Today’s guests on In Focus were Manhattan City Mayor Usha Reddi and City Manager Ron Fehr.
Author: KMAN Staff
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) issued the following statement regarding the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA): “There are serious problems with Obamacare, and my goal remains what it has been for a long time: to repeal and replace it. This closed-door process has yielded the BCRA, which fails to repeal the Affordable Care Act or address healthcare’s rising costs. For the same reasons I could not support the previous version of this bill, I cannot support this one. “We should not put our stamp of approval on bad policy. Furthermore, if we leave the federal government…
FRISCO, Tex. — The 2017 college football season draws nearer as the Big 12 holds its annual Media Day meetings this week at the Dallas Cowboys’ practice facility. On Monday, league commissioner Bob Bowlsby took the stage, along with half of the Big 12’s head coaches. Kansas State, and head coach Bill Snyder, will have their turn Tuesday. Bowlsby’s press conference didn’t have the intensity it did a year ago, when conference expansion and Baylor’s sexual assault scandal were the elephants in the room. Instead, he admitted it’s been nice to not have the Big 12’s stability in the news…
A new resolution regarding procedures for appeal hearings for Riley County Police department employees was approved by Riley County Law Board members Monday. When an employee is suspended or terminated, the employee may appeal the Director’s discipline to the law board by requesting such a hearing. The resolution specifies certain procedures in the process. There was some discussion regarding the hearing officer, who currently is board member Barry Wilkerson. Wilkerson was selected for the entire year of 2017. Law Board chair Craig Beardsley asked board member Mike Dodson his thoughts of continuing with that procedure. Dodson said he thought it seemed…
Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 announced Monday the district and Manhattan-Ogden NEA reached a tentative agreement Friday, July 7, 2017. The teams have been meeting for five months to discuss the contract for the 2017-2018 school year. Highlights of the new contract include: 3.88% total compensation package increase Increase of $1,000.00 on the base salary (starting salary for a teacher will be $38,000) Allowed steps and movement on salary schedule Continued coverage of the health insurance premium Extended due process language procedure for teachers Continued contract language to support dual credit classes with MATC Review of equity through extending teaching overload language…
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A Manhattan man faces a variety of charges including attempted second degree murder following an incident in Pottawatomie County Saturday morning. A Monday news release from the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office indicates they received a transferred “911” call from the Riley County Police Department in reference to a burglary in progress. The victim reported that a suspect had entered their residence. While inside the residence, encountered the victim and threatened them. They reported that the suspect had left the residence driving a green four door Ford car with the trunk tied down with a rope. While deputies were meeting with the victim,…
UPDATE: KMAN learned shortly after noon Monday charges have been filed in connection with this juvenile case first reported on a little more than a month ago. Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck tells KMAN Jace Ward, 18, from Wamego has been charged with “aggravated child endanger, furnishing alcohol to a minor and lewd and lascivious.” ### (earlier report) Not much information is being released regarding what initial reports indicated might be an alleged sexual assault involving a juvenile in Pottawatomie county. But a month after KMAN first reported on the case, officials from the Pottawatomie county Sheriff and Attorney’s offices confirm…
Today’s guests on In Focus were Gene Klingler and Marcia Locke with Tough Enough to Wear Pink rodeo. For the Battle of Badges with Manhattan Fire Dept Driver Gregg Van De Creek, Riley County Police Department PIO Officer Alexander Robinson, Riley County EMS KayLee Proctor and Account Manager American Red Cross Kristi Ingalls. And finally Lt. Bradli Millington with K-State Police, and Michael Bear, K-state’s new Emergency Manager.
Officers filed a report for aggravated assault and violation of a protection order (both domestic related) in the city of Manhattan on July 14, 2017. Officers listed a 28 year old female as the victim when she reported that a 23 year old male known to her attempted to run her over with her vehicle and also violated a protection order. Due to the nature of the crimes reported, no additional information will be released. Officers filed a report for motor vehicle theft in the 1400 block of Yuma St. on July 15, 2017 at approximately 6:45 AM. Officers listed…