Wednesday’s In Focus featured Downtown Manhattan Executive Director Gina Scroggs and freemason Derrick Lee talking about the April 22 ‘Race to Second Base’ 5K. In the latter half of the show, we heard from K-State Provost April Mason.
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Tuesday’s guest on In Focus was Riley County Commissioner Ron Wells.
Monday’s guests on In Focus included: K-State Veterinray College Clinical Professor and Section Head, Equine Medicine & Surgery Dr. Laurie Beard Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity with Ex. Dir. Roxanne Janes and Office Administrator Melody Sexton Gary LaGrange with the SAVE Farm project
FORT RILEY — It was all smiles Wednesday morning inside one of the hangers on Marshall Army Airfield. Family and friends of more than 300 Fort Riley soldiers welcomed back their loved ones, who returned from Afghanistan as part of a regular rotation of forces in support of Operation Resolute Support and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. They had been overseas since August of last year. The soldiers who were reunited with loved ones Wednesday morning were the first group of more than 800 who were part of those operations. Two more ceremonies for the rest of 1st Combat Aviation Brigade troops were…
The investigation into the whereabouts of an individual who jumped into the Kansas River on April 5 continues. A news release Wednesday from Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat indicates the Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office, Kansas Highway Patrol, Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks continue efforts to locate the male who had been in a high speed chase, crashed into a Pottawatomie County Sheriff Patrol vehicle, then jumped into the Kansas River off of the Belvue River bridge. The missing man, who has been tentatively identified by family members as Tyler Gibson of the Topeka area, is…
Bryson Moffett, 18, of Manhattan, was arrested in the 100 block of E. Bluemont Ave. yesterday at approximately 10:25 AM. Moffett was arrested for distribution of marijuana, as well as on a Pottawatomie County District Court warrant probation violation. Moffett was given no bond and transported to the Pottawatomie County Jail. Jimmie Dodson III, 16, of Manhattan, was arrested in the 00 block of Waterway Pl. yesterday morning. Dodson III was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. He was given no bond and transported to the North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Facility. Officers…
Will Manhattan voters be willing to fund park and recreation improvements through a sales tax increase this November? The answer to that questions remains to be seen. At Tuesday night’s Manhattan City Commission work session, commissioners heard the final report on the Parks and Recreation Facility Feasibility Study and mulled over various options for funding the new facilities and improvements. The proposed $27.5 million stimulus includes new gymnasiums at the Douglas Center, Susan B. Anthony Middle School, and Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School. It would also factor in 12 new tennis courts at CiCo park along with significant improvements the ball diamonds. Leftover…
Schools in the Rock Creek district were on high alert Monday afternoon during a police pursuit in western Pottawatomie county. According to USD 323 Superintendent Kevin Logan, a Pottawatomie County sheriff’s deputy notified the district that they had two individuals on foot who were fleeing law enforcement around Hopkin’s Creek road and School Creek road. Police told administrators a lock down was not necessary, but just to be aware of the situation. The elementary schools did a “lock in,” meaning students and staff used the building but did not go outside for recess or outside classwork. The junior-senior high also added a few extra security measures,…
“Reconstructing Civility” is the title of a symposium being held at Kansas State University Tuesday, with a half day interactive workshop on building trust through civil discourse. National Institute for Civil Discourse Executive Director Carolyn Lukensmeyer is one of the keynote speakers. She indicates the last presidential cycle took political discourse to a level we haven’t seen in modern politics. Reviving civility and respect is the purpose of her group with workshops such as the one offered at K-State Tuesday. KMAN’s entire interview with Carolyn Lukensmeyer follows:
Riley County Police are investigating two sex-related crimes, one involving a report for rape and criminal restraint in the southeast portion of Manhattan Monday. A 29-year-old woman told police an unknown male lured her to an office with the promise of a job offer before preventing her from leaving and raping her. Due to the nature of the crimes alleged, no additional information will be released. Police ask anyone with information to contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Riley County Police Officers also filed a report for aggravated indecent liberties with a child on Monday in a Riley County case…