Riley County Police Department Director Dennis Butler says the agency has been successful finding new supply chains to keep inmates fed at the jail. Butler shared his comments during Monday’s virtual intergovernmental luncheon, hosted by Riley County. RCPD didn’t have an official contract with Sysco, the same agency that provided food to the school district. Instead it purchases food products on an as-needed basis. RCPD spokesman Aaron Wintermote tells KMAN that Sysco made its final delivery to RCPD in early August. Since then, he says other chains, including Hiland Dairy, U.S. Foods and Evco Food Services have stepped up to…
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SHAWNEE, Kan. — Officials in suburban Kansas City, Kansas, say a man pulled from the basement of a burning home in Shawnee has died from his injuries at a hospital. The Shawnee Fire Department says in a news release that firefighters were called to the home on West 52nd Terrace late Monday night. Officials say four of five people in the home were able to safely escape, but firefighters had to enter the house to try to rescue 53-year-old Matthew Deckard from the basement. Firefighters pulled him from the home, started CPR and rushed him to a Kansas City hospital…
WICHITA, Kan. — The Wichita City Council raised the minimum hourly wage to $15 for full-time city employees as part of the city new $670 million budget. The vote on Tuesday comes as the city plans to begin filling several positions that were kept vacant to save money. Officials had predicted the city would face a $10 million to $11 million shortfall because of the coronavirus pandemic. But Wichita will receive $70 million in federal COVID-19 funds and unexpected increases in sales tax revenue. City officials plan to start filling 139 civilian positions, and add seven police officers. Wichita Mayor…
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 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. in Manhattan on August 24, 2021, around 7:17 a.m. Officers listed a 40-year-old female as the victim…
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with USD 378 Riley County Superintendent Cliff Williams and USD 384 Blue Valley Superintendent John Cox. We also spoke with USD 475 Geary County Superintendent Dr. Reginald Eggleston.
Manhattan City Commissioners agreed to publish a high-end of 3.5 for a mill levy increase ahead of a pair of 2022 budget hearings in September. Earlier this summer, the commission had agreed to publish a potential mill levy increase of 5.079. Mayor Wynn Butler was emphatic at the time that he would not agree with that much of an increase, and reiterated it Tuesday night. City staff was recommending the higher number in an effort to restore services and staffing that have been cut over the past few years. Butler criticized that approach, saying the focus needs to be on increasing…
Many years of service at Kansas State University are coming to an end for university president Richard Myers. Earlier this year, the former four star general in the U.S. Air Force announced his intent to retire in December 2021. Myers has served as the president of the university since 2016 as well as filling in other roles as well, such as the professor of military history and leadership. During his time as president, Myers says there has been a lot of great team success including things such as the completion of the capital campaign, which he says is one of…
After roughly 18 months of closure, the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art is opening their doors again! Executive Director at the Beach Museum, Linda Duke, tells KMAN while having the online option was great and something they plan to continue, she is excited to have the Beach Museum open again. Duke says they have many new exhibits that she is excited about and exhibits that encompass their main goal of diversity. These new exhibits are opening in September, including a fun, quirky exhibit that Duke is especially excited about coming on the 21st. Duke says the artist behind the…
AUGUSTA, Kan. — A man wounded in a police shooting near Wichita has been booked into jail on probation violations. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said in a news release that 49-year-old Barrye Lightner, of Augusta, was taken Sunday night from Wesley Medical Center to the Sedgwick County jail. He was shot Friday night after Augusta police received a strange 911 call in which no one said anything but didn’t hang up. Police tracked the call to a convenience store, where the caller said there was a man inside with felony warrants for his arrest. The officer entered the store…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Police in Topeka say a 2-month-old infant who was in the back of a car when it was stolen has been found safe. Police say the incident happened late Monday morning, when the vehicle was reported stolen near 6th and Clay streets. Police say the vehicle was found a short time later with the baby still inside and unharmed. A few hours later, police arrested a 47-year-old Topeka man on suspicion of robbery, vehicle burglary, kidnapping and child endangerment.