A witness to Tuesday’s shooting on a Houston college campus says he heard about 9 or 10 shots fired. Student Chris Kelly says school officials ushered all of the students into the student center.
Author: KMAN Staff
Parents of students in USD 383 have been made aware of an incident that took place within the last 10 days during which a female student from Bergman Elementary School was offered a ride home. KMAN News spoke with Michele Jones USD 383 Communications Coordinator on Wednesday afternoon about the incident alleged to have occurred on January 15. Jones confirmed to KMAN that a notice went out to parents in the district for them to talk with their children about the dangers of talking to strangers or accepting rides from them. Jones said that the student was offered the ride…
After gathering input from area leaders and athletic coaches in the month of December, group members involved with the Fieldhouse Project, a project to build a new sports facility in Manhattan, are pleased with the results of a survey. Approximately 2,300 people took the survey and the majority noted that they would support the project with a combination of fees and taxes, which surprised Fieldhouse Project chair Gail Urban. Urban says the project is currently a non-profit corporation in the early stages of applying with the IRS for 501C3 status and needs to raise $100,000 to hire Sport Facility Advisory…
Shots fired early Wednesday morning resulted in a suicide. As KMAN previously reported, shots were fired around 6:45 a.m. within a home on the 2400 block of Charlios Lane. Earl Billot (38) reported to Riley County Police that he heard shots fired in his home and his fiance was injured. Upon arrival, police found Kendra Billam (48) deceased from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Billam was a former science teacher at Manhattan High School for 17 years and started with USD 383 in 1989 as an aide. An autopsy was requested, which RCPD Captain Tim Hegarty says is “fairly standard for suicides”. ———- A belligerent ticket scalper outside…
A Wakefield man was arrested for burglary near the scene of his alleged crime on Monday afternoon. According to Riley County Police reports Jason Robinson was apprehended near the 9-thousand block of Madison Road in Riley county. Police say 60-year-old home owner Vinton Visser arrived home on Monday afternoon and caught Robinson attempting to steal various antiques and other items in his home on the 9-thousand block of Madison Road. Robinson allegedly left the scene, but was picked up soon after by RCPD near the residence. Robinson was released on a $5,000 bond. 2. Riley County Police arrested a Manhattan woman…
The traffic signals along the Anderson Avenue Corridor, from Sunset Avenue to 14th Street, have recently been coordinated with a new signal control system. The system will allow the traffic signals to more efficiently move vehicles and pedestrians through the corridor. The city of Manhattan is asking residents to please be aware that the traffic signals will operate differently than they did before. Instead of following a typical pattern for each traffic movement, the signals will actively assessing the traffic situation and assigning the right of way based on demand. The city is also asking for your patience at each…
The 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley in conjunction with Unified School District 475 held a ground breaking ceremony, Tuesday afternoon for a brand new middle school. Superintendent of USD 475, Ron Walker; Ft. Riley Senior Commander, Brigadier General Donald M. MacWillie; and USD475 Principal, Joe Handlos were in attendance for the event. USD 475 received a 35.2 million dollar grant from the Department of Defense for the construction of the school. To date, the Department of Defense has provided USD 475 and Kansas with 71 million dollars for schools. All of these projects have used Kansas Companies that pay state taxes and used…
Travis Releford led three Kansas scorers in double figures with 12 points and the Jayhawks bested K-State 59-55 on Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum. KU took an early 16-8 lead with an 11:28 left in the first half. The Cats would counter with an 11-2 spurt to lead 19-18 over the course of the next five minutes, but the Jayhawks went ahead 31-27 at halftime. In the second half, KU built a 53-43 lead with 6:53 to play in the game when freshman Ben McLemore scored five points in a row. But the Cats’ Shane Southwell scored eight of his…
Sunset Zoo initiates a new agreement with Kansas State University, and new water meters are on the way for Manhattan after the Manhattan City Commission meeting on Tuesday night at city hall. The commission passed an initiative to allow the Kansas State University Veterinary Outreach, incorporated, to improve the Zoo’s veterinary facilities. The old facility was around 30 years old, and the expanded partnership would allow renovation for the interior and exterior of the building. Sunset Zoo Director Scott Shoemaker says the agreement would enhance the zoo’s capability by allowing animals to be housed overnight in the zoo itself, and give a better experience…
Tuesday saw the departure of two 56,000 pounds pieces of a bucket load. Beginning at 6 am, the company loaded the bucket onto the trucks that will be hauling it south to Houston, Texas. At 10 am, the load actually left. Though counted as a super-load, the transportation really didn’t cause much of a traffic disturbance. The load is expected to make it to Houston in about four days.