“Shame on Mathis Physical Therapy” reads the banner that has been put up outside the therapy center on College Avenue. A local carpenter’s union is protesting for the reason that non-union laborers were hired during the construction of the new office. Although Dr. Jeffrey Mathis does occupy that building, he said he had no part in the construction process. “The Manhattan Medical Center owns the building, they are the ones who hired all the contractors. If they have a problem with how my building was constructed, they should contact Manhattan Medical Center”, said Mathis. The union protesting the center is…
Author: KMAN Staff
There are now seven candidates who are trying for a seat on the Manhattan City Commission. One name that’s probably familiar is Bob Strawn, a former Manhattan Mayor and City Commissioner. He announced his candidacy to KMAN news Wednesday morning, reminding us it’s been two years since he left the city commission, which he says has given him time to recharge the batteries, so to speak. Strawn adds he has much the same views as when he served on the commission before which includes ethics in government, managing the debt, keeping taxes that are rational and level, growth that we continue…
After a man’s computer goes missing, he returns home to find the computer has been recovered, by a woman who is still standing inside his home. Chris Soder (34) of Manhattan, reported a burglary to the Riley County Police Department on Monday. Soder, who is a U.S. Army soldier, reported that his Apple MacPro laptop was missing from his residence. Around 9:44 a.m. Tuesday morning, Soder came home to find that his laptop was returned, and a woman was standing in his home. The woman was Santos Gordano (30) of Ogden. Due to a language barrior, Soder did not know…
Debbie Nuss announced her candidacy for the Manhattan city commission today. Nuss describes herself as a seasoned member and office holder in numerous local organizations, as well as a well known community volunteer. There are four priorities that frame Nuss’ campaign: accountability and efficiency in government, economic development and growth, local and regional cooperation, and quality of life investments. Nuss has lived in the Manhattan area for nearly 25 years. She currently serves on the Manhattan/Riley County Preservation Alliance and Flint Hills Human Rights Project boards of directors and is a newly appointed member to the Riley County Health Department…
London police confirm two people are dead, after a helicopter crashed during a rush hour in central London. The chopper apparently went down after hitting a construction crane on top of a building.
New York Gov. Cuomo signed a bill into law Tuesday, to restrict gun sales and require reporting of threats by mentally ill.
During Tuesday’s meeting, the Manhattan City Commission unanimously authorized the purchase of property owned by Feather Field Farms, LLC, for improvements at the Manhattan Regional Airport. City Administration will pay over 1.5 million dollars to the Riley County Clerk of the District Court. Payment to the Court will be financed through issuing temporary notes. The primary reasons for the acquisition are the complete a Wildlife Fence around the Airport, while at the same time to protect the critical area around the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operated electronic equipment used by pilots for navigating their aircraft. A work session was held…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas attorney general’s office says two companies have agreed to pay $10,000 each for violating the state’s no-call telemarketing law. Attorney General Derek Schmidt identified the companies Tuesday as Prairie Life Fitness LLC, of Omaha, Neb., and Vandell Communications LLC, based in Illinois. Schmidt’s office began investigating Prairie Life Fitness in early 2012 after an Overland Park resident complained of getting a solicitation by phone. The company acknowledged marketing its Kansas-based fitness centers to Kansas residents who had placed their numbers on the national do-not-call registry. The attorney general says Vandell Communications telephoned Kansas residents on…
STOCKTON, Kan. (AP) A former northwest Kansas sheriff has been sentenced to four years and one month in prison for distributing methamphetamine. KWCH-TV reports the sentence given Tuesday to former Rooks County sheriff Randy Axelson was shorter than the five years and four months requested by prosecutors. Axelson was arrested December 2011 following an investigation by Kansas authorities. He was accused of distributing meth over a period of four months at the Rooks County Fairgrounds and within 1,000 feet of Stockton High School. He pleaded guilty in July 2012 to four counts. Prosecutors dropped five other counts in exchange for…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A woman who was abandoned as a newborn in Lawrence almost 50 years ago says she’s had a happy life. A cleaning woman found the baby at what was called the Grover Bungalo Launderette in November 1964. She was likely no more than three hours old. Nurses at a Lawrence hospital named her Baby Amy. Her parents were never found. The Lawrence Journal-World reports she was adopted and spent the first seven years of her life in Kansas. The family moved to New York state. After earning two college degrees, she has traveled the world as an…