On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Greg McClure with Riley County K-State Extension. Deb Watkins with the Animal Shelter also joined the program. And in our final segment Dave Baker and Recreation/Fitness Coordinator Kyliah Kellerman with the Douglass Center joined the program.
Author: KMAN Staff
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 aggravated criminal sodomy and criminal restraint in Manhattan on March 18, 2021, at approximately 9:35 a.m. Officers listed an 18-year-old male as the victim and a 24-year-old male known…
OMAHA, Neb. — A new monthly survey of bankers points to a quickly recovering economy in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states as the survey’s individual indicators soared and the overall index rocketed to its highest reading since it began in 2006. The overall index of the Rural Mainstreet Survey shot up more than 18 points to 71.9 in March from February’s 53.8. Any score above 50 suggests a growing economy. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss credits in part sharp gains in grain prices, federal farm support and the Federal Reserve’s record-low interest rates. Bankers from Colorado, Illinois,…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas legislators are working to give prosecutors and courts time to clear a backlog of several thousand criminal cases that built up during the coronavirus pandemic, though they disagree about how much is enough time. The Senate approved a bill Wednesday night that would suspend until May 1, 2023, a law aimed at protecting criminal defendants’ constitutional right to a speedy trial. The law requires cases to come to trial within five months of a defendant who has been jailed entering a plea, and within six months if the defendant is free on bond. Lawmakers say there’s…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A Kansas City suburb has been ordered to turn over records related to the 2018 police killing of a teenager after The Kansas City Star sued for the documents. The Star reports that a judge found that that the severance agreement for Clayton Jenison must be disclosed under the Kansas Open Records Act. Jenison, who was paid $70,000 through the agreement, didn’t face charges for fatally shooting 17-year-old John Albers as he was backing a minivan out of his family’s garage. The officer had responded to the home because the teen was believed to be suicidal.
City of Manhattan staff presented Wildcat Creek flood models and projections to city and county officials Thursday. From these animated models, staff can see where flooding occurs, how severe it can get and where the water flows. While city commissioner Linda Morse was supportive, she says they must also keep in mind the people who are impacted by other bodies of water. “The only people really involved in this have been the Wildcat Creek public,” Morse said. “The Blue River public and Northview has not been involved at all. That’s why I wanted to be on this, because I wanted to see how…
The Leadership Manhattan group continues to work to help the community. Sharla Meisenheimer, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Director of Membership, says the Leadership Class is holding two big events this year, one of which is a food drive that is happening right now. Meisenheimer says the event runs from now until March 31st and the foods collected will go to the Manhattan Emergency Shelter. She tells KMAN more about what types of items are needed. “Pillows, coffee, bottled-water, non-perishable food items, trash bags, common medication- things like Tylenol or Advil or things of that nature, copy paper, paper towels,…
The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and Women in Business program are kicking off a speaker series. Sharla Meisenheimer, Chamber Director of Membership, tells KMAN they are hosting a series called the Ripple Effect Speaker Series. Meisenheimer says the program will be full of women entrepreneurs and will consist of one speaker each month for six months. “It’s a recorded speaker, and you will get the link to it and at your leisure you have the opportunity to listen to this speaker,” Meisenheimer says. “You will get the link on Friday morning and then you will have until Tuesday at midnight…
TOPEKA, Kan. — A Republican proposal to require all Kansas public schools to offer every student full in-person classes by March 26 has failed in the state House. Some lawmakers had complained that it would take too much power away from local school boards. The GOP-controlled House’s 69-55 vote against the measure Tuesday showed that some Republicans had misgivings. The bill would have overridden a few local school districts’ decisions to wait longer because of the coronavirus pandemic. Senate President Ty Masterson, an Andover Republican, pushed for the mandate, and his GOP-controlled chamber approved it earlier this month with no…