Auston Korszeniewski, 25, of Manhattan was arrested on June 14, 2023, around 2:45 p.m. on his four Riley County District Court warrants all for violation of court orders. These warrants stem from original charges of criminal use of a financial card, theft, theft by deception, driving while suspended, possession of meth, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal use of a weapon, obstruction, and flee and elude. Korszeniewski remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $50,000. Jose Torres, 54, of Manhattan was arrested on June 14, 2023, around 7:00 p.m. on his Riley County…
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The Kansas Board of Regents approved a 5% tuition increase for Kansas State University during their Wednesday meeting. This decision marks the highest rate increase since 2019 at K-State and the five other public universities in Kansas. During last month’s meeting, officials from each university proposed 5 to 7 percent increases for the coming school year. K-State, the University of Kansas, Emporia State University and Pittsburgh State University will all experience the 5% jump. Wichita State University and Fort Hays State University increased tuition by 5.9% and 7%, respectively. After the 5% increase, a 15 credit hour semester at K-State…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas doctor saved his daughter when she became trapped by their overturned raft in a rushing Colorado river, but was unable to save himself. Dustin Harker, 47, a neurologist from Hutchinson, was on a whitewater rafting trip Friday with friends from church and four of his 13 children when the accident happened in the Sunshine Falls area on the Arkansas River. The family had rafted the same river in previous years but the rapids were more turbulent than usual due to high amounts of rainfall, Harker’s sister-in-law, Sharon Neu Young, said in an email to…
The Manhattan City Commission held their first budget work session Tuesday to discuss the estimated 2024 revenue neutral rate and possible changes to the mill levy. Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers presented the commission with the city’s year-to-date financials and the impact of property valuation increases on the revenue neutral rate (RNR). Hilgers said overall valuations increased by 9.5%, dropping the RNR below the current 52.15 mill levy. Commissioner John Matta said maintaining the estimated 47.6 RNR in 2024 poses a significant downside by not allowing the city to capture tax growth. Commissioner Wynn Butler agreed with Matta. City Manager…
Segment 1 Wamego USD 320 Superintendent Rob McKim joins us to highlight activity at the school district. News Radio KMAN · In Focus 06.14.2023 Wamego USD 320 Superintendent Rob McKim Segment 2 Rock Creek USD 323 Superintendent Joan Simoneau joins us to highlight what’s happening at the school district over the summer. News Radio KMAN · In Focus 06.14.2023 Rock Creek USD 323 Superintendent Joan Simoneau Segments 3 and 4 Manhattan Area Technical College President Jim Genandt provides an update on the college’s Adult Education program, MATC’s role with a new K-State NSF Engines grant and an update on the…
Officers responded to the report of a vehicle fire and an injury crash near the intersection of Tuttle Creek Blvd. and Marlatt Ave. in Manhattan on June 13, 2023, around 9:15 a.m. After arriving on scene, officers found a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Rodney Dugan, 48, of Leonardville had stopped while traveling eastbound on Tuttle Creek Blvd. when he drove upon a 2002 Chrysler Concorde driven by Steven Cortez, 25, of Ellinwood that was on fire. While stopped, Dugan was rear-ended by a 2012 Ford F-150 driven by Jack Bowen, 51, of Marysville. Passengers of Bowen’s truck Heidi Bowen,…
The Manhattan City Commission has one item on the work session agenda tonight, discussing the city’s 2023 year to date analysis and the 2024 budget. Commissioners will also receive an overview of the Capital Improvement Program. The board will review the city’s financials and provide feedback on items such as the city’s seven major revenue sources, general fund expenditures, the city’s debt, cash balances, the revenue neutral rate and use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. An overview of the Capital Improvement Program is included in the agenda, but will be more extensively reviewed during a future work session.…
The Flint Hills Discovery Center hosted the 13th annual Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest on Friday. The finals were divided into serious and humorous categories, and poets ranged in age and experience. Winner of the serious category, Kye Rieff has only competed three times but says Cowboy Poetry contests are a space that he feels comfortable sharing with his kids and family. Rieff says he’s new to the world of cowboy poetry. Winner of the humorous category, Mary Powell has been writing cowboy poetry since the ´90s. She says it is a unique experience and continues to do it for the…
The Riley County Police Department has released more details regarding a Monday motorcycle crash that sent one person to the hospital. Authorities say 21-year-old Parker Pre-Genzer, of Junction City, had been riding northbound on Hwy 13 with a group of motorcycles when he attempted to turn left on his bike, while riding next to 20-year-old Pedro Pedroza, of Wichita. The two collided at the intersection of Tuttle Cove Road. Pre-Genzer was transported to Ascension Via Christi with minor injuries. Original Story – 8:30 a.m. Tuesday One person was hospitalized after a crash between two motorcycles Monday afternoon north of Manhattan.…