling delays for the public.
TOPEKA – One of the three co-defendants in a Topeka shooting death has pleaded guilty to reduced charges. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 36-year-old Use David Laeli Jr. admitted Friday to reckless involuntary manslaughter and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute in an unrelated case. He faces more than 11 years in prison when he’s sentenced in February. Laeli was accused of ordering the disposal of the pistol used to shoot 28-year-old Xavier Patrick McCollough. Prosecutors say the shooting happened after McCollough was lured in July 2016 to a parking lot, where Laeli and two others waited. Prosecutors say…
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will deliver the first Landon Lecture of the 2017-2018 school year at Kansas State University. Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. will speak at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27, in Forum Hall at the K-State Student Union. This Landon Lecture is free and students, faculty, staff and the public are welcome. “As a military-inclusive institution with a long history of serving the educational needs of our military members and veterans, as well as their families, and with the strong partnerships we have with both Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth, we look forward to bringing the nation’s highest-ranking…
A Manhattan man faces a December 18th sentencing on rape and indecent liberties with a child convictions. Derrick Bishop was found guilty by a Riley County District Court jury late Friday of two counts of rape, one count of indecent liberties with a child, and one count of sexual battery. The trial went most of last week. Bishop was arrested in late March of 2016. Little was said about the case at the time but the warrant stemmed from crimes occurring from as early as November of 2014.