Manhattan and Riley County are looking at the possibility of building a series of 18 dams around the county — two of which could be on Fort Riley land — that based on preliminary estimates could reduce peak flows on Wildcat Creek by 30 percent during a 100-year flood. According to Joe File of Wood Environment and Infrastructure Solutions, who conducted the feasibility study on the dams and presented at Thursday’s joint meeting between representatives from Manhattan and Riley and Pottawatomie Counties, the proposed detention and retention dams could provide flood control on approximately one-third of the nearly 100 square…
Author: KMAN Staff
A federal bill that would gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour across the United States passed in the House of Representatives Thursday, September 18, and now heads to the U.S. Senate. The bill passed by a 231 to 199 vote that was largely split by party lines — only six Democratic representatives voted against it and only three Republicans voted in favor. Kansas Congressmen Roger Marshall, Ron Estes and Steve Watkins opposed, and Kansas Congresswoman Sharice Davids supported it. The proposed legislation would bring the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2025 through yearly steps. After…
Motorists around Fort Riley are advised to be cautious and possibly consider alternate routes due to planned construction to begin Monday, July 22. Starting the 22nd, traffic on Henry Drive will be reduced to one lane and controlled with a signal from the Kansas River bridge to the railroad bridge for pavement repair, with completion of that phase estimated to come mid-September. Crews will also be working on the shoulders of the road from the frontage road to the Ray Road roundabout, which should wrap up by the end of August. Overall the project has seven phases, all of which…
HUTCHINSON — A Kansas inmate has been taken to a hospital after he fell while working on the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. The Hutchinson News reports that police say 38-year-old Christopher Boothby was on a lift working on a flag pole when he fell about 14 feet and hit his head. He is listed in fair condition at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita. Kansas Department of Correction records show Boothby has been at the Hutchinson prison since March, after he was recommitted for a probation violation. His original convictions, out of Stevens County, included two separate cases of…
KANSAS CITY — A Kansas priest has been charged with one count of possessing child pornography. The Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, said in a news release Thursday that it reported Christopher Rossman to authorities in September 2016 after learning he had accessed inappropriate content on his computer. Rossman was suspended from the ministry at that time. The archdiocese said it received information that an FBI investigation resulted in the charge being filed. At the time, Rossman was pastor at Roman Catholic churches in Baldwin City and Lapeer. He previously worked at churches in Olathe, Topeka, Holton, Mayetta and Potawatomi…
Officers filed a report for aggravated battery in the 600 block of Poyntz Ave. in Manhattan on July 17, 2019, at approximately 10:50 AM. Officers listed a 41-year-old male as the victim when he reported he was battered by a known male suspect. Reginald Grady, 29, of Manhattan, was arrested in connection. Grady was arrested on an offense of aggravated battery. Grady was issued a total bond of $8,000.00 causing him to remain confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for aggravated assault in the 500 block of Richards Drive in Manhattan on July 17, 2019,…
Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Smith joined us for the hour. Topics discussed included economic development, the chamber’s budget request from the City of Manhattan, the task force formed to replace Country Stampede and a brief discussion about efforts to grow the chamber’s young professionals group.
After nearly a year with little to no progress to renovate or demolish and no communication from the owner, the City of Manhattan will hold a hearing September 3 on the safety of a Plaza West building damaged in the Labor Day flood of Wildcat Creek. Code officials say that 3003 Anderson Avenue — formerly home to the Golden Wok Buffet, La Hacienda and other businesses — has mold and rotting food that was washed around the premises still inside among other forms of deterioration and pest infestation. The building was inundated with an average of seven feet of…
Wednesday’s In Focus featured USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and board member Dave Colburn previewing their upcoming school board meeting. UFM Community Learning Center Executive Director Linda Teener was also featured, discussing upcoming classes for the fall as well as summer activities.
While still a ways off, Manhattan may see electric scooters become a community fixture in the future. With cities like Topeka and Wichita joining in the wave of cities with E-Scooter specific regulations — which are cropping up across the U.S. — the City Commission at its Tuesday meeting was open to further exploring allowing them in Manhattan under the right conditions. Much of the discussion was focused on safety, from helmet requirements to speed limits. The State of Kansas defines an E-Scooter as a “self-propelled vehicle having at least two wheels in contact with the ground, an electric motor,…