Officers filed a report for theft in the 400 block of Poyntz Ave. in Manhattan on. June 26, 2019 at approximately 9:10 PM. Officers listed a teenage female as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect took her Rose Gold iPhone 8. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $800.00. Police ask that anyone with information please contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00. Officers filed a report for robbery in the…
Author: KMAN Staff
Thursday’s guests included Wamego Chamber of Commerce Director Darren Solden and Boomtown pyrotechnics Neil Ebert and Chris Hoopy previewing Wamego’s annual Independence Day celebration. Pawnee Mental Health Executive Director Robbin Cole joined us for an update on the organization’s crisis stabilization center and how new state lottery vending machines are helping fund a portion of its operating expenses.
Manhattan City administration has shaved off more than 2 mills from the proposed 2020 budget since the first City Commission budget work session in May, but Commissioners want to see the property tax burden further reduced. They discussed the proposed budget at their Tuesday meeting. As it currently stands, the proposed 2020 budget features a 2.31 mill increase over 2019 based on a mill value of $585 ,000. Homeowners with properties valued at about $200,000 saw property values rise $3,600 and would see a monthly property tax increase of $6.33, a total of $76 annually. Broken down, 0.276 mills of…
Wednesday’s guests included USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Schools Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and Board President Curt Herrman. Manhattan Fire Assistant Chief Brad Claussen and Captain Lou Kaylor joined us also to discuss fireworks safety and rules and regulations regarding the sale and discharge of fireworks within Manhattan.
A former Fort Riley first division soldier received the Congressional Medal of Honor from the president on Tuesday. Former Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia received the medal of honor from President Donald Trump during a ceremony in Washington DC. Bellavia served with the 1st Infantry Division in Iraq in 2004. He is the first living recipient of the medal for the Iraq War. His actions were he single handedly defeated a group of insurgents that opened fire on him and his squad in 2004 is what led to him receiving this honor. He was able to make sure all of…
Researchers in the Department of Kinesiology at K-State want to know more about the effects of a chemotherapy drug on the small blood vessels in the skin. PhD student Steve Hammond at the Integrative Physiology Laboratory says they are looking for participants, and that the commitment is minimal. The drug under test, 5-Fluorouracil, which is commonly known as 5-FU, is in regular use. Hammond says those interested in participating can contact him at sthammond1@ksu.edu. Participants will be compensated for their time.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A man has been convicted in a shooting that killed three people in a popular downtown area of a Kansas college town. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that jurors found 22-year-old Anthony Roberts Jr., of Topeka, guilty on Tuesday of two counts of first-degree felony murder and second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. Prosecutors said Roberts opened fire in October 2017 as people were leaving bars, concerts and other events on the main downtown Lawrence street. Roberts’ attorneys argued that he acted in self-defense after a confrontation. The shooting killed 22-year-old Leah Brown, of Shawnee; 20-year-old Colwin Lynn…
It appears the Riley County Commission has avoided an election for its proposed 2020 budget, but an increase in the mill levy is still likely. The commission picked back up on their 2020 budget work session during their meeting Monday. Budget and Finance Officer Tami Robison brought the updated list of appropriation adjustments made by the commission and department heads. This led to a $250,000 decrease to what was originally presented. The overall personnel adjustment total with the voluntary cuts had a decrease of $161,013. Other recommendations include the $26,269 decrease for the indigent panel request within the General Fund.…
Tuesday’s guests on In Focus were Pottawatomie County Commission Chair Travis Altenhofen and Public Works Director Peter Clark. We discussed flooded roads, a proposed codes resolution for Blue Township Sewer District and other projects being undertaken this summer by Public Works.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas will allow transgender residents to change their birth certificates so that the documents reflect their gender identities under a legal settlement ending a federal lawsuit. LGBTQ-right advocates said Monday that Kansas now will have a policy on birth certificates in line with most other states’ policies. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree signed an order Friday to make the agreement binding on Kansas Department of Health and Environment officials. The department issues birth certificates. Four transgender Kansas residents and the Kansas Statewide Transgender Education Project sued last year over the health department’s policy of not allowing transgender…