By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The Boys and Girls Club is set to move into two local elementary schools. The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden Board of Education on Wednesday voted unanimously to establish Boys and Girls Club programs at Frank V. Bergman and Ogden elementary schools, the only two without a previous on-site partnership. The two schools had before-and after-school programs before using 21st Century Community Learning Center grants, but ongoing complications including financial problems and low staffing prompted the district to seek an expansion of its agreement with Boys and Girls Club. Boys and Girls Club will take over the schools’…
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News Radio KMAN’s AJ Shaw sits down with Riley County Police Department Captain Scott Hajek, Captain Brad Jager, Communications Center manager Tyler Siefkes, and Pawnee Mental Health CEO Michael Rezkalla. Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 8:12 Segment 3: 14:55 Segment 4: 24:45
League schools will embark on a new 20-game conference schedule in 2024-25 MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Visits by NCAA Tournament participants Arizona, Colorado, Houston and Texas Tech, along with home-and-home matchups with Arizona State, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Kansas and Oklahoma State, highlight Kansas State’s home-and-away opponents for the 2024-25 Big 12 men’s basketball season released Thursday morning (June 27). Big 12 schools will embark on a new 20-game league schedule with 10 games at home and on the road as the conference expands to 16 teams in 2024-25 with the additions of Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah. Dates,…
A number of 4th of July events will be going across the region over the next few days. In Wamego, the famous Boomtown show will be taking place on Jul. 4 with fireworks beginning at 10 pm. Prior to the show on Thursday, the city carnival and dunk tank will be open from Friday until next Thursday from 6 to 10 pm every evening. The Boomtown Pyrotechnic team will join KMAN’s AJ Shaw on KMAN’s In Focus on Friday morning for the full hour beginning at 9:06. Manhattan will have its Star Spangled Spectacular celebration on Thursday at City Park…
Officers filed a report of motor vehicle theft in the 2300 block of Stagg Hill Road on June 26, 2024 at approximately 9:24 AM. Officers listed Enterprise Rent a Car as the victim when it was reported a known renter failed to return a 2023 Jeep Cherokee per the rental agreement which expired on May 28, 2024. Total estimated loss associated with this report is $39,290. Officers filed a report of aggravated assault in the 1000 block of Pottawatomie Court on June 26, 2024, at approximately 7:19 PM. Officers listed an 18-year-old female as the victim when it was reported…
Kansas U.S. Senator Roger Marshall and Colorado’s Michael Bennet hosted a field hearing yesterday, highlighting drought concerns in the High Plains. Marshall spoke with Bret Baier of Fox News following the hearing to discuss water conservation. “What we’re trying to figure out is how we can conserve water,” he said. “Because of the drought, we’re using water faster than we can replenish it. We use this water to replenish our crops and nourish our animals.” “As we put the final touches on this Farm Bill, we need to make sure we’re spending that money wisely,” he added. In Burlington, Colorado,…
A male subject was airlifted to a Wichita Hospital on Wednesday afternoon after he was struck by a boat prop in the water. Geary County Emergency Management reported on Facebook that emergency vehicles responded to East Rolling Hills at Milford Lake at around noon today to find a male injured in the water. Bystanders on scene treated the subject until emergency personnel arrived. The subject was then flown to a Wichita Hospital by a Lifestar Air Ambulance for further treatment. Junction City Fire/EMS, Geary County Sheriff, the Geary County Emergency Management, Kansas Wildlife and Parks, Corp of Engineers and Lifestar…
News Radio’s AJ Shaw sits down with officials from Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Executive Director of teaching and learning Andrea Tiede and school board member Curt Herrman, Riley County USD 378 Superintendent Erin Oliver, and Manhattan Fire Department Fire Marshal Jake Powell. Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 08:36 Segment 3 – 16:03 Segment 4 – 24:48
Jeffrey Tinnean, 59, of Manhattan, was arrested on June 25, 2024, at approximately 9:20 AM on the probable cause offenses of aggravated batter, domestic batter, and stalking. Total bond was set at $10,000. Tinnean was confined at the time of this report. 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.
Pawnee Mental Health announced yesterday that they received a $20,000 grant from the Daniel Keating Foundation (D.K.F.). This grant will enhance and the S.T.A.R.S. Camp experience for young individuals in Manhattan, making it accessible to all regardless of financial circumstances. S.T.A.R.S. (Strength, Teamwork, Attitude, Relationships, Self-Esteem) Camp, run by Pawnee Mental Health is for children aged 5-17 who have severe emotional disturbances (S.E.D.) in our Youth Community Services programming. S.T.A.R.S. Camp is a summer camp with archery, swimming, canoeing, bike riding, arts and crafts, horseback riding, climbing wall, and outdoor exploration.