The Sunset Zoo is involved in a new project involving a maned wolf pup named Fin and Labrador puppy named Matty and has set up a blog site to keep track of the furry pair. Assistant Zoo Director Ella Casey describes her front row seat the last month and a half as the young animals play and grow up together. Fin had to be removed from his newbie mother who was having difficulty adjusting to life with a baby–and the zoo searched and found a puppy playmate via social media and a local Chapman family. The blog site features a variety…
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TOPEKA — A Wichita-area lawmaker says he was the one who advised the governor to withhold information about the state’s potential credit downgrade. Republican state Sen. Ty Masterson of Andover made the statement about an hour into a Republican caucus meeting Monday in which the party’s lawmakers weighed overrides to two recent vetoes by Gov. Sam Brownback. The Wichita Eagle reports that an attempt to override one of the vetoes was halted last week when the governor disclosed on social media that doing so could’ve resulted in a credit downgrade for the state. Most lawmakers were unaware of the possibility. The vetoed…
A status hearing was held Tuesday morning in the Riley County District Courthouse for Luis Aguirre as his case prepares to be retried for the 2009 murders of Tanya and Juan Maldonado in Ogden. During the hearing, Judge Meryl Wilson accepted a waiver signed by Aguirre, giving up his right to a speedy trial. Aguirre was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole, but the conviction was overturned by the Kansas Supreme Court after it was decided that police had violated the his Miranda rights during interrogation. According to Aguirre’s attorney, Jeffrey Wicks, many things will need to be assessed before…
Two people received treatment for minor injuries following a car accident Monday afternoon. Ieasha Wallace-Garvin, 24, was driving west in a 2007 Chevy Cavalier on Fort Riley Boulevard when she rear-ended a 2012 Toyota Prius being driven by Benjamin Shubert, 31, at the intersection of Fort Riley and South Manhattan Avenue. Wallace-Garvin and Shubert received treatment for minor injuries at the scene, but declined transport to Via Christi Hospital. Wallace-Garvin was given a citation for inattentive driving. ### A Council Grove man was arrested yesterday evening for failure to appear. Riley County Police arrested Colby Gant, 27, shortly before 6:30 p.m.…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Bryanne Howe with Big Brothers/Big Sisters Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Pres. Lyle Butler
A Riley County farmer testified in Topeka earlier this week. Mary Mertz was born and raised in Chicago before she married a Kansan and relocated to Riley County. More than 20 years later, Mertz is hard at work in the dirt and advocates for agriculture with Kansas Farm Bureau. Mertz spends her time producing crops and informing the general public on where exactly their food comes from. Senator Pat Roberts has made national headlines recently with a resolution he has introduced in defense of genetically modified organisms. The resolution would require the USDA to create a GMO food labeling system…
Pottawatomie County Commissioners have signed a contract with Bayer Construction for improvements at the Highway 24/Excel Road intersection and other work on Excel Road. A starting date of March 28th is planned. The project will take approximately 210 days to complete. Commission Chair, Dee McKee encourages folks to plan ahead as traffic will be impacted by construction. The Pottawatomie County Commission is working on ways to improve water drainage in the County. McKee says the Commission decided Monday to fund a study that covers all the drainage from the two creeks that run through Blue Township. The study will take several months…
Another edition of “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN breaks down the K-State basketball season as the Wildcats have opted not to accept an invitation to play in postseason action after the team was snubbed from the NIT. Whats the future now for Bruce Weber and K-State moving into next season? The K-State women find out their fate and are hoping for a chance to play in the NCAA tourney. Plus the K-State baseball teams takes another series, this time against Milwaukee. All that and much more on “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1-MBB-season-is-done.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2-Megan-Deines-WBB.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/3-Baseball-and-FB-Pro-Day.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/4-Big-12-teams-in-NCAA-Tourney.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/5-Future-for-MBB-team.mp3…
Vacant space in a county-owned building could be used to aid Pawnee Mental Health Services. Robbin Cole, Pawnee’s executive director, pitched the idea to Riley County commissioners Monday morning. Cole said vacant space in the lower level of the Riley County Family and Child Resource Center at 2101 Claflin Rd. could be used to either relocate the group’s child services office or create a new crisis response center. “Usually I come before you about four times a year-ish,” Cole told commissioners. “But it seems like lately it’s been a little more often than that.” Cole said she recently toured the…
WICHITA — Wichita police are investigating a report that two college students were attacked by a man shouting racial epithets and the name of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Wichita State University student body vice president Khondoker Usama, who is Muslim, said he and a Hispanic friend witnessed a white man calling a black customer a racial epithet at a convenience store before the man turned on him and his friend Saturday. Usama said he was pushed, and that his friend was punched and kicked. Usama said the man then rode away on his motorcycle, after circling them and shouting Trump’s name.…