WICHITA — An animal rights group has sued to stop zoos in Kansas, Nebraska and Texas from bringing in new elephants from Africa. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Friends of Animals filed a lawsuit last week in federal court against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Last month, the agency issued permits allowing the importation of 18 African elephants from Swaziland. The elephants would be divided among the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, the Dallas Zoo in Texas and the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska. The three zoos agreed to spend $450,000 over several years on black…
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Riley County Emergency crews responded to a vehicle collision at the intersection of Claflin Road and Seth Child Road in Manhattan Monday afternoon at about 1:50 PM. Riley County Police Officers found the collision occurred when a 2009 Pontiac Vibe, driven by Sherri Slaughter, 42, of Junction City collided with a 2006 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle, driven by Alexandro Rascon, 19, of Manhattan. Rascon was ejected from his motorcycle as a result of this collision and ultimately transported to Via Christi Hospital for medical care. A citation for improper turn was issued to Slaughter as a result of this collision. ### Police in…
In this edition of In Focus, Cathy Dawes chats with City of Manhattan Manager, Ron Fehr and Mayor Karen McCulloh about current issues and happenings around the city.
A Manhattan man pleaded no contest to vehicular homicide, aggravated battery and a drug paraphernalia charge in the Riley County Courthouse Tuesday. A possession of methamphetamine charge was dismissed. Alongside his legal counsel, Ryan Routson entered his pleas to Judge David Stutzman. The case began when Routson failed to observe a stop sign at the intersection of Tuttle Creek Blvd and Tuttle Terrace in May of 2014, colliding with a vehicle driven by a pregnant woman. The woman was 22-weeks pregnant and the baby died as a result of the crash. Judge Stutzman found Routson guilty of his charges. Had…
The Smoky Hills Audubon Society will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at Kansas Wesleyan University. The evening will begin at 7 p.m. and include a social time, followed by a presentation at 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker Chod Hedinger will share his photography and prairie experiences in a presentation called “Konza Prairie.” Hedinger is a prairie docent and photographer, and he leads researchers and visitors on prairie tours from the Konza research station.
A K-State alum and author received the Jan Garton Prairie Heritage Book Award. Ian Michael Spurgeon was given the award by Junction City Vice-Mayor, Jim Sands during a recent book talk. The talk focused on Spurgeon’s book Soldiers in the Army of Freedom: The 1st Kansas Colored, The Civil War’s First African American Combat Unit. The award also included a cash prize of $1000.00.
A Kansas State University assistant professor earned a Grammy award Monday night in Los Angeles for Best Choral Performance on an album with the Kansas City and Phoenix Chorales. Bryan Pinkall, assistant professor of music in the School of Music, Theater, and Dance, has been a member of the Kansas City Chorale since 2012, and sings an introit to one of the movements of Rachmaninoff’s “All Night Vigil.” The album, released in March 2015 by Chandos Records in the U.K. and Naxos Records in the U.S., debuted at No. 1 on the Classical and Traditional Classical Billboard charts. Pinkall’s achievements also include serving…
John Kurtz and Wyatt Thompson break down the K-State hoops weekend. The men suffer a big setback losing at Oklahoma State while the women were solid in a victory over Kansas. K-State baseball gets underway this week at UC-Riverside plus K-State track and field continues to impress. All that and much more on “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1-MBB-loses-at-Ok-State.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2-Up-next-MBB-at-TCU.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/3-WBB-JR-G-Kindred-Wesemann.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/4-Big-12-Hoops-weekend.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/5-More-MBB-discussion-at-Ok-State.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/6-KU-back-atop-of-Big-12-race.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/7-Bruce-Weber-on-Big-12-Tele.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/8-Baseball-starts-on-FRI.mp3
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has announced in a press release that he is endorsing Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for president. Brownback, also a Republican, is the first sitting governor to endorse Rubio. “Marco Rubio is a true conservative who can unite the party and defeat Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders in the fall,” Brownback’s statement said. “In the past, conservatives have been forced to make a choice between their heads and their hearts. This year, we are fortunate to not have to make that choice. “Marco Rubio has a proven track record of protecting life, defending religious liberty…
Riley County treasurer Shilo Heger has told KMAN she will be seeking to retain her seat this November. Heger took over for Eileen King, who retired during her term in June 2014. Before being voted in as King’s successor with 100 percent of the Riley County Republican Party precinct committee’s vote, Heger was King’s deputy in the treasuer’s office. “This year and a half has given me a lot of experience and I just feel like I still have a lot to offer to Riley County,” Heger told KMAN. “Our office, I think, provides very good customer service and I…