On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Flint Hills Breadbasket Executive Director Maribeth Kieffer and Knights of Columbus volunteer Dave Ekart previewed Saturday’s Souper Bowl Food and Fund Drive. We also spoke with Ascension Via Christi President and CEO Bob Copple and Dietitian Britney Petty. In our final segments we spoke with Karen Hibbard – Manhattan CVB.
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Standing room is all that remained as community members gathered in the Leonardville Community Building to express their concerns with the current ambulance services in the northern part of Riley County. On Thursday evening, a special commission meeting was held to allow for the public to comment on the matter. Several area residents were present along with school board members, former Riley County police officers, Riley mayor, and even some from outside the county. The podium never got lonely as resident after resident came up to share personal stories of poor ambulance response times and the pain they or a…
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Aggieville leadership says dialogue with Fort Riley about proactive steps to address recent violence in the district are ongoing. The nearly 100-business entertainment district features is the oldest of its kind in Kansas, and has recently experienced two separate shootings in a more than two month span since December. Most recently, Tremelle Montgomery of Fort Riley was charged in the killing of Joshua Wardi in February. A prior incident also involved a man out of Fort Riley, in which Joshua Cummings was arrested in the shooting of KSU football player Reed Godinet in December. KMAN spoke with Aggieville Business Association…
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State University and the University of Kansas will split an $11 million gift from a former Wichita resident. Both schools will receive $5.5 million to provide full-ride scholarships through a bequest from the estate of Richard “Dick” Smith, who graduated from Kansas and lived in Wichita for years. Smith, who died in January 2021, founded the Range Oil company in Wichita in 1964. At Wichita State, undergraduates in any field of study will be eligible for the scholarships. At Kansas, the money will be divided between general scholarships and scholarships for students studying geology.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — A 38-year-old man has been sentenced in the death of a Leavenworth man who was stabbed more than 25 times. Jeffery Samulczyk was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 25 years. He pleaded guilty in January to felony murder in the death of Joshua Gilson, whose body was found wrapped in plastic in the basement of his Leavenworth home in October 2020. Investigators found text messages between Samulczyk and Gilson’s wife discussing the murder and how to cover it up. Gilson’s wife, Alexandra, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder last year and…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas legislators have signed off on the state’s largest-ever taxpayer-funded incentives to attract thousands of new jobs. They did so Wednesday even though most didn’t know the name of the company or what it plans to make. The measure also cuts the state’s corporate income taxes. The Kansas Senate voted 31-9 to approve a bill to create a new incentives program offering a single company hundreds of millions of dollars in breaks once this year and and another company a deal in 2023. The House approved it Tuesday, so it goes to Gov. Laura Kelly. Her administration…
SALINA, Kan. — A man wanted in a double homicide in suburban Denver has been arrested in central Kansas. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado says on its Facebook page that 29-year-old Casey Devol, of Franktown, Colorado, was arrested Wednesday in Salina. Officials say he’ll be held in the Saline County Jail until he can be extradited to Colorado. Police say Devol is suspected in the shooting deaths of a man and woman whose bodies were found in a Franktown home’s garage early Tuesday morning. Investigators believe the pair were killed Monday night. Their names have not been released.…
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus we spoke about the Fort Riley Big Red One Year of Family Dimensions of Strength: Guests included Major Evan Perperis and Major Chris Weinrich (2 segments) Also: Monica Bassett spoke about the Combined Scholarship Fund of Fort Riley. Manhattan Housing Authority officials discuss homelessness in the community: Guests included Executive Director Aaron Estabrook, Resident Services Coordinator Romeo Vega and Be Able Director Scott Voos.
Riley County COVID cases continue to trend downwards, however the county has reported a new death. A 74 year-old, unvaccinated male tested positive for COVID-19 on January 24 and passed away on February 9 at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. His passing represents the 73rd COVID-19-related death in Riley County. The County has identified 469 new COVID-19 cases and 713 additional recoveries since the last report. There are currently 394 active cases in Riley County, which represents a decrease of 297 active cases since last week. However, the two-week percent positivity rate rose from 17.84% to 22.34%. Ascension Via…