WICHITA — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has settled its lawsuit against a Kansas school district that paid a female principal less than it paid the man she had replaced and less than the man who succeeded her. A consent decree filed Thursday in federal court requires the Unified School District 245 Leroy-Gridley in Coffey County to implement policies prohibiting pay inequity. It requires it to collect wage data by sex for all employees and report it each year to the commission until 2012. The lawsuit stems from the commission’s lawsuit last year alleging the school district violated the…
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TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration is canceling two no-bid contracts valued at more than $110 million that were negotiated by Kansas Revenue Department officials from previous administrations. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the 10-year contracts with CGI Technologies were awarded to overhaul and outsource its information technology systems. The state has paid $28 million to CGI under the agreements reached while Republicans Sam Brownback and Jeff Colyer were governor. Revenue Secretary Mark Burghart said CGI didn’t adequately perform its contractual obligations. Kelly said the no-bid contract process produced agreements that weren’t in the state’s best interests. She said the bidding…
HAYS — A Hays man who spent his mother’s money on himself while serving as her power of attorney has agreed to pay nearly $40,000 in restitution to her estate. The Kansas attorney general’s office said in a news release that 43-year-old Matthew Hayes pleaded no contest Wednesday to a felony count of mistreatment of an elder person. He agreed to pay the restitution as part of his plea. The release says that Hayes used her money for his “personal benefit” from December 2016 through September 2018. His sentencing hasn’t been scheduled.
Officers filed a report for sexual battery in Manhattan on May 16, 2019. Officers listed an 18-year-old female and an unknown male as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported no additional information will be released. Officers filed a report for theft in the 800 block of Moro St. in Manhattan on May 16, 2019 at approximately 10:40 PM. Officers listed Jason Hatchett Jr., 24, of Manhattan as the victim when he reported a known male suspect took his Honda Civic. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $700.00. Officers filed a report for…
TOPEKA — Kansas State University this week announced it is seeking a 3.1 percent increase to tuition next year for its Manhattan, Polytechnic, Global and Olathe campuses. K-State was among four Kansas major public universities seeking increases, despite a recent increase in state funding for higher education approved by the Legislature. (See a full PDF of the tuition increase proposals here). The university said in its proposal the tuition and fee increase would finance its increased operating costs for the next fiscal year. That includes the legislature’s mandatory 2.5 percent cost of living adjustment increase to employees in addition to…
Hour 1- K-State’s brand of football 0:00 – How stale is the KSU brand? 13:40 – Update on Nick Blake 27:01 – The HAT! 32:22 – MBB Schedule notes Hour 2-Wesley Iwundu 0:00 – Does K-State need to change the doing more with less? 10:27 – Wesley Iwundu 21:35 – Wes Reactions 31:04 – YCBS
A layout of the new elementary school for Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 was presented to the board of education Wednesday night. Bob Faires with Alloy Architects was joined by Clint Hibbs with BG Consultants to present the plans to the board. The presentation included the building layout as well as generated pictures of the exterior. Faires says the size of the school will be about 70 thousand square feet. One of the most important aspects of the plan is the flow of parents and students during pick up and drop off. These areas for buses and parents will flow in through…
MANHATTAN — Celebrations abound this weekend with commencement activities at Kansas State University and at Manhattan High School. The Class of 2019 at K-State is the 152nd to graduate with more than 3,250 students candidates for degrees. Manhattan High School’s graduation is taking place at 2 p.m. Sunday in Bramlage Coliseum. Approximately 396 students will be graduating. This is the 105th MHS graduation ceremony. Graduate degrees are being awarded Friday on the K-State campus, starting at 1 p.m. at Bramlage Coliseum. College of Veterinary Medicine graduates will receive degrees at 3:30 p.m. in McCain…
MANHATTAN — Classes in the Manhattan-Ogden school district may be wrapping up by the end of May, but opportunities for kids to get meals will continue into the summer. The USD 383 summer meal project offers free meals to those aged 1 through 18 starting June 3. Board of Education Member Leah Fliter spoke about the program on Wednesday’s edition of KMAN’s In Focus. The program does not draw any funds from the district’s coffers. It’s funded by a federal grant acquired by the USD 383 Child Nutrition Department. Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid also says elementary libraries will be open…
Thursday’s guest was Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Smith.