Kansas State homecoming week is right around the corner. The Wildcat homecoming week kicks off on Sunday. Jessica Elmore, the Associate Director of Diversity Programs for the K-State Alumni Association, says there are several great events happening all week. She mentions one big event happening on Wednesday. “We have the Family Game Night Homecoming Trivia. So this is a virtual way to test your homecoming knowledge, and there’s going to be some really great prizes. One of those prices is a chance to win a Coach Klieman autographed football,” says Elmore. This event matches the theme for this year, which…
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The Fort Riley Museum is being remodeled, but they are still hosting events and opening temporary exhibits. Dr. Bob Smith, Museum Complex Director, tells KMAN that on veterans day the museum will have an exhibit set up at the Dream Car museum in Manhattan. He talks more on the event. “It’s going to be what we call our” Traveling Bros Show”, and it consists of mannequins, different historical items in cases, and also a photo exhibit of the division from 1917 all the way up to the current time period,” says Dr. Smith. Dr. Smith also mentions another project that…
Preparing for colder weather in not only important for us, but also for our pets. Dr. Sue Nelson, Kansas State Clinical Professor, tells KMAN that for outdoor pets, winter can be tough. She says along with an outdoor shelter, there are other ways to help keep your pet warm. “Clean straw is really good bedding. Clean is ideal so you don’t have a lot of stickers and things like that. So they can kind of nestle into it and it kind of helps insulate them a little bit as well, clean hay would be a second best for that. Towels,…
WICHITA, Kan. — Authorities say a shooting at a Wichita apartment complex has left one person dead. KAKE reports that the shooting happened around 1 p.m. Monday at the complex in the southern part of the city. Police Capt. Wendell Nicholson said the victim is a man in his late 40s to early 50s. He reportedly walked down the stairs of the apartment complex and called 911 to report he had been shot. Crews arrived to find him with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was taken to a nearby hospital with life threatening injuries where he later…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas has recorded another record spike in cases. The state saw an average of 736 new cases for the seven days ending Monday, or 9.8% higher than the previous record of 671 set for the seven days ending Friday. Since Friday, the state added 2,055 new confirmed and probable coronavirus cases, an increase of 3.1%, to bring the total for the pandemic to 67,862. The number of COVID-19-related deaths increased by eight to 771. Dr. Lee Norman, the head of the state health department, predicted earlier this month that the state’s reporting of new cases could increase…
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 700 block of Highland Ridge Dr. in Manhattan on October 9, 2020, at approximately 1:20 p.m. Officers listed a 27-year-old female as the victim when it…
Riley County is reporting 23 new positive COVID-19 cases and 29 recoveries since Friday. This brings the total number of active cases in Riley County to 132 and recoveries to 1,827. People in the 18 to 24-year-old age range represent 52 percent of the new cases and about 77 percent of the total number of cases in Riley County. Ascension Via Christi Hospital is currently caring for three positive patients. “The guidelines in Local Health Order No. 18 are working,” Julie Gibbs, Riley County health officer, said in a release. “I am thankful that we are entering the fall months…
Two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in Junction City on I-70 at Washington St. early Sunday morning following a rollover accident. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Anthony E. Barnard, 23, of Junction City, was driving eastbound on I-70 in a 2006 Ford-150 when he fell asleep. The pick-up truck veered into the median, struck the guard rail and went back into the driving lane. Barnard then over corrected and struck the median again, leading to the truck overturning. The rollover was reported at around 2:55 a.m.. Both Barnard and a passenger of the pick-up, Pierce J. Steffen, 20,…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Sue Nelson with KSU Vet Med. We also spoke with Jessica Elmore with a K-State Homecoming preview. And in our final segment we spoke with Cathy Hedge with the League of Women Voters previewing the upcoming virtual candidate forum which will be hosted on KMAN Sunday, Oct. 18.
Riley County police are investigating a report of shots fired that occurred in Manhattan Sunday evening. Officers responded to the area of 10th St. and Pottawatomie Court on Sunday at about 8:30 p.m. where they discovered a vehicle had been shot. No one was hurt in the incident. RCPD officials are not releasing any further details. Officials are asking those with information about the incident to contact Riley County Crime Stoppers at 785-539-7777.