On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Melissa Kirkwood with Sunset Zoo. We also spoke with Recreation Coordinator Molli Maberry with Manhattan Parks & Rec on opening of the water parks Memorial Day weekend. And in our final segment VFW Post 1786 Commander Dan Watkins joined the program.
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The T. Russel Rietz Animal Shelter will have kittens available for a discounted adoption fee of $75 starting Wednesday. The adoption event will go from Wednesday, May 26 to Wednesday, June 2 and will feature kittens which animal control officer Brandon Sokol says are fully vetted. “They’re not old enough for a rabies vaccine but they are old enough for their other vaccines and to be treated for internal and external parasites like fleas and ticks,” Sokol said. Sokol says adult cats will also be available for a discounted fee on June 4, also known as Hug Your Cat Day.…
With dignitaries from the city and USD 383 on hand Friday, Manhattan Parks and Rec officials were among those cutting a ribbon to open the new Anthony Recreation Center. Director of Recreation Randi Clifford noted the center’s opening adds to a growing list of facilities the department is overseeing–quick growth in a short time, as the department goes from managing one basketball court to 11. He also noted the three new recreation centers that are opening in 2021 are the first such facilities built in the city since Peace Memorial Auditorium opened in 1955. City manager Ron Fehr noted the…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Manhattan man Friday on charges of sexual exploitation of a child under the age of 18. Zachariah Bayless, 31, of rural Manhattan, Pottawatomie County, turned himself into the Pottawatomie County Jail in Westmoreland. Officials suspect the crimes occurred between December 2020 and May 2021. Bond has been set at $25,000. The investigation is ongoing.
Fire investigators have determined the fire that heavily damaged a fast-food restaurant in late March started when cooking oil ignited on soiled towels in a storage area. The March 28th fire at the Taco John’s on Leavenworth Street near Tuttle Creek Boulevard was ruled accidental after video evidence showed the blaze starting. Manahttan Fire investigators also declared a fire in apartments in at 1200 Yuma Street as accidental. A multi-plug outlet was overloaded sparking the fire this past Saturday night.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A Kansas public school district is trying to figure out how to keep school board meetings accessible online without hindering public comments. The Kansas City Star reports that the discussions in the Shawnee Mission school district in Kansas are coming after YouTube concluded that video of a recent meeting spread misinformation about COVID-19 and removed it. The Shawnee Mission school board’s meeting Monday saw several parents and a Kansas lawmaker call for the district to remove its mask mandate. Several district residents have spread misinformation at government meetings during the past year. But Shawnee Mission district…
WICHITA, Kan. — A southeastern Kansas woman has been sentenced to three years’ probation and ordered to repay nearly $87,000 she fraudulently collected in Social Security benefits for children who did not live with her. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Kansas says Teresa Grant, of Arkansas City, was sentenced earlier this month after she pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized acquisition of Social Security Administration benefits. In exchange for her plea, federal prosecutors dropped two other counts. Grant admitted to fraudulently claiming Social Security survivor’s benefits for her three minor children after the death of her husband in 2016.…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 31-year-old Hutchinson woman has accepted a plea deal in a crash that killed one person and injured six others. Viola Rhodes pleaded guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence and six counts of aggravated battery. In exchange, prosecutors agreed not to charge her with reckless second-degree murder. Investigators said Rhodes was driving toward Hutchinson on Dec. 5 when her vehicle ran off the road and overturned. One passenger, 44-year-old Brian Bookout, was thrown from the car and later died from his injuries. Two other people were hospitalized and four others were treated at…
EMPORIA, Kan. — Prosecutors say a 71-year-old Cedar Point man is jailed on 155 counts after child pornography was found in his home. Leland Zachariah Taylor was charged last week with sexual exploitation of a child. The Chase County Sheriff’s office said in an affidavit that deputies were called to Taylor’s home on May 8 by Taylor’s son and the son’s girlfriend. They reported finding the child porn on his laptop and flash drive as they were cleaning his home. Taylor was hospitalized at the time recovering from injuries suffered in a car crash. He is currently jailed in Chase…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus KSRE – 4H agent John Jobe spoke about upcoming camps. Riley Co. Senior Center Program Coordinator Elizabeth Nelson discussed May and June events and its upcoming Friday speaker series. T. Russel Reitz Animal Shelter Animal Control Officer Brandon Sokol discussed kittens and an upcoming series of adoption events. And in our final segment K-State Band Director Dr. Frank Tracz discussed the return of the Municipal band summer series, summer camps and the return of the marching band to Section 26 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.