GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) The Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City is planning a year of festivities to celebrate its 85th birthday. The party begins Friday with a Kansas Day theme. Visitors will be able to observe some Kansas animals being fed and interacting with zoo staff, as well as other special activities. Misty Ayers, manager of special events at the zoo, says other family-friendly events are planned for March 18, July 4 and Nov. 10. The Garden City zoo that was established in 1927 by a Garden City chapter of the Izaack Walton League in conjunction with the city.…
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Manhattan/Ogden NEA Representative Usha Reddi sits down with KMAN weekly to discuss issues facing children and parents.
A potential ballot issue this year was the focus of much discussion Tuesday night by the Manhattan City Commission. The half-cent economic development sales tax is up for renewal, and City staff presented a proposal to begin the discussion, which called for greater Commission control as to how the proceeds from the tax are spent. The proposal shown Tuesday allows for some Commission decision power on how to utilize the tax money. Commissioner Wynn Butler reached out to his constituents, and brought their concerns in. “I like the idea of the flexibility,” he said. “But a number of folks have…
An autopsy of a Fort Riley soldier found dead last Thursday at his Manhattan residence has determined the death was from natural causes. The preliminary report states 37 year old Frank Kincaid died of natural causes as a result of internal organ failure. The Riley County police department investigation into the matter is now closed. In the original report, Riley County Police responded to the 800 block of Ewing Rd for a report of an attempted burglary in progress. Upon arrival officers found no signs of forced entry and attempted to locate the caller, Frank Kincaid . After a search of the residence officers located him inside and discovered…
Discussion on Lot 9 of the downtown entertainment district is ongoing, and last night’s Manhattan City Commission moved the process forward a bit with an amendment to the planned unit development. The plan calls for two new hotels and a multi-use building which will be used for a restaurant or coffee shop as well as loft apartments. While voting in favor of the change, Commissioner John Matta had an issue with the whole situation. “I’m not really a fan of the City getting involved in development work,” he said. “For me, someone who’s come on where we’re at, we had…
The Manhattan Fairfield Inn just completed the process of upgrading all of their room’s televisions to high definition quality. But what happens to their old sets? Dennis Peterson, Riley County Noxious Weed/Hazardous Waste Director, says his department took them in and now has the available to the public. “We’ve checked them all out and they work fine,” Peterson said. “We have quite a lot of people who wanted TVs during our last run to stick in their child’s room to play Playstation on.” The Noxious Weed/Hazardous Waste facility is located at 6245 Tuttle Creek Boulevard and is open weekdays from 7:30am…
Not many details, but two people reportedly required hospitlization following an alleged drug-related incident at Manhattan High school. Larry Couchman, Director of Emergency and EMS Services for Mercy Regional Health Center confirmed one individual was taken by ambulance and another by private vehicle. He indicated the two were being treated and evaluated Tuesday morning. USD 383 Communications Coordinator Michele Jones told KMAN news she had no information at this time and high school principal Terry McCarty could not be reached for comment.
The 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division will hold an uncasing ceremony at 11 Friday morning at building 727 on Fort Riley’s Marshall Army Airfield. The “Dreadnaughts” recently returned from a yearlong deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Throughout the duration of the deployment the unit conducted numerous combat air-assaults in the Kandahar Province region alongside their Afghan National Army partners. The uncasing ceremony signifies the brigade’s official return to Fort Riley. The ceremony is open to all friends, Family members and community leaders who wish to formally welcome the Dreadnaughts home as they re-enter…