Riley County commissioners formally approved the county’s 2022 budget on Monday. The 2022 mill levy is 42.285 mills, which is a flat levy from the 2021 adopted budget. Budget and Finance Officer Tami Robison says the budget has four funds within the county that have ad-valorem taxes. Commission Chair John Ford says staff did a good job of keeping the budget frugal and practical with the current situations. He was also glad they were able to take care of personnel. While the budget remained flat, a few factors, including an increase in the RCPD budget, drove the rate past revenue…
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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 responded to the report of a medical call in the 1400 block of College Ave. in Manhattan on September 17, 2021, around 1:25 p.m. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a…
On Monday’s program we spoke with Riley County Historical Museum Curator of Design Allana Parker as we remembered long time Executive Director Cheryl Collins who died Sept. 15. Former KMAN News Directors Cathy Dawes and Brady Bauman shared their memories of Cheryl during the third segment of the program.
Caring for your horses is something you should take seriously every step of the way, literally. Dr. Dylan Lutter, Kansas State Clinical Professor of Equine Performance Medicine and Surgery, tells KMAN that horse lameness is one of the most common reasons horses are brought into the clinic. “It’s a clinical sign that we associate, typically, with pain,” Lutter says. “So anytime there is pain in a horse’s leg and it’s not moving correctly, that’s what lameness is.” He adds that there are a wide range of symptoms for horse lameness, and says they are all important to keep an eye…
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 vehicle burglary in the 700 block of Highland Ridge Dr. in Manhattan on September 16, 2021 around 7:24 AM. Officers listed a 22-year-old male as the victim when he…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with K-State Research & Extension Agent Gary Fike. Riley County Seniors’ Service Center Program Coordinator Liz Nelson also joined the program. In our final segments Shepherd’s Crossing’s C. Clyde Jones and Director Beth Klug preview the 20th anniversary and the C. Clyde Jones Fun Run and Midge’s Mile scheduled for Sept. 25.
WICHITA, Kansas — A 7-year-old Arizona girl was killed in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 50 in in southwest Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says that the child, Isabella Rodriguez-Rivera, was a passenger in a Volkswagen Tiguan that tried to pass a vehicle Tuesday at around 1:50 p.m. near the highway’s intersection with County Road 118 in Ford County. A 29-year-old woman from Mesa, Arizona, who was driving the Volkswagon east on the highway struck a Ford Transit 250 head-on on the westbound shoulder. The Wichita Eagle reports both vehicles went into the ditch. The child, also of Mesa,…
TOPEKA, Kan. — A federal judge ordered Kansas to pay $1.42 million to attorneys who succeeded in getting the federal courts to strike down a state law requiring new voters to show papers documenting their U.S. citizenship when registering. U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson ruled Wednesday that the attorneys suing the Kansas secretary of state’s office over the law should receive more than $1.07 million to cover their fees and another $350,000 for litigation expenses. The law was championed by former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who led former President Donald Trump’s now-defunct voter fraud commission. Kobach is running…
TOPEKA, Kan. — A top Republican lawmaker in Kansas says he’s concerned about President Joe Biden’s plan to resettle almost 500 Afghan evacuees in the state because he doesn’t know how well they’re being vetted. Senate President Ty Masterson said Wednesday that he’s worried both that the evacuees could come to Kansas with COVID-19 infections and that vetting by Biden’s administration won’t keep terrorists or terrorist sympathizers out. Biden’s administration began notifying governors Wednesday of where it plans to resettle nearly 37,000 Afghan evacuees, and 490 are set to come to Kansas. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s office declined comment, but…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas schools are seeing a growing number of COVID-19 outbreaks, and school-aged children are getting infected more frequently than any other age group. The state Department of Health and Environment’s latest data shows 63 active COVID-19 clusters in schools across the state as of Wednesday. Those clusters were responsible for 408 cases and one hospitalization. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the number of active clusters is up from 31 with 179 cases last week. Also, 34 of this week’s reported clusters are new. The state’s data shows there were 450 new cases per 100,000 children aged 5…