News Radio KMAN · In Focus 4/18/23: Ron Fehr, Mark Hatesohl Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 15:08 Segment 3 – 27:42 Segment 4 – 36:28 On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus, Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Mark Hatesohl joined us ahead of Tuesday’s meeting. Segment 1 – Ron and Mark discussed the ongoing topic of transferring the city-owned animal control officers to RCPD and its options with the animal shelter going forward. Segment 2 – We previewed the general agenda of Tuesday’s City Commission meeting Segment 3 – We previewed the consent agenda of Tuesday’s City…
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Officers filed a report for theft in the 1200 block of Hylton Heights in Manhattan on April 17, 2023, around 8:00 a.m. Kindercare was listed as the victim when it was reported six tricycles from a fenced-in play area were stolen over the weekend. Three of the tricycles were recovered in a nearby area. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,450. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Officers filed a report for theft in the 1800…
The Riley County Law Board considered the first draft of the Riley County Police Department’s proposed 2024 budget during their Monday meeting. RCPD Administration Captain Brad Jager presented the proposed Budget 1, which includes the addition of a recently proposed general counsel position. Jager also presented proposed Budget 2, which has a realized cost of $27,204,720. The Budget 2 total increase is identical to Budget 1 but does not include the $95,288 allocation for the general counsel position. Budget 1 is 8.98% higher and Budget 2 is 8.6% higher than the 2023 approved budget. The largest contributor to the total…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 4/17/23: Riley County Historical Museum Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 12:42 Segment 3 – 25:18 Segment 4 – 31:41 On Monday’s edition of In Focus, Riley County Historical Museum Director Katharine Hensler and Curator of Education Melanie Highsmith will discuss Grow Green Match Day (Friday) and what it means to the Riley County Historical Society. They’ll discuss specifically the Wolf House Historic District and some of its historical significance to the area.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill on Friday that could have penalized doctors accused of not providing enough care to infants delivered alive during certain kinds of abortion procedures. In a statement on her website, Kelly, a Democrat, called the legislation “misleading and unnecessary.” The legislation could have subjected doctors to lawsuits and criminal charges in certain kinds of abortions and in circumstances when doctors induce labor to deliver a fetus that is expected to die within minutes or even seconds outside the womb. “Federal law already protects newborns, and the procedure being described in this…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Doctors accused of not providing enough care to infants delivered alive during certain kinds of abortion procedures in Kansas could face lawsuits and criminal charges under a bill that won final approval Tuesday in the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature. The legislation faces an uncertain fate in a legal and political climate that’s made Kansas an outlier on abortion policy among states with GOP-led legislatures. The bill applies not only to “botched” or “unsuccessful” abortions but also when doctors induce labor to deliver a fetus that is expected to die within minutes or even seconds outside the womb,…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 4/14/23: Ascension Via Christi, Meadowlark, Konza United Way Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 10:31 Segment 3 – 22:09 Segment 4 – 31:04 On Friday’s edition of In Focus, Ascension Via Christi Occupational Health Clinic Manager Michelle Overstreet and Retainworks Program Coordinator Kendall Runnebaum joined us to highlight the new grant funded research program Retainworks, aimed at getting people back to work after a prolonged injury or illness. Ascension Via Christi Director of the Emergency Department and Forensics Department Crystal Pratt and Forensic Nursing Coordinator Sarah Haxton discussed a free yoga session being…
Officers conducted a search warrant in the 3300 block of Woods Dr. on April 13, 2023, around 9:00 a.m. which led to the arrest of James Watkins, 41, of Manhattan. Watkins was arrested in connection to multiple occasions of domestic battery and threats to a 35-year-old woman known to him, violation of a protection order, and a March 28 altercation where it was reported he hit the woman, took her phone and would not let her leave for several hours. Watkins was also charged with interference with LEO due to his being uncooperative during the search warrant. Watkins was arrested for four…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 4/14/23: Fort Riley, Manhattan Housing Authority Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 16:41 Segment 3 – 24:45 Segment 4 – 35:22 On Thursday’s edition of In Focus, Fort Riley officials discuss the upcoming combined graduation, MWR events and job openings and National Alcohol Awareness Month. Guests include: — Mackenzie Sleigh from Education Services to talk about combined graduation ceremony and what they offer to Soldiers, family members, DA civilians and veterans — Nicole Trollio from Morale, Welfare and Recreation to talk about upcoming events and job openings with MWR — Eric Fleuter, Army…
Charles Smith, 50, of Manhattan was arrested on April 12, 2023, around 8:30 a.m. at the Riley County Courthouse on his Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. The warrant stems from an original charge of distribution or possession of meth with intent to distribute. Smith remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $40,000. Officers filed a report for rape, criminal restraint, and aggravated criminal sodomy in Manhattan on April 12, 2023, around 10:00 a.m. A 25-year-old woman was listed as the victim and two unknown men were listed as the suspects. Due to…