Author: KMAN Staff
Riley County Health Department officials confirmed two additional COVID-19 related deaths in the latest weekly report, bringing the total pandemic death toll for the county to 55. According to Wednesday’s report, one individual was a 32 year old woman who died 10 days after testing positive. Her vaccination status has not been verified. The other was a 66-year-old fully vaccinated man who died two weeks after testing positive. Riley County has identified 81 new positive Coronavirus cases and 64 additional recoveries since the last report on August 25, 2021. There are 137 active cases as of Wednesday and 11 COVID-positive…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Fire officials in suburban Kansas City who responded to a condominium kitchen fire say a woman and her dog were found dead inside the unit. The fire occurred Tuesday afternoon, when Overland Park fire crews responded to a call around 3:20 p.m. of a fire along Outlook Drive. Overland Park Fire spokesman Jason Rhodes says arriving fighters found smoke coming from a two-story condo and quickly put out the kitchen fire. The woman was found dead in the front room of the home. Officials identified her as 51-year-old Julie Ann Peterson.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Only three of 16 projects financed with STAR bonds are meeting requirements for bringing visitors and spending to Kansas, and it could still take decades for them to return the tax revenue diverted for the bonds, according to a new state audit. Sales Tax and Revenue Bonds allow municipalities to issue bonds for developments, which are then supposed to pay off the bonds through sales tax revenue generated by bringing in tourists from other states to visit. The three businesses that met the goals are the Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, Kansas Speedway in Kansas City…
USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade and board member Kristin Brighton joined us for an update on the new school year and to preview Wednesday’s school board meeting. Manhattan Fire Department Fire Marshall Jake Powell had some information about recent fires, safety tips and an other happenings for fire officials. Downtown Manhattan Inc. Executive Director Gina Scroggs stopped by for a discussion about upcoming activities for the fall and looking ahead to the holiday season as well.
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 100 block of Riley Ave. in Ogden on August 31, 2021, around 11:56 a.m. Officers listed a 61-year-old male as the victim when it was reported…
Kansas leads the world in the success of each student. That is the message shared by the state’s commissioner of education, Dr. Randy Watson who stopped by Oliver Brown Elementary Tuesday as part of the Kansans Can Success Tour. Watson met with district officials including school board members, students and others. Watson says they’re seeing a need for change in the way that school has been taught. He says schools now are built on a subject to subject 52 minute block structure. “When you get out of school, life doesn’t work that way. It’s this interrelationship of skills. So what…
Ascension Via Christi has updated some of its visitation measures. The Manhattan hospital announced this week that labor and delivery patients will be allowed two people during labor. Patients having a Caesarean section will be allowed one support person during the procedure. After delivery one support person will be permitted to stay throughout mom and baby’s stay. Elsewhere, patients undergoing outpatient procedures or testing (including same-day surgeries, Cath Lab or GI/Endoscopy procedures) will be allowed one visitor during their care. Those on inpatient (3rd floor unit) medical, surgical and at the inpatient rehabilitation unit will be allowed one designated visitor…
The director of Kansas State University’s A.Q. Miller School of Journalism has officially announced his retirement at the end of the school year. Dr. Steven Smethers publicly announced his decision Monday as part of KMAN’s In Focus. The long time educator is also being inducted into the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame for more than a half century of service to the industry and the state of Kansas. He says growing up in a small town, he developed a respect for community and what media is to a small town. Smethers started his career at KALN Radio in…
White Canyon residents met with Riley County commissioners Monday to discuss road improvements in the area. Residents are requesting to set up a benefit district for the county to improve Baldwin Park Road, with the residents sharing the costs of maintenance. Resident Dana Nayduch says part of the road before the area is a county road. Residents are asking for improvements to Ramp and Main Roads to have access to Baldwin Park. The benefit district for the road would encompass around 3,400 feet, with estimates at around 147 thousand dollars. Nayduch says these improvements will also help emergency services reach the…