TOPEKA — A Republican state senator from Kansas has fractured vertebrae while vacationing in Colorado. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 73-year-old Ed Berger, of Hutchinson, is recuperating at a Denver-area hospital after falling down steps on July 4 at an Airbnb unit west of Winter Park. He said Tuesday in a phone interview that surgery went well and that he is undergoing physical therapy with family by his side. He is in a brace and using a walker but expects to walk unaided. He says he hopes to return to Hutchinson early next week. He anticipates that his recovery will…
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A total of 120 design submissions were whittled down to seven, and following a public vote a winner has been named in the Manhattan Flag contest. The design submitted by Kim Medvid called “Little Apple on the Prairie” won with 29 percent of the vote, which overall saw more than 3000 ballots cast online and in-person. The design features the white silhouette of an apple splitting fields of blue and green. An image can be found on our Facebook and Twitter pages. Assistant City Manager Dennis Marstall says in a release that the vote demonstrates that residents embrace Manhattan’s “Little…
Ascension Via Christi Hospital and the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting on July 19th to open the hospital’s new cardiac rehabilitation gym. Director of Rehabilitation Brian Howells stopped by the KMAN studios to discuss the impact of the project and why it’s important for those with heart issues. The new gym replaces the existing 17-year-old facility and is equipped with new equipment including treadmills, elliptical machines, special bikes, weight equipment and stretching areas. Howells said the gym supplements the hospital’s other existing resources, which includes an aquatic therapy area. Howells said these tools together can quicken…
John Kurtz and Mason Voth are at Big 12 Media Days at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas for the second day. K-State Head Coach Chris Klieman will get his time at the podium today and four other league coaches, below are notable moments from the center stage press conferences. Iowa State Head Coach Matt Campbell (not available due to KMAN player interviews) https://twitter.com/TheGameKMAN/status/1151142974992113665?s=20 https://twitter.com/TheGameKMAN/status/1151148484030029824?s=20 https://twitter.com/Matthew_D_Hall/status/1151162060983738370?s=20 West Virginia Head Coach Neal Brown https://twitter.com/TheRealMasonV/status/1151155614233575424?s=20 https://twitter.com/TheRealMasonV/status/1151156020259053568?s=20 https://twitter.com/TheRealMasonV/status/1151156463819206656?s=20 https://twitter.com/jlkurtz/status/1151156462225428482?s=20 https://twitter.com/TheRealMasonV/status/1151157541516324864?s=20 https://twitter.com/TheRealMasonV/status/1151158529908203520 Baylor Head Coach Matt Rhule (unavailable due to The Game interviews with Klieman and AD Gene Taylor) https://twitter.com/TheGameKMAN/status/1151161828598255616?s=20 https://twitter.com/TheGameKMAN/status/1151164891706908673?s=20 K-State Head…
Manhattan Fire officials added pig wrangling to their resumes Monday after four swine fell from the back of a truck. MFD and Riley County Police responded to the scene at Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Kimball Avenue around 8:40 a.m. They had received multiple calls regarding pig sightings on the highway, one near 3rd Street and one near McCall and T.C.B. The scene was cleared around 9. Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes says they apprehended multiple pigs with “webbing.” By the time RCPD arrived on scene, PIO Hali Rowland says fire personnel had two of the pigs on what appeared to…
Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Mike Dodson joined us on KMAN’s In Focus Tuesday morning to preview the July 16 City Commission meeting.
WICHITA — A man who was permanently banished from Kansas as a condition of a criminal plea deal is seeking to return. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas says the punishment harkens to the vigilante justice of the Old West. A Montgomery County judge will hear arguments on Aug. 8 over the motion filed by ACLU that aims to allow Bo Dana Rupert to return to Kansas from Texas. Rupert was sentenced to 12 months of probation in 2017 related to criminal threats. The court accepted the plea agreement Rupert had entered with Montgomery County Attorney Larry Markle that…
WICHITA — The government’s latest crop update says 81% of the winter wheat in Kansas has now been harvested. The National Agricultural Statistics Service said Monday that the wheat harvest is still behind the 95% that would be average for this late in the season. Its report also rated the condition of the state’s corn crop as 11% poor to very poor, 33% fair, and 56% good to excellent. The agency says 2% of the soybean crops planted in Kansas have begun setting pods. About 6% of the sorghum in the state has headed.
LOUISBURG — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas says President Donald Trump’s suggestion that four Democratic congresswomen of color “go back” to where they came was inappropriate because the women are Americans. At a town hall meeting Monday in Louisburg, Moran says he disagreed with the congresswomen targeted in Trump’s tweets on many policies. But he said there is “nothing to be gained” by personal attacks on elected officials or Americans. The president on Sunday said on Twitter that the four congresswomen hate America and should go back to the countries “from which they came,” and he continued his attacks…
Officers filed a report for aggravated indecent liberties in Riley on July 15, 2019. Officer listed a 12-year-old female as the victim and a 14-year-old male known to her as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported, no additional information will be released. Those with information about crimes in our area are encouraged to contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers.