On the phone, examining maps and orchestrating the emergency response efforts within Riley County is Tyler Seifkes, a Riley County Police Department dispatcher. Seifkes has worked for the RCPD over the past decade, following his time in the radio industry and graduating with a degree in communications from Kansas State University. Dispatchers at the RCPD headquarters are the only employees of the county’s law enforcement who work 12 hour shifts. After the end of a long day, dispatchers clock out and cope with what they had dealt with over their shift. For a long-time employee like Seifkes, it’s become easier over the years to…
Author: KMAN Staff
The fate of a German short-haired pointer is still unclear after Tuesday’s Manhattan City Commission meeting. Buck, the dog, may be put down after twice biting a two-year-old last month following his adoption from the T. Russel Reitz Animal Shelter in April. The dog is quarantined until Friday, which is standard protocol for a dog that has not had rabies shots. Buck bit the child on April 24 and may now be facing euthanasia, as is standard procedure according to city ordinance. Plenty of concerned community members attending the city commission meeting to speak on behalf of Buck, who they feel…
TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers who oppose concealed guns at state hospitals have yet to settle on a path forward, though they’ve likely ruled out spending $24 million to secure the facilities. Spending committees in the House and Senate have decided they won’t fund GOP Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposal that the state pay for metal detectors and armed guards at state-run hospitals for the mentally ill and developmentally disabled. Under a 2013 law Brownback signed, the hospitals will have to allow guns starting July 1 unless they provide security measures. Opponents of concealed carry say they want at least a partial rollback…
SALINA — A Salina woman was sentenced to nearly 31 years in prison for her role in the death of a Nebraska man. Twenty-five-year-old Amber Craig was sentenced Tuesday in the death of 32-year-old Adonis Loudermilk, of Lincoln, Nebraska. He was killed in April 2016 in the parking lot of a Starlite Motel in Salina. The Salina Journal reports Craig pleaded no contest in February to second-degree murder, aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. She settled a separate case by pleading no contest to trafficking methamphetamine in jail May 6. Co-defendant DiAntre Lemmie, who shot Loudermilk, will be sentenced…
Neil Berg’s widely acclaimed “100 Years of Broadway,” a musical revue of Broadway’s most celebrated shows, comes to Kansas State University’s McCain Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 14, as the final presentation of the 2016-2017 McCain Performance Series. Recreating the greatest moments from the finest shows of the century, “100 Years of Broadway” features stars and music from classics like “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Les Miserables,” “CATS,” “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Jekyll & Hyde.” The cast includes five Broadway stars: Rita Harvey, Lawrence Clayton, Natalie Toro, William Michals and Danny Zolli. They are accompanied by an all-star…
Riley county Police Officers responded to a report of an injury accident at 6th and Osage Streets at approximately 2:10 PM Monday. When officers arrived on scene, they found Joshua Haus, 19, of Manhattan, suffering from injuries after the motorcycle he was riding was struck by a GMC Terrain, driven by Diane Washington, 67, of Manhattan. Haus was transported to Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan for treatment of his injuries. Washington was cited for failure to yield right of way at a stop sign. ### A Manhattan man faces a $14,000 bond following his arrest Monday. Tyler Mann, 20, was taken…
Tuesday’s guests were Manhattan Mayor Usha Reddi and City Manager Ron Fehr:
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The archdiocese covering the Kansas City, Kansas, region and much of the eastern part of the state is severing ties with Girl Scouts and urging an end to cookie sales, citing philosophical concerns with the organization. The Kansas City Star reports the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas announced Monday that Girl Scouts is “no longer a compatible partner in helping us form young women with the virtues and values of the Gospel.” The archdiocese says it is switching its support to a 22-year-old, Christian-based scouting program, American Heritage Girls. American Heritage Girls has become an option…
A mother and Kansas State University graduate, Julie Wethington, has always had a passion for children and her community. Nowadays she doesn’t have the need for a full-time job, and her children have grown up and left the house. When she spoke with KMAN, she had a quiet smile that brightened the room around her. With such a kind and glowing personality, it’s difficult to fathom that she’s often in a court room or visiting the homes of children, fighting for their rights as they face the horrors of child abuse and neglect. Wethington is a volunteer with Sunflower CASA, or Court…
TOPEKA — A Topeka-area community health system is moving forward with a bid to acquire a financially troubled rival hospital. Stormont Vail Health submitted a letter of intent Friday saying it wants to acquire the 378-bed St. Francis Health hospital. It previously had expressed interest in an acquisition. St. Francis is owned by Denver-based SCL Health. SCL has said it plans to stop operating St. Francis this summer whether it has a buyer or not. Stormont Vail is among three potential buyers. The others are the University of Kansas Health System and the California-based Prime Healthcare Foundation. Stormont Vail operates a…