Manhattan Area Technical College will present a free car to the family of Kansas National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Michael Tryon and his wife, Arlene, Friday at 10 a.m., according to a press release Tuesday from Deputy Director of Public Affairs for the State of Kansas Jane Welch. The presentation will take place at the college’s automotive collision repair shop. Tryon, of Waterville, is a soldier with Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery. He just recently returned from deployment to Afghanistan with the unit. He previously deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and a Multinational Force and Observers mission in…
Author: KMAN Staff
TOPEKA — Legislation that would help put guns in the hands of Kansas schoolteachers has prompted worried lawmakers, teachers and citizens to a pack committee hearing. The bill reviewed Tuesday by the House Insurance Committee would hold school districts potentially negligent if they don’t permit a licensed employee to carry a concealed gun on premises. In addition, insurance companies would not be allowed to refuse coverage to schools because they have armed staff. During the committee’s hearing, supporters proposed an amendment to strike the section that would hold school districts negligent. But that move did little to turn opposition around…
Today’s guests on In Focus were Pottawatomie County Public Works Director Peter Clark and County Commissioner Travis Althenhofen.
Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property and attempted theft in the 4400 block of Kauffman Dr. in Manhattan on March 26, 2018 at approximately 5:05 PM. Officers listed Deep Roots Landscape as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect damaged a trailer owned by the business. The total loss associated with this case is approximately $3,000.00. Police ask that anyone with information contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00. David Wellborn,…
Monday’s guest was Dr. Timothy Shaffer, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at KSU and Assistant Director of the K-State Institute for Civil Discourse and Democracy.
Students, parents and supporters of reform gathered at CiCo Park in Manhattan Saturday as a part of the March For Our Lives movement that spurred protests and demonstrations across the country over the weekend in the aftermath of the Valentines Day school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that took 17 lives. Students and their families gathered with signs and started the event by marching around the entire park. Then, making it full circle back to the baseball field, they gathered to listen to speakers from the community. Community member Alex Van Dyke, who spearheaded the event along with some of Manhattan’s…
The Wildcats’ magical run ends with 78-62 loss in Elite Eight It took until the Elite Eight, but the absence of Dean Wade finally caught up to Kansas State. Loyola Chicago looked nothing like a Cinderella story Saturday evening, punching its ticket to the Final Four via a thorough, 78-62 dismantling of the Wildcats in Atlanta. The recipe K-State used to reach the South Region title game — one of stifling defense and transition offense — didn’t stand a chance against a team powered by flawless execution, fate, or both. The Ramblers shot 57 percent, including 50 percent from long…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — An executive with the Kansas water park where a 10-year-old boy died on a giant waterslide has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Tyler Austin Miles, an operations director for Schlitterbahn, was booked into the Wyandotte County jail Friday and is being held on $50,000 bond. Caleb Schwab died in August 2016 on the 17-story Verruckt water slide at the park in western Kansas City, Kansas. An autopsy revealed the boy was decapitated when the raft that he and two women were on went airborne. It hit a pole that supported nets that were designed to keep…
Dereck Williams, of Junction City, Kansas, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on March 22, 2018 at approximately 12:45 PM. Williams was arrested on two Riley County District Court warrants for probation violation. Williams was issued a total bond of $10,000.00 causing him to remain confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for theft in the 1100 block of Westloop Pl. in Manhattan on March 22, 2018 at approximately 1:00 PM. Officers listed Brena Rocha, 33, of Council Grove, as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect took her Samsung Galaxy S7.…
Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 1000 block of Westloop Pl. in Manhattan on March 21, 2018 at approximately 8:30 AM. Officers listed Kansas State Bank as the victim when it was reported, a known suspect damaged a window at the business. The total loss associated with this case is approximately $850.00. Police ask that anyone with information contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00. Officers filed a report for…