KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police say the drummer of the rock band Tool has been arrested and charged with a municipal assault violation for allegedly using an anti-gay slur during a confrontation at Missouri’s Kansas City International Airport. Court documents show airport police arrested 60-year-old Malibu, California, resident Danny Carey on Sunday. Police say Carey used an anti-gay slur and repeatedly jabbed someone in the chest with two fingers. The municipal assault violation is punishable by 180 days in jail, a $250 to $1,000 fine, or both. A spokeswoman for the band Tool says neither Carey nor the band are…
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The Kansas Board of Regents has approved new admissions standards that create a path for students to attend the University of Kansas without taking the ACT or SAT standardized tests. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the board on Wednesday unanimously voted to allow admission of students with a 3.25 or higher high school GPA. Chancellor Douglas Girod said that high school grade point averages do a better job than ACT scores of predicting college success. The university now will admit students who have a 3.25 or higher GPA or those with a 2.0 GPA and score at least 21 on…
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Smith.
K-State’s new band hall at Memorial Stadium will be named in honor of its longtime band director. The new facility will be called the Tracz Family Band Hall, after Band Director and Professor of Music Dr. Frank Tracz. It will provide the university’s marching band with designated rehearsal, storage and office space next to the field where the band practices. The request for this naming was submitted to the Kansas Board of Regents and approved on Wednesday. The gift to name the band hall was made by Ward and Brenda Morgan.This donation, along with other philanthropic support, will fund the…
Plaza West redevelopment discussions were brought back to the table with city commissioners at a Tuesday work session. . The project would focus on bringing retail, multifamily housing, and hospitality to the Plaza West area. Commissioners previously met on the topic in July and expressed concerns with the areas floodplain. The area flooded during the 2018 flood of Wildcat Creek. Stantec Consulting Services presented studies during the work session Tuesday, and Wendy Van Duyne, area and landscape architect, said flooding concerns reshaped their ideas for development, stating the area still needs to be looked at as it is an underutilized…
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 1100 block of Hayes Dr. in Manhattan on December 14, 2021, around 8:46 a.m. Officers listed UPS as the victim when it was reported a 21-year-old…
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with USD 383 Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and board member Darell Edie. Local farmer Mary Mertz with River Creek Farms and Labco Restaurant and Market Chef/Owner Russ Loub discussed a new book titled Feast of the Fields: The Heart of Kansas Farms and Food. Book sales are supporting local FFA chapters. U.S. Senator Roger Marshall also joined the program.
Just like humans, cattle can find themselves getting sick during this time of year. Dr. Brain Lubbers, Kansas State Veterinary Medicine Associate Professor, tells KMAN one common illness this time of year is respiratory disease, which is hard to diagnose and catch right away. “Cattle are evolutionary, they’re prey animals, right, and so they don’t want to appear to be sick. So, when they do develop disease, they try to hide that. Lubbers says one tactic to catch respiratory disease early is the DART system. He says it is an acronym for what to look for in your cattle- depression,…
A Fort Riley Middle School student will be the youngest competitor in 2021 US Paralympics Swimming National Championship. Kenley Teller will be heading to Greensboro, North Carolina this week for the championship, after a year of being out of the pool due to COVID. Teller first participated in the national championship two years ago, where once again she was the youngest swimmer to participate. Teller was born with popliteal pterygium syndrome. In a press release from Geary County USD 475, Teller isn’t so much looking towards winning a gold medal, but making a new personal record. This has been her…
DODGE CITY, Kan. — The Kansas Highway Patrol has identified two people killed in the collision of two semitrailers east of Dodge City. Investigators say the crash happened at U.S. 50 and U.S. 283 about 4:50 a.m. Monday, when a northbound semi failed to yield at the intersection and collided with an eastbound semi. Investigators say both semitrailers caught fire. The Ford County Sheriff’s Office said first responders pulled the driver of the northbound semi, a 38-year-old woman from Mineral Wells, Texas, from the wreckage and rushed her to a Wichita hospital with serious injuries. Investigators say a passenger in…