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 as well as 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 theft and criminal damage to property in the 400 block of 3rd Pl. in Manhattan on January 28, 2022, around 6:18 p.m. Officers listed Walmart and a 23-year-old male…
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On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Riley County Game Warden Ben Jedlicka with Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. We also spoke with Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad General Manager Ross Boelling.
After 42 years of service to the public, Riley County Police Department Director Dennis Butler is officially retiring. Monday will be his last day on duty. Butler began his policing career in 1979 when he was hired as a cadet. After about a year, he went to the academy and was hired as a police officer in 1980. Through his many years of service, Butler says he has made many memories and has seen a change in policing. Reflecting on his 25 years of service in Alexandria, Virginia before coming to Kansas, where he was Chief of Police in Ottawa…
Implementation of Manhattan’s new strategic plan was the focus of a day of discussion at the city commission’s annual retreat Friday. The commission retreat is an annual outing where elected officials and city administrators discuss key goals and organizational focus at the start of the year. This year’s gathering was held in the Sunset Zoo Nature Exploration Center, as has been typical in years past. The morning started with an update from City Manager Ron Fehr’s office before opening discussion on goals, priorities, and timelines for strategic plan implementation. “And part of that is talking about creating some kind of…
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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s COVID testing site will soon be moving to an indoor facility. Riley County commissioners Thursday approved a lease agreement with the health department to move the testing site to 3019 Anderson Ave, in the Plaza West Shopping Center. Health Department Director Julie Gibbs says this will allow the testing site to remain open during cold weather. “KDHE has toured this facility and they deemed it appropriate to be able to do testing. It has ample parking spaces, so we don’t have to worry about that and we don’t have to worry about traffic…
Three area students were recognized as winners in the annual student photo contest ahead of Kansas Day. 2rd grader Amelia Higgins and 6th grader Kaden Singh Dhillon of St. Marys Grade School in Pottawatomie County as well as 5th grader Ashlynn Buchmann of Riley County Grade School were recognized for their photos in a virtual ceremony Friday. “Kansas Day is a perfect day to celebrate and highlight our students’ creativity, innovation and talent,” says Governor Laura Kelly. “These students captured what we all love about Kansas and I am incredibly impressed by their remarkable skills.” The contest is in its…
Pawnee Mental Health Services are excited about a multi-million dollar federal grant awarded to the organization in Fall of 2021. Executive Director Robbin Cole discussed the SAMHSA Community Mental Health Centers grant program with KMAN Thursday. Pawnee was awarded nearly $4.75 million through the program, intended to expand access to mental health support amid the COVID 19 pandemic. “That grant has given us some funding to help expand services to individuals who have severe mental illnesses, children with serious emotional disturbances” and more, according to Cole. Cole says something they’re particularly happy to improve with the funds is availability of…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas is moving quickly to offer $1 billion or more in tax breaks and other incentives in hopes of landing what officials promise is an investment of up to $4 billion. The bill also includes an across-the-board cut in corporate income taxes. State officials have not disclosed the project or identified the company, saying those who have received details were required to sign non-disclosure agreements. The Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday approved a bill on a 32-7 vote to allow the Kansas Department of Commerce to provide the incentives. The measure had bipartisan support but some conservative Republicans…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Green energy companies and environmentalists are fighting renewed efforts in the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature to impose stricter limits on wind turbines and solar farms. It’s happening in a state where renewable resources account for nearly half the state’s capacity for generating electricity. The state Senate Utilities Committee and another panel had hearings on bills backed by Utilities Committee Chair Mike Thompson and some property owners upset with wind turbines going up near their homes. Thompson is a conservative Shawnee Republican who is skeptical of renewable energy.