Officers filed a report for theft in the 1600 block of Cedar Crest Dr. in Manhattan on July 6, 2019, at approximately 2:55 AM. Officers listed a 55-year-old male as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took his Tan 1990 Jeep Wrangler. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $7,500.00. 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 criminal damage…
Author: KMAN Staff
WICHITA — A violent crime rate about twice the national average has prompted Wichita law enforcement officials to join a national program that aims to drive down crime. The Wichita Eagle reports the city is among 10 selected this year to participate in the U.S. Department of Justice National Safety Partnership. Wichita cited the latest figures published by the FBI and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation in its application for the program. Shootings have climbed steadily since 2014. Murders, rapes and aggravated assaults all ticked up between 2016 and 2018. And domestic violence now accounts for nearly half of all…
TOPEKA- A study has found that Kansas saves more money, on average, than any other state that uses federal grants to mitigate natural disasters. The Pew Charitable Trusts analysis shows that for every $1 of federal funds spent on protecting against flood and tornado damage, Kansas avoided $6.81 in potential recovery costs. The Kansas News Service reports that Missouri trailed close behind, with each federal dollar saving $6.72. Researchers calculated savings from avoiding casualties, property repairs and business disruptions, among other factors. The findings come after the state saw heavy rain and flooding this spring, continuing into the summer. The…
JOPLIN-Pittsburgh State University was recently awarded grant will help local teachers who are Hispanic or who teach in districts with large Hispanic populations. The Joplin Globe reports that the Laura Bush 21st-Century Librarian program awarded the university’s College of Education a $530,281 grant. This will fund scholarships, mentoring, and laptops to 25 teachers from Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. University officials said school districts in those four states have experienced significant growth in their Hispanic populations in the past five years. The project to be funded by the grant is called Building Bridges Across Cultures. It will enable 25 future…
After flood waters nearly topped the Manhattan levee in 1993 due to water releases from Tuttle Creek Reservoir of 58,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) and flows on the Kansas River reaching 100,000 cfs, the city began a two decade long process with the Army Corps of Engineers to increase its height and improve its gatewell structures. City Commission Tuesday unanimously voted to enter into a public partnership agreement with the Corps to officially move forward with the project and authorize final design and construction. The total cost is estimated at more than $30 million to be split with the…
TOPEKA — Kansas’ 1st district congressman says he is pleased with the quality of medical attention and housing for migrants in federal facilities at the southern border. The Kansas City Star reports Rep. Roger Marshall toured several sites in the McAllen area. He says the trip re-solidified his support for President Donald Trump’s border wall proposal. His assessment differs from the one reached by Democrats who this week visited separate facilities in the El Paso area. A report released Tuesday by Department of Homeland Security Acting Inspector General Jennifer Costello raised concerns of overcrowding at some of the same McAllen…
Recently, the Riley County Police Department stopped giving out the names of victims of crimes during their daily reports. RCPD Director, Dennis Butler noticed this was standard practice for the department when he took over, and decided it needed to change. Butler observed that several people in the community have had issues with the fact that RCPD released the names of victims to the public, and he decided to act on it. Butler says they had received numerous requests from victims urging them to change the policy after being ridiculed or becoming gossip in communities. He says by law, RCPD…
Wednesday’s program featured a preview of the July 3 USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden School Board meeting with Superintendent Marvin Wade and Board Vice President Karla Hagemeister. We also heard from members of the Farm and Food Council in Manhattan, including coordinator Vicki James, board member Adrian Self and intern Rachel Van Gilder.
OLATHE — A judge has thrown out a defamation lawsuit filed by Kansas Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning against The Kansas City Star over a column on Medicaid expansion. Johnson County District Judge Paul Gurney ruled Tuesday that the Overland Park Republican didn’t show that The Star acted with malice in publishing Steve Rose’s column in January. The judge ordered Denning to pay The Star’s estimated $40,000 in legal fees. Denning alleged The Star and Rose defamed him because Rose attributed statements against Medicaid expansion to him that he never made. Rose contends the statements came from a 2018 conversation.…
MANHATTAN — After two and a half hours of public comment Tuesday night, the Manhattan City Commission unanimously voted to authorize USD383 Manhattan/Ogden Schools to use an off-site lot as staff parking for Woodrow Wilson Elementary. Mayor Pro Tempore Usha Reddi says for her, the decision wasn’t a huge dilemma. “Sometimes in the city, we think of parking problems, and it’s usually a convenience problem. This is not a convenience problem. This is just a necessity that we need to have,” Reddi said. The lot is located at the corner of Osage and North 6th Street, currently vacant due to…