On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with K-State Riley County Extension Nutrition, Health and Food Safety Agent Megan Dougherty. Riley County Seniors’ Service Center Program Coordinator Liz Nelson also joined the program. We also spoke with Tuttle Creek US Army Corps of Engineers Operations Project Manager Brian McNulty.
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Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce officials are breathing a sigh of relief after the federal government recently announced it won’t redefine what constitutes a “metropolitan statistical area.” Chamber president and CEO Jason Smith: According to the Office of Management and Budget, an area is considered an MSA if it has a population of at least 50,000 people. The federal government had previously been considering changing the population threshold to 100,000. This would have caused Manhattan, which has a population of about 55,000, to become a micropolitan statistical area. Since certain government funding only goes to metropolitan statistical areas, such a…
WICHITA, Kan. — Authorities say a detention deputy has been assaulted by an inmate at the Sedgwick County jail and has sustained multiple facial fractures. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that the deputy was attempting to get the inmate to return to a cell early Tuesday after he had been let out to shower. Authorities say the inmate struck the deputy in the face with a closed fist at least twice, knocking him to the floor. The deputy received 15 stitches.
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas State Board of Education has released a statement saying that critical race theory is not part of state academic standards after hearing from at least one candidate for office who is claiming that it is. Board Chairman Jim Porter, a Fredonia Republican, said it was important for the board to issue a statement partly because he had read a comment from an unnamed candidate for office that inaccurately claimed that critical race theory is being taught in Kansas schools. Board Member Jean Clifford, a Garden City Republican, said not commenting on the issue could be…
GODDARD, Kan. — Health officials have identified another person infected with the bacteria that may have caused an outbreak of illness at a splash park near Wichita. State and Sedgwick County health investigators said Wednesday in a news release that at least seven people who visited Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas, on June 11 have now tested positive for the Shigella bacteria. Investigations are ongoing into other possible linked illnesses. The Shigella bacteria is spread from person-to-person through exposure to contaminated feces.
WICHITA, Kan. — Officials say no one was injured when a small plane made an emergency landing in a field just outside northwest Wichita. The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says the 41-year-old Wichita man piloting the single-engine Piper Sport was flying to Augusta, Kansas, from Boulder, Colorado, when he experienced engine failure and was diverted to Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport. Officials say strong winds forced him to land in a nearby field. Officials say the plane landed safely.
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Smith. We also previewed The Red Cross Battle of the Badges with Red Cross Account Manager Kristi Ingalls, RCPD Director Dennis Butler, and Riley County EMS’s James Marstall.
Officers filed a report for theft in the 500 block of E. Poyntz Ave. in Manhattan on July 14, 2021, around 2:09 p.m. Officers listed Matheson Gas as the victim when it was reported an unknown male suspect purchased a Miller digital infinity welding helmet with a stolen card. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $502. Anyone with information can contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Officers filed a report for…
Work will soon begin on a number of trails throughout Manhattan. Manhattan Parks and Rec assistant director Wyatt Thompson says they will start repairing and paving trails and a parking lot in Anneberg Park in early August as a result of the 2018 Wildcat Creek Flood. According to Thompson, this project will also include clearing out debris from Jerry Dishman Lake. Another project set to begin in the next couple weeks will involve improvements to Clarenburg Trail in City Park. A third project, which Thompson says is still in the planning stages, involves the installation of a multi-use trail along Hayes…
SALINA, Kan. — Saline County authorities say two teenage girls are in custody after they allegedly stole a woman’s car at a foster care facility and then ran over the woman when she tried to stop them from leaving. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander said two girls aged 14 and 17 ran from St. Francis Ministries in rural Saline County Monday evening. An employee jumped on the hood of her car when the girls tried to drive away. Melander says when the woman was eventually thrown off the hood, the girls drove over her before fleeing. The woman was hospitalized…