U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), who is a U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs member, led a group of 11 senators in an effort to get Senate and U.S. House of Representatives leaders to provide tribal governments more CARES spending flexibility and resources. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the group of senators advocated for each tribal government to have flexibility in their use of CARES Act funds, citing high rates of “obesity, diabetes and other preexisting conditions” as “unique challenges” Native Americans face during the…
Author: KMAN Staff
Kansas State University president Richard Myers will deliver the annual State of the University address next month in a virtual format. Through a Youtube Live feed, Myers will reflect on what K-State has accomplished over the past year while also highlighting ongoing and future efforts and projects. An open forum will follow the address, during which viewers can take part in a discussion with Myers. Faculty Senate president Mindy Markham will moderate the open-forum portion of the broadcast. The address will take place on Friday, Sept. 25 at 3:30 p.m. and will be viewable on the Faculty Senate’s State of…
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 responded to a report of an injury crash in the 1000 block of S Scenic Dr in Manhattan on August 24, 2020, at approximately 10:13 AM. When officers arrived on scene they found…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, say crews have pulled the body of an 11-year-old girl from the Kansas River, where she went missing over the weekend. Police said in a news release that the body of Rebecca Van Sui Par was found Monday evening after a boater spotted a body along the river’s shoreline. Authorities have said the girl was pulled under the water while trying to retrieve a beach ball a family had been batting around on a sand bar. Officials say an adult and two other minors tried to save the girl, but ended…
WICHITA, Kan. — Police are investigating the shooting death of a man in north Wichita. Police say the shooting happened around 9:15 p.m. Monday when a person called 911 to report that a man had been shot. Officers arriving within minutes found a 33-year-old victim and pronounced him dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released. Police say they impounded two vehicles during their investigation into the shooting, but no arrests had been reported by early Tuesday morning.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, say a person has been killed and another has been injured in a shooting. Police say the shooting happened minutes before 1 a.m. Tuesday on South 11th Street. Officers called to the scene found a male in his late teens lying in the street with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital in serious but stable condition. Nearly six hours later, police were called about a second shooting victim in the area and found the body of another male teen in an alley. Police say he had been…
MISSION, Kan. — With many schools still closed by the coronavirus pandemic, public and private alternatives are sprouting up across the nation to watch over children as they study. The programs are taking shape in somewhat unlikely places: a dance studio in Florida, a martial arts center in Missouri and libraries in San Francisco. The sites provide a lifeline for families that struggled through virtual learning last spring, but organizers acknowledge they are a poor substitute for schools with professional educators. And experts say they could risk subjecting caregivers to the same virus dangers that closed schools.
PRATT, Kan. — Kansas hunters will be allowed to use artificial light and thermal imaging equipment to hunt coyotes at night beginning next year. The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission voted last week to make changes for night hunting of coyotes in response to requests from hunters. Artificial lights and thermal imaging will be allowed between Jan. 1 and March 31, and hunters will be required to buy a permit to use the equipment. Matt Peek, a furbearer biologist with the wildlife department, said states surrounding Kansas all allow the use of equipment at night and Kansas hunters have…
CARES Act funds for businesses The Pottawatomie County Commission discussed Monday how it will allocate $400,000 in CARES Act funds it has set aside for businesses. Jack Allston, Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation executive director, says they are going to prioritize certain types of businesses during this process. “We want to place some emphasis on childcare because that’s a double hit,” Allston said. “Not only does the company get hit, but the parents get hit too because they may not have the childcare available to them for them to be able to go to work. And then senior housing as…
Pottawatomie County Commission Chair Dee McKee joined us for a conversation on county government happenings. We also spoke with USD 383 Transportation Director Andrea Adams about how the bus barn is preparing for the new school year, which starts Wednesday.