KIOWA COUNTY, Kan. — A 14-year-old Kansas girl may have set a new state deer hunting record with a buck she killed this month. Paslie Werth shot a 40-point whitetail buck while hunting in Kiowa County. The deer unofficially measured 282 6/8 inches, which would top the existing record of 280 4/8 inches. Before the record can become official, the rack of antlers on the deer Werth shot must dry for 60 days. Even if Werth’s deer sets the record, it may not last long. A deer shot last fall in Chase County measured 321 3/8 inches, but that deer…
Author: KMAN Staff
For the first time in several months, a live music event took place in Manhattan. Purple PAWS Foundation hosted the first ever Beers, Bands, and Barks event on Saturday evening at A&H Farms. Live music, good eats, beer, and dogs were the highlights of the night. After a year of planning Megan Johnson, Assistant Director at Purple PAWS, tells KMAN that the support from the community was overwhelming. “It’s amazing. I’m speechless. After me putting all the hours in this to make sure that everybody was going to be safe in the first place, that we had enough area to…
Beef consumption has changed significantly during the pandemic. Kansas State University livestock economist Glynn Tosnor monitors consumer demand on a month-to-month basis and says the June report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed some interesting trends. “The USDA domestically through June — beef demand was up 34 percent from the prior year. We should not overreact to that because that’s following up on a couple months of down. I expect those percentages to moderate in the months to come,” he said. Pork was also up 18 percent year over year while chicken demand was up 10 percent in June.…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Dr. Neala Boyer with KSU Vet Med. We also spoke with Park Planner Alfonso Leyva and Recreation Supervisor Ryan McKee with the Manhattan Parks & Rec. Department. And in our final segment we spoke with Riley County Commission District 2 candidate Greg McKinley.
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 unlawful discharge of a firearm in city limits in 1800 block of College Ave in Manhattan on September 11, 2020, at approximately 3:01 pm. Officers listed the State of…
WICHITA, Kan. — Federal prosecutors say a Kansas man used social media to send a racist threat to a 15-year-old Black student. A federal indictment made public Friday charges 20-year-old Gage H. Clausen of Cheney, Kansas, with one count of making a threat via interstate communications. Clausen is accused of threatening the Derby High School student and using racist slurs via Snapchat that referred to the teenager as “a filthy farm animal.” The U.S. attorney’s office says in a news release that if convicted, he could face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
WICHITA, Kan. — Authorities are investigating after a man was fatally shot at a Wichita gathering. KSNW-TV reports that Sedgwick County Dispatch received a shooting call around 4:15 a.m. Saturday in the northern part of the city. A 22-year-old man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to an area hospital where he later died of his injuries. Police say they are looking for suspects and talking to the man’s family for clues. No arrests have been made.
WICHITA, Kan. — Numerous Wichita bars are ignoring a local health directive ordering them to shut down at 11 p.m. because of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday night. City and county officials say the bars that are ignoring the curfew order from Sedgwick County health officials may be vulnerable to lawsuits if their patrons or employees get sick or they could lose their city liquor licenses. The owner of the Blu Night Club in western Wichita, Darren Greiving, said staying open late is important to his business’ economic survival. So far city and county officials have not issued any citations…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police are investigating after a 41-year-old man was found dead inside an apartment in Kansas City, Kansas, on Sunday. Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman Officer Dustin Dierenfeldt said officers were called to the apartment in southeastern Kansas City, Kansas, shortly before 10 a.m. Sunday after gunshots were fired. Officers found the dead man inside with a gunshot wound to the head. Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting. Police said a person of interest had been identified in the case and that person was cooperating with investigators.
A Kansas State University research team is using a $1 million USDA grant and an additional state grant to study how to effectively control the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the nation’s meat and poultry processing facilities. Researchers include those from the College of Veterinary Medicine and College of Agriculture. The study seeks to protect meat plant workers and their surrounding communities from the spread of COVID-19. As part of the study, $330,000 from the State of Kansas National Bio and Agro Defense Facility Transition Fund will be used for research in the state’s Biosecurity Research…