New parking and digital-sign regulations The Manhattan Development Code will establish new maximum standards for parking. Assistant director of community development Chad Bunger says the goal is to limit the negative effects of large parking lots, such as inefficient land use and storm-water runoff issues. Mayor Wynn Butler says he is not in favor of the restrictions. “If I own the property and I want to put more parking there, I should be allowed to,” Butler said. Commissioner Usha Reddi supported the standards, saying many spaces go unused. Despite the new maximum standards for parking, the code will also create…
Author: KMAN Staff
Wednesday’s guests included USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and board member Kristin Brighton to discuss the end of the school year, construction and plans for the summer. Manhattan Christian College President Kevin Ingram also joined us to discuss a recent neighborhood meeting regarding the college’s plans to acquire the Anderson Village shopping center property.
The Riley County Law Board heard Monday that the RCPD’s Firearms Range near Zeandale is nearing full operational status. Captain Brad Jager told the board that officers have already been using the site while improvements were being made, including a training session while the board meeting was taking place. The new range sits on nearly 150 acres purchased two years ago by the county. It’s adjacent to the former RCPD range near the intersection of Zeandale and Tabor Valley roads. The Law Board was to take up the department’s budget for the next fiscal year during the meeting. Following an…
HOLTON, Kan. — Jackson County authorities say an apparent propane leak caused an explosion in northeast Kansas last week that killed one man and seriously injured his wife. Sheriff Tim Morse said Monday a great amount of propane leaked into the home of 61-year-old Billy “Lu” Griffiths and his wife, Teri, in rural Holton on May 10. It’s unclear exactly what sparked the gas but Morse said the explosion was not believed to be a criminal act. Billy Griffiths died in the blast and his wife was hospitalized with serious injuries. Original Story: HOLTON, Kan. — Officials in northeastern Kansas…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, have identified a man killed last week in a wooded residential area on the northwestern edge of the city. Police said in a news release Monday that officers were called to the area the afternoon of May 11 and found 38-year-old Francisco Herrera-Flores, of Kansas City, Kansas. Police say Herrera-Flores had been shot. Police say 36-year-old Guadalupe Benitez-Pizarro, of Sante Fe, New Mexico, has been arrested and charged with second-degree felony murder in Herrera-Flores’ death. Benitez-Pizarro is being held in the Wyandotte County Jail on a $250,000 bond.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas schools are stepping up efforts to administer COVID-19 vaccines to newly eligible 12-to 15-year-olds as more districts relax mask rules or face pressure to do so. Hundreds of students from public and private schools gathered Monday to get vaccinated at Topeka High School. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the students were joined by Gov. Laura Kelly, who touted the effort as the state aims to increase its vaccine uptake. School districts from Manhattan to Olathe are conducting similar clinics and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, as well as the Kansas National Guard, is chipping…
GODDARD, Kan. — Sedgwick County authorities say a 3-year-old boy died after being accidentally run over by a truck driven by a family member. Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter says officers responding to a home in Goddard Monday evening found Kannon Agnew dead at the scene. The sheriff says the boy was outside with his father and three other children when he stopped to change his shoes, which were on the wrong feet. The 40-year-old driver was moving the vehicle to hook it to a trailer and didn’t see the child sitting there. Easter says the investigation will continue but…
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — A former Tyson employee in Emporia faces sentencing in July after admitting that he defrauded the company of more than $416,000. Federal prosecutors say David John Ranger used company cards to transfer funds into his personal accounts while he was working as plant maintenance manager in Emporia. He also created a fictitious company and claimed the company was providing services to Tyson. Prosecutors say he used the money from the scheme to pay his personal expenses. The fraud began in December 2012 and ended in April 2019. Ranger pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud…
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 responded to the report of an injury crash near the intersection of Fort Riley Blvd. and S. Seth Child Rd. in Manhattan on May 17, 2021, at approximately 1:40 p.m. When officers arrived…
Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Wynn Butler joined us to preview the Manhattan City Commission Tuesday meeting.