News Radio KMAN · In Focus 11/8/22 – Riley County Commissioner Greg McKinley Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:28 Segment 3 – 22:16 Segment 4 – 29:20 Tuesday’s edition of In Focus featured a visit from Riley County Commission Chair Greg McKinley for the hour. The show opened with a discussion on the election with McKinley not being on the ballot this go around. The show continued in the second segment with a conversation about the county’s ongoing EMS facilities projects in Manhattan as well as Leonardville, as well as the University Park lagoon project in the third…
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A former Manhattan restaurant owner charged with more than two dozen sex crimes now looks to a January court appearance after appearing virtually for a status hearing Monday in Riley County District Court. 63-year-old Robert Iacobellis is accused of 27 counts of sexual assault and rape by four different people, three of whom were minors at the time. Iacobellis, the longtime owner of Bob’s Diner on 3rd Street, was arrested on the charges in August of 2019. Iacobellis was scheduled to be sentenced on an Alford plea deal in August before making a change in legal counsel, now represented by…
A Manhattan man accused of killing his ex-wife is potentially looking at a Summer 2023 trial, appearing from jail in Riley County District Court Monday. Kamahl Bobian is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Shanell Bobian, also facing charges of violation of a protective order and aggravated burglary. He’s accused of killing Shanell in September 2021, and faces life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 50 years. Bobian’s counsel Brenda Jordan told Judge Kendra Lewison she and the State are continuing negotiations, with Judge Kendra Lewison setting a November 21st hearing to decide if the case will…
November 6th through the 12th is Kansas Mobility Week, and ATA Bus is removing all fare costs during this time. That was ATA Bus Marketing and Communications Specialist Daphne McNelly on last week’s InFocus. McNelly says everyone is encouraged to take advantage of these services and recommends using this opportunity to ride fare-free to your local polling station for Election Day. Additionally, the organization will be raffling off some special prizes as a way to celebrate the week. A full list of bus routes and schedules can be found at the ATA Bus website.
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for theft in the 3200 block of Kimball Ave. in Manhattan on November 4, 2022, around 4:30 p.m. McCullough Development was listed as the victim when it was reported a silver two-axel,…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 11/7/22: Manhattan Parks & Rec, Flint Hills Veterans Coalition Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 08:29 Segment 3 – 20:02 Segment 4 – 30:37 On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan Parks & Recreation Department guests: Recreation Superintendent Chris Curtis, Flint Hills Discovery Center Assistant Director Stephen Bridenstine and Guest Services Manager Mary Hildreth. We also spoke with Flint Hills Veterans Coalition President Chuck Sexton, Past President and MRC Liaison Janet Nichols and Head of Publicity Melody Sexton.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials are investigating the death of a foster child who left a residential treatment facility, stole a truck and crashed into a semi truck in Oklahoma last month. The state Department of Children and Families confirmed it is investigating what happened to determine if there were any regulatory violations at the facility the 13-year-old walked away from on Oct. 27. The teen had gone to a Halloween party in Independence, Kansas, on the day of the crash that was sponsored by the residential treatment program where he was living in Parsons. Officials said the teen…
https://soundcloud.com/user-713727314/11-7-22-kmans-morning-conversation-with-derek-schmidt-gop-candidate-for-kansas-governor?si=3b58b602e60f4edfa4d28049a9cde0ca&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing The Republican candidate for governor in Kansas joined KMAN’s Morning News Monday to talk about his campaign ahead of Election Day. He also spoke to the negative attacks being brought about by third party candidate Dennis Pyle and the importance of the endorsement of President Trump to his campaign.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Both major parties say the Kansas governor’s race is a tossup in its last days as abortion politics, lingering ill will toward former Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and an independent conservative candidate make for a tighter-than-expected contest in the Republican-leaning state. Democratic incumbent Gov. Laura Kelly should be on the defensive as the only Democratic governor in the U.S. running for reelection in a state carried by former President Donald Trump in 2020. But a decisive statewide vote in August affirming abortion rights energized Democrats and moderates and boosted Kelly’s chance of holding the votes crucial to her…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A mailer to voters across Kansas suggests removing state Supreme Court justices in Tuesday’s election would protect access to abortion, when abortion rights advocates want to keep them on the bench. The mailer’s return address says it is from VMCF Inc., of Lenexa, a Kansas City suburb. For a brief time in October, that was the legal name of a charitable foundation run by a prominent Republican direct mail firm’s owner, state records show. One side says “Kansans pushed back” against the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in late June to overturn Roe v. Wade. Voters in…