Unemployment numbers for September show a decrease in all Manhattan area cities and counties. Numbers released Friday indicate the Manhattan metro area, which includes Riley, Pottawatomie, and Geary Counties, with a four percent unemployment rate last month, compared to 4.7 percent in August and five percent in September of last year. The city of Manhattan by itself had a 3.5 percent rate, compared to 4.1 in both August and September of last year. Junction City had a 5.2 percent rate, compared to 5.6 in August and 6.5 in September of last year. Area county rates for September were 3.6 percent…
Author: KMAN Staff
The Kansas Court of Appeals has affirmed a Riley County Court decision in a wrongful death and medical negligence lawsuit involving a former doctor at Mercy Regional Health Center. The Higher Court found the local district court, with Judge John Bosch presiding, did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of Dr. William Freund, who was a cardiologist at the medical facility during 2008. The case in question involved Ruth Howe, 80, who was admitted to Mercy Regional in February of 2008. She died after having a procedure done, known as an electrocardioversion and shortly after suffered a stroke and died. But…
The Junction City-Geary County Drug Operations Group has been involved with two major narcotics investigations in the last two days. The following is a brief synopsis of those operations; On October 16, 2014, at approximately 1504 hours, the Junction City-Geary County Drug Operations Group and the Riley County Police Department, assisted by the Junction City Police Department and the Geary County Sheriff’s Department, executed a traffic stop in the 500 block of East Chestnut in Junction City, and a subsequent search warrant was then executed at…
Riley County Police in the 400 block of East Poyntz Avenue arrested Ashley Brandon, 32, of Manhattan for a variety of drug charges including possession of opiates, opium, narcotic drugs, or stimulants, possession of methamphetamine precursors, and two counts of motion to revoke probation. Brandon’s bond was set at $10,000. Also arrested at the same time and location was Chad Russell, 35, of Manhattan. Russell was arrested for probation revocation for possession of methamphetamine and failure to appear for an original offense of possession of a controlled substance. His bond is $8,500. ### A 39-year-old Manhattan woman is being held on…
Manhattan, Riley County, and Pottawatomie County officials and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will host the Big Blue River Flood Mitigation Open House from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, at Manhattan Fire Station Headquarters, 2000 Denison Ave. The open house is part of the Big Blue River Silver Jacket Project to research and develop a management plan to lessen the flood risks for property owners, residents and business owners along the Big Blue River. “There is a significant risk of flooding along the Big Blue River. The Big Blue River Floodplain Management Plan will give the local, state and federal officials a detailed playbook on how to lessen the risk of…
The first nurse to be diagnosed with Ebola at a Dallas hospital walked down the stairs of an executive jet into an ambulance at an airport in Frederick, Maryland, on Thursday. Pham will be treated at the National Institutes of Health.
Apple showed off thinner iPads and a new iMac with a high-resolution display on Thursday, but analysts say the tech giant’s bigger strategic bet is mobile pay service Apple Pay, debuting Monday.
Manhattan High wrestler Kendrick Rivera signed his letter of intent to wrestle for Baker University on Thursday morning at MHS. Baker is one of 50 NAIA schools nationwide with a wrestling program. Rivera chose Baker over athletic and academic scholarship offers from Hastings College (Nebraska), Lyons College (Arkansas) and Simpson College (Iowa). Last season, he was a state qualifier at 29-15 during his first varsity season with the Indians. He helped lead Manhattan to a 6th place finish at state. The high school wrestling season starts on Monday, November 17th for Rivera and Manhattan High.
People on the tiny British territory of Bermuda rushed to batten down for Hurricane Gonzalo, which was roaring toward them as a major Category 4 storm just days after a tropical storm damaged homes and knocked down trees and power lines.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing to examine the government’s response to contain Ebola and whether America’s hospitals and health care workers are adequately prepared for Ebola patients.