MANHATTAN — A special flag raising ceremony was held Monday at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center as a remembrance to soldiers missing and those who never returned home. RCPD raised its POW/MIA flag in an effort to raise awareness to educated citizens on what it represents. This coincides also with Riley County becoming the first in the state of Kansas to receive a designation as a POW/MIA county. That was bestowed on the county by the Jefferson Barracks Museum in Missouri. According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, more than 82 thousand Americans remain missing from several conflicts including…
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Monday’s guests included Dr. Bob Larson from the KSU College of Veterinary Medicine, Director of Animal Services Deb Watkins from T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter and multiple guests from First Christian Church in Manhattan.
TOPEKA — Kansas has joined 42 other states and Puerto Rico in a federal lawsuit alleging that large manufacturers of generic drugs have conspired to artificially inflate prices. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced the state’s participation Monday. The states filed the lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court in Connecticut. The lawsuit alleges that 20 firms conspired to inflate prices for more than 100 generic drugs. They include treatments for diabetes, cancer and arthritis. The lawsuit also names 15 senior executives responsible for pricing, sales and marketing as defendants. It asks for a finding that the defendants’ actions violated federal…
MANHATTAN — A special ceremony was held Friday to honor K-State Legend Pat Bosco as he retires from Kansas State University in July. The ceremony honored outgoing Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Student Dr. Pat Bosco and his five decades at the university. Bosco has touched the lives of so many students and faculty members during his tenure. The ceremony included a thank you video, speeches from K-State and Manhattan leaders, and words from the man himself. Dr. Bosco says he has had the pleasure of working with five K-State presidents during his long career and explained…
Manhattan Area Habitat For Humanity and Flint Hills Job Corps have teamed up to bring Habitat’s Women Build week to Manhattan. On Friday, members were helping build a playhouse for children that visit the Wonder Workshop Children’s Museum. The three-day project began Thursday and is led by Job Corps instructor Cindy Clack and Habitat for Humanity Office Manager Melody Sexton and Larry Liota. Sexton tells News Radio KMAN how this project came about. Sexton describes the different dynamics of the project all over Manhattan. Flint Hills Job Corps Director Johnny Taylor explains why it was so important to have these…
Manhattan is seeking more data on what would be the costs and benefits of extending the city limits east by annexing a portion of Pottawatomie County’s Blue Township. The City Commission unanimously approved requesting proposals from private contractors to study the topic at its Tuesday meeting. The area in question is the Green Valley portion of Blue Township, falling in the Blue Township Sewer District for which the county contracts water and sewer services from the City of Manhattan. The area has seen significant growth in residency as well as commercial activity, leading the Pottawatomie County to work on a…
TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court has raised the possibility of forcing the state Senate to vote on an appointment to a lower court even though Gov. Laura Kelly withdrew the nomination. The Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in a legal dispute that arose after Kelly withdrew her appointment in March of Labette County District Judge Jeffry Jack to the state Court of Appeals because of his political tweets in 2017. The Democratic governor argues that she has the authority under a 2013 law to submit another nominee to the Republican-controlled Senate for potential confirmation. Senate President Susan Wagle says…
Thursday’s guests included Fort Riley Education Services Specialist Monica Smith and Fort Riley Occupational Health Specialist Dawn Douglas from the Garrison Safety Office. They previewed the combined graduation service May 23 and the upcoming Memorial Day Safety Awareness and Injury Prevention Campaign happening May 21-23. National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Partnership Development Director Marty Vanier and NBAF Coordinator for USDA APHIS Dr. Ken Burton joined us for discussion primarily on the severe weather hardening of the facility and an upcoming hiring fair.
After previously tabling the vote, the Manhattan City Commission unanimously approved a final design concept for the Douglass Recreation Center at its Tuesday meeting. McMillan Architects will now finalize the plans for the center, which could be open as early as November 2020 based on a tentative timeline. The commission postponed the decision in April in order to see an additional design option that included a 3-lane elevated track — a feature desired by the Douglass Center Advisory Board and the surrounding neighborhood. The track was reduced to two lanes as a cost-saving measure as the budget had previously been…
TOPEKA — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican legislators agreed that the Kansas prison system needed funds to boost employees’ pay, deal with inmate crowding and address other problems. They also agreed on a figure of almost $36 million. But the Department of Corrections, Kelly and fellow Democrats are unhappy because of strings Republican legislators attached to the new funds. One provision blocks a plan to temporarily close a cell house at a maximum-security prison for men because of staffing problems there. Interim Corrections Secretary Roger Werholtz said another provision could thwart the department’s plans to create new space for…