Manhattan Mayor Karen McCulloh and City Manager Ron Fehr
Author: KMAN Staff
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Daniel Elmore, 34, of Manhattan on January 4th. Elmore was arrested for the offenses of failure to appear and giving a worthless check, while at the Riley County Police Department. These offenses were listed on warrants and carried a total bond of $13,000.00.
(8:20 p.m.) Update: An accident in Geary county Tuesday morning claimed the life of one Kansas woman and sent a Kansas man to the hospital. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2002 Chevy Impala was travelling eastbound on 12th street when it failed to yield at a stop sign and hit a 2003 Toyota Tacoma on the driver’s side. The driver of the Impala, identified as Gina Wetz (31) of Milford, lost her life. The driver of the Tacoma, whose information is being withheld until notification of family, was transported to Geary County Hospital. ————————————— Traffic is being rerouted…
Kansas State University has named Zelia Wiley as interim associate provost for diversity, effective Jan. 3. Wiley was the assistant dean for diversity and director of the diversity programs office in the College of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension. Wiley has implemented diversity initiatives with regard to teaching, research and extension within the college. “The position of interim associate provost for diversity is a critical one for Kansas State University,” said Provost and Senior Vice President April Mason. “Dr. Wiley has been essential to the growth of multicultural students in the College of Agriculture. She also brings a wealth…
The first 2016 edition of “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN breaks down and recaps the Liberty Bowl loss to Arkansas in Memphis over the weekend. How will 2016 look for the Wildcats as they finish the 2015 season at 6-7 overall. The K-State men’s basketball team suffered a tough 2OT loss to West Virginia in the Big 12 opener at Bramlage, the Wildcats play at Texas on Tuesday night. The women are off to an 0-2 start in league play with the Moutaineers up next for Jeff Mittie’s group. All that and much more on “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1-ARK-beats-KSU-in-Liberty-Bowl.mp3…
Stocks fell around the globe on the first trading day of 2016 as investors dumped shares on new fears of a Chinese economic slowdown and more turmoil in the Middle East.
President Barack Obama says his administration’s recommendations for gun control executive actions are within his legal authority and consistent with the Second Amendment
TOPEKA — Kansas is reporting that it collected $27 million less in taxes than anticipated in December with both individual income and sales taxes falling short of expectations. The shortfall in tax collections reported Monday complicates the state’s budget picture as legislators prepare to open their annual session next week. The state Department of Revenue said Tuesday the state collected $599 million in taxes last month instead of the $626 million projected in a fiscal forecast issued in November. The shortfall is 4.4 percent. Since the current fiscal year began in July, the state has collected $2.84 billion in tax revenues. That’s…
Riley County commissioners were briefed on 2015 crime statistics for their first meeting of 2016 Monday morning As reported before, vehicle thefts were the major concern. Riley County Police Department Lt. Luke Breault told commissioners numbers for that genre of crime were up over 2014’s total. “We saw a distinct rise in vehicle thefts and vehicle burglaries in 2015,” Breault said. “In 2014 we had around 30-some vehicle thefts and (in 2015) we’re projecting that will be around 85.” Breault said when it comes to vehicles broken into, the RCPD is projecting there were 1,440 — an increase of roughly…
As previously reported by KMAN and updated by Riley County Police on Monday: Police filed a report for aggravated burglary in the 5900 block of Corporate Drive in Manhattan on January 1, 2016 at approximately 1:55 AM after responding to a report of a masked individual who had broken a window and entered Auth Florence Manufacturing. This individual was near an ATM and when officer arrived they found him attempting to gain accesses into it. Police immediately took this subject into custody without incident. Napolean Melton, 28, of Manhattan, the individual taken into custody, was arrested for the offense of…