Author: KMAN Staff
The Manhattan – Ogden school board had a full agenda at their Wednesday night meeting at the Robinson Education Center. The meeting started off with the usual topic of construction. A change order for the Theodore Roosevelt Library shelving unit was the first to be discussed, but that wasn’t the only thing needed for Theodore Roosevelt. Trisha Brooke-Fruendt, the program manager, explained to the board that there was a void within the concrete slab in the old gym, which is to become the new library. The board passed unanimously to fix the void. Dean Youngers, the project manager, gave a rundown…
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Kansas City Field division is offering a $10,000 reward for anyone who has information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the fire at the Strasser Village Apartments. “People are out there with information that may be able to help us with the investigation,” Rose Rozmiarek with the Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office, tells KMAN News. The fire occurred on November 6, 2011 at about 2:38 AM. It is estimated to have caused $2.7 million worth of damage. Rozmiarek says the her office was called in…
The K-State Police Department needs your help in located three men accused of breaking into an apartment at the Jardine Complex on K-State. According to the KSUPD, the incident occurred early Wednesday at around 1:17 a.m. at an apartment in Building 10 at Jardine. Three males dressed in black wearing ski masks allegedly forced their way into the apartment . It was reported that at least two of the men were armed with handguns; one of which was used to strike one of the victims. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact KSUPD at 785-532-6412.
A Manhattan man has pleaded guilty to two bank robberies. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom made that announcement Wednesday. Mark Wyche, 23, pleaded guilty to last year’s robberies, admitting that on Oct. 4, 2011, he robbed the Community First National Bank at 210 Tuttle Creek Boulevard and on Nov. 17th he robbed the Kansas State Bank at 555 Poyntz Avenue. According to Grissom’s office, at Community First National Bank, Wyche entered the building wearing a dark jacket, black gloves, sunglasses and a cap. He handed a teller a note that said: “Give me all $100 bills in your drawer! Now! No alarms, no dye…
KMAN’s Chris Swick looks at Plant Hardiness Zones for KMAN’s Morning News.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Supporters of a Kansas bill described as an attempt to protect religious freedoms are now citing President Barack Obama’s ill-fated mandate on insurance coverage of contraceptives as a reason for the measure. But gay rights advocates testified Tuesday that the real motives behind the bill before the House Judiciary Committee remain the same. They say it’s an attempt to nullify local ordinances and university policies barring discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The committee took no action but is expected to vote on the measure by Monday. Supporters said Obama’s attempt to require that even…