Crime in Kansas overall was down in 2019, though violent crime has continued on a multi-year upward trend according to a Friday report. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation Friday released its crime index report for the previous year. The annual document compiles reported crime statistics by state and local law enforcement agencies and calculates state crime rates and how they differ from the previous year and Kansas’ 10-year average. Index crimes, a term including both violent and property crimes, fell 5.5 percent from 2018 and were also 5.5 percent below the Kansas 10-year average. The KBI reported 29.3 crimes per…
Author: KMAN Staff
Local Health Order No. 16 will be reviewed by the Riley County commission on Monday. The request was made originally by the executive director of the Aggieville Business Association last week. During Thursday’s meeting, Attorney Jeremy Platt and Aggieville Board President Ryan Bramhall asked the commission to rescind the order saying it targeted Aggieville businesses. Platt says the order is unconstitutional in his opinion and has a negative impact on the local businesses. Platt has spoken with businesses owners in both Aggieville and Downtown Manhattan who say the regulations already in place were already being followed. “Then Order No. 16 comes out and moves the…
A Wamego Kansas State University student is one of two College of Agriculture students recognized as 2020 Cargill Global Scholars. Sophomore Nathan Williams, a Rock Creek grad, was chosen along with Junior Michael Dowd of Olathe for the honors. The two will receive $2,500 scholarships from the Cargill Global Scholars Program for up to two years. Students selected as Cargill Global Scholars are those who demonstrate exemplary academic achievement and leadership potential while also studying in a field relevant to food, agriculture and risk management. Williams is an ambassador for the Staley School of Leadership Studies and K-State’s pre-health program…
An annual chicken feed in Pottawatomie County will look a little different this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church has opted to shift its annual chicken dinner fundraiser to a drive-thru event. The picnic typically draws thousands to Flush for the food, festivities, and fun. This year’s event will take place Sunday, August 9, from 4 to 7 p.m. Those looking to get a meal can either order online at FlushChurch.com in advance until Saturday. They will also be taking on-site orders. Dinner costs $10, but they’ll be taking additional donations as well. All volunteers will be…
Officers filed a report for rape in Manhattan on August 6, 2020, at approximately 7:12 PM. Officers listed a 21-year-old female as the victim and a 25-year-old male known to her as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported, no additional information will be released.
TOPEKA, Kan. — The University of Kansas will require students, staff and faculty who are returning to campus in Lawrence and Overland Park to take a free COVID-19 test. Chancellor Douglas Girod said the drive-up tests will be administered at various locations before the fall semester begins Aug. 24, with results available within 24 to 48 hours. The tests will begin later this week when students begin moving in on a staggered schedule to campus housing. Meanwhile, Wabaunsee County health officials are encouraging anyone who attended the county fair in Alma on July 24-27 to monitor themselves for COVID-19 symptoms…
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Police say a 6-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was shot at a Lawrence home. Police found the boy suffering from a gunshot wound Wednesday night. The boy was in critical but stable condition at a Lawrence-area hospital Thursday. Police spokesman Patrick Compton said the shooting remains under investigation but police do not currently believe foul play was involved.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — An Overland Park City Council member who is charged with misdemeanor domestic battery has been removed from the city’s public safety committee, which oversees police procedures. Scott Hamblin was charged after police were called to his home on July 21. No one was injured. Six fellow council members on Monday called for Hamblin to resign but he says he will not do so. Mayor Carl Gerlach said Thursday he removed Hamblin from the committee because it would be a conflict of interest to serve while being investigated by police. Hamblin’s wife, Curstin, issued a statement defending…
TOPEKA, Kan. — A top Republican legislator in Kansas was hospitalized last month after testing positive for the novel coronavirus and didn’t disclose it to colleagues until this week. The state’s Democratic governor declared Thursday that she’ll get tested because the two of them attended a meeting together after he was hospitalized. Kansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr. is the highest-ranking official in Kansas known to have been infected. Ryckman notified fellow Republicans in the Kansas House in an email after Tuesday’s primary election. He said he had a doctor’s clearance to attend a Statehouse meeting July 29 with Kelly…
BRI visit and overview of its COVID-19 research Gov. Laura Kelly toured the Biosecurity Research Institute at Kansas State University Thursday to see research the facility is conducting on COVID-19 and COVID-19 treatments. While press members were unable to take part in the tour, they were able to speak with Kelly and BRI researchers afterward, including Stephen Higgs, BRI director, and Juergen Richt, Regents Distinguished Professor in the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine. The last time Kelly visited the BRI was about 12 years ago when the facility was still be constructed. “It’s really exciting to come back here 12…