Today’s guest were USD 383 Superintendent Marvin Wade, USD 383 School Board member Dave Colburn and Manhattan Christian College President Kevin Ingram.
Author: KMAN Staff
K-State released a statement Wednesday morning through K-State Today on the Trump administration’s Tuesday announcement on the status of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced in a press conference Tuesday morning the administration was rescinding the program. KSU’s full statement can be read below: In December 2016, Kansas State University was informed of possible changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, status. With today’s announcement by the executive branch of the federal government, there understandably are concerns by those who will be affected by this action. The university joins with the Association…
Manhattan welcomed Linda Morse as its new Mayor last night in a packed City Hall. Morse says she’ll be the third female mayor in-a-row, which is unique from a historical perspective. and Morse encourages women to run for office and sign up for City boards. Linda Morse has served on the Commission for over two years. She replaces outgoing Mayor Usha Reddi who has served for over four years. And in a wild night that went into the early morning hours, the Manhattan City Commission rejected a plan to rezone a portion of a 124 acre tract of land to…
A fatal farm related accident has been reported in Pottawatomie County. Loren Deters, 50, of rural Westmoreland was found under a tractor on Bigelow Road near K-13. A Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department report indicates Monday just after 11:00 a.m. deputies and emergency medical and fire personnel responded to the report of a farm tractor accident.. Upon arrival it was discovered a tractor was overturned and the male operator was underneath and deceased. The tractor had been pulling a hay trailer when the accident happened. The accident remains under investigation. ### The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s office is investigating an early Tuesday morning…
TOPEKA — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says a delayed end to a program protecting young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children is still a “good day for the rule of law.” The Wichita Eagle reported Kobach’s comment in an interview Tuesday after he told television’s “Fox & Friends” that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program should end immediately. Former President Barack Obama started the program in 2012. President Donald Trump announced the program would end in six months. Kobach is vice chairman of Trump’s commission on election fraud and a Republican candidate for governor. Kobach…
KMAN’s In Focus featured Riley County Extension Horticulture Agent Gregg Eyestone: KSU Student Body President Jack Ayres: And Manhattan Building Official Brad Claussen:
EL DORADO — A man is injured with severe burns following an explosion at the HollyFrontier refinery in El Dorado. Media reports say a man in his 50s was taken to a hospital Monday with second-and third-degree burns over 80 percent of his body following the explosion. The man’s name has not been released and it wasn’t immediately clear if he works at the refinery. HollyFrontier’s corporate office was closed for the Labor Day holiday, and email messages from The Associated Press were not immediately returned. A Butler County dispatcher says no one else was hurt and the plant was…
Daniel Sherraden, 22, of Junction City, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on September 1, 2017 at approximately 5:45 AM. Sherraden was arrested on a Geary County District Court warrant for probation violation. Sherraden’s bond was set at $5,000.00. Sherraden was not confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for theft in the 1100 block of Westloop Pl. on September 1, 2017 at approximately 2:35 PM. Officers listed Helen Kraemer, 57, of Manhattan, as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect took her Samsung Galaxy 8 Plus phone. The total loss associated…
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes visited with outgoing Manhattan Mayor Usha Reddi, Mayor Pro Tem Linda Morse, and City Manager Ron Fehr:
Junction City Police are announcing a domestic related arrest this past long weekend, with a 21-year-old Junction City man facing a $100,000 bond. A news release Monday indicates late Friday night, Officers with the Junction City Police Department were dispatched to the 500 block of West 3rd St in reference to a subject who had shot a weapon in the residence. As the officers were arriving in the area, the subject shot the firearm from the house striking the occupied residence across the street. A family member was able to disarm the subject as the officers made their way up to…