Manhattan businesswoman Kristin Brighton received the most votes in Tuesday’s election for the USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden school board race with 6,172. Incumbents Curt Herman and Darell Edie placed 2nd and 3rd. and newcomer Brandy Santos bested Joseph Dasenbrock for the 4th seat on the board. Brighton spoke with KMAN after the election about some of the goals she hopes to accomplish when she takes office in the new year. “There’s so much going on between all the construction projects that we’re going to get to help see their way through over the next couple of years and then all the…
Author: KMAN Staff
Morse, Hatesohl and Estabrook win seats on the Manhattan City Commission Numbers may be unofficial but they are final. The Manhattan City Commission will see some shake up in the new year. Incumbent Linda Morse received the most votes in Tuesday’s Manhattan city commission race, garnering 3,649 votes or 37 percent. Morse says one of the things she’s looking most forward to is expanding internet access for students and in areas like Aggieville. “We have some little pieces of what we could have in the future but it’s going to be some important in the future for our children in…
The Pottawatomie County Commission unanimously agreed to devote up to $17,000 towards kitchen repairs at the Wamego Senior Center estimated to cost about $34,000 during their meeting Monday. Wamego Senior Center spokesperson Ross Hill says they serve about 150 meals per day with roughly 30,000 being served last year. Commissioner Dee McKee says that while she appreciates the work done by the center, the meal service can cause problems for small-town grocery stores. “All the food they bring in and say ‘come get the free this and free that,'” McKee said. “That closes the grocery store in those towns pretty…
Tuesday’s guests were Manhattan City Mayor Mike Dodson and City Manager Ron Fehr.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man serving a life sentence for killing a toddler has been sentenced to 13 .5 more years in prison for stabbing a guard at least three times in the abdomen with a shank. The Hutchinson News reports that 34-year-old Mark Anthony Baker was sentenced to the extra time Friday for the Dec. 6, 2018, attack at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility. Prosecutors say it happened after the officer denied Baker’s request to talk to a counselor. Records indicate that the officer spent one night in the hospital. Baker previously was sentenced to life for the…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Wichita, Kansas, are investigating after a woman found the remains of a human fetus inside a small box along a river. The fetus was found Sunday afternoon. Police believe it to be 10 weeks gestation or younger. A coroner will examine the remains for a more exact determination. At a news conference on Monday, police Capt. Brent Allred said a 57-year-old woman was near the Arkansas River when she saw a box on a sandbar. Officers were called and found the fetus inside the box. Bloody towels and other materials also were found in…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge in Kansas has delayed the trial of an Army infantry soldier who prosecutors say is a Satanist hoping to overthrow the U.S. government and distributed information about building bombs. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree in Topeka on Monday granted a request from attorneys for Jarrett William Smith to postpone a trial from early December until at least mid-January. Smith pleaded not guilty in September to charges of distributing explosives information and making a threatening interstate communication. His attorneys said they needed more time to review evidence. Smith was a private stationed at Fort…
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 aggravated burglary in the 900 block of Moro St. in Manhattan on November 3, 2019, at approximately 6:10 AM. Officer listed a 34-year-old female as the victim when…
Monday’s program featured a preview of the Young Trustees 3rd annual chili cook-off happening November 9 at Blue Earth Plaza. Our guests included Addie Bunnell and Jamie Coones. Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency Executive Director Anne Smith joined us to discuss free rides on the aTa Bus on Election Day. Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department interim communications manager Theresa Mueller joined us along with Aquatics Manager Sydni Baker and Parks Planner Alfonso Leyva to discuss the grand opening next week of the ice rink, November and December events and the Warner Park master plan.
Visitors to the iconic Manhattan letters atop Bluemont Hill now have a safe and secure platform to enjoy the view. Members of the Manhattan Kiwanis Club officially unveiled the new platform which includes a glass railing. Fundraising over the past year totaled $70,000 to construct it. Kiwanis Club President Doug Meloan, stated that while having large corporate sponsors was important, almost equally important is the individual donations they received from members of the Manhattan community. “Probably just as important or more important are all the individual contributions whether it be $10 or $100 that really made it all come together…