News Radio KMAN · In Focus 5/19/23: Riley County Extension, Manhattan Senior Center, Wareham Hall Inc. Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:48 Segment 3 – 23:52 On Friday’s edition of In Focus, we spoke with Riley County Extension Director Gary Fike about the movement of the Riley County Fair Grounds. Manhattan Senior Center Director Liz Nelson and Kate Ryan from McCown Gordon Construction, sponsor of this month’s book club which is featuring author Jim Minick, who wrote Without Warning; the tornado of Udall, KS and will be speaking at 1 p.m. today at the Senior Center. Wareham Hall…
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Darrell Dotson, 34, of Manhattan was arrested on May 18, 2023, around 9:30 a.m. on his Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. This warrant stems from an original charge of domestic battery. Dotson remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $5,000. Wendell Parrish, 40, of Manhattan was arrested on May 18, 2023, around 12:30 p.m. on his Riley County District Court warrant for violation of a court order. This warrant stems from a violation of bond from original charges of battery on LEO, interference with LEO, and battery. Parrish remains confined in the…
A Pottawatomie County woman was arrested on drug charges this week in Jackson County. Sheriff Tim Morse says 40-year-old Amber Dawn Grace, of Blaine, was pulled over around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Holton, for a traffic violation. The traffic stop led to discovery of illegal narcotics. Grace was booked on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hallucinogenic drug and drug paraphernalia.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Thursday vetoed parts of the Republican-backed $6 billion funding plan for the state’s K-12 schools, setting up a likely legal battle that will test her office’s powers. Gov. Laura Kelly, who won reelection in the conservative state in November, issued a statement explaining her decision to take the unprecedented step of vetoing parts of the proposed education budget, saying she objected to one provision, in particular, that she says would cut funding for rural public schools, which have been dealing with declining enrollment. “This provision pulls the rug out from rural school…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – K-State’s Brady Day delivered the game-winning hit to give the Wildcats a 7-6 victory over TCU in the series opener at Tointon Family Stadium. “That was a fun, crucial win for our program,” head coach Pete Hughes said on his team’s victory. “Just a great college baseball game. Great atmosphere, the back-and-forth and the importance of it.” K-State (33-20, 13-9 Big 12) gave up a pair of runs in the top of the eighth and faced a one-run deficit heading into the final frame before a passed ball leveled the score. Day, who was the seventh Wildcat to head to…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 5/18/23: Jason Smith Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 12:17 Segment 3 – 21:35 Segment 4 – 37:38 On Thursday’s edition of In Focus, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President Jason Smith visited with us about Thursday morning’s Good Morning Manhattan, which included a legislative recap and an update from the local child care task force, announced the promotion of Marcia Rozell to the position of Director of Visit Manhattan, the Chamber’s tourism arm, also known as the Convention and Visitors Bureau, a new revolving loan fund approved this week by the Manhattan…
Riley County Police say a motorcyclist is recovering after a Wednesday evening wreck near the intersection of Stony Brook Drive and Tuttle Cove Road. Officers found the motorcycle had left the road while navigating a curve just after 8 p.m., striking a Tuttle Creek State Park sign and landing in the grass. The driver, 30-year-old Dustin Powell, of Fort Riley, was transported to Via Christi for broken ribs and internal bleeding. He was later transported to KU Medical Center in Kansas City for further treatment. Elsewhere Wednesday, an injury crash was reported just before 9 p.m. near the intersection of…
Authorities are investigating an alleged aggravated assault in Ogden. According to the Riley County Police Department, three people were involved in an incident Wednesday morning in the 200 block of Seventh Street. A 23-year-old woman is accused of trying to stab a 23-year-old man and threatening a 19-year-old woman. The man is also accused of threatening the 23-year-old woman. No arrests were made and no further information has been provided. The case remains under further investigation.
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce has promoted Marcia Rozell to the position of Director of the Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau. Rozell has been with the Chamber since 2008, working in a variety of roles with Visit Manhattan, including most recently as sports and leisure sales manager. Chamber President Jason Smith says after a nationwide search was launched in January, it became clear that Rozell was the best candidate for the job. Rozell replaces Karen Hibbard, who retired from the Chamber in February after more than two decades. Smith says the tourism arm of the Chamber is an important…
All students at Ogden Elementary will eat for free next year after meeting the threshold to qualify for a Community Eligibility Program grant through the National School Lunch Act. Child Nutrition Director Stephanie Smith… The program determines eligibility from the amount of students on free or reduced lunch, including foster students, migrant students, homeless students or part of the state’s Medicaid free pilot program, according to Smith. USD 383 had five schools qualify, but Smith says only Ogden met the threshold to make it cost effective for the reimbursement process. The board unanimously supported the grant funded program. In addition,…