The community of Russell and Kansas said their final goodbyes to the late Senator Bob Dole over the weekend. Kansas leaders and politicians were at the service to say their last goodbyes to Dole as well. Governor Laura Kelly started her speech thanking current and former Kansas senators, saying they are following in the foot prints of Dole. She recalled Dole’s visits to Kansas when around eight years ago, where he traveled to every Kansas county. Kelly says it is hard to imagine a Kansas without Dole and one she wouldn’t want to see. She adds Dole never forgot where…
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An investigation is underway following an early Sunday morning shooting in Aggieville that left two people hospitalized with injuries. The Riley County Police Department says it heard and responded to the reports of gun shots inside Tate’s Bar in Aggieville shortly before 1:30 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a 24-year-old man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and a second 24-year-old man suffering from a concussion. Both victims were transported to Ascension Via Christi for treatment. The shooting victim was later life flighted to Stormont Vail Hospital for further treatment. One of the injured was reportedly a K-State football…
BROOKINGS, South Dakota (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State trailed entering the fourth quarter, but used double-doubles from Ayoka Lee and Serena Sundell to finish the come back to win, 79-73, on Saturday afternoon at Frost Arena. K-State (9-2) won consecutive non-conference road games for the first time since December 21 and December 29, 2012, when the Wildcats defeated UNLV and UC Santa Barbara. The Wildcats were led by 2022 All-America candidate Ayoka Lee with 38 points on 16-of-30 shooting and added 14 rebounds and six blocks to her final line. Saturday’s effort was Lee’s 27th career game with 20 or more points including her sixth this season. Freshman Serena…
A 46-person ensemble of tuba, sousaphone and euphonium players brought the holiday spirit to the Manhattan Town Center Saturday. The Manhattan TubaChristmas concert returned in 2021 after a year off due to COVID-19, playing an hour-long set of Christmas-themed songs. The event is organized by the K-State Tuba and Euphonium Studio and the ensemble is led by conductors Dr. Steven Maxwell of the K-State Tuba Euphonium Ensemble and Manhattan High School Band Director Dr. Joel Gittle. “I think it’s been almost 35 years now it’s been going [in Manhattan],” Maxwell says. “I think I’ve been part of the directing…
The smell of pancakes and sausage, no better way to start a Saturday morning. The Manhattan Kiwanis Club held their biggest fundraiser of the year with their 70th annual pancake feed and silent auction. A constant flow of community members came through Pottorf Hall at Cico Park Saturday morning to enjoy pancakes, sausage, eggs, and, of course, good company. Kiwanis Club secretary, Kitty Pursley, shares more about what it means to be celebrating the 70th year. “It’s pretty awesome for any service organization to be going for so many years, and to continue the same event with the success that…
A man integral to revitalizing the written form of the Indigenous Osage language received his honorary doctorate Friday at Kansas State University’s Graduate School Commencement Ceremony, delivering his remarks as the ceremony’s speaker in Osage as well. Now Dr. Herman “Mogri” Mongrain Lookout was among the many recipients of degrees at Bramlage Coliseum celebrating the culmination of years of scholarly and intellectual endeavors. “An honorary degree is among the highest honors a university can bestow and thus is reserved for those who have contributed in a very significant way to advance the quality of life for our citizens and the…
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas says it is changing a policy that denied sex reassignment surgery to customers who did not legally change their names. The change announced Thursday comes after advocacy from the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund. They said Charley Osman, a transgender man, sought pre-authorization for two surgeries in June but was denied because he had not changed his name from the one he was given at birth. The advocacy groups argued the name change policy was discriminatory and had nothing to do with medical necessity.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Authorities in south-central Kansas say the pilot of an ultralight plane that crashed near Hutchinson walked away from the wreckage with no serious injuries. Officials say the crash happened just before 5 p.m. Thursday southwest of Hutchinson in Reno County along West Morgan Avenue. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a 40-year-old man flying the aircraft was trying to land on the road when he hit power lines. The crash cut power lines, but officials say the pilot suffered only minor injuries and refused medical treatment at the scene.
The registration period for upcoming certification training for the Riley County Protective Home Program has opened. The program, administered by Riley County Community Corrections, provides temporary placement of children in Police Protective Care as a result of abuse and/or neglect. Protective Homes, on very short notice, take in and care for children for up to 72 hours. Interested volunteers must complete a certification process that includes eight hours of training, a background check and a home inspection. The county currently has 16 homes providing care, with 3 to 4 consistently available to respond. Corrections officials ideally would like to have…
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 1000 block of McCollum St. in Manhattan on December 9, 2021, around 8:29 p.m. Officers listed a 21-year-old male as the…