* Due to the sensitive nature of highlighting specific issues or obstacles with security, response times, and other force protection matters tied to the findings of the tabletop simulation, media outlets were not given notes/documents about matters known preemptively, or after the exercise was complete. * The Junction City Police Department conducted a tabletop simulation, in conjunction with other first responders and USD 475, in preparation for a hypothetical active shooter situation in one of the district’s schools. Participating members were comprised of the Junction City Police Department, USD 475 School District, Geary County Sheriff’s Office, Junction City Fire Department,…
Author: KMAN Staff
Manhattan Area Technical College is celebrating National Career Technical Education Day tomorrow. According to MATC president Jim Genandt, CTE Day is when students commit to the technical college they plan to attend. “Washburn Tech and Wichita Tech go gangbusters on this,” Genandt said. “We’re playing catch up, but we’ve got, I think, 60 to 70 incoming students coming tomorrow to participate in that, again with social distancing and masks.” He says the event gives MATC an opportunity to combat stigmas associated with technical colleges. “It’s not that you’re too dumb to go to college,” Genandt said. “You’re going to a…
The City of Manhattan plans to install several “Turn Around, Don’t Drown” signs in flood-prone areas throughout the Wildcat Creek watershed. The venture is part of the Resilient Wildcat Creek Floodplain Management plan. Commissioner Linda Morse explained during the Manhattan City Commission meeting Tuesday why this project was prioritized. “It’s something we could accomplish easily just by making some signs and it would be potentially life saving,” Morse said. “That’s why it rose to the top of the list.” Assistant director of community development Chad Bunger says the signs will serve as a reminder even on dry-weather days. “People, I…
Riley County has confirmed 28 new positive COVID-19 cases and 16 recoveries since April 7. This brings the county’s total number of active cases to 40. The percent positive rate for the week of April 7 was 2.1 percent, or 33 positive cases out of 1,582 total tests. Ascension Via Christi is caring for one COVID-19 positive patient in the Intensive Care Unit at this time. RCHD will administer first vaccine doses at the Riley County Health Department Family and Child Resource Center at 2101 Claflin Rd. this week. It will administer second doses at Pottorf Hall in CiCo Park…
Wednesday’s guests included USD 320 Wamego Schools Superintendent Tim Winter and Assistant Superintendent and Director of Instructional Services Scott Meitler. We also spoke with Manhattan Area Technical College President Jim Genandt.
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 criminal damage to property in the 200 block of Springboard Ln. in Manhattan on April 13, 2021, at approximately 7:38 a.m. Officers listed the City of Manhattan as the…
MISSION, Kan. — Kansas’ top health official says the state is suspending distribution of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccines as federal health officials investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. Lee Norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, predicted the pause won’t have a “big impact” on the state’s overall rate of shots. That’s because less than 4% of the shots administered in Kansas have been from Johnson & Johnson, according to KDHE data. However, Norman noted some clinics scheduled for Tuesday morning had been put on hold.
WICHITA, Kan. — A former Kansas mayor who resigned abruptly before being charged with making fake tickets to attend a zoo fundraiser has entered into a diversion agreement with prosecutors. Former Goddard Mayor Jamey Lee Blubaugh signed his diversion packet in court on Monday. Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said in a written statement that under the agreement Blubaugh must follow the law, perform 50 hours of community service and pay $980 in restitution plus other costs. Prosecutors charged Blubaugh and his wife, Elizabeth, each with one misdemeanor count of counterfeiting in August. The Wichita Eagle reports the announcement…
GARDNER, Kan. — Authorities in suburban Kansas City, Kansas, say a four-vehicle crash has left a child dead and three others injured. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened Monday morning at a rural intersection west of Gardner. Investigators say a roofing truck crashed into a sport utility vehicle driven by a woman and carrying her three children. The impact of the crash sent the SUV into another truck, which then hit a van. Authorities say one child in the SUV was killed. The woman and other two children were taken to a hospital with injuries, but are…
Riley County commissioners have given consensus for the EMS and Emergency Management to move forward with a land study for possible new facilities. EMS Director David Adams discussed Monday the long standing facility needs for both entities. Adams says the current headquarter facility for the EMS is over 40 years old and does not meet current standards. “When the facility was built, our call volume was around 1,500 calls a year. We’re now at 4,600 to 4,800 calls a year,” says Adams. The department was also not designed for full time employees originally. Adams says because of this, the facility…