Author: KMAN Staff
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas House member who’s due to get a public warning from colleagues about his behavior before he took office has rejoined the Democratic Party. Rep. Aaron Coleman of Kansas City, Kansas, confirmed Monday that he returned to the party last week, about three weeks after registering unaffiliated. Coleman had switched to unaffiliated after the House’s top Democrat, Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, refused to give him any committee assignments. But Coleman said Monday: “I was elected as a Democrat. I ran as a Democrat. I vote with the Democrats.” The 20-year-old Coleman was accused of…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 13-year-old girl in Kansas died after being dragged for several miles by her family’s SUV that had been stolen outside of a restaurant, police said. The girl was sitting in the back seat of the running vehicle while her family went inside to get food on Saturday when Kevin Palmer, 34, got into the driver’s seat and took off, Wichita police said in a news release. The teen tried to get out of the vehicle while it was moving but was caught in the seat belt and dragged, police said. Someone saw the SUV, called…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Three men avoided prison for hunting deer in areas of Fort Riley where explosives are discharged during training exercises, but they will each pay several thousand dollars in penalties. The men will also be banned from hunting for three years while they are on probation. The federal case involving several illegal hunts in 2018 and 2019 ended last week after the third man pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespassing charges as part of a deal with prosecutors. As part of their guilty pleas, the men admitted crawling under a high-wire fence that was clearly marked “off-limits”…
Monday’s program featured K-State Veterinary Health Center Associate Professor Equine Field Service Clinician Dr. Chris Blevins on Emergency Equine Medicine and what to do before your veterinarian arrives. From Shepherd’s Crossing, C. Clyde Jones and Executive Director Beth Klug discussed Sharing with the Shepherd Month in February as well as the upcoming 20th anniversary of the organization.
A Manhattan structure fire resulted in about $30,000 in damages Sunday evening. The Manhattan Fire Department responded to 2030 College Heights at 6:50 p.m. Sunday in response to a report of a structure fire. Crews arrived to the one-story residential structure, reportedly owned by Mark and Jayne Lund of Green, KS, to find smoke coming from the attic. The 17 fire fighters and six fire apparatuses that reported to the incident were able to contain the fire within about 20 minutes. While the occupants were displaced from the home, no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was reportedly…
Flint Hills Discovery Center (FHDC) is offering subsidized opportunities direct to the home or homerooms of those in the community, and is available to any K-12 public, private, self-taught, or ancestral school situated in Kansas. Priority will be given to schools and projects situated inside the 21 province Flint Hills Ecological Region and applications are presently open for these schools. Any remaining Kansas schools will be considered beginning February 15th. Notwithstanding the intelligent virtual program, schools will get a program asset delivered by staff or via the post office loaded up with active supplies. Singular projects are restricted to a…
Riley County health officials confirmed 15 new coronavirus cases and one additional recovery on Friday. Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan is currently caring for seven positive patients, including one patient in the Intensive Care Unit. The total number of coronavirus cases in Riley County since the start of the pandemic is now 6,040 with the total number of active cases at 252. Riley County has also seen 5,757 recoveries during that time. Even with the decrease in COVID-19 numbers in Riley County, health officials continue to urge the community to wear masks, social distance, and keep social gatherings small.…
It’s that time of year again- time to file taxes. Gary Fike, Riley County K-State Extension Officer, reminds KMAN about the volunteer income tax assistance center which helps to file taxes for free. Fike talks more about who the program is open to. “It’s designed for low to moderate income people,” Fike says. “The IRS calls that $57,000 or less household income and if you are a little bit over that, that’s fine, we are not going to split hairs or things like that. We are trying to help as many people as we possibly can.” Fike adds that the…
Riley County’s emergency radio system upgrade is nearly paid off. Emergency Management Director Russell Stukey told county commissioners Thursday that 90 percent of the final payment has been issued to the contracted company. “We held back a little over $80,000 and about 10% in retention until they’ve completed their 173rd contract or obligations,” Stukey added, “We continue to meet with them typically once a week, if not 2 or 3 times a week. And they’re slowly making progress.” Stukey says there is training required as part of the overall project, which takes place in Virginia. Part of the training will…