HAYS, Kan. — A woman is dead after a shooting in western Kansas. Hays police say officers responded at 5:36 a.m. to a call of a woman being shot. She died at the scene. Her name has not been released. Police are not saying if anyone is in custody but a news release on the department’s Facebook page says the “neighborhood is safe.” The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is assisting police in the investigation. Hays, a town of 20,500 people, is 180 miles northwest of Wichita.
Author: KMAN Staff
WICHITA, Kan. — A vice chancellor at East Carolina University experienced in building research campuses will become the new president of Wichita State University. The Kansas Board of Regents announced Thursday that Jay Golden will assume the job in January. He replaces John Bardo, who led the university from 2012 until his death in March. His responsibilities at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, included developing public-private partnerships. He also was an engineering professor there. Golden says Wichita State can be the next great public research university. That includes, he says, developing business and entrepreneurial approaches that make a…
Thursday’s guest was Kansas State University Assistant Professor of Communications Studies and Assistant Director of the Institute for Civic Discourse Dr. Tim Shaffer.
More than 6,000 1st Infantry Division soldiers at Fort Riley are slowly being reunited with their families following 9-month deployments overseas to missions in Europe and Afghanistan. Big Red One soldiers were greeted with hugs and kisses from family members Wednesday during welcome ceremonies at Fort Riley. Sgt. Kem Nunn of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team spoke with KMAN about how much it means to him to be back home. “It feels amazing,” Sgt. Nunn said with a huge smile on his face. “It’s like the best homecoming of them all. I’ve had like five of them. This is…
The completion of the Bluemont Hill Scenic Overlook-project largely by Manhattan Kiwanis Club members about two to three weeks ago has provided Manhattan with a new handicap-accessible platform at one of the more well-known attractions in the area. The project started about a year ago as part of a celebration of Kiwanis International’s 100-year anniversary. “Since that’s sort of our area, we decided that every time we’re up there painting or cleaning it, there’s always people up there and you kind of have to be a mountain goat once you reach the steps to negotiate things,” Kent Foster, the community…
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 fraud in the 200 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. in Manhattan on October 29, 2019, at approximately 11:20 AM. Officers listed The 1st National Community Bank as the victim…
Wednesday’s edition of In Focus had Dave Atchison from Ogden Elementary previewing the 6th grade Choral Festival. Next up we had members of the Manhattan Fire Department. Then our final guest was Benita Edwards and Marian Moore talking about the Fort Riley hiring and education fair.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a Wichita homeowner shot and wounded a suspected burglar after finding her inside his home with several other people. The Wichita Eagle reports that that the woman was taken to a hospital with what police described as non-life threatening injuries after the Tuesday afternoon shooting in the western part of the city. Wichita police Lt. Joe Kennedy says a homeowner fired one shot after arriving at his house and finding four or five people inside. The people inside then fled, and the wounded woman was found about 4.5 miles (7.24 kilometers) away from the…
Members of the Fairy Godmothers organization were on Monday’s In Focus to talk about their relatively new Hand Up Grant, or HUG. This grant, which can amount up to $3,000, is given to women 18-years-old or older living in Manhattan or Riley County wanting to attend Manhattan Area Technical College, Bellus Academy, Manhattan Christian College or K-State Global Campus and need financial assistance to do so. Women wanting to apply for the Hand Up Grant will need to do so through the Shepherd’s Crossing. “You will be screened financially there,” Judy Regehr, a member of the Fairy Godmothers organization, said.…
An Oklahoma football fan died after suffering an apparent heart attack at Saturday’s game against Kansas State. David Adams, director of Riley County emergency services, said paramedics were called to the stadium for a patient experiencing chest pain, and the fan collapsed after they arrived. He was treated at the scene and taken to a Manhattan hospital across the street from the stadium, where he was pronounced dead. The man was reportedly seated with friends and family at Bill Snyder Family Stadium when he collapsed. His name has not been released.