TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Topeka Zoo says it needs a special building to quarantine its large animals when they are ill. Zoo director Brendan Wiley says the lack of such a building could jeopardize the zoo’s chance for accreditation this year. He says the lack of a quarantine building was pointed out in 2007 by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The association is examining the zoo this year because its five-year accreditation is ending. The Topeka Capital Journal reports the city council discussed the need for the building for large apes and carnivores last week but took no action.…
Author: KMAN Staff
LECOMPTON, Kan. (AP) An 1890 painting of Kansas’ first senator, “Wild Jim Lane,” will be unveiled next month at the Lecompton Historical Society. Lane’s descendants recently donated the portrait to Lecompton, where Lane lived during the Civil War. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Lane was a celebrated orator who fought to keep Kansas a free state. He was known as “Wild Jim” because his political opponents successfully characterized him as a bit loony. The portrait was donated by Lane’s direct descendent James Shaler, of Massachusetts. It will be unveiled as part of a “Bleeding Kansas” history lecture series on Feb.…
A Manhattan woman may be out over a thousand dollars in false charges after her wallet was stolen over the weekend. The Riley County Police Department says Linda Weis, 73, reports her wallet was taken while she was shopping in Target sometime between 5:30 and 6:40 Sunday evening. The loss of the wallet and miscellaneous contents is valued at $40, however, RCPD Lieutenant Josh Kyle says over $1,800 dollars worth of fraudulent charges have been made on at least one of the credit cards kept in the wallet. The investigation is ongoing.
A DJ at an Aggieville bar was battered and threatened with a knife by several individuals early Sunday morning. According to Riley County Police Lieutenant Josh Kyle, 23-year-old Isaiah Garrett of Manhattan was battered by several people and threatened with a knife just before four a-m Sunday at Bushwackers on North Manahttan Avenue. While the suspects were known to Garrett, no arrests have been made as yet
State Senator Roger Reitz of Manhattan has announced he does not plan to make a decision about possibly running for re-election until the end of the legislative session. Reitz indicates although this fall’s elections are still several months away, he has been asked by a number of constituents if he intends to seek re-election to continue to serve the Junction City and Manhattan communities in the Kansas Senate. Reitz says he is still committed to putting his experience and energy to work every day as we face our state’s challenges and opportunities in Topeka. Reitz adds in a prepared statement, there are a host of important…
Kansas State University and the Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency have partnered to create a campus bus route. The route, which started the first day of the spring semester, serves students, faculty and staff free of charge. The fixed-route loop connects Kramer Dining Center, Jardine Apartments, the Center for Child Development and Derby Dining Center. The route runs every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays. Students, faculty and staff must show their university-issued identification card to ride the bus without paying. The bus serving the route can transport up to 20 passengers. It has a bicycle…
K-State Head Coach Bill Snyder released the following statement on the passing of Joe Paterno: Sharon and I are pained by the loss of Joe Paterno. He and his wife Sue were dear friends and genuinely caring people. Joe’s passion for helping others exceeded even his unparalleled successes on the field. He gave of himself for his state, his community, his university and those within his program. He has and will continue to impact, in a most positive way, the lives of thousands of young men as well as thousands of us who are not so young anymore. He was…
Fire caused $194,000 in damage to a home in northeast Manhattan this past weekend. Ryan Almes, Deputy chief in charge of technical services for the Manhattan Fire Department, tells KMAN news the call came in around 2:40 a.m. Saturday at 2215 Galloway Drive. “We responded with three engines, the battalion chief, and the rescue truck,” Almes said. “On arrival, crews found the garage was well involved in fire and there were two cars out in the driveway that were on fire, also.” All occupants were out of the house and no injuries were reported, although Almes says a family pet succumbed…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas lawmakers will get an update this week on construction of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan. Governor Sam. Brownback’s policy director, Landon Fulmer, is scheduled to give a briefing Tuesday to the House Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is building the $650 million lab near Kansas State University to conduct research on deadly plant and animal pathogens. The lab will replace an aging facility in Plum Island, N.Y. Kansas legislators have committed more than $105 million in bonds for the project. On Friday, members of a National…
The Manhattan High wrestlers got their revenge on Lawrence High this weekend with a victory at the Blue Valley Northwest Invitational. A week after the Lions edged the Indians at the Newton Tournament of Champions, MHS won this time by nearly 75 points. The Indians had two individual champions, 106 pound Jase Stone and 160 pound Michael Forshee, while 120 pound Dallas Vesta, 170 pound Brian Wood, and 195 pound Ty Suggs were runners-up. The Indians will hold senior night festivities this Wednesday night when they welcome Olathe Northwest to their home gym. The dual with the Ravens starts at 5:00pm.