K-State Associate Communications Professor Dr. Timothy Shaffer, who is also the director of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy spoke to the evolving of critical race theory as a discussion topic in the educational community. Pawnee Mental Health Services Executive Director Robbin Cole spoke to us about BIPOC Mental Health month and awareness surrounding environmental gaps for Black, Indigenous and people of color.
Author: KMAN Staff
Many businesses in downtown Manhattan are reporting a steady recovery from the pandemic. Downtown Manhattan executive director Gina Scroggs spoke to the city commission Tuesday about the results of their annual business survey. She says the results show many downtown businesses are recovering from the pandemic. Scroggs says some businesses are actually experiencing financial success like never before. The district has also seen a net gain of 12 new businesses over the past year, which Scroggs says is about average. She says a better show of the area’s health is the number of renovations that took place. Despite these signs that…
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — Uber Eats says it has apologized and resolved issues with app profiles that outed a Kansas man as transgender. The move comes after the ACLU of Kansas warned the food delivery service that its app profiles place transgender drivers at risk of harassment and violence. ACLU released a letter Tuesday that it had sent the day earlier to the food delivery service on behalf of Laine Repic, a 41-year-old transgender man in Topeka, Kansas, who has been driving for the company since April. The ACLU of Kansas contended that Uber Eats has forced Repic to have…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The new police chief in Kansas City, Kansas, wants to solve some old cases. The Kansas City Star reports that newly sworn-in chief Karl Oakman hopes to create a cold case unit sometime in 2022. Oakman said in a statement Tuesday that the new division will be established “once staffing allows.” Oakman served as deputy chief in Kansas City, Missouri, before being sworn in as the new chief across the state line earlier this month. Oakman’s statement came on the same day a social justice group called Justice for Wyandotte urged creation of the unit during…
BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. — A 14-year-old Kansas boy has died after falling from a moving vehicle driven by another juvenile. The accident happened Monday in Bonner Springs in suburban Kansas City. Police did not identify the victim. A statement from police said officers responded to a report of a medical emergency in a parking lot and determined that two juveniles were riding on a vehicle driven by another juvenile. One of them fell and was critically injured. He died at a hospital. No additional information was immediately released.
GODDARD, Kan. — A woman who says she and her three children became “violently ill” after visiting a splash park at a wildlife attraction in Goddard is suing the business. Public health officials have not determined what caused several people to become ill at the Tanganyika Wildlife Park. The splash park remains closed. Elena Davis alleges in the lawsuit that one of her children went to the hospital after the family became ill after visiting the splash park. Lawyers for the family allege the park didn’t maintain proper sanitary conditions or warn guests about the outbreak in a timely fashion.…
2022 outside agency budgets Seven agencies presented their 2022 budgets to the city commission Tuesday. The Manhattan Public Library budget will be about $3.29 million , about $30,000 more than in 2021. The Social Services Advisory Board and Special Alcohol Fund Advisory Committee will allocate about $450,000 and $466,000, respectively, in contracts. These amounts are down slightly from the previous budget. The remaining agency budgets, which belong to the Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency, Manhattan Arts Center, Aggieville Business Association and Downtown Manhattan Incorporated, amount to about $312,000. The Wolf House Museum, which has a budget of $5,000, was not…
Wednesday’s program featured updates from USD 378 Riley County Superintendent Cliff Williams and USD 384 Blue Valley Superintendent John Cox. We also received a mid-summer update from USD 475 Geary County Schools Superintendent Dr. Reginald Eggleston.
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 attempted first-degree murder in the 400 block of S. Juliette Ave. in Manhattan on June 22, 2021, at approximately 2:58 p.m. Officers listed a 38-year-old female as the victim…
Raising Riley held a pop-up literacy event, Seuss-isms, at City Park on Tuesday. The event, funded through the USD 383 K-LINK grant, is aimed at increasing literacy for children during the summer months. Activities included art, games and Dr. Seuss books. Beth Mills, Raising Riley Family Engagement Specialist, spoke about the importance of summer reading on children’s development. Denae Jones, Early Literacy Facilitator for Raising Riley, explained the positive impact of her job, and how the job changed over the last year. Jones added that the most critical time to be reading to children is when they are very young.…