The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Corey Bloom, 52, of Junction City was arrested on January 31, 2023, around 9:15 a.m. while already confined in the Riley County Jail for his Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear on an…
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Featuring seven home games – including two with new league members – K-State Athletics and the Big 12 Conference announced Kansas State’s 2023 football schedule on Tuesday. The 2023 campaign kicks off against Southeast Missouri on September 2, while the Wildcats host Troy – which finished in the top 20 in the final polls – on September 9. The Wildcats and SEMO will meet for the first time on the gridiron, while it will be the second all-time meeting between K-State and Troy after the Wildcats won at home, 41-5, in 2003. Kansas State…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Republican legislators in Kansas are focusing on helping conservative parents remove their children from public schools over what’s taught about gender and sexuality rather than pursuing a version of what critics call Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law. A proposal to allow parents to use state tax dollars to pay for private or home schooling was available online Tuesday, a day after a committee on K-12 spending introduced the measure in the House. The introduction comes as funding and lesson plans for public schools have become hot button issues for conservative politicians nationwide. Lawmakers in Iowa approved a similar…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 1/31/22: Gregg Eyestone, Daphne McNelly, Ben Jedlicka, Caleb Snider Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 12:34 Segment 3 – 21:18 Segment 4 – 32:34 On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus, Riley County Extension Horticulture Agent Gregg Eyestone spoke about the K-State garden hour on plant propagation happening Wednesday on Zoom, the Community Fair at Manhattan Town Center on February 4th, an upcoming home landscape class beginning on February 12th and spring soil Preparation on February 14th. Flint Hills ATA Bus Marketing and Communication Specialist Daphne McNelly spoke about the new shelter, the Poyntz…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for burglary and theft in the 400 block of McCall Rd. in Manhattan on January 30, 2023, around 11:00 a.m. A 50-year-old man was listed as the victim when he reported his…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Seniors Keyontae Johnson and Markquis Nowell were among 20 candidates selected to the Late Season Watch List for the John R. Wooden Award presented by Wendy’s on Monday night (January 30) as announced by ESPN and the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Johnson and Nowell, along with Penn State’s Jalen Pickett, made their debut on the Wooden Watch List, while the duo is only nominees from the same school. The list also includes North Carolina’s Armando Bacot, Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis, Memphis’ Kendric Davis, Purdue’s Zach Edey, Duke’s Kyle Filipowski, Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis, UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez, Jr., TCU’s Mike Miles, Jr., Alabama’s Brandon Miller, Iowa’s Kris Murray, Houston’s Marcus Sasser, N.C.…
Following the Friday release of video showing the brutal beating death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis Police officers, Riley County Police Department Director Brian Peete has issued a statement condemning the violence. In a letter to the community released on Monday, Peete says that while he doesn’t know specifics about what happened in Memphis, he has watched the videos and says “it’s abundantly clear that the officers involved failed to utilize appropriate training when arresting Mr. Nichols. Most importantly they didn’t recognize Mr. Nichols as a human, undeserving of the numerous terrorizing attacks they levied against him.…
Elected officials are required to review districts to ensure equal population rates. Riley County residents comprise three districts, each represented by a commissioner. The districts were contiguous to each other years ago. County Clerk Rich Vargo explains. Vargo says the districts must be less than a 5% variation in population, and the current districts are within that range. However, District 1 (John Ford’s district) has current population of 21,683, which is 30.13% of the county population. District 2 (Greg McKinley’s district) has 24,981 and District 3 (Kathryn Focke’s district) has 25,295 residents; which is 34.72% and 35.15% respectively. The County Commissioners…
The Game on 1350 KMAN · Wildcat Insider 01/30/2023 Hour 1 – Cats fall at Iowa State, beat Florida 00:00 – Chiefs Win AFC Championship 16:34 – Cats fall at Iowa State, beat Florida 33:56 – Big 12 wins Big 12/SEC Challenge The Game on 1350 KMAN · Wildcat Insider 01/30/2023 Hour 2 – #7 K-State at #8 KU preview 00:00 – #7 K-State at #8 KU preview, Nowell/N’Guessan/Johnson with media 18:18 – Cats still top 10 after 1-1 week 40:20 – This week in the Big 12
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 1/30/23: Karla Hagemeister, Krystin Guggisberg, Roger Marshall Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 13:26 Segment 3 – 23:53 On Monday’s edition of In Focus Flint Hills Breadbasket Executive Director Karla Hagemeister visited with us about the Souper Bowl of Giving. Special Olympics Kansas Sports and Program Manager Krystin Guggisberg previewed the upcoming Polar Plunge. U.S. Senator Roger Marshall stopped by to discuss the 2023 Farm Bill planning, budget matters and other happenings in Washington, D.C.