The Kanas State University Police Department has identified a suspect in an incident of lewd and lascivious conduct. Police responded to the report on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the K-State Student Union in a men’s restroom. This investigation is ongoing and no additional information is being released at this time. The KSU PD also wants the public to know there is no ongoing threat. The KSU PD thanked the community for information that led to identifying the suspect. They also encourage the K-State community is encouraged to continue to stay aware of their surroundings and use available resources such as Wildcat…
Author: KMAN Staff
Former President of Colombia and winner of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize Juan Manuel Santos delivered the first Landon Lecture of the year Tuesday. His lecture, named “From Hawk to Dove,” was delivered in front of a packed Forum Hall in the K-State Student Union and reflected on Santos’s experiences with war and peace and, at times, waging war to bring about peace. Santos was the President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018 and helped bring about peace following a civil war that had lasted over 50 years and taken hundreds of thousands of lives. During his speech, Santos looked…
New coronavirus and influenza The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced a person in Douglas County has tested negative for the new coronavirus. While this means there are no cases of the virus in Kansas, it is still active in other parts of the world. That is Pottawatomie County Health Department Director Lisa Kenworthy, who says Kansas residents should continue to be wary of the flu. For information about flu vaccines and appointments in Pottawatomie County, visit pottcounty.org or call 785-457-3719. Potential city-wide sales tax in Manhattan The Pottawatomie County Commission spoke about the potential taxation and annexation of…
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Usha Reddi.
A new proposal in the Kansas legislature, Senate Bill 294, is drawing criticism from the Riley County Commission. The bill, if approved, would add additional prerequisites to the county budgeting process, which in the commission’s eyes, would add additional costs and even affect how they budget their services. At Monday’s meeting, County Counselor Clancy Holeman presented a letter of opposition to SB 294 be sent to the Kansas Associations of Counties, listing four different defects of the bill and the negative impacts they would pose to the county. The first defect relates to new additional costs from the state on…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police say a person suspected of breaking into a Kansas City, Kansas, home has been fatally shot by the home’s occupant. The Kansas City Star reports that the shooting happened around 1 a.m. Saturday, when someone called 911 to report the shooting. Arriving officers found a male who had been shot at the home. He was declared dead at the scene. Police spokesman Officer Jonathon Westbrook says a preliminary investigation seems to show that an occupant of the home confronted, then shot, a person suspected of breaking into the home. No charges were announced Saturday.
WICHITA, Kan. — Officials in Wichita say a person who had been sleeping inside a trash bin is recovering after the bin was dumped into a garbage truck. The Wichita Eagle reports that the incident happened Friday morning, when the garbage truck driver heard the person’s cries for help around 4:30 a.m. and called 911. Fire officials say crews were able to get the person out by “using a truck company to lift them out of the trash compartment without complicating their injuries.” The person was taken to a Wichita hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
WAMEGO, Kan. — An expanse of untouched native prairie grass has been transformed into a destination for those who want to walk across the tallgrass that greeted settlers. The Manhattan Mercury reports that Mount Mitchell Prairie Guards hope to preserve, protect and promote this area a few miles south of Wamego and east of a bend in the Kansas River as one of the few places left in the world to walk through untouched native prairie grass. They hope to one day see recognized with a dedicated interpretive center and expanded walking trails.
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. Officers filed a report for aggravated assault and criminal discharge of a firearm into an occupied dwelling in Manhattan on February 2, 2020, at approximately 2:20 PM. Officers listed a 20-year-old female as the victim and…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Susanne Glymour and Dr. Lorenza Lockett who previewed a Community Conversations on Race and Reconciliation event happening Feb. 24. We also spoke with Manhattan Parks & Rec officials inlcuding Ryan McKee, Molli Maberry, Logan Singheisen and Derek Ziegenhirt.