Attendance was down at City pools this year, but revenue was greater. Manhattan City Commissioner’s learned why Tuesday night, as they were presented with a 2015 aquatics report. Director of Parks and Recreation, Eddie Eastes spoke to commissioners about the results of the report at a city commission work session. The session included a look at attendance numbers, expense information, an overview of the pools staffing and a discussion about pool passes. Punch passes purchased in previous years were set to expire in 2099 – this requires the City to honor any unused admission sold before 2014. City Administration has…
Author: KMAN Staff
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence criticized Catholic Charities on Tuesday for their decision to help resettle a family of Syrian refugees in the state, saying current background checks can not properly screen for extremists.
An immigration attorney in New York City said that Donald Trump’s comments about restricting Muslims from entering the United States would not stand up to a Supreme Court challenge.
Tuesday’s guests were Riley County Commissioner Robert Boyd and KMAN Riley County reporter Brady Bauman.
TOPEKA — Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss is removing himself from a lawsuit that involves the high court’s administrative power and the judicial branch’s entire budget. The other six justices are not stepping aside, despite a request from Attorney General Derek Schmidt. Nuss announced Monday in an order from the court that he is stepping aside even though the court does not think it’s required by ethics rules. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday. The lawsuit challenges a 2014 law stripping the Supreme Court of its power to appoint chief judges for district courts and giving it to the…
WASHINGTON — Kansas ranks 39th in the country in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. Kansas is spending $946,671 this year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is just 3.4 percent of the $27.9 million recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In contrast, tobacco companies spend an estimated $82.6 million to market their products in Kansas each year. That means tobacco companies spend $87 to promote tobacco use for every $1 Kansas spends to prevent it. This giant gap…
A Manhattan man faces probation violation after his arrest Monday. Michael Combs, 38, was taken into custody while at the Riley County Police Department. He was arrested and given a bond of $10,000 for the offense of probation violation which was listed on a warrant from Riley County. The original offense attached to this warrant was motion to revoke probation of parole for sexual exploitation of a child. Combs was sentenced in 2013 to nearly three years with the Kansas Department of Corrections, but granted probation, on a conviction involving sexual exploitation of a child. Combs was found guilty by a…
By Randy Peterson, K-State Athletics Communications Kansas State found its offensive legs in the second half and extended its winning streak to four games with a 61-43 win over UT Rio Grande Valley on Monday night. Sophomore forward Kaylee Page recorded K-State’s first double-double of the season and the first of her career with 13 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and two assists. Junior center Breanna Lewis added a game-high 15 points, pulled in nine rebounds, tied her season-high with six blocks and equaled her career-high with four steals. Senior guard Megan Deines added 12 points, four rebounds and three…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Former Miss Kansas and the host of an Outdoor Channel adventure show has been charged with illegally shooting an Alaska grizzly bear and attempting to cover it up. Alaska State Troopers say 25-year-old Theresa Vail, star of “Limitless with Theresa Vail,” and two hunting guides are charged with misdemeanors. Vail has been a guest on KMAN several times and lives in Manhattan. Troopers say Vail during filming in May shot a male grizzly, and in her haste to kill it, shot a nearby sow. Troopers say master guide Michael Wade Renfro and assistant guide Joseph Andrew…