Riley County Commissioner Ron Wells joined us for all four segments Tuesday.
Author: KMAN Staff
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 7500 block of Falcon Road in Riley on April 13, 2020 at approximately 10:10 AM. Officers listed Schurle Signs as the victim when…
The Riley County Health Department’s alternate care site is planning to open as soon as next week. Director Julie Gibbs updated the Riley County commission on Monday with the latest information, eyeing a Monday, April 20 move in date to a potential location. Right now, they are working on the logistics and agreements of the center. On Friday, the National Guard assessed the area and approved their requirements for a temporary fence and backup power. They are still waiting for the second half of the assessment from the Army Corps of Engineers. Gibbs says they have permission to enter the…
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced the signing of a new executive order during a news conference today. Executive Order No. 20-22 extends relief for motor carriers traveling in Kansas. “It will allow motor carriers to continue offering quick and efficient delivery of resources needed across Kansas to combat this health crisis,” Kelly said. Specifically, the order will ease certain restrictions and requirements. “The order lifts certain weight restrictions and permitting requirements to allow needed medical supplies, food shipments and other items to move through Kansas as quickly as possible,” Kelly said. “These exceptions apply only to motor carriers actively participating…
K-State and Wichita State University are partnering up to offer a new satellite nursing program. The five-year program allows students to earn both a Bachelor of Science from the K-State College of Health and Human Sciences and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Wichita State’s College of Health Professions. Students will spend the first three years at K-State and then apply to spend the next two years in Wichita State nursing program. Wichita State will begin taking students into it’s program beginning in Fall of 2021 and will take on up to 20 new students each semester. The program…
WICHITA, Kan. — Sedgwick County has told its 2,500 employees in an email that it is looking for people to voluntarily furlough amid the coronavirus pandemic. An email Friday from County Manager Tom Stolz says the furlough will span from April 19 to May 23. The Wichita Eagle reports employees could be called back before if “services are able to return to normal-functioning capacity.” The Sedgwick County Commission is expected to weigh in during its Wednesday meeting.
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — Even record-high unemployment claims do not capture the full extent of job losses in Kansas amid the coronavirus outbreak. Some people do not qualify for unemployment benefits and others are choosing to find temporary work to tide them over until businesses reopen. Many others simply cannot get through to the overwhelmed Kansas Department of Labor. The state’s 43-year-old mainframe computer cannot keep up with claims and telephone lines are jammed with frustrated callers. Last week more than 50,000 new unemployment claims were filed in Kansas.
WICHITA, Kan. — Kansas police are investigating the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old woman in Wichita. Wichita television station KSNW-TV reports Aubrey Resendez died after an early Monday morning shooting. Wichita police told the station that an 18-year-old man was driving Resendez and another passenger when they got into a disturbance with people in a silver truck. Police say someone in the truck fired multiple shots at the car and hit Resendez. The driver and the other passenger were not hurt. But Resendez was taken to a hospital and later died. Police say the shooting wasn’t random.