On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus Riley County Commissioner Greg McKinley joined us.
Author: KMAN Staff
Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 500 block of Oakdale Dr. in Manhattan on August 9, 2021, around 10:59 a.m. Officers listed a 59-year-old male as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect slashed two tires each on two separate vehicles in his driveway. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,000. 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…
The former First Christian Church property Saturday was designated an historic site, following a ruling by the Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review. The 112-year-old building is currently owned by Riley County, who have previously expressed an intent to demolish the building. County Chair John Ford tuned in to the hearing Saturday held by the Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review. The move now complicates how the county proceeds with demolition. The board also has approved designating the F.B Forrester House on Juliette Ave. and the former Dawson’s Conoco Service Station at 11th and Poyntz as historic sites. Ford has…
The first of the legislative redistricting listening sessions this morning saw commenters specifically focus on one criticism: the fact the meetings were being held before Census numbers are released. That included Manhattan State Representative Sydney Carlin. Manhattan-area State Senator Tom Hawk noted that changes passed by the Legislature included a revamping of how students and military in his current district will be counted. Some in attendance made it clear they expect the legislature to draw the new maps based on political matters and don’t want that to be the basis. Linda Uthoff with the Manhattan/Riley County chapter of the League…
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Police say a Kansas teenager hit by a vehicle while riding her bicycle has died. The Kansas City Star reports the 16-year-old Leavenworth girl on Saturday was taken to the University of Kansas Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. She later died. Police have not yet identified the teenager. Investigators believe the girl was riding her bike when she was hit from behind. Police arrested a 27-year-old woman Sunday in connection to the hit-and-run. Charges have not yet been filed.
DENISON, Kan. — Authorities have identified a man killed in a utility vehicle crash in rural northeastern Kansas. Television station KSNT reports that the crash happened late Friday night on a county road north of Denison. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says 34-year-old Jack Minde, of Holton, was driving the UTV when it briefly went off the road, overcorrected and then overturned, pinning Minde underneath it. Paramedics pronounced Minde dead at the scene.
GODDARD, Kan. — Health officials say an outbreak of illness at a splash park near Wichita was not caused by animals at its interactive zoo. The Wichita Eagle reports that email exchanges it obtained through an open records request show none of the water samples health officials took from the splash park at Tanganyika Wildlife Park had animal-linked contamination. A health department official wrote in one email that results of water samples taken June 19 and sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention help rule out the animals at the park. Health officials have said that eight people…
Officers filed a report for theft in the 1200 block of Poyntz Ave. in Manhattan on August 6, 2021, around 8:01 a.m. Officers listed a 27-year-old female as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect stole her blue 2017 Volkswagon Jetta that was unlocked with the keys in the ignition. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $18,000. 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…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with K-State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Dr. Neala Boyer. We also spoke with Manhattan Regional Airport Director Jesse Romo.
Dozens gathered Saturday to attend the open house of USD 383’s first new school building in 25 years – Oliver Brown Elementary. The event kicked off with speeches by a few local school leaders and Cheryl Brown Henderson, the daughter of the school’s namesake, who was part of the famed Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court case. While addressing the crowd, Brown spoke about her father’s legacy and beliefs. In her speech, Henderson also spoke about why Oliver Brown Elementary teachers will make the school a special place for students. Also speaking at the event was Oliver Brown Elementary…