A 21 year-old white-handed gibbon from the Sunset Zoo passed away on Monday. Dempsey, a male gibbon, passed away on Monday after veterinarians at the K-State Veterinary Health Center determined his health was in rapid decline. In January of this year, Dempsey was diagnosed with kidney disease which continued to progress until May, when it was determined that he was experiencing renal failure. Dempsey was born at the Columbus Zoo and came to Manhattan in 2012 with his mate Leslie. The pair eventually had two offspring in the years following their arrival. One primate keeper at the zoo said he and Dempsey…
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Manhattan’s seen widespread tree damage following a severe storm that gusted the city with 100 mile per hour straight line winds on Saturday, June 11, prompting the city to coordinate a citywide cleanup effort beginning next Tuesday. In a similar fashion to the annual citywide Spring cleanup the City of Manhattan organizes around the beginning of April, the community will be divided into zones with different days assigned for crews to pass through to pick up debris. Residents are encouraged to pile limbs and branches on the ground next to the curb for ease of pickup and to stack the…
A 21 year-old white-handed gibbon from the Sunset Zoo passed away on Monday. Dempsey, a male gibbon, was diagnosed with kidney disease in January of this year. His condition continued to decline and zoo employees worked to make sure he received proper food and medication to help slow the disease’s progression. The Sunset Zoo released a statement about his passing which said, “On June 10, veterinary staff anesthetized him and transported Dempsey to K-State Veterinary Health Center for further testing. Unfortunately, it was confirmed that Dempsey’s kidneys had become nonfunctional. At that time, the difficult decision was made to humanely…
With storm damage in Riley County nearing 10 million dollars, the National Weather Service in Topeka has determined the cause of damage to be straight line winds and not a tornado. Information released Monday indicates some areas of Manhattan experienced straight line wind speeds in the realm of 100 miles per hour, which emergency personnel say rival the wind speeds of an EF1 tornado – minus the rotation. Even so, Riley County Emergency Management Director Russel Stukey says it should still be taken seriously. He says radar indicated a tornado debris signature and tight rotation in the storm in Olsburg in…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 6/13/22: KSU Vet Med, Eric Atkinson Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 08:19 Segment 3 – 18:11 Segment 4 – 28:40 Monday’s edition of In Focus featured guests from K-State’s College of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Professor Dr. Susan Nelson in the first half as well as Agriculture Today’s Eric Atkinson and Samantha Bennett in the latter half.
Riley County Police made an arrest for domestic battery in the early morning hours of Monday. Jesus Manuel Valle was taken into custody after 1 a.m. in the 700 block of Allen Road. He’s accused of numerous charges including domestic battery, criminal trespassing and violation of a protection order. The 30-year-old remains confined in Riley County Jail as of Monday’s RCPD report. Valle has a prior arrest for domestic battery at the same address on his record dating to December 2020 as well.
A week of events kicks off Monday, leading up to the Manhattan Juneteenth Celebration running all day this Saturday. The official website can be found here. This marks the 32nd official observance of the holiday in the Little Apple, with just one year off due to COVID since the celebrations began in the area in 1989. In its stead in 2020, a vigil was held for people killed by police nationwide. Celebration of the holiday of Juneteenth stems from the end of the Civil War, though, commemorating the date when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas and announced the emancipation…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Anthony Santander, Ryan Mountcastle and Rougned Odor hit solo home runs, leading the Baltimore Orioles over the Kansas City Royals 10-7 on Sunday. Hunter Dozier, Michael A. Taylor and Bobby Witt Jr. homered for the Royals. Baltimore jumped on Brad Keller (1-8) with three homers in the first two innings. Santander hit a 455-foot drive into the right-field fountains in the first. Mountcastle and Odor hit back-to-back home runs to start a four-run second inning. It was the fifth time this season and the third in June that the Orioles hit back-to-back homers. “We swung…
The Flints Hills Discovery Center hosted the 12th annual state finals for the Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest Friday. After advancing through two regional competitions, seven finalists took the stage to perform all-original poems about the cowboy and ranch lifestyle. Scott Wiswell, of Valley City, placed first in the serious poetry category. Tim Keane, of Manhattan, also took home a win in the humorous poetry category. Keane said he was honored to be one of this year’s winners, but he also finds other aspects of the competition to be even more enjoyable. Betty Burlingham, also of Manhattan, placed third in the…