KMAN’s Cathy Dawes visits with Director of Partnership Development with Homeland Security and N-BAF Marty Vanier: Manhattan Mayor Usha Reddi and Downtown Manhattan Ex. Dir. Gina Scroggs: Manhattan Management Asst. Jared Wasinger with City Snow Partners program:
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(A separate story regarding a drug investigation can be viewed on this website) ### Riley County Police and emergency crews responded to a report of a two vehicle injury accident near the intersection of College Avenue and Claflin Road on Wednesday at approximately 12:42 PM. This response came after a 1998 Dodge Stratus, driven by Lorraine Walterscheid, 86, of Manhattan collided with a 2005 Ford Taurus driven by Margaret Auten, 16, of Manhattan. The collision occurred when Walterscheid was attempting to turn onto Claflin Road from College Avenue. Walterscheid was transported to Via Christi Hospital with an apparent injury to her arm.…
Detectives with the Riley County Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit and Repeat Offender Program made two arrests in connection with the distribution of narcotics and weapons violations in the Manhattan and Riley County area Wednesday. The arrests were made shortly after 8:30 a.m. after serving a search warrant in the 700 block of Griffith Drive in Manhattan. Robert Baggett, 23, and Anthony Toliver, 27, both of Manhattan, were arrested on several charges including distribution of marijuana. Toliver’s bond was set at $14,000 and Baggett faces a $10,000 bond. As a result of this search warrant detectives seized approximately 369 grams of marijuana,…
On Wednesday night the USD 383 board of education voted to comply with new state law after months of dissent. In 2015, the Kansas legislature passed H.B. 2104 which changes the state date of school board elections from the spring of odd-numbered years to the fall of odd-number years. The board has voiced their disapproval since because the legislation unfairly extends the term of all seven currently elected members. Board members Leah Fliter and Dave Colburn collaborated on the passed resolution which Rozell read aloud to the board. After consulting with the Kansas Association of School Boards, six members voted…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) An attorney serving on a commission that screens applicants for the Kansas Supreme Court is helping raise funds for a campaign to retain justices in next week’s election. Topeka attorney Natalie Haag said Wednesday that she believes passionately that Kansas has a selection system that gives the court strong justices. Haag said she’s sent hundreds of fundraising emails to fellow attorneys and acquaintances for Kansans For Fair Courts. It is backing the justices. Five of the seven justices are on the ballot. Four were appointed by predecessors of conservative Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and are targeted for…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli among people who attended the Louisburg Cider Mill Ciderfest. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Wednesday that seven cases have been confirmed so far but the investigation is continuing. The festival was held Sept. 24-25 and Oct. 1-2 in Louisburg. The Kansas Department of Agriculture, the state health department and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conducted an on-site assessment Oct. 27. Anyone who became ill within one to 10 days after attending the Ciderfest is asked to call the state health department’s Epidemiology Hotline…
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes speaks with USD 383 School Board President Marcia Rozell and Supt. Marvin Wade: Manhattan Building Official Brad Claussen: Rod Harms with Green Apple Bikes:
The Wamego City Commission approved two ordinances amending the utility payment code. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page reviewed the ordinances related to deadline of payments, defining and restoration of services in the event of disconnection for non-payment. The ordinance states the billing for utility services is due on the 1st day of each month and must be paid by 4:30 p.m. on the 16th day of that month at the City offices, or on-line by 7:30 p.m. on the 16th day of each month. The other related ordinance deals with disconnection and the fees applicable before services can…
Manhattan City Commissioners approved an ordinance on first reading prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and places of employment. It also heard some backlash from local E-cigarette and Vapor businesses including vape shop owner Crayton Caswell, of Manhattan Vapors. Caswell expressed his concern that vaping provides an alternative to tobacco use and this ordinance undermines the distinction between the two products. Caswell shared a statistic of a two percent drop in the smoking rate in the United States in 2015, which was the first period of time e-cigarettes were widely available on the market, adding it is…
A Herington man died in a Tuesday afternoon accident in Morris County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Eugene Ecklund, 79, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Jean Ecklund, 77, also of Herington. The 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan the two were in was eastbound on highway 56 when it crossed the center line going across the westbound lane and striking a culvert. The vehicle rolled one time and came to rest in the north ditch. Eugene Ecklund who had a seat belt on died in the accident, with Jean Eklund who did not have a seat belt on taken…