JUNCTION CITY — No one was injured when the pastor of a Colorado church crashed the small plane he was flying in Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says emergency crews were called around 10 a.m. Thursday to Freeman Field Airport in Junction City. Investigators determined the accident happened when landing gear malfunctioned on the 1968 Beechcraft 95-B55 that was flown by 55-year-old John Burgess, of Colorado Springs. The report says Burgess and his passenger suffered no apparent injury. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Federal Aviation Administration’s N-number registry shows the fixed-wing, multi-engine plane is owned by Heritage Pentecostal Church…
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Friday’s program included K-State Research and Extension Ag Agent Greg McClure with a discussion on calf weaning. We also previewed the German Mennonite Meal and International Craft and Bake Sale happening Nov. 10 with Rod Franz. Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Karen Hibbard and Incite MHK’s Jeff Sackrider joined us to discuss activities including the new mural project going on down at 3rd and Poyntz by AJ’s Pizzareia.
Officers filed a report for theft in the 800 block of Commons Pl. in Manhattan on October 31, 2019, at approximately 12:05 PM. Officers listed a 74-year-old female as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect took her purse. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $950.00. Police ask that anyone with information please contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00. Officers filed a report for vehicle theft in the 5500…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it has signed a lease for permanent office space at an office building in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, for two of its research agencies. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said in a news release Thursday that signing the lease is an important next step for the agencies’ efficiency, effectiveness and service to customers. The USDA announced plans in June to move roughly 550 employees of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture by the end of September to the Kansas City area. The announcement…
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.
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…