Advanced voting came to a close Monday for the USD 383 primary. As of noon Monday, Riley County Clerk Rich Vargo says 1,900 Riley County residents took part in early voting. In Pottawatomie County, 13 people living in the district’s boundaries, voted in advance with 40 advance ballots mailed out. Mail ballots can be counted up until Friday. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. There are 10 candidates on the ballot, with nine officially campaigning. Voters can select three candidates, with the top six moving on to the November general election.
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WICHITA, Kan. — Police in Wichita are investigating separate shootings that happened over the weekend and wounded four people. Police say the first shooting happened Friday night in central Wichita, when a man was shot as he stepped out of his vehicle. The man was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Late Sunday night, police were called to a neighborhood in east Wichita for a shooting and found two men with gunshot wounds. The men were taken to a hospital in critical condition. Police say a woman was later brought to a hospital with a gunshot wound from the…
Officers filed a report for burglary in the 4200 block of Spook Rock Way in Manhattan on July 30, 2021, around 2:19 p.m. Officers listed a 23-year-old male as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect entered his unlocked car and stole a 9mm Canik TP9 SFX handgun, ammunition and a checkbook. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $645. 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…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with President Chuck Sexton, Publicity Director Melody Sexton, Manhattan Chamber Military Community Liaison Janet Nichols and Past Coalition President Christine Benne with the Flint Hills Veterans Coalition. We also spoke with Director Randi Clifford and Recreation Coordinator, Arts and Humanities Molli Maberry from Manhattan Parks and Recreation.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas animal welfare group has created a new program to reduce animal violence in 23 Kansas counties. The project, Cruelty Stoppers, opens the door to care for abused animals that can be linked to domestic violence cases while trying to create better relationships between Topeka police and local shelters, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal. It was developed by the Northeast Kansas Animal Welfare Foundation. Bill Acree, the foundation’s new president and CEO, said the project was created because there wasn’t adequate follow-up on cruelty cases. The Cruelty Stoppers program was modeled after Crime Stoppers on TV.…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are still searching for a swimmer who went missing Saturday at Cheney Reservoir in Kansas. Officials have not released the man’s name, but said they had resumed their search Sunday morning, according to the Wichita Eagle. Officials previously said they were looking for an adult who fell off a boat on the lake. A drowning was reported at 3:30 p.m. near M&M Point Campground, which is along the southeast corner of the lake.
AMERICUS, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas school district plans to offer anti-discrimination training to staff and teachers in response to complaints about how an eighth-grade student was treated after she said she was a lesbian. North Lyon County officials notified the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas that it plans to provide the training, particularly as it relates to the LGBTQ community, The Emporia Gazette reported. The ACLU had threatened to sue the district after Izzy Dieker, who was an eighth grader at the time, was suspended from riding the bus for two days in January because she said “I am a lesbian”…
Hundreds of furniture pieces found new homes Friday during the 12th annual Furniture Amnesty Day at City Park. The annual event, put on by the City of Manhattan, Hands On K-State, The Staley School of Leadership and Konza United Way, is held every summer as a way for residents to donate old furniture. Many residents, like Brandie Feehan, came out looking for that one missing piece for their own home. Hands on Kansas State program administrator Kait Long says it’s as much about re-purposing furniture, as it is keeping said items off the curbs. Close to 200 households donated their…
With the moves last week by the Universities of Texas and Oklahoma to join the Southeastern Conference, there’s concern at the potential of the Big 12 either ceasing to exist or being shifted from being known as a “Power 5” conference. Kansas Board of Regents President and CEO Dr. Blake Flanders tells KMAN it’s understood that that classification has an economic impact on not just Manhattan and Lawrence. Flanders says there is not a hard rule in place to keep Kansas State and the University of Kansas together in a conference going forward. Because of the current media contracts, neither…
A new school year and new school mean new routes for the buses for Manhattan-Ogden USD 383. Transportation Director Andrea Adams says to have patience with the bus routes for the new year. New changes will be implemented this year, which means they are new to the transportation staff as well. Adams says they plan to have all bus routes out to the parents by Friday, August 13th. A new addition to this year’s transportation is a new phone and web app called “Here Comes the Bus.” Marlatt and Bergman Elementary Schools have had significant changes to their parking lots…