MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a man’s death in a Kansas mobile home as suspicious. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said in a news release that police in McPherson received a 911 call Monday after someone found the body. Police responded to the scene around noon and asked the KBI to assist about an hour later. The man’s name wasn’t immediately released. The KBI says an autopsy is planned.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators aren’t ready to declare that marijuana possession never should be a felony. A House committee rejected proposals Monday to lower penalties for third-time offenders and to release others from prison. The Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee voted 7-4 against a bill to make possessing marijuana a misdemeanor, no matter how many times someone was convicted. Current Kansas law says a third conviction is a felony punishable by up to 14 months in prison, though offenders often receive probation. T he bill also initially said offenders now in prison for marijuana possession would be released,…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Heavy snowfall is causing traffic disruptions in parts of central and north central Kansas. The highway patrol reports one person died in a multi-vehicle crash south of Lindsborg early Tuesday. State transportation officials closed westbound Interstate 70 between Salina and Kansas 14 for several hours to respond to accidents near the Saline and McPherson county line. The highway was reopened about 11 a.m. Other highways in north central Kansas were snow and ice covered. The National Weather Service reported snowfall amounts of up to 9 inches near Sylvan Grove and Agra. The weather service has issued…
Tuesday’s guests included Pottawatomie County Commissioner Pat Weixelman and Assistant Planner Stephan Metzger with an update on building codes, permits and a recap of Monday’s county commission meeting. North Central Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging Executive Director Julie Govert-Walter joined us to discuss the agency’s Medicare Basics seminar happening Wednesday, Feb. 26. She also discussed the need for counselors for its annual Senior Health Insurance Counseling Program also known as SHICK.
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 aggravated indecent liberties in Manhattan on February 24, 2020, at approximately 11:05 AM. Officers listed a 14-year-old female as the victim and a 13-year-old male as the suspect. Due…
A Junction City man was life flighted to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka over the weekend after being stabbed by his girlfriend, according to a Junction City Police Department press release. Police responded to an apartment complex at 110 W. 16th St., Sunday where they found John Edward Motton, 25, with a stab wound to his chest. An investigation determined that Kyrianna Johnson, 21, assaulted Motton while they were inside the apartment in which they live together. Johnson was arrested for domestic aggravated battery and is being held at Geary County Detention Center without bond. Motton is currently in stable…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Many Kansas counties’websites may be at risk as they lack basic protocols that make it easier for hackers to impersonate websites. Out of 105 counties, only eight of them have websites ending in .gov, a domain extension only government officials can control, and 60 counties’ URLs start with “http” rather than the more secure “https.“ Security concerns have become more prominent as local governments have become frequent targets in ransomware, where hackers hold data hostage in exchange for money. According to KCUR-FM, experts say it could be a serious concern for smaller governments during a time…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Riley County Historical Museum Executive Director Cheryl Collins and board member Jed Dunham. We also spoke with Sunset Zoo Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood and Head Zookeeper Savannah Hiatt.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are considering blocking the sale of raw milk or requiring farmers to include warning labels on packaging after the state abandoned a law prohibiting farmers from advertising raw milk outside their farm. The Wichita Eagle reports that the state stopped enforcing the ban after Shepherd’s Gate Dairy operators Mark and Coraleen Bunner filed a lawsuit in opposition of the 1967 law in October. Pasteurized milk undergoes a heating process to kill pathogens. The Food and Drug Administration says raw milk that comes straight from a cow or goat is much more likely to carry…
Hundreds of local business and community leaders all got together for the 95th annual Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Friday. The chamber of commerce had a change in leadership from past chamber board chair Wayne Sloan to new chamber board Larie Schoap. The Clyde Jones Volunteer of the year award was also awarded to co-owner with New Boston Creative Group Lisa Sisley. Also for the first time a couple won the Citizen of the year award. The couple was CivicPlus owners Ward and Brenda Morgan who accepted the award via video. Sisley was shocked to learn that she…