KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, said a teenage girl who was among six people injured in a two-car Memorial Day crash has died of her injuries. Police say 16-year-old Chelsey Updike, of Kansas City, Kansas, died Wednesday at an area hospital from the injuries she sustained. Two adults injured in the crash remained hospitalized four days later, but are expected to recover. Police say the crash happened around 4 a.m. Monday, when a speeding car carrying four teens collided with an oncoming vehicle. The car with the teens then hit a utility pole. Police say five…
Author: KMAN Staff
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Karen Hibbard with Manhattan CVB. We also spoke with K-State Research and Extension Agriculture Agent Greg McClure. And in our last segments K-State Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Karen Goos discusses a change to the K-State tuition fees structure.
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 near the intersection of South 8th and Yuma Street in Manhattan on June 3, 2021, around 1:34 PM. Officers listed a 28-year-old male as the victim when he…
The transition continues for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, as operations staff move and new hires continue to be made. Communications Director Katie Pawlosky said Thursday on KMAN’s In Focus that they see ongoing shifts in the demographics as the facility moves towards being operational in 18 months. NBAF Coordinator Dr. Ken Burton adds that leadership has been tasked with getting people up to speed because of remote work mandates implemented when the pandemic started. Operations Director Patrick Moylan said Thursday on KMAN’s In Focus that the new facility is dramatically different than the one it replaces, located at…
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 500 block of North 14th Street in Manhattan on June 2, 2021 around 10:45 AM. Officers listed a 24-year-old male as the victim when he reported…
Thursday’s guests included from the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility, Dr. Ken Burton – NBAF Coordinator, Katie Pawlosky – NBAF Communications Director and special guest Patrick Moylan – NBAF Operations Director. Gen. Perry Wiggins, Executive Director of the Governor’s Military Council also spoke to us about transitions happening at Fort Riley over the summer.
More people spoke either for or against a recently approved and later withdrawn purchase of educator training sessions at Wednesday’s USD 383 school board meeting. The public outcry is largely influenced by the Riley County Republicans who strongly oppose culturally responsive teaching and learning training, which they said would lead teachers to instructing Critical Race Theory (CRT). The board heard from members on both sides of the aisle, including Manhattan High School Students. Junior Class President Ava Reese said she wanted to address comments made during the previous meeting. Reese continued saying this does not discard people’s personal experiences with…
A Texas jury has awarded $222 million to the widow of a man who was killed in a June 2018 accident at Evergy’s Jeffrey Energy Center power plant near St. Marys. The jury found Texas-based subcontractor Team Industrial Services 90 percent responsible for the death of Jesse Henson, of Manhattan. Henson and a co-worker, Damien Burchett, of Overbrook, were burned alive by steam at the plant. Evergy, then-known as Westar, was found to be 10 percent responsible. The men were engulfed by hot steam while checking on a loss of power. Burchett’s relatives have filed a separate lawsuit.
May 2021 sales tax revenue Manhattan sales tax revenue for May 2021, which reflects spending from two months previous, is up 25 percent from May 2020 and up 12 percent from 2019. City manager Ron Fehr explained to KMAN one possible reason for the increase. Fehr says the increase in sales tax numbers has given the city’s overall budget a boost. Compensating Use Tax revenue Compensating Use Tax revenue for May 2021 was 7.5 percent higher than in May 2020. However, Fehr says revenue was down from the previous month. Fehr says this can also be seen in revenue generated…
The Riley County Health Department says 43 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the past week, while there were 19 recoveries during the same timeframe. That jump in cases means there are nearly 70 cases active currently in the county. Just over 50 tests registered positive on the week, out of 526 tests given. That moves Riley County’s positive rate to 9-point-7 percent, though the number of people getting tested for coronavirus continues to decrease. One COVID-positive patient is currently hospitalized, but is not in the Intensive Care Unit. The county health department is preparing for giving second doses…