Monday’s program featured a conversation with K-State Clinical Assistant Professor of Equine Performance Medicine Dr. Dylan Lutter about bandaging horses, planning a rehab program following injury or surgery and more. We also heard from Dan Watkins, the Commander of VFW Post 1786 about some upcoming activities in the community. Our final segment featured Aggieville Business Association Director Dennis Cook and Manhattan Running Company Co-owner Trey Vernon about Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Road Race and parade festivities in Aggieville.
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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 by deception in the 1000 block of Westloop Pl. in Manhattan on March 11, 2022, around 8:41 a.m. Officers listed Kansas State Bank as the victim when it…
Avian influenza (also known as bird flu) has been confirmed in Kansas, according to a Saturday news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The highly pathogenic avian Influenza was identified in a non-commercial backyard mixed species flock in Franklin County. Samples from the flock were tested at the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and confirmed at the USDA-APHIS National Veterinary Services Lab in Ames, Iowa. The Kansas Department of Agriculture is reportedly working closely with USDA-APHIS on a joint incident response. KDA officials quarantined the affected premises and birds on the property will…
“It’s Friday!” For many in the Flint Hills reading that, they could hear the strong enthusiasm of long time KMAN morning show host and the “Voice of Manhattan”, Dave Lewis. This Friday though, this Friday was different than the rest. After twenty years of serving as the morning show host, Dave Lewis signed off for one final time. Lewis grew up as a farm kid in Elmo, Kansas, listening to a transistor radio hooked to his tractor. His father was a farmer and his mother was a teacher and a talented musician. He credits his broadcasting career to the influence…
OLATHE, Kan. — Federal prosecutors have charged a former Johnson County District Court employee with embezzling more than $1 million. KSHB-TV reports Dawna Kellogg was charged last week with eight counts of wire fraud and three counts of making a false federal tax return. The alleged crimes occurred between January 2007 and June 2017. Prosecutors allege Kellogg stole cash meant for the court’s bank account and diverted them to her personal accounts. They also allege Kellogg did not report the stolen funds as taxable income in three years.
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita Water Partners says a man has died at a construction site of a new water plant. Company spokeswoman Meghan Jansen said the man died at the Wichita Northwest Water Facility plant on Thursday. She did not say what happened, or identify the man. Jansen said the man was working for a subcontractor at the plant. All work on the site was stopped until further notice.
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 in the 1500 block of Browning Pl. in Manhattan on March 10, 2022, around 10:00 a.m. Officers listed University Christian Church as the victim when it was reported…
The Manhattan Housing Authority and National Church Residences are looking into potential partners for public housing redevelopment in Downtown Manhattan. The two organizations are considering possibilities for the Carlson Plaza Building at 425 Pierre Street, of which inspections identified the presence of asbestos and mold due to poor ventilation that allows humidity to be trapped. “It’s had a lot of deferred maintenance,” says MHA Executive Director Aaron Estabrook, now a year into the job. “Right now in our country, there’s money going into housing preservation and we need it.” Inspection also highlighted the poor accessibility of the vast majority of…
Manhattan’s National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) was recognized for sustainable design and development with a recent certification. The $1.25 billion federal biocontainment lab was given a Gold certification by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, having exceeded expectations for sustainable development. NBAF is the first such American facility to receive a LEED Gold certification, a program developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. NBAF Program Manager Timothy Barr says labs like this can be very energy intensive, and designing efficient systems with sustainability in mind allows them to be good stewards of public resources. “We’re excited…