On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Art DeGroat, retired Lt. Colonel and Ex. Dir. of Military and Veterans Affairs at Kansas State University, and Dean of the Global Campus at Kansas State University, Sue Maes; and Director of Student Faculty Services, Jason Maseberg-Tomlinson.
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A Topeka man was sentenced Monday to 57 months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to federal bank fraud charges in connection with a plan to build an apartment complex in Junction City. John Duncan (53) pleaded guilty to two counts of bank fraud, one count of money laundering, and one count of making false statements in documents required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. In court documents, Duncan was alleged to have obtained a $15.2 million construction loan for the purpose of constructing Quinton Pointe Apartments in Junction City. He was required to provide $1,225,000 in collateral. He…
Two people were life flighted following an accident on Highway 24 east of Wamego, KMAN first told you about early Sunday. Cameron Renfro, 23, from Silver Lake and Jeffrey Fisher, 47, from Wamego were drivers involved in the accident, reported shortly after four a.m. Both Renfro and Fisher were trapped and had to be extricated from the pickup and car that collided. Responding were the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s office, Wamego Police, Pottawatomie County EMS, Lousiville, Wamego, and St. George Fire, and the Kansas Department of Transportation. The accident is currently under investigation. A portion of Highway 24 was closed for…
Several Riley County department heads and employees turned out for the CIP (capitol improvement project) work session, held during Monday’s county commission meeting. Budget and Finance Officer, Johnette Shepek informed the commission they should have around one million dollars to spend for this year and next year’s non-funded purchases. The long list of projects and equipment purchases is prioritized by department heads, and includes estimated prices. Since the million dollars needs to carry over through next year, the commission chose to keep this year’s purchases to $500,000 or less. After further discussion, the commission chose to activate seven different items:…
Democratic candidate for Governor Paul Davis spoke to more than 60 supporters in Manhattan Saturday, prior to the Kansas State football game. Davis also stopped by the KMAN studio Saturday afternoon, and talked about issues that seem to be of primary concern to those who were at the rally at Triangle Park. He says education was one concern he heard about at the local rally.Davis tells KMAN supporting education is crucial to growing the Kansas economy. Davis says education is something Kansans have always valued and we’re going to need great public schools to grow the economy. The Democratic candidate also…
A powerful typhoon hit the Tokyo metropolitan area Monday after making landfall in central Japan earlier in the day, bringing heavy rain and strong winds across wide areas of the country.
CDC Director Tom Frieden said Sunday that Tomas Eric Duncan, the lone Ebola patient in the U.S., has taken a ‘turn for the worse’ in his fight to recover from the potentially-deadly virus
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) — The Kansas City Royals waited nearly three decades to return to the postseason. Now that they’re here, they want to stick around for a while. Alex Gordon hit a bases-clearing double in the first inning, Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas each homered and the wild-card Royals finished off a three-game sweep of the mighty Los Angeles Angels with an emphatic 8-3 victory Sunday night in the AL Division Series. The scrappy team with the quirky manager, popgun offense, dynamic defense and lights-out bullpen will open the AL Championship Series against the Orioles beginning Friday night in…
Thelma the sloth bear has been with Sunset Zoo for over 15 years, and is now leaving for new horizons in Montgomery Alabama. Zookeeper Denise LeRoux described Thelma as “a handful”, but LeRoux says she will miss her as she heads to her new home. On Sunday LeRoux and Sunset Zoo “Sprouts” children’s program gave Thelma a big send off by creating a huge box of presents to tear into, and even a hello Kitty pinata as part of the events. People lined the edges of the enclosure as Thelma, and her friend opened their presents and enjoyed the treats…
Updated 8:30 a.m. Monday– Riley County Police Public Information Officer Mat Droge indicated Monday morning the accident at 10th and Leavenworth Sunday evening did not apparently involve transport for medical treatment. There was an arrest for DUI. Further details will be provided on the RCPD website. #### Emergency personnel are responding to a vehicle roll over at 10th Street and Leavenworth Street in Manhattan Kansas. Injuries have been reported, and at least one individual was entrapped inside the vehicle at the accident. Emergency personnel indicated the entrapped person was extricated at approximately 8:45 pm. No other information has been released at…