During Tuesday’s legislative session, Manhattan City Commissioners discussed the implementation of a Rural Housing Incentive District program. An RHID captures incremental gain in property taxes for a housing development project which can be used to reimburse the project’s infrastructure costs. Director of Community Development Stephanie Peterson, The board agreed that there is a need for affordable housing that they would like to address, but City Commissioner Usha Reddi voiced concerns that an RHID could impact the city’s ability to recuperate the money spent with a cap on a home’s value. Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers also emphasized to commissioners that…
Author: KMAN Staff
The Riley County Board of Commissioners signed a disaster declaration today, April 18th, activating disaster emergency plans to combat a wildfire burning in a northern section of the county. According to a news release, “The declaration was issued because the fires near Indian Hill Road and Mariadahl Road imminently threaten to cause wide-spread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property in disaster proportion.” Commission Chair Kathryn Focke signed the declaration, which will remain in effect for seven days unless an early continuation or termination is deemed appropriate. The news release also stated the fire is burning a…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 4/18/23: Ron Fehr, Mark Hatesohl Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 15:08 Segment 3 – 27:42 Segment 4 – 36:28 On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus, Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Mark Hatesohl joined us ahead of Tuesday’s meeting. Segment 1 – Ron and Mark discussed the ongoing topic of transferring the city-owned animal control officers to RCPD and its options with the animal shelter going forward. Segment 2 – We previewed the general agenda of Tuesday’s City Commission meeting Segment 3 – We previewed the consent agenda of Tuesday’s City…
Officers filed a report for theft in the 1200 block of Hylton Heights in Manhattan on April 17, 2023, around 8:00 a.m. Kindercare was listed as the victim when it was reported six tricycles from a fenced-in play area were stolen over the weekend. Three of the tricycles were recovered in a nearby area. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,450. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Officers filed a report for theft in the 1800…
The Riley County Law Board considered the first draft of the Riley County Police Department’s proposed 2024 budget during their Monday meeting. RCPD Administration Captain Brad Jager presented the proposed Budget 1, which includes the addition of a recently proposed general counsel position. Jager also presented proposed Budget 2, which has a realized cost of $27,204,720. The Budget 2 total increase is identical to Budget 1 but does not include the $95,288 allocation for the general counsel position. Budget 1 is 8.98% higher and Budget 2 is 8.6% higher than the 2023 approved budget. The largest contributor to the total…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 4/17/23: Riley County Historical Museum Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 12:42 Segment 3 – 25:18 Segment 4 – 31:41 On Monday’s edition of In Focus, Riley County Historical Museum Director Katharine Hensler and Curator of Education Melanie Highsmith will discuss Grow Green Match Day (Friday) and what it means to the Riley County Historical Society. They’ll discuss specifically the Wolf House Historic District and some of its historical significance to the area.
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Wamego held their 36th annual Tulip Festival over the weekend, despite Mother Nature’s attempt to interrupt the celebration. Wamego Chamber of Commerce Event and Tourism Coordinator Tegan Kreider downplayed the strong wind in true Kansan style. The tulips held up to the heavy rain and subsequent strong wind like champions. But vendors were physically holding their tents from blowing away in the 30mph wind, with gusts of 45mph Sunday. The previous day it was cold with heavy rainfall, which flooded tents causing a few of the more than 165 vendors to leave the park to protect their product. But most…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill on Friday that could have penalized doctors accused of not providing enough care to infants delivered alive during certain kinds of abortion procedures. In a statement on her website, Kelly, a Democrat, called the legislation “misleading and unnecessary.” The legislation could have subjected doctors to lawsuits and criminal charges in certain kinds of abortions and in circumstances when doctors induce labor to deliver a fetus that is expected to die within minutes or even seconds outside the womb. “Federal law already protects newborns, and the procedure being described in this…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Doctors accused of not providing enough care to infants delivered alive during certain kinds of abortion procedures in Kansas could face lawsuits and criminal charges under a bill that won final approval Tuesday in the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature. The legislation faces an uncertain fate in a legal and political climate that’s made Kansas an outlier on abortion policy among states with GOP-led legislatures. The bill applies not only to “botched” or “unsuccessful” abortions but also when doctors induce labor to deliver a fetus that is expected to die within minutes or even seconds outside the womb,…