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.
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 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…
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s emergency declaration meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus will remain in effect until Oct. 15. The State Finance Council voted unanimously Friday to extend the order, which was to expire Tuesday. The vote came after a contentious meeting during which Kelly, a Democrat, and GOP members of the council sparred over the governor’s power to order the closing of businesses during the pandemic. The governor said repeatedly that she would not order a statewide business closure. But the council approved the extension only after a clause was inserted saying Kelly doesn’t intend to use…
Financial impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Ascension Via Christi Hospital Ascension Via Christi Hospital has taken a large financial hit since the COVID-19 pandemic began earlier this year. Bob Copple, Ascension Via Christi president, says this is largely due to the restrictions that were placed on elective procedures. “March, April and May, we were losing $100,000-$200,000, sometimes more than that, a week at the hospital here in Manhattan,” Copple said. “In total through June, it was actually several million dollars that we were losing because of not having all the volumes and, for the most part, maintaining our expenses pretty…
26.2 miles is just a small commemoration to those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks. Manhattan VFW Post 1786 and the Manhattan Auxiliary came together to host the Patriots March. The march started at 9 A.M Friday morning and participants will backpack 26.2 miles today while carrying between 15 to 45 pounds. Chris Dunham, a military veteran participating in the event, tells KMAN that the Patriots March is a special event for him because of his memory of September 11, 2001. “I went to Pennsylvania, where one of the planes had crashed and come to find out that…