News Radio KMAN · In Focus 3/15/23: Jessica Dunham, Gina Shope, Kristi Ingalls, Kevin Ingram Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 09:06 Segment 3 – 20:00 Segment 4 – 31:36 On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus, we began our program visiting with local residents Jessica Dunham and Gina Shope, about an upcoming egg hunt fundraiser March 25 to support the family of 8-year-old Lee Elementary School student Aramayah Pevy who is fighting childhood leukemia. Red Cross Kansas District Spokesperson Kristi Ingalls joined us to preview the Manhattan Community Blood Drive, coming up Monday, March 20 and Tuesday, March 21…
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Riley County, KAN. – Officers filed a report for theft in the 2700 block of N. Brookglen Cir. in Manhattan on March 14, 2023, around 11:15 a.m. A 48-year-old woman was listed as the victim when she reported mail that was delivered to her front porch containing around $35,500 worth of prescription pills was stolen. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers and be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Jamie Berges, 33, of St. George was arrested on March 14, 2023, around 3:15 p.m. after being transported from the Pottawatomie County Jail for her Riley County District Court warrant for failure…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 3/14/23: Kathryn Focke, Anna Burson Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:17 Segment 3 – 20:46 Segment 4 – 29:06 On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus, Riley County Commission Chair Kathryn Focke and County Appraiser Anna Burson joined us. Commissioner Focke and Burson discuss 2023 valuation notices which were sent out to property owners last month, showing anywhere from a 7 to 17 percent increase for most taxpayers. Commissioner Focke recaps last week’s public meeting in Keats, regarding the modernization of the sanitary sewer district and feedback received from residents who live in…
Riley County, KAN. – Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 1000 block of Pottawatomie Ct. in Manhattan on March 13, 2023, around 7:45 a.m. A 46-year-old man was listed as the victim when it was reported three of his truck’s tires were slashed overnight. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,500. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers and be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Officers filed a report for burglary and criminal damage to property in the 7000 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. on March 13, 2023, around…
MANHATTAN, Kansas (K-State Athletics) – For the seventh time in the last nine seasons, Kansas State women’s basketball will make a postseason appearance as the Wildcats have accepted a bid to play in the 2023 Postseason WNIT and will host Wichita State in the first round on Thursday at 6 p.m. Tickets for K-State’s first round matchup with Wichita State are available now, by calling the K-State Athletic Ticket Office at (800) 221-CATS, visiting www.kstatesports.com/tickets or by stopping by the K-State Athletic Ticket Office in Bramlage Coliseum. Tickets are priced at $15 for chair backs, $10 for adult general admission and…
During their Monday meeting, Riley County Commissioners received an updated cost estimate for the new Public Safety Headquarters from BHS Construction indicating the project sits at approximately $22.5 million. This price tag is roughly $10 million higher than an early and rough estimate presented in July of last year. EMS and Ambulance Director David Adams broke down the cost for each piece of the project. This jump in costs came as a surprise to most; Commissioner John Ford said he anticipated costs to sit between $16 million and $18 million. Kile Morrison of Archimages Architecture said a previous project led…
Riley County, KAN. – Officers filed a report for theft in the 700 block of Midland Ave. in Manhattan on March 10, 2023, around 10:15 a.m. A 20-year-old man was listed as the victim when it was reported his grey Genuine Scooter Co. Roughhouse 50 Sport moped was stolen. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,000. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers and be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Officers filed a report for aggravated domestic battery in Manhattan on March 10, 2023, around 9:45 p.m. A 37-year-old man was listed as the…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 3/13/23: Brad Crauer, Stephen Higgs Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:18 Segment 3 – 21:20 Segment 4 – 34:05 On Monday’s edition of In Focus, From the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, we visited with Associate Clinical Professor, Shelter Medicine/Community Outreach Dr. Brad Crauer about the status of the program currently, the mobile surgery unit and the Wellness on Wheels Vehicle. Dr. Stephen Higgs, Director of the Biosecurity Research Institute at Kansas State University, joined us to discuss the latest happenings within the BRI and ongoing research within the facility.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — U.S. government regulators have stopped allowing a large part of the Keystone oil pipeline to operate at higher-than-normal pressures following a massive oil spill in northeastern Kansas in December. The order this week from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s pipeline safety arm covers 1,220 miles (1,963 kilometers) of the Keystone pipeline in seven U.S. states. Regulators already had ordered the system’s operator, Canada-based TC Energy, to reduce the pressure on a 96-mile (155-kilometer) segment of the pipeline from southern Nebraska near the Kansas border into central Kansas, where the spill occurred. The regulators’ action came ahead of the…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Federal law enforcement agents were involved in a standoff at a Kansas apartment complex Friday evening after a suspect and an agent exchanged gunfire while authorities attempted to serve a warrant, police said. John Lacy of the Overland Park Police Department said the U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI attempted to serve a felony warrant around 5 p.m. at the Villa Medici apartments, WDAF-TV reported. Officers barricaded the suspect into the complex and the man fired a gun at agents before running into an apartment, Lacy said. A U.S. Marshal returned fire but it was unclear…