On In Focus, Cathy talks with Dean Sue Maes with K-State’s Global Campus and Linda Yarrow, Asst. Professor and Registered Dietician regarding a health and wellness online course: Second segment was with U-S Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas: Last two segments were with Lynda Bachelor, Project Coordinator for Staley School of Leadership Studies and Keri Mills, Young Adult Services Librarian in Manhattan on Martin Lutheran King Jr. Day plans:
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Riley County Police initiating a traffic stop began investigating illegal drugs Thursday night at approximately 8:00 PM. Jeremy Spaur, 30, of Manhattan was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and violation of ignition interlock device. Spaur’s bond was set at $7,500. He was arrested in the 600 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. ### Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report investigating a rape that reportedly occurred in the city limits of Manhattan. Police say the victim is a 30-year-old female and the suspect information was not readily available to the public information office at the…
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Thursday that state officials aren’t violating the rights of a 17-year-old girl, known only as Cassandra C., by forcing her to undergo cancer chemotherapy she doesn’t want.
French Ambassador to the United States Gerard Araud, left, escorts President Barack Obama after Obama signed a condolences book during a visit to the French Embassy, on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, in Washington. Masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of a weekly newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, killing at least 12 people, including the editor, before escaping in a car. It was France’s deadliest postwar terrorist attack.
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. House Republicans began the new Congress with old divisions on display Wednesday, bitter fallout from a failed rebellion against Speaker John Boehner
Marcus Foster leads K-State in a win over TCU. Coach Snyder is going into the College Football Hall of Fame. We’ll hear audio from coaches in the Big 12. Where is Tyler Lockett expected to go in the NFL Draft? You Can’t Be Serious to wrap the show.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Public Affairs specialist, Eric Zenk and Governor’s Military Council Executive Director, John Armbrust of Manhattan.
After four years of service, Riley County Commissioner, Dave Lewis served his final day on the board on Thursday. Incoming commissioner, Ben Wilson will officially be sworn into office on the following Monday morning. Lewis shared words of gratitude for all of the county department heads, and some of the county staff members. He acknowledged each person individually and presented them with a medal. Several department heads teared up, and Lewis shed tears during a couple of the recognitions. Besides the personalized thank you’s, Lewis also shared a few words about the county as a whole. “The last four years…
A Westmoreland man who faces burglary and theft charges has waived his preliminary hearing in Pottawatomie County Court and is set for a February arraignment. Nathan Woodyard’s arraignment is February 19th. Woodyard’s residential and non-residential burglary counts and felony and misdemeanor theft charges relate to a May 11th incident. Woodyard was also arrested that day by Riley County police after being involved in a motor vehicle collison near the 28-hundred block of Pillsbury Drive. The vehicle Woodyard was driving had been reported as stolen and he then reportedly attempted to steal another vehicle from the scene, battering two people in the…
On Thursday morning the city of Manhattan had their 2015 state legislative breakfast. It was a chance for city staff, and officials, to meet with state legislators face to face to tackle some of the issues coming up in the year. Budget was at the forefront of the talks as state legislators are working to recover $279,000,000 in lost revenues before the July 1st deadline. This has some city officials concerned on where the cuts will come from. KPERS, and the transportation fund are seen as the well to dip into as the state struggles to make ends meet, but city staff highlighted the…