On Friday’s edition of In Focus, Brandon sits down with Kansas state rep Sydney Carlin, Manhattan Public Library Brea Braun, and Fort Riley Family Advocacy Program Specialist Carolyn Tolliver-Lee and Fort Riley Exceptional Member Program Manager Laurie McCauley.
Author: KMAN Staff
One person is hospitalized, following a three vehicle crash about 15 miles north of Clay Center Thursday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Clay Center man was northbound on K-15, shortly after 4:30 p.m., when his SUV crossed the center line and struck an oncoming Dodge Caravan. The SUV then was struck by an oncoming semi. The driver of the SUV, 64-year-old David Dean was transported to Clay County Medical Center, with a suspected serious injury. Two occupants in the Caravan, both from Clay Center, had no injuries requiring hospitalization. The semi driver, from Iowa, was not injured. The highway…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the report of a stolen bicycle from Manhattan last weekend. Authorities say the bike was reported stolen March 17 from the 4600 block of Sunflower Slope Drive. The bike is a Trek Roscoe 24 inch bicycle valued at approximately $569. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Kidd at 785-457-3353 or leave a tip at ptsheriff.com.
Brandon sits down with representatives of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy to discuss local business.
Amy Roth, 38, of Manhattan, was arrested while in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road on March 20, 2024, around 4:30 PM. Roth was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for making false information. Roth was issued a total bond of $5,000 and was confined at the time of this report. 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.
Brandon sits down with representatives of USD 383, Riley County Extension, and Manhattan Christian College to discuss local business.
Officers filed a report of criminal damage to property in the 500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Manhattan at approximately 8:00 PM on March 19, 2024. Officers listed a 21-year-old female as the victim when it was reported that a known subject damaged the passenger door and driver’s mirror of her vehicle. Total damages associated with this case are approximately $3,000. Colton Gardiner, 32, of Manhattan, was arrested on March 19, 2024, at approximately 6:26 AM for aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery after it was reported he hit and placed a 26-year-old man known to him…
Jacob Robb, 26, of Manhattan, was arrested while in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road on March 18, 2024, around 4:35 PM. Robb was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. The original charges were for domestic battery x2. Robb was issued a total bond of $10,000 and was not confined at the time of this report. 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.
Information from the Manhattan Mercury Phil Howe, a banker, oil executive and philanthropist, has died. He was 92. Howe opened Kansas State Bank in 1969, serving as president and CEO. He later became president of Griffith Oil Company, then founder and president of Master Medical Company. He also founded Baystone Financial Group. It was his charitable contributions that will leave a lasting legacy, says Vern Henricks, President and CEO of the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation. “A great man, a great citizen of Manhattan, a great friend and mentor. I’ve known Phil since 1997 and we’ve done a lot of things…
Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 12:45 Segment 3: 27:00 Segment 4: 37:03 — Riley County Historical Museum Curator of Education Melanie Highsmith and Meghan Ward with the Chapman Center discuss Mary Winston, the first female head of the math department at Kansas State University in celebration of Women’s History Month.