People walk to work at in the occupied areas at Central district in Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. The government and students leaders announced they will begin talks on political reform on Friday.
Author: KMAN Staff
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by several individuals for Fort Riley Retiree Appreciation Day; Riley County Police Public Information Officer, Mat Droge; and Flint Hills Christian School Administrator, Tim McDonald.
A special improvement district will be created, after the Riley County Commission unanimously approved the resolution during their meeting Thursday. The City of Manhattan will actually be creating the district near Grand Mere, but two of the properties were just outside of the city limits, which meant the county had to take action on the item as well. The purpose of the district is to construct a public street in that area. A few other updates were presented, by county department heads, during the meeting. County Treasurer, Shilo Heger had some encouraging news with her financial report, as sales tax…
One Pottawatomie County leader owns one of the smallest churches in Kansas. Pat Weixelman
Additional details were released Thursday afternoon regarding the incident where Fort Riley soldier, Alexander McConnell was arrested for first degree murder and child abuse. An affidavit from the Riley County Courthouse, indicated the incident took place on Saturday, February 8th at 3 p.m. in a Manhattan apartment. The document indicates McConnel’s wife stated she left McConnell alone with her child for a “matter of minutes”, and re-entered the apartment to discover McConnel in a frantic state. He told the woman the child was not breathing. EMS responded to the scene, and transported the child to Mercy Regional Health Center. The…
One might say the force is strong in Manhattan, Kansas! On Saturday, October 11, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Manhattan Public Library will celebrate Star Wars Reads Day with an Empire-sized party for all ages. Star Wars Reads Day was started in 2012 by Lucasfilm and its publishing partners as a way to highlight the vast number of books written about Star Wars, its characters, and its universe. Last year, there were more than 2,000 schools, bookstores, and libraries that marked the day with read-a-thons, movie showings, and creative activities that feature the beloved sci-fi series and its characters.…
At the age of 22, Fort Riley soldier Eddie Lowery was taken into custody–and eventually wrongfully convicted of a rape and burglary he did not commit. That happened in 1981 and today Lowery, who spent 10 years in prison and 11 years after that proving his innocence, now makes presentations for The Innocence Project. Lowery was in Manhattan Wednesday evening at the invitation of the Manhattan Alliance for Peace and Justice, and shared some startling statistics. 318 men have been exonerated through the project. 18 of those men have been exonerated off of death row. Lowery stresses a few key things,…
The K-State men came in just two points ahead of Iowa State for fourth place in the Big 12 preseason coaches’ poll. It’s the highest the Wildcats have been picked since they were the preseason pick to win the league before the 2010-11 season. The team was also picked fourth in 2007-08 and 2009-10. Kansas was picked to win the league for a third straight year, but Texas and Oklahoma also received first place votes. Jeff Mittie and the K-State women were picked ninth by the league coaches for the 2014-15 season. Texas Tech was the only team below the Wildcats.…
The K-State Police Department has issued a news release, regarding recent robbery crimes near the K-State Manhattan campus, referring to the Riley County Police Department’s investigation of two robberies in two days in the 1200 block of Kearney Street and one in the 700 block of Bertrand Street. The K-State Police Department also has received calls a 48 hour time period for suspicious activity that may or may not be related to these robberies. In those instances, students reported subjects made contact or attempted to make contact while the students were walking. In all incidents, the students were by themselves. The comments and demeanor of…
KSU’s offense is ranked #1 in efficiency. Baltimore O’s beat writer Ed Encina joins the show in hour 1. In hour 2, Cole Manbeck joins us. Plus Around College Football and You Can’t Be Serious.