It was a beautiful evening in the Little Apple as dozens of families gathered at City Park for the annual National Night Out event. Neighborhoods throughout Riley County were invited out Tuesday evening to join over 38 million neighbors across 16 thousand communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide, all in the name of building a strong police-community partnership. Riley County Police Department Public Information Officer, Aaron Wintermote, spoke more about the event. “Its really just about interaction with our community. People can come out and see things they don’t normally see everyday out on the…
Author: KMAN Staff
Advance voting for the 2021 general election will begin next week. Advance voting in person and by mail officially begins October 13th, with the voter registration deadline on Oct. 12th. Local races include the race for Manhattan City Commission, of which nine candidates are running for three seats. The USD 383 school board has six candidates for three seats. Riley County Clerk Rich Vargo explained the upcoming process to county commissioners on Monday. Unlike last year, during the presidential election, Riley County will not be using the mail ballot drop off boxes. Vargo says those boxes take up a lot…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A nurse has been charged with taking the powerful opioid fentanyl from medicine cabinets at two Kansas City-area hospitals. The U.S. attorney’s office for Kansas announced Monday that a federal grand jury has indicted 41-year-old Faith Naccarato of Kansas City, Missouri, on four charges. She is charged with two counts of illegally possessing fentanyl through deception or subterfuge and two counts of tampering with a consumer product. Prosecutors said that in early 2020 she emptied fentanyl vials at the two hospitals and replaced the drug with another liquid. Her attorney did not immediately respond to a…
TOPEKA, Kan. — A Wyandotte County Republican leader has filed a battery complaint against a Republican leader in neighboring Johnson County saying he forcibly kissed her at an anti-abortion event in August. Wyandotte County Republican Party Vice Chairwoman Stephanie Cashion told the Associated Press that she made a complaint to police last month accusing Johnson County Republican Party Chairman Fabian Shepard of grabbing her and kissing her without her permission. Cashion said the incident occurred at a Kansans for Life fundraising event in Bonner Springs. Shepard did not immediately respond to a request for comment but told The Kansas City…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly has created an independent office to review complaints against Kansas’ foster care system and recommend changes in child welfare policies. Her order Monday establishing the new agency fulfills a longtime goal of advocates for abused and neglected children. The Democratic governor’s move to create the office by executive order also bypasses the Republican-controlled Legislature. It deadlocked on the issue earlier this year after some lawmakers pushed to put the new office under the state attorney general. Some Democrats saw that as a partisan move because Attorney General Derek Schmidt is widely expected to be…
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 800 block of Vattier St. in Manhattan on October 4, 2021, around 2:52 p.m. Officers listed a 48-year-old male as the victim when it was reported…
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Wynn Butler.
The new year is quickly approaching, and that means another year of celebrating the Manhattan community. Vern Henricks, President of the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, tells KMAN the date for the Community Foundation Awards is set for March 21, 2022. He talks more about what the event will offer. “An opportunity for us to share about the Community Foundation, little bit of a business meeting,” Henricks says. “But more than anything, to provide a lot of special awards to individuals that have done things, typically, in the last year, but we will probably do a little summary for the last…
Whether it’s boots, bling, or button-ups, it’s all welcome at the Bison, Beef, and Bourbon event. Jack Lindquist, Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation board member, says the Discovery Center is hosting a fundraiser that will take over three floors of the discovery center. He says the western-themed event will not lack excitement. “We are offering live music from the group “No Bow Tie”. Of course, we are featuring bison and beef creations, and that will be from Kite’s, Aggieville’s draft house, the newest restaurant in Manhattan. We will have signature cocktails plus beer and wine and our featured Horse Soldier…
Riley County Police Department’s current director will be retiring next year. In a statement on Monday, Director Dennis Butler will retire after three years serving in the RCPD. Butler was sworn in as the director back in December 2018. He will remain at RCPD as the Director through January 2022, the effective date of his retirement will be February 1, 2022. Law Board Member and City Commissioner Linda Morse thanked Butler for his service and wished him well on his retirement. Before coming to Riley County, Butler had served as the police chief in Ottawa, and police director in Virginia…