News Radio KMAN · In Focus 12/1/22 – NBAF, Perry Wiggins Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 12:57 Segment 3 – 20:16 Segment 4 – 31:56 On Thursday’s edition of In Focus, we were joined by guests from the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility as well as the Kansas Governor’s Military Council. The first half of the program welcomed NBAF Communications Director Katie Pawlosky as well as Dr. Robin Holland, Head of diagnostic services for the Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL) at Plum Island Animal Disease Center. The latter half featured Governor’s Military Council Executive Director Perry…
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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 by deception in the 3800 block of Marlatt Ave. in Manhattan on November 30, 2022, around 2:00 p.m. A 51-year-old man was listed as the victim when he reported he…
Scammers are out in full force this holiday season, as RCPD noted in its activity report Thursday morning. A Manhattan man is out thousands of dollars in an online scam involving a fake Metallica YouTube channel. The Riley County Police Department says a report was filed Wednesday afternoon in the 3800 block of Marlatt Ave. for theft by deception. A 51-year-old man reported to police he was scammed by the fake account into transferring approximately $25,500 of Bitcoin to an unknown suspect. Police also noted a report for theft by deception Wednesday in the 2900 block of Princeton Lane involving…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Led by Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Felix Anudike-Uzomah – who was also named the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year – and Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year Cooper Beebe, a total of 17 Kansas State football players picked up postseason honors, as the Big 12 announced the 2022 Coaches’ All-Big 12 selections on Wednesday. Anudike-Uzomah is the seventh player in school history to be named the conference defensive player of the year and the first since Jordan Willis – who was also the defensive lineman of the year – in 2016.…
MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – Following the first Big 12 Championship appearance in the brief seven-year history of the Kansas State soccer program, K-State Director of Athletics Gene Taylor and head coach Mike Dibbini announced a four-year contract extension through the 2026 season on Wednesday. “Coach Dibbini and his staff continue to gain momentum following their first appearance at the Big 12 Championships this fall,” Taylor said. “The trajectory of our program is continuing to climb in the right direction, as evidenced by the type of student-athletes they are bringing in and the tremendous crowds we regularly have at Buser Family Park.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas providers might not be ready for months to do telemedicine abortions even though a state-court judge has blocked the state from enforcing its ban on teleconferencing with patients seeking pregnancy-ending medications. Planned Parenthood Great Plains said Wednesday it is evaluating its options following the order last week from Shawnee County District Judge Teresa Watson. It operates three clinics in Kansas providing abortions. A spokesperson for Wichita clinic operator Trust Women said it hopes to resume telemedicine abortions but will move slowly. It provided them for a few months in 2018, filing a lawsuit challenging the ban just…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 11/30/22: RCPD Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 08:34 Segment 3 – 24:23 Segment 4 – 34:45 On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Riley County Police Department Administration Captain Josh Kyle and Victim Advocate Coordinator Melissa Mosher.
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 responded to the report of an injury crash near the intersection of Walters Dr. and Tuttle Creek Blvd. in Manhattan on November 29, 2022, around 7:30 a.m. When officers arrived on scene, they found a…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas lawmaker who was forced out of one of the state Senate’s most powerful jobs following an arrest for drunken driving and speeding the wrong way on two interstate highways is planning to leave the Legislature in early January. Former Senate Majority Leader Sen. Gene Suellentrop, a Wichita Republican, confirmed Tuesday that he plans to retire Jan. 2, saying in an email that his 13 years as a lawmaker “is long enough.” State senators aren’t up for reelection until 2024, and Republicans in his district plan to meet Dec. 14 to name a replacement to…
Nearly a week remains in a massive fundraising effort undertaken by Kansas State University for a planned infrastructure overhaul within the College of Agriculture. Fundraising for a 3 to 1 match from the state of Kansas began in mid-July, with K-State being tasked with raising $75 million in private donations to qualify for a state match of $25 million and another $25 million guaranteed. Dean Ernie Minton talks about one of the two projects, that are planned on the north side of campus — an agromony research center and a separate innovation center. Other plans include the eventual construction of…