Officers filed a report for theft in the 300 block of Poyntz Ave. in Manhattan on October 23, 2019, at approximately 12:15 AM. Officers listed a 36-year-old male as the victim when he reported a known male suspect took his iPhone. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $500.00. The phone was later recovered.
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Digital Signs Manhattan is exploring whether to allow new forms of digital signs with alternating messages and whether to permit them in more districts zoned for commercial, industrial or manufacturing uses. Thomas Outdoor Advertising, the owners of the vast majority of off-site advertisements in Manhattan, requested an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance currently being developed by city administrative staff. Digital billboards are large off-premise advertisements that rotate different advertisements over time. The technology was specifically prohibited in 2014 over concerns regarding vehicle accidents and how it would alter the community’s appearance, but current provisions in the working Unified Development…
Wednesday’s guests included USD 378 Riley County Superintendent Cliff Williams and USD 384 Blue Valley/Randolph Superintendent Brady Burton. Kansas State University Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Dr. Thomas Lane also joined the program to highlight some of his goals and objectives as he continues his first year with the university.
Knowledge about fire prevention and safety can save lives and property. On the other side, lack of knowledge about fire prevention and safety can cost lives and property. In the wake of multiple days of burn bans, brushing up on how to safely and legally burn material, preparing one’s property for possible wildfires and having a plan for what to do when a fire is near by can all be smart and even life-saving steps taken. Doing so can be especially important when fire crews aren’t able to put a fire out quickly. “With the humidity really low and the…
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus, we spoke with Pottawatomie County Commissioner Dee McKee and Pottawatomie County Fire Supervisor Jared Barnes. We also spoke with T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter Director Deb Watkins.
WICHITA, Kan. — Prosecutors say a computer software engineer has admitted threatening cyberattacks against websites that criticized a Wichita attorney’s work. VIRAL Artificial Intelligence co-founder David Dorsett pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of making extortionate threats via the internet. The 37-year-old Wichita man admitted in his plea he contacted lawyer Brad Pistotnik in 2014 offering “reputation management services.” The U.S. attorney’s office said in a news release that Pistotnik wanted negative postings removed, including a Kansas Supreme Court disciplinary opinion. Dorsett sent an email barrage to Leagle.com and Ripoffreport.com demanding they remove the information and threatening to target advertisers.…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Authorities say a California trucker working for a Kansas freight brokerage has been sentenced to federal prison for stealing a load of meat valued at more than $160,000. The U.S. attorney’s office said in a news release that 37-year-old Gegham Avetisyan of Valley Village, California, was sentenced Monday to 15 months in prison. He pleaded guilty in May to one count of wire fraud. Prosecutors say Avetisyan contracted with a business in Olathe, Kansas, to deliver the meat to three places in California. He faxed documents to the company using the name Robert Ivanov. Avetisyan picked…
WICHITA, Kan. — A government snapshot shows Kansas growers making progress planting next year’s winter wheat and harvesting fall crops. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that winter wheat planting was 77% complete, near the five-year average for this time of year in Kansas. Nearly half had already emerged. Kansas farmers had also cut about 62% of their corn, along with 32% of the soybeans and 27% of their sorghum crops.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The legislative leader spearheading an effort to pass a GOP plan for expanding Medicaid in Kansas has drafted a proposal that would raise tobacco taxes and that does not include a work requirement for program participants. The proposal outlined Monday by Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning differs significantly from an expansion plan backed by Gov. Laura Kelly and fellow Democrats. It includes provisions designed to keep some working-class Kansans in private health plans rather than providing them with state Medicaid coverage. The tax on a pack of cigarettes would rise by $1, to $2.29. The Senate’s…
Monday’s In Focus featured a discussion about the Hartford House with Riley County Historical Museum Curator of Design Allana Parker. Dave Lewis and Brandon Peoples also spoke briefly about Hogtoberfest coming up Thursday and the closing of an iconic Manhattan business.