The National Night Out Event is Tuesday evening, and RCPD Lieutenant Scott Hajek invites all to attend. He says members from Riley County Police, Fire, EMS, Emergency Management, Manhattan Fire, and Fort Riley will be in attendance. Each agency will have equipment on display, and RCPD will be grilling hamburgers and hot dogs for the community. Hajek also gave some updates on the Riley County Police Department. The agency is conducting a community satisfaction survey. The survey is conducted about every two years, and is now available on their website and Facebook page. Hajek also noted that RCPD has continued…
Author: KMAN Staff
Public Hearings were held Monday for the Riley County 2023 budget, with commissioners ultimately approving the $80.5 million in estimated expenditures. There was a change to the County Fire District #1 budget due to a timing issue with publication. The ad valorem taxes-required rate therefore dropped from 8.153 to 7.633. The Revenue Neutral Rate requires ten days public notice but that isn’t necessary when lowering the rate. Budget and Finance Officer Darrel Edie commented on that. The budget had an additional $10 million in it when published in September, due to internal transfer money that Edie mistakenly included in the…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – For the second-consecutive week, Kansas State had a pair of players earn weekly honors as linebacker Khalid Duke was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week and quarterback Adrian Martinez was the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week following the Wildcats’ win over Texas Tech, the conference office announced Monday. It is the first time Duke has earned a weekly Big 12 honor, while it is the second time in as many weeks that Martinez has picked up an accolade from the conference, as he was the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week following the…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 10/03/22 – Manhattan Parks&Rec, Community HealthCare System Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 9:12 Segment 3 – 17:00 Monday’s edition of In Focus welcomed guests from Manhattan Parks and Recreation as well as Community HealthCare Systems out of Onaga. The show started with a visit by Parks and Rec’s Recreation Specialist Sydni Baker and Flint Hills Discovery Center Asst. Director Stephen Bridenstine. The two briefly previewed the afternoon’s Parks and Rec Advisory Board meeting in the first segment, with Baker noting aquatics attendance was up in 2022 and Bridenstine highlighting FHDC’s new ‘How…
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 responded to the report of an injury crash near the intersection of N. 10th St. and Bluemont Ave. in Manhattan on September 30, 2022, around 11:45 a.m. When officers arrived on scene, they found a…
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes had all the answers for solving Tampa Bay’s stingy defense, winning his latest matchup against Tom Brady in the stadium where the seven-time Super Bowl winner dealt him one of his most disappointing losses. Mahomes threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns, including an electrifying jump pass to Clyde Edwards-Helaire, to lead the Chiefs to a 41-31 victory over the Buccaneers on Sunday night. Playing at sold out Raymond James Stadium only four days after Hurricane Ian ravaged portions of Florida, Mahomes had TD throws of 16 yards to Travis Kelce, 1 yard to…
Alabama reclaimed No. 1 from Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll in one of the closest votes in the recent years, and six teams — including Kansas — made their season debut on Sunday. The Crimson Tide received 25 first-place votes and 1,523 points in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, two points more than the Bulldogs. Georgia received 28 first-place votes to become the first team since Alabama in November 2019 to have the most first-place votes but not be No. 1. The Tide was No. 2 behind LSU that year, with 21 first-place votes to…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State served up 11 aces and got a match-high 17 kills from freshman Shaylee Myers en route to a straight-set victory over Iowa State Sunday at Bramlage Coliseum, 25-18, 26-24, 25-20. Myers picked up nine kills in the third set alone and finished the match with a .311 hitting percentage. Senior Sydney Bolding hummed at a .500 pace in recording 10 kills. Bolding also pitched in four aces to equal her career high in helping the Wildcats (10-6, 1-2 Big 12) to their first Big 12 win of the season. The Cats’ 11 aces marked the sixth time…
Downtown Wamego transformed Saturday in celebration of the beloved tale ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ The annual Oztoberfest returned for 2022 with a ‘Toto-ly Gingham’ theme, shutting down a portion of Lincoln Ave. for a full day of performances, contests and other activities for all ages — and all featuring an Oz-ey overtone. One of Wamego’s major yearly events, the city has become known for its penchant for the fantastical works of L. Frank Baum. Columbian Theatre and Oz Museum Executive Director Clint Stueve opened the morning by expressing happiness that the Wamego tradition is continuing on in spite of challenges…
Lengthy runs by Adrian Martinez and Deuce Vaughn backed up the Kansas State defensive effort Saturday as the Wildcats overcame some mid-game sluggishness to beat Texas Tech… Martinez ran for 57 and 18 yards for K-State’s first score just 40 seconds into the game and added a 69 yard trot when the Cats needed a statement drive in the 4th quarter, a run that put K-State back on top. His 12 yard option keeper with 5:54 to play put K-State on top 37-20, letting fans catch their breath again after anxious moments through the third quarter. Vaughn’s own 69 yarder…