Author: KMAN Staff

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs believe Arrowhead Stadium remains structurally sound and prefer to renovate their famous facility in the coming years, even if the neighboring Royals go through with plans to build a new ballpark elsewhere. The NFL franchise and its Major League Baseball counterpart have played at the Truman Sports Complex since the early 1970s, when Arrowhead opened just across the parking lot from Kauffman Stadium. Both have undergone massive renovations over the years, the most recent tying them to a new lease with Jackson County that expires in January 2031. Yet the Royals…

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An Eskridge man was arrested Friday in Manhattan for a number of counts that includes harassment via telephone and a criminal threat. Gregory Walker Garner, 28, was arrested at the 1000 block of Seth Child Road just before 4:00pm in Manhattan. Garner was arrested on two counts of making a criminal threat that caused terror and led to evacuation or disruption, two counts of harassment via a telecom device with a phone call with intent to abuse, threaten or harass and one count of violating his probation. Garner is currently confined in Riley County Jail on a $10,000 bond.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A tactic known as the “Kansas Two-Step” that’s been used by the state Highway Patrol for years to detain out-of-state motorists long enough to find a reason to search their vehicles for illegal drugs violates motorists’ constitutional right against unreasonable searches, a federal judge declared Friday. Senior U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil also notified the patrol that she is ready to impose changes in its policing practices and appoint a special master to audit its work for at least four years. The changes would include a requirement that troopers specifically inform motorists they stop that they…

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00:00 – Pac 12 commish George Kilavkoff was doing fine until… 20:58 – Purple & Black get first round TBT win 29:24 – Pretty sure Nowell got his passing from Adam Sandler 00:00 – Royals last in their division for the first time since 1990 13:52 – Ask Us Anything

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The Riley County Health Department and Flint Hills Wellness Coalition launched a new pilot program today to assess housing quality in the Aggieville and City Park areas. Volunteers will be seen walking around these neighborhoods recording information on housing conditions such as visible roof damage, debris on properties, peeling paint and other issues that impact the livability of homes. Additional notes will be taken for neighborhood conditions like sidewalk damage, trees overhanging pathways and trash in public areas. Volunteers will be easily distinguishable by wearing shirts with the Health Department logo or distinctive FHWC buttons. They will remain on public…

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Manhattan Parks and Recreation is now offering opportunities for community members to talk and have their voices heard. Parks and Recreation Director Aaron Stewart announced Thursday that he will offer multiple small group discussions this summer and fall called “Parks and Rec It”. These discussions will be held twice a month and will allow residents to meet with Stewart and discuss recreational programs, parks, facilities, or any other related topics of interest or concern. Stewart says “This will allow participants to voice their ideas and concerns, ask questions, all within a small group setting. I would encourage anyone to register,…

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican attorney general in Kansas is working to keep transgender people from intervening in his state-court lawsuit against changing the sex listings on their state driver’s licenses. His efforts already will block further changes until at least November. Attorney General Kris Kobach, his legal team and lawyers for the Kansas Department of Revenue were in court Thursday to set a schedule for the lawsuit. The department’s motor vehicles division issues driver’s licenses and has changed the sex listing for more than 900 people during the past four years. Kobach argues that changing driver’s licenses to…

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